Emma Bridgewater

Today for our collectible, we are going to do Emma Bridgewater pottery.

This is what I am currently collecting. I mostly have the Black Toast & Marmalade line. She also does Polka Dot, Kitchen Garden, Speckled Hen, and Dinosaur & Circus. I also have some of the Chatty Penguins but I am not sure what line that is from.

Three of my pieces, the Chatty Penguins and the Peace/Love & Cocoa are older pieces and I bought those used. All of my other pieces are new and still sold in stores.

The moo creamer I received for Valentine's Day and it is one of my favorites.

These are hand made pieces from the United Kingdom and are absolutely beautiful. They are a little pricey but because of their unusualness, I think they are worth it. I received mine for Christmas gifts and it was the best gift.

I have been watching the secondary market (or Ebay) for other pieces. I would like to find the cups that match the cocoa pot. It is slightly funny though, I own 4 or 5 chocolate pots and never once have used them for cocoa. I just make cocoa in the microwave and use the little chocolate pots to hold a cup of extra coffee. See very versatile.

All of the pieces have sayings on them. Like:

The very smallest cup - smallest presents are the very best.
Moo
Happiness is a cup of coffee & a really good book and a piece of cake.
2 pints - a quart - that's 1/4 of a gallon - is that enough?
A very useful mug
Peace Love & Cocoa
Hurry up
Keep going. Are we nearly there? wait for me! form an orderly queue watch out Gosh, it's cold

I use the Happiness is a cup of coffee every day, sometimes multiple times! It is the perfect size and I love books, coffee, and cake, so I am cheerful every day. At least for 5 minutes.
I haven't lit the little candle yet but maybe this weekend.

This is a great collectible. It isn't something that just sits and looks good, you can actually use them.

So hopefully you have a store near you that sells Emma Bridgewater or you can find her on the Internet. When I start to downsize some of my other collectibles, I hope to purchase quite a few pieces of this pottery.