Bundle it up and tie with pretty ribbons to make a gorgeous and practical gift................................
All of this silverware in this post is second hand. All purchased at a flea market or garage sale. Along the way a few real silver Bits made it in to the pile, a lucky purchase perhaps......Nothing was bought to match, however over time, I ended up with several pieces of one pattern......
It's what I call ROGUE SILVER, and to me, it;s the best kind.
And now I have masses of it. Enough for the largest dinner and a huge buffet. There are sweet little mustard spoons (perfect for jams and jellies) long spooners, pickle forks, baby spoons and forks. Although mismatched, the steak knives all go well together and I love the colour of these handles...............
I like to tie a pretty vintage spoon onto a jar of jam for a gift. Sometimes I end up with the right initials engraved on the spoon for the recipient. Magic when that happens....................................................
My favourite are the little ones....
During the war, the patterns of silver that were allowed to be made were limited. These are my favourite knives with the climbing roses all around the handles.............
I think they all look beautiful together......I don't care that they are mismatched. Beautifully functional. No packaging. No long journey from a factory overseas (of course many were from the UK brought over many moons ago). Reused. Recycled. Very inexpensive. Why do we think we need matching, new, packaged, imported and expensive silverware, when flea markets and second hand shops are bulging full of old silver BITS.?
Have you, or would you go Rogue with your silverware?
I am getting with the program over at The Old Grey Mare and linking up for Suzan's Program Genesis. Because the little things can make a difference.
