Comments on: Ebay and Other Vices

By: Tastes of Home

Tastes of Home — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:18:43 +0000

hi there, just wanted to say thanks for the links, I just ordered stuff from CB2, usually I go to Crate and Barrel and have been paying inflated prices for my props, and yes I have a lot of dishes that don’t match! haha..GREAT PICS btw!

By: chix

chix — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:15:23 +0000

prop addict here as well. i just can’t get enough satisfaction buying just one or two… well, goes with my job and i’m running out of shelves to get them organized!

By: Collectibles

Collectibles — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:00:13 +0000

I am always on the lookout for antiques for my house. Garage sales seem to be the best place to find them at a reasonable price.

By: Elise

Elise — Thu, 24 May 2007 06:59:16 +0000

I have had a lifelong prop addiction, which is only now justified by my “need” (truly a need!) from my food blog. It’s great! I now know why I have $2000 worth of old sterling silver, none of it matching, and 40 different china plates. I can now completely justify my compulsion to buy any neat looking ceramic bowl.

You are not alone.

By: Still Life « Muffin Top

Still Life « Muffin Top — Tue, 22 May 2007 07:03:21 +0000

[...] in food styling to bring a unique flair to your dishes, and also food photographs. Or a post on food props–something a little more beyond a white plate on a wood [...]

By: s'kat

s'kat — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:52:48 +0000

I love checking out thrift stores and the like, but in this area it’s definitely more hit than miss.

Last Saturday I went out shopping looking for some new props. 5 hours = 2 small cone-shaped dessert cups and 4 tiny silver spoons. Thanks for the links!

By: nika

nika — Mon, 07 May 2007 13:17:48 +0000

I have a latent addiction.. my problem is that I LOATHE shopping, even for fun things like plates and napkins and spoons and such.

I live in the antique epicenter of the universe ( http://www.brimfield.com/ see this page for aerial shots) Brimfield, MA where literally more than 5000 dealers set up shop for a week, three times each summer. (approximately 84 acres of antiques)

I become exhausted just THINKING about going down the road to check out the ‘tiques cuz there will be so many many things that I want and can’t afford :-).

Perhaps I will give it another try but I am also running out of space, which is not a fun thing.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Sat, 05 May 2007 21:34:49 +0000

I’m addicted, too! If it isn’t Target or TJ Maxx, it’s hounding the shops when I travel for cool fabrics or serving pieces.

By: Alanna

Alanna — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:57:24 +0000

Oh gad, just what I need. I check the markdown aisles at TJMaxx and similar, also Tuesday Morning. I don’t want to know about these sources!! My friend Linda is a stylist and has a basement full of stuff. A friend is a photographer and has a section (maybe 50×200) of the studio lined with shelves etc that actually make is easy to SEE and GRAB stuff. Sorted.

By: chaddington

chaddington — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:24:39 +0000

That breakfast tray - great find! I agree with you and Matt that there are wonderful items at Anthropologie. A great place for some local finds is craigslist.com, though it depends quite a bit on where you live and you do need to check the site on a regular basis. I live in Albuquerque and we have a fairly decent craigslist community.