When my mother was married, my grandmother (her mother in-law to be) loaned her a porcelain flower brooch to wear in her hair.  Now that I’m engaged, I wanted to wear the same pin that my mother did, and my grandmother before her.There  was one small problem.
My Nana couldn’t find the pin.  She looked all over her house.  My aunt looked all over her house.  My parents even looked all over Nana’s house.
And no pin.
“Oh well” I thought, I’m sure I can find more.  So I started building up my own collection of porcelain flowers to wear.

And then, Nana found …read more

I’ve got a soft spot for vintage porcelain floral pins.  They were quite common in England between the two world wars & up until the 1960s or so.  You can still find some fantastic little pieces on eBay, in vintage shops, or even in your grandmother’s jewelry box!

These are five pins from my own collection, mostly treasures I found on eBay.  I’ve paid anywhere from $1 to… um, too much for the one in the top centre
I’ve got a plan for these… but you’ll have to wait for tomorrow!