Star find: Norma Hanley hand painted plate
When you look at the main photo of the blog with all my finds, what do you like the most? I like them all, because I picked them. If I need to choose a winner...that would be Norma Hanley hand painted tulips plate. I learned something new with this charming find. It seem That Norma Hanley was porcelain painter mainly in 1960s and doing her craft in Dublin. I love this loose hand tulip decoration. Googleing shows you some more of her designs but I have to say, from what I've seen, my find is my favorite! I have to admit...I suffer from mild "tulipomania" - I paint them myself too. Second favorite from this haul is handmade brooch. This brooch is just so unique, giving you modernist brutalist vibes but as well ancient art vibe. It has mirror glass fused together like we see with stained glass. Try find another one like that. Nope. Not possible. Its not signed, so author remains a mystery. But I like to imagine how someone spent his crafty moments with this... Primark E...