Finding pleasure in plates is one of life's little joys: collecting them, displaying them, and even, perhaps, serving dinner on them. They offer an enticing range of colors, patterns, and border designs - something to please every taste. And please Mary Engelbreit they do. Here she shares one of her greatest enthusiasms, offering in more than 50 photographs a selection of some of her favorites, and providing a delightful primer in collecting and displaying plates. From the bold colors of Fiestaware and the delicate glaze of lusterware to the intricate scenes printed on transferware, this book embraces the far-ranging world of plates, whose pleasures are just as satisfying in one or two beautifully crafted pieces as in an extensive collection.
Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion is the decorating magazine produced by Mary Engelbreit, the preeminent artist in America today. Her artwork is licensed to appear on products as diverse as greeting cards, calendars, books, and home accents. The fervor of her devoted fans and the public's familiarity with her original style led People magazine to call her "the Norman Rockwell of the nineties. "She lives in St. Louis with her husband and two sons. Author Vitta Poplar is a contributing editor to Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion.
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Mary Engelbreit's aphorisms and artwork appear on millions of greeting cards. Her popularity continues to grow due to the success of her books, calendars, home decor, stationery, and crafting products. She resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A must for the Engelbreit enthusiast,
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This review is from: Plates: Mary Engelbreit (Hardcover)
If you love Mary's magazine and books like I do, you can't get enough of the photographs of special collections. I really like plates, pottery and china and the photographs in this book illustrate the special ways a collector can display, group and use plates to add color and style to a home. I especially like the photograph of the miniature Fiesta table - so darling. Where do they get the energy? Loved it, can't wait to see "Collections" coming out this month.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Collect Plates? Love this book!,
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Many interesting ideas for displaying your plate collection. Colorful photos that are a delight for the eyes. If you know someone who collects plates, this would be a great, inexpensive gift...heck, throw in a plate too!
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just okay,
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This review is from: Plates: Mary Engelbreit (Hardcover)
This books has beautiful pictures of groupings of different kinds of plates with a very brief history of each category (with limited samples of each kind). However, I thought it was a little thin. I read the book and looked at all the pictures thoroughly in less than an hour. Instead of a book, this item is more of a glorified magazine in small format
I wanted a more thorough book. I wanted something I could refer to over and over again. I'm going to go search for another book to use in addition to this one.
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We're all accidental plate collectors at one time or another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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We're all accidental plate collectors at one time or another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Blue Willow New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen on page 6
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