As many of you know, the biggest impetus for adding a shop to the blog, about 10 years ago, was the connection with an aptware vendor. Thanks to my enthusiastic blogposts highlighting my clear obsession, a vendor reached out to me. She reached out to me! My dream was to share aptware with my readers, and we have done exactly that - and had the best time doing it - for over a decade! She is the best of the best. I have visited her in Apt, and I will never get over the fact that we connected, and that I have been lucky enough to sell her beautiful craft all these years.

I do have other vendors I purchase aptware from, and I appreciate them all, but that first connection was extra special… an exceptional talent - and a one-woman-show. So impressive!!

This April shipment is quite a collection. I started working my way down the waitlist, and have sold about half of what I received. The green was a real surprise… My very first piece of aptware was a green tureen like the one here, but mine has olives instead of flowers. I adore the flowers! The decorations are a specialty for this vendor.

And also a small collection of 6 dinner plates in green…. so romantic!