Comments on: Chalkware fish from Miller Studios on etsy

By: nina462

nina462 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:36:14 +0000

Awhile ago, I was looking for chalkware cherries for the kitchen, and I found them at an antique sale this summer. Now, I need chalkware fish for my original blue (&yellow) bathroom. Once again–I’m ahead of the trend!!

By: MrsErinD

MrsErinD — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:39:43 +0000

You’re welcome Lara Jane ;O)

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:40:15 +0000

I love chalkware fish! I have two coral-colored ones that used to hang in the bathroom at my grandparents’ lake cabin. Unfortunately, the coral color doesn’t quite go with the colors of my bathroom, but I’m hoping to find a place for them someday.

By: Lara Jane

Lara Jane — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:46:56 +0000

Thanks for that tip, Erin! I think a couple of my pieces have missing/broken hooks. You’re so ingenious!

My set of fish is green & purple with some gold & pink. It came with two fish, two starfish, and a seahorse. Looks so cute with my Lefton mermaids.

By: MrsErinD

MrsErinD — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:47:56 +0000

I so love chalkware fish! I found a pair of Miller cute blue/aqua ones with touches of gold and big eyelashes and red lips a while back on ebay for our blue/pink bathroom and they are so cute in there!

There are so many out there that I love, I wish I had several bathrooms to put them in, hehe, but our 1 (sigh) bathroom is too tiny for more than one pair (and a pair of maio ballerinas!)

I’m crazy about chalkware period though, I also have a set of miller swan plaques also 60’s and some 50s ballet dancers (a male and female)

OH!
A great chalkware tip!!! When I got my ballet dancers, the hook in the back of one had rusted where it goes in the chalk, and one side had broken off, the other side of the hook was still in but was rusted, so I knew it had to be fixed somehow to hang to be safe because they are super super heavy, anyhow I racked my brain on how to fix it and I ended up using the Mighty Putty that we had just got. I just put the putty around the bottom part of the hook (the top was fine, only rusted at bottom) where it goes into the chalk and on the chalk itself to bond the hook and chalk together, let dry and voila! Got a bond that is super hard and I could hang them again!

So don’t throw away any chalkware that has broken hooks! ;O)

By: Trase

Trase — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:08:33 +0000

I have the first set, the green pair, in our bathroom that I’ve been giving a sort of Florida theme, in honor of my Granny. She had the best taste, and I wish she was still around so we could go shopping together!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:55:58 +0000

I think a set of chalkware fish are just what we need in our turquoise bathroom! I hope my husband agrees…

By: Tikimama

Tikimama — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:28:34 +0000

Ooooh! The second set, pink with black lips, hangs in one of our bathrooms. I just started a Flickr group called Sea Life Mid-Century Modern to collect all sorts of oceanic images of the period, and we’ve got quite a few of these already. There’s also a Flickr group dedicated to Vintage Chalkware. Thanks for sharing these Etsy listings Pam!