Monte Sião

 

Yesterday a group of girls went to Monte Sião to go broke buy some unique Brazilian pottery.  The little town is about 1.5 hours from where we live and the drive is beautiful.  The town in nestled in the mountains so took our time with all the curves and enjoyed some girl time. 

I could have spent the whole day looking at pottery and picking out the perfect pieces, but we had more shopping planned in another little town.  Originally I was thinking of buying our everyday plate settings.  Since we didn't buy any in the States when we got married I thought we needed some.  One of my friends changed my mind and convinced me to just buy serving dishes or statement dishes and then I can buy a solid color place setting that coordinates with the pottery.   

We went into the factory and got to see the process for making the pottery.  It was pretty impressive and neat to see the workers making it by hand.  It makes the pottery that much more special for me!  

Creating the pieces...

Hand painting them...

The finished products..so many to choose from!  I had a really hard time deciding between the blue or brown. 

 

My purchases for the day...

 1-Water Pitcher 

2. Vase (I got in the brown) 

3. Serving bowl 

4, 5, 6 & 8. Serving dishes (came in a group) 

7. Dip bowl/plate

9. Little bowls to put my wedding and engagement rings in when I take them off 

(one for bathroom, kitchen, bedside table) 

10. Flat dish for decoration 

I also got some beer glasses for Jess at a different store and some other pieces of pottery for some gifts. Overall it was a great time and I adore all the pieces I bought.  Jess was happy with them too!  

I'll leave you with a delicious coconut treat...