Our daughter, who is my favorite antiquing buddy, has been home the last couple weeks giving us time to go to all the area antique malls. We had a lot of fun but we didn't find much glass. Every time … [Read more...]
Fancy Fun Friday – Doric Iridescent Flower Candy Dish
This week's Fancy Friday glass piece is this pretty little candy dish. This is iridescent marigold glass shaped like a pansy, cute and fun. The pattern is Doric from Jeannette … [Read more...]
How to Identify Fostoria Glass – Pattern Identification Guide
Sometimes it's hard to know what glass you have. Fostoria marked very few of their pieces so unless you recognize the shape or the cutting or the etch it's going to be difficult to identify the glass … [Read more...]
Serving in Style – American Sweetheart Depression Glass – Pink Saturday
Do you like pink depression glass but aren't sure how to use it? The serving bowl featured this week for Pink Saturday makes that decision easy. This is the serving bowl in American Sweetheart pink … [Read more...]
Fancy Fun Friday – Fostoria Glass Italian Lace Salad Bowl
Welcome to Fancy Fun Friday, our weekly blog party featuring those little touches that add fancy to our homes and lives. This week it's horribly hot here in mid-Michigan and time for a cool, … [Read more...]
How Did Glass Patterns Get their Names? Pink Saturday Adam’s Rib
Don't you wonder how glass companies came up with the pattern names they used? Some are obvious, like Miss America or Queen Mary. Some match the pattern with the name. Think of Block … [Read more...]
Cambridge Chantilly Etched Crystal Compote Fancy and Fun
Now here's a fancy piece of glass! This compote has a beautiful scalloped rim, lovely molded stem and scrolls and flowers all etched on crystal. The pattern is Chantilly from Cambridge Glass. … [Read more...]
Open Lace Old Colony Lace Edge – What’s In a Name Pink Saturday
What would you call this lovely pink depression glass pattern? Hocking Glass named it Old Colony when they made it back in the 1930s. Collectors call it Open Lace or Lace Edge. What would you call … [Read more...]
Fancy Fun Friday – Upgrade Your BLTs with Fostoria Chintz
Welcome to this week's Fancy Fun Friday blog party. You've seen all sorts of different glass pretties, from a depression glass measuring cup to a gorgeous console bowl. Today we're fancying our … [Read more...]
Elegance on the Table – Fostoria Etched Crystal Tablescape Thursday
Last week I told you about our sun room adventure. Everything in the sun room is still in the dining room and will be there for yet another week! The carpet guys can't come until the 15th, another … [Read more...]