Last week Tablescape Thursday I showed exquisite Limoges dinner plates with Cameo green depression glass. This week I'm using the same dinner plates but changing out the depression glass. … [Read more...]
Can You Mix Elegant China with Depression Glass?
Can you mix elegant china with depression glass? The answer is "Yes, of course you can. But should you?" This post shows one of our most elegant and choice china dinnerware patterns … [Read more...]
Fostoria Chintz and Vintage Meito Japanese China Tablescape Thursday
This week's tablescape features one of my favorite crystal patterns with old fashioned delicate china from Japan. I wanted to see how the two styles combined and show how the lacy etch looked with … [Read more...]
Do You Have the Blues? Blue Depression Glass Tablescapes
It's February. Valentines Day is over. It's still winter here in mid-Michigan - but it was sunny today; the birds were singing and it was in the 40s. I can see spring. So let's … [Read more...]
Candid Christmas Dinner Table – Tablescape Thursday
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying the restful holiday period between Christmas and New Year's. Today's tablescape features candid camera shots of our dinner table set for … [Read more...]
Limoges Dinnerware and Vintage Etched Crystal – Tablescape Thursday
This week I'm showing off a neat way to combine vintage china with vintage crystal stemware. If you see a few pieces of beautiful dinnerware at an estate sale there is no reason to pass them … [Read more...]
Flowers In December – Noritake Dinnerware and Monongah Crystal
Happy Tablescape Thursday! It's hard to believe a whole week has gone by since Thanksgiving.A few weeks ago I showed Noritake Shasta china with green depression glass - not a happy pairing. The … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving – Mom’s Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Today's Tablescape Thursday is different. It's Thanksgiving, our day to look around and realize how blessed we are and give thanks.My Mom was an outstanding cook but she was an incredible … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – In Search of the Perfect Green
One of the china patterns we have in our store is Noritake Shasta from the 1950s. It's a nice pattern, not too retro, not too fancy, with a mint green border and pretty flowers that fill the entire … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – Lines of Autumn Gold Meet Lines of Leaves
Welcome to this week's Tablescape Thursday post. Let me be up front here, I'm not sure this table setting works. The idea was to combine this very nice casual dinnerware from Royal Doulton … [Read more...]