Temp tations: What's up with all the decals?

kkwhiz · ‎05-02-2011

I've really curtailed my purchases because we've lost most of our hand painted color options. I built a huge floral lace collection then my color disappeared. A lot of the more elegant seasonals are gone too. Anyone remember figural Harvest it was a stunner? Or floral lace Fall and Pumpkin? Now all we've got is Boofetti and Harvest mix decals. So disappointing.

kitty60 · ‎03-13-2010

Temptations is showing up everywere at resale and marketplace apps. I cannot believe the amount I have seen. I just came home from a trip through a local resale and it had a huge amount. Local marketplace online has had complete "collections."

Wildgreens · ‎03-11-2010

I acquired a couple sets way back in the early days when everything really was hand painted. I still love them and use them all the time.

After a pause of many years, I started to collect white woodland and white willow. I did like the interesting pieces that were out of the ordinary and useful for entertaining. I gave about a year ago however. Nearly every piece arrived flawed ~ either with pinholes, black speckles, a wierd off-white color, or broken. The worst was pieces that should have been a single piece but were glued together and useless for baking or putting in the dishwasher.

I do miss the early temp-tations but the new stuff isn't worth it to me anymore.

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

I bought a few pieces when they were first offered. I choose the solid navy blue. Each piece came with a wicker type carrier and a plastic lid.

My larger 9x13 casserole split right down the middle while I was baking a homemade lasagne. It took me quite a while to make the flat sheets of pasta and pasta sauce from scratch and it ended up on the bottom of my oven in a big mess to clean up.

I never wanted or purchased anymore. I still have my old Corning ware. It is over 50 years old and looks like new and I use it a lot.

I have one very small piece of Temptations left. I use it to hold sugar packets.

LisaMofSLC · ‎11-12-2010

Someone said TT are on sale all over, even at thrift stores. Buyers losing interest? I have a OW Confetti bowl I bought years ago with a small paint smudge. I did not return it because that told me it was hand painted. I didnt mind decals with the last few pieces I bought, but do they last or will they eventually scrape off? I'm a poor retiree now so my TT buying days are over.

Smoothcut · ‎09-18-2020

Hi the "decals" are fired on the ceramic and are permanent and will not scrape off. Enjoy your retirement!

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

I was always skeptical when Tara claimed Temp-tations pieces were "hand-painted."

kkwhiz · ‎05-02-2011

They used to all be hand painted because you could see the brush strokes, both floral lace and old world. I really hope she brings back all the colors for the 25th anniversary. Also things like the sculptural dinnerware. I have some of that in the Harvest pattern and it is really lovely I'd like to add to it.

Jo1313 · ‎02-02-2021

@Carmie wrote:
I bought a few pieces when they were first offered. I choose the solid navy blue. Each piece came with a wicker type carrier and a plastic lid.

My larger 9x13 casserole split right down the middle while I was baking a homemade lasagne. It took me quite a while to make the flat sheets of pasta and pasta sauce from scratch and it ended up on the bottom of my oven in a big mess to clean up.

I never wanted or purchased anymore. I still have my old Corning ware. It is over 50 years old and looks like new and I use it a lot.

I have one very small piece of Temptations left. I use it to hold sugar packets.

Same happened to me..I gave my DIL's a few pieces of my Cornflower blue corning ware..you would think I gave them gold..LOL

One day they can fight over the rest!..I had so many corning ware pieces..I was sending my kids with them full of leftovers!