After searching ebay, Etsy, and Pinterest for the perfect napkin rings for my Old Country Roses table setting, I concluded that I would have to make them because anything that came close to my vision was overpriced, and not exactly what I wanted. The burgundy napkins make a nice backdrop for the napkin rings and are reminiscent of a bridal bouquet.
In my
previous post about my collection of Royal Albert's Old Country Roses, I wrote
that the 1921 RA pattern, King's Ransom, was Harold Holdcroft's inspiration for
OCR, and how I was on a quest to find a King's Ransom teacup and saucer.
I found them on ebay and put in a bid. The item had three
more days of auction, and I was outbid the day before the auction ended which
was scheduled for 7:00 am the next morning, so rather than immediately rebid, only
to be outbid and jack up the price, I set the alarm for 6:30 am so I could make a
last-minute bid. If the other bidder was online and outbid me, I'd
let it go, but not everyone is a nut job like me. Lo' and behold, my strategy worked! I made my blerrie-eyed bid after the alarm so rudely
woke me up and won the cup and saucer! They're miiiiiine. Now I
have another piece of the Old Country Rose Story.
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| Royal Albert, King's Ransom |
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