Just about every elegant glass company made a Laurel cutting of some sort. Some companies came up with clever names and some, well, some just called the pattern Laurel. Fostoria Laurel has thin … [Read more...]
Will My Roses Beat the Frost this Year?
Do your roses race to get one last flush of blossoms in before frosts? Mine do. My roses lose the battle some years but they never look so alive as they do when that last set of blossoms bursts out. I … [Read more...]
Sharon Cabbage Rose Pink Saturday Depression Glass
Sharon is called Cabbage Rose for a good reason: The flower spray is full of big, wide open shrub roses. I picked Sharon this week because our roses outside are gasping for the last breath of summer. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Caprice – Pressed Crystal Beauty for Fancy Fun Friday
Quite a few of my Fancy Friday picks have been spectacular - Rose Point bon bon, Duncan Miller Sylvan candy dish, Chantilly compote - and a few, like today's have been lovely little pieces, not … [Read more...]
Cherry Blossom Enticing Pink Depression Glass – It’s the Real Thing
Cherry Blossom has been reproduced and re-reproduced some more since the early 1970s. It's a shame because this is one of the loveliest depression glass patterns, certain in the top 10 premier … [Read more...]
Rose Point Bon Bon – Special Glass for Fancy Fun Friday
I've shown Rose Point pretties before on Fancy Friday but this one takes the cake. Cambridge called it a bon bon; I call it special! So... it's a pretty piece, but what would you do with it? It's … [Read more...]
September Lunch on the Deck – Green and Blue Depression Glass
Last week I showed you a tablescape that had me running to the chaise lounge on the deck, blue depression glass with just a bit of green mixed in on a vintage cloth. I played around some more with … [Read more...]
Signature Piece of the Depression Era – Footed Tumbler Floral Pink
This week we celebrate pink depression glass with this Floral Poinsettia pink footed tumbler. I'm entranced by the signature pieces of the depression era: center handled servers, console bowls, … [Read more...]
Gorgeous Crystal Leaf Candy Dish – Duncan Miller Sylvan Glass
Today is one of my favorite pieces from our store, our Sylvan crystal two-piece candy dish from Duncan Miller. Duncan Miller made Sylvan swans and other nature shapes before they closed down in 1955. … [Read more...]
I Want to Sit on the Porch in My Rocker…. Blue and Green
Welcome to this week's Tablescape Thursday with blue depression glass on a vintage tablecloth. Doesn't this make you feel like going outside and sitting in the rocker on the porch? The … [Read more...]