Anthropologie's Plate Collage, my version...
The very first time I saw a plate collage it was at a Anthropologie Store in Houston, Texas. I was with my sister, Kathy. We stopped "short," we saw it at the very same time. It was the cutest mass of vintage plates we had ever seen! How in the world did they do that? That was our question. We were quite overwhelm with this and everything in that wonderful, expensive, to die for store! Well we left with our "little" shopping bags and a... "I'm going to remember how to do that" planted in the back of our minds. I can tell you the brain is not what it once was...we quickly forgot how it was done. I really don't think we ever knew. So, several years rolled by... I went to my friend Monica's home, she's so cute...she was giving me the tour of her to die for cottage home. She took me in one of her sweet cottage bedrooms and there on the wall was her version of the Anthropologie plate collage! I wanted to scream! I was so excited I could have peed right there on the floor... I didn't let Monica know I was that close to wetting my pants! I took a picture of her collage and the hunt was on! Vintage plate and platter collecting began, in pink! It didn't take very long...maybe a month? I have my 19 or 20, its time to assemble on the wall. Talk about sweating bullet! I mean if this thing started falling, like right before I hung the last plate I would probably lose them all! You know, one plate hitting a plate, breaking then several more hitting and breaking...it would be a disaster. But, it worked like a beautiful piece of wall art! Thanks Anthropologie and Monica!
Hi Tina! I LOVE your brand new blog! You did good girl!! I really love your display of plates!! Sooo pretty!! Everything looks wonderful ~ Welcome to Blogland!
You know I'll be back! ;-)
xo,
Kim
Posted by:Daisy Cottage | January 26, 2007 at 01:51 PM
Hi just found this wonderful web site. The plate collage is so cute. How did you ever do this cause I'm sitting heAR SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON ONE MYSELF. i WANT TO DECORATE COTTAGE STYLE BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START AND SIGHTS LIKE YOURS WILL HELP SO.
tHANK-YOU,
lINDA
Posted by:Linda Colgan | January 27, 2007 at 02:36 PM
Your blog is wonderful and so is this plate collage.... oh my I MUST do this in my home. Found you thru Kims blog.
Posted by:diana | January 29, 2007 at 02:42 PM
So how DO you hang your plate collage? :)
Carol, owner of many vintage plates!
Posted by:paintergal | February 04, 2007 at 02:27 PM
Hi. I found your blog today from Daisy Cottage, and I love your style. You have so many wonderful pics of your lovely home, I think I saw them all. I have a stack of vintage china plates, and a blank dining room wall that until today I had no idea what to put on it. PLEASE will you tell us how you made your plate collage? I just love, love, love it!
Posted by:pam | February 16, 2007 at 10:51 AM
I just found your blog today! Love it and your house is so cute, so many cute ideas.I'm dying to know how to do the plate collage, please tell us.
Carol
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Posted by:Carol | February 16, 2007 at 05:32 PM
Adorable-Please let us in on the secret! I love your blog!
Posted by:Becky | February 28, 2007 at 11:29 AM
Becky, Collect 20 or so vintage plates and platters~ buy wire plate hangers~ nails~ thats it. I hung a platter first~ you are going to want to hang several plates and platters on the wall to form your shape~ hang them very close. Put your wire hangers on all your plates and platters~ Go back to the first platter and hang a small plate at the bottom of that platter~ the bottom left hook of the wire hanger. Start hanging all your plates off all the little hooks. Make sure you keep it balanced. What you are doing is building your collage, laying it. It looks better w/ different size plates and platters~ very small plates and large platters. You can click on my photos and enlarge it to see how the plates are hanging off the wire hooks. This is easier to do than to explain...lol! Tina
Posted by:Tina | February 28, 2007 at 12:12 PM
Thank you for such a kind, personal response. It may take me awhile to find the right platters and things but I hope to try it in my little home that I too love so much! (I can tell that you love to be in and "play" in your home-I do , too:) Thanks again for such a charming idea! Becky
Posted by:Becky | February 28, 2007 at 02:29 PM
Your so welcome Becky! I do love to "play" in my home~ that is what my twin brother tells me when he comes to Cherry Hill Cottage~ he likes it here! lol! Tina
Posted by:Tina | February 28, 2007 at 02:58 PM