Posted 3 weeks, 1 day ago @ Kathy // No Comments
Do you have someone hard to shop for on your Christmas list? Is your mother-in-law a little picky about what she puts in her house? You won’t go wrong with a gift in perfect taste that is beautiful, functional and will create warm memories. Vintage glass candy dishes like the Cambridge Rose Point bowl shown [...]
Category : Gift Buying Guide - Collectible Glass
June 18th, 2010 @ Kathy // 2 Comments
This week our Pink Saturday shows another less-well known pink depression glass pattern, Old Cafe from Hocking Glass. I really like this wide candy dish — it is perfect for after dinner mints. Glass makers had fun with candy dishes and jars and they are fun to collect now. You can find flattish dishes like [...]
Category : Pink Saturday
April 18th, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments
Mother’s Day is May 9. It is always the second Sunday in May. As a mom the gift I want the most is time. Time with my children or time to myself to laze in the sun. If you are able to spend time with your mom this year that will be the best gift [...]
Category : Fostoria Glass
January 3rd, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments
This is the last post in the candy dish series. This piece is a little different. It isn’t called a candy dish, although that’s how you would use it; it is called a nappy. I know, a nappy sounds like baby diapers, but the term means a bowl. Fostoria called many of their smaller bowls [...]
Category : Fostoria Glass
January 2nd, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments
Isn’t this a gorgeous dish? It looks just like a leaf with the stem curled up to form the handle. This Sylvan is from Duncan Miller Glass, who had the slogan “Loveliest Glassware in America”. You can see how true this slogan was by the pure clarity of this glass. Unfortunately Duncan Miller went out [...]
Category : Elegant Glass
January 1st, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments
We all have candy hanging around the house this time of year so where can you put it? If you leave it out in a bowl it gets stale and if you put it in the bag in the cupboard it will slowly migrate to the back. This candy jar from Jeannette Glass is the [...]
Category : Jeannette Depression Glass
December 30th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Now that we’re nearly done eating the Christmas candy and facing the annual New Year’s time to consider dieting, let’s look at candy dishes. After all, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and candy dishes always make fine gifts. (If you store your candy in a pretty dish you’re less likely to eat it [...]
Category : Elegant Glass
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