Kelli at There’s No Place Like Home hosts “Show and Tell Friday” asking “Do you have a something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, an antique find. Your show and tell can be old or new. Use your imagination and dig through those old boxes in your closet if you have to! Feel free to share pictures and if there’s a story behind your special something, that’s even better! If you would like to join in, all you have to do is post your “Show and Tell” on your blog, copy the post link, come over here and add it to Mr. Linky. Guidelines are here.
Several days ago Mama Bear participated in a mug meme, and I thought that was a great idea for Kelli’s Friday Show and Tell.
This is one my my favorites. I believe Jeremy, my oldest, gave it to me.
This is a Dilbert one I got for my husband.
Here is the other side.
The story behind this is that in his job at the time, people could label their requests for the lab “High Priority” if it was indeed high priority and it needed urgent attention. The problem was everyone began labeling their requests high priority in order to get them processed faster, so there was pressure and impatience from every side. I felt bad afterward in that I didn’t want to foster a bad attitude (not that he had one, but I didn’t want to give him one), but we just take it as a joke.
This is one Jim’s mom gave him…
And one from his job. They used to give out mugs for all kinds of things.
This is one from a set that I think my mom gave the kids.
This is one from a set my mom gave Jeremy. It used to have a bowl with a child’s face on it and a plate with feet — when you put it all together it made a little child. This is the only piece left.
This is one I got for Jason when he went in the dorms. I loved the shades in it — they look yellowish here, but it’s kind of a rich milky cocoa shade.
This is another favorite. This is one side:
And this is the other, personalized with my and my sisters’ names. I don’t remember where I got it. It was in a catalog years ago with a choice of the design on a mug, a t-shirt, or a tote bag. I got the mug, two of them got a t-shirt, and two got a tote bag, I think. I don’t use it much any more — the design seemed to be fading and I wanted to preserve it.
This is a mug Jeremy made for Grandma’s 80th birthday last week. This is one side…
And this is the other.
He got the mug from Hobby Lobby and printed a picture from the computer to fit.
And this is from the Pfatlzgraf Tea Rose set that goes with my dishes.
And this is not a mug but my current work-in-progress for Jim’s mom’s room. She likes yellow.
There is no back-stitching yet, which is what really makes the design stand out. I should have it finished next week!
You can see more Show and Tell entries at Kelli’s. I hope you’ll join in! I enjoy visiting the other ladies who participate. Seeing each other’s special things gives us a little glimpse into each other’s personalities.
Stray Thoughts 
Enjoyed your mug collection, Barbara. I loved the description of the childs mug set. How adorable that must have been.
Susan
Hi Barbara,
Love your mugs – thanks for sharing. Ah, I see you started another cross-stitch project…. can’t wait to see it when it’s done.
I will get to do some stitching this weekend – I am excited about it! 🙂
What a great collection! I love the Dilbert one.
Thanks for sharing and have a good weekend.
Thank you for sharing the mugs and doing the meme. I really love the bear one. It gave me an idea for a gift for my sister’s. I am going to see if I can find something similar. If not, I saw mugs you could decorate with stencils at the hobby shop. I could add our names.
What a great collection…and you remember where they all came from!!
You have quite a collection of mugs. The Dilbert one is my favorite, which tells you what state of mind I am in today!
Fun mugs! You have a very nice collection there.
It’s just me again. I saw your comment on Ceekay and we must live pretty close. I’m in SC and getting the same storms.
I enjoyed reading your post. Mugs have always interested me – in fact i did a post on mine a few months ago. I really enjoy the sentimental stories behind each one.
Thanks for sharing.
What a wonderful collection of mugs, I love the pretty rose one for Jim’s mother, she’ll really like that one :).
That’s a cool collection of mugs. I love the one with the pink roses.
You asked about the rose lamp in my post. I got it from QVC.
I love the Dilbert mug the best!
Thanks for stopping by today! 🙂
Great mugs – my mom has an entire wall of mugs – I should show it someday. Mugs can be so commemorative.
Thanks for stopping by today – I’m really glad my mom saved that 7th grade picture from the paper for me. Good foresight.
I’m a fan of Dilbert so naturally the Dilbert mug is my favourite. 😀 Having said that, I also like the rest. What a collection you have there!
How fun! I love mugs. My favorite one was a gift from my brother one Christmas that he lived with my husband and me. It says, “I’m working much harder than it looks like I am.” LOL!
You really have a nice collection of unusual mugs! I think my favorite is the same as yours! I like the one with the overalls too!
I may have told you before, I used to have that set of Tea Rose dishes, and sold them to my neighbor. I still love that pattern (and miss them!)
I look forward to seeing the needlework when it is finished. Is it yellow roses?
Katherine
Yellow Rose Arbor
I loved seeing your mug collection, Barbara! So many pretty and special ones. I love your work in progress too. Yellow is my favorite color. :0)
~Kelli
A great Show and Tell! I enjoyed seeing your mugs, as well as your work in progress!
Thanks for stopping by Cherish. . .
HI Barbara, I love your mug collection. I love buying mugs, but mine is not nearly as lovely and interesting as yours …