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Alpro #deskfest Competition

We’ve entered a competition with Alpro to try and win a weekend in New York City. Now, I know what you’re thinking… New parents? Trying to win a holiday? Well, the chances are slim but it was great...

Mar 5, 2013 Like

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February Ramblings

As every new parent will know, the first few months with a new baby are fairly manic. Some days, it gets to about 5pm and I think, ‘What have I actually done today?’ Usually the answer involves...

Feb 28, 2013 Like

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Back into the Selling Swing of Things

You know, I made a promise to myself when I wrote my last post that I would really try to write a blog once a week. Once a week, I thought to myself, that’s more than do-able. It turns out that’s...

Feb 6, 2013 Like

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Hello 2013, Goodbye 2012

It’s been so long, I almost feel the need to reintroduce myself. Hello, my name is Emma and this is my blog. Here I share pictures of my passion for various mid century ephemera and some tit-bits...

Jan 10, 2013 Like

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Baby Owl Ski

Baby Owl Ski has arrived! Baby Corliss arrived this week, a huge baby girl weighing in at 9lbs 5oz. We’re all doing well – the Potsandpots eBay empire has even continued to trade and Corliss has...

Nov 24, 2012 Like

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Vintage Halloween Adverts

It’s that time of year again… cold, dark nights; clocks are turned back (this coming Sunday!); blustery days… Halloween and Bonfire Night are just around the corner. This year we’re having a...

Oct 26, 2012 Like

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Day 3: Antiques Galore

There are lots of lovely little antiques places in Southwold. Today, we managed a walk up the high street and a look around a few of them. My challenge of just doing one picture a day has already...

Oct 15, 2012 Like

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Day 2: Settling In

After a relatively late arrival yesterday, we had a lazy morning over a cooked breakfast and a slow meander along the seafront. We took the ferry across to Walberswick… When I say ferry, I mean a...

Oct 14, 2012 Like

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Day 1: Elsecar Heritage Centre

We didn’t set off until this afternoon, after a very late night and mad morning of decorating. We have a finished study and spare bedroom now though. Our journey to Southwold has also been delayed...

Oct 13, 2012 Like

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A Holiday Project: Southwold

Image found here We’re off on holiday tomorrow, travelling for over five hours to Southwold in Suffolk. Our cottage doesn’t have any internet (shock, horror!) so I’ve concocted a holiday project to...

Oct 12, 2012 Like

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Getting Knitty With It

1950s Sirdar Wool advert I think that finally the nesting instinct must be starting to take over. Many of the people I’ve spoken to about being pregnant mention the dreaded ‘C’ word before long:...

Oct 10, 2012 Like

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West German Pottery: Autumnal Colours

There is a definite chill in the air now and that lovely October feeling is starting to steal over me. I adore this time of year: Hallowe’en, Bonfire Night, leaves falling from the trees, woolly...

Oct 6, 2012 Like

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Papering, Sanding and Painting: House DIY Update

This has been one of those eventful/uneventful weeks that sometimes seem to happen. You know the one: where for you, things seem to be happening but to a casual observer nowt much has changed. My...

Sep 29, 2012 Like

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Scheurich 549

One of my favourite Scheurich forms is the 549. It is simple yet stylish; seemingly perfect for showing off a variety of glazes – something which Scheurich certainly didn’t hold back on. We’ve had...

Sep 23, 2012 Like

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Posing the Pottery

Aidan’s been getting more elaborate with his West German Pottery displays over the last two weeks, thinking up more unusual ways to show off the items for sale on his Ebay listings: West German...

Aug 28, 2012 Like

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Selling Some Stuff

Before anyone asks: no, I’ve not lost my mind and yes, I’m feeling fine… I’ve actually listed some things on eBay. There are quite a few banana boxes of stuff lurking around the garage, attic and...

Aug 25, 2012 Like

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Scheurich 549

Sep 23, 2012 Like

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Mid Century Jewellery

A few weeks ago I went to Hebden Bridge with my friend Rachel, where I bought a few pieces of costume jewellery from the 1950s and 1960s. Vintage Costume Jewellery 1950s Bakelite Cherries Brooch...

Sep 5, 2012 Like

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Posing the Pottery

Aidan’s been getting more elaborate with his West German Pottery displays over the last two weeks, thinking up more unusual ways to show off the items for sale on his Ebay listings: West German...

Aug 28, 2012 Like

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Baby Adverts from the 1950s

Vintage Maw’s Dinky Teat Advert Our impending arrival means that I’ve seriously got babies on the brain. As well as the official ‘baby brain’… Scouring through my Woman’s Own magazines to look at...

Aug 27, 2012 Like

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Selling Some Stuff

Aug 25, 2012 Like

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Mid Century Decorating Ideas

As regular lurkers will know, we’re trying to do up our house within a fairly rigid deadline (!). As it stands at the moment, all of the floors upstairs are sanded, varnished and look lovely;...

Aug 22, 2012 Like

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A Trip Out to Hebden Bridge

Yesterday, my friend Rachel and I decided to take a trip over to Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. According to the community website:“Known as the Pennine Centre, Hebden Bridge takes its name from...

Aug 16, 2012 Like

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Weekly Sales: West German Pottery

The latest batch will be ending tomorrow night. I say this every time, but there really are some gems amongst this lot. See if you can spot what they are:One of my favourites ending tomorrow night...

Aug 14, 2012 Like

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Funland Arcades

I don’t know what it is but I love arcades. Give me a seaside town, two pounds worth of 2ps and an hour in an arcade and I’m happy. This weekend we were in Southport for a wedding and despite only...

Aug 6, 2012 Like

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The Olympic Rings in Pottery

If you combine a garage full of West German pottery with the London Olympics, and a free afternoon… what do you get? And the finished article: The Olympic Rings in West German PotteryWest German...

Aug 3, 2012 Like

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Weddings and Wiggins: A Busy Summer

I write that heading after being sat in my green egg chair for the last hour watching the Olympics! With the exception of this week (forever remembered as the time the Olympics stole my life),...

Aug 2, 2012 Like

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Cycling Ceramics

This will have to be a very quick post as we’re about to head off down to London to watch the Olympic Cycling at Box Hill. We’ve got a car full of tents, food – but no liquids in greater quantities...

Jul 27, 2012 Like

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Pottery for Sale

There are some stunners amongst the latest batch of West German Pottery for sale on Aidan’s Ebay (if I do say so myself!). Scheurich glazes, even the most simple ones, deserve some appreciation....

Jul 20, 2012 Like

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The Allure of the Scheurich Lora

The Scheurich ‘Lora’ is one of the most recognisable glazes in the company’s range. There are a few variations, but the basic theme is a shiny red base overlaid with thick, crusty black and white...

Jul 14, 2012 Like

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Little Owl Ski

Alpro #deskfest Competition

February Ramblings

Back into the Selling Swing of Things

Hello 2013, Goodbye 2012

Baby Owl Ski

Vintage Halloween Adverts

Day 3: Antiques Galore

Day 2: Settling In

Day 1: Elsecar Heritage Centre

A Holiday Project: Southwold

Getting Knitty With It

West German Pottery: Autumnal Colours

Papering, Sanding and Painting: House DIY Update

Scheurich 549

Posing the Pottery

Selling Some Stuff

Scheurich 549

Mid Century Jewellery

Posing the Pottery

Baby Adverts from the 1950s

Selling Some Stuff

Mid Century Decorating Ideas

A Trip Out to Hebden Bridge

Weekly Sales: West German Pottery

Funland Arcades

The Olympic Rings in Pottery

Weddings and Wiggins: A Busy Summer

Cycling Ceramics

Pottery for Sale

The Allure of the Scheurich Lora

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