It's Saturday and it's time for our weekly glass pick. This is a feature that's fun because I get to find a favorite piece and share it with you. We all get to enjoy pictures of beautiful vintage … [Read more...]
Fostoria Glass Chintz Etched Crystal Sugar Bowl – Glass Pick of the Week
Our pick this week is a small, unassuming piece from Fostoria Glass, the Chintz individual sugar bowl. I came across this last week and was struck by how a simple object embodies so much beauty and … [Read more...]
More Basket Etches – Elegant Glass Urns and Flowers Etched Stemware
I love big bouquets of flowers and baskets spilling over with flowers, don't you? Our glass companies knew they had a winner when they used baskets in their design motif. Last week I … [Read more...]
Time For Something Lovely – Fostoria Versailles Pink Console Bowl – Glass Pick of the Week
This week we're going for elegant! This beautiful bowl has the folded over shape that reminds me of a mushroom. It is from Fostoria, in their classic Versailles etch on the Fairfax … [Read more...]
Simple and Elegant! Add Good Looks with Elegant Crystal Plates
You can get a stunning effect when you combine clear glass plates with other pieces. Whether you slip a crystal plate under china to add a bit of sparkle, or you use a combination like this one with … [Read more...]
Better in Person! Fostoria Trojan Etched Elegant Glass
When I got my first book about Fostoria glass, I though Fostoria Trojan looked plain and boring. "Yuck", I thought. This is too formal, too rigid, too blah. Then I found my first … [Read more...]
Baskets Spilling with Flowers – Such a Pretty Etch – Fostoria Florentine Pick of the Week
What is more romantic than a basket of flowers? Big beautiful baskets spilling with flowers are lovely ways to add color with style and class now - and they were equally popular back in the 1930s. … [Read more...]
Practical, Pretty and Cute! Fostoria Century Creamer and Sugar on a Tray Set
Have you ever been asked to "pass the cream" at the table only to find that it's drippy? Or picked up the sugar bowl and the spoon fell out? Fostoria, like many elegant glass companies, solved … [Read more...]
Estate Sale Fun? Looking for Elegant and Depression Glass In All the Wrong Places
Remember the song "Looking for love in all the wrong places"? That was my estate and thrift shop experience this weekend. I was pretty excited for these sales. The ads sounded great! Friday's … [Read more...]
Fostoria June Candle Holder Art Deco Scroll Etched Yellow Glass
I love the Art Deco styling. There's something about the smooth curves and geometric contracts that feels so sensuous. And it is especially lovely in glass where the transparency lets you see inside … [Read more...]