Two of my favorite type of glass are bowls and candle holders and a console set is just about perfect. Fostoria Glass made console bowls and candle holders in all sorts of shapes and decorated with … [Read more...]
Monongah Glass – Secretaries Primose Vintage Stemware
Here's a mystery for you. Why would a glass company call a pattern "Secretaries Primrose"? This etched goblet is line 800 from Monongah Glass, and yes, the pattern name is Secretaries … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday: Pick Your Favorite, Fudge or Cornbread
This is really an unfair comparison! This week's tablescape is a vignette of two serving pieces, both center handled serving trays, both Fostoria Glass, both etched with ribbons, bows and pretty … [Read more...]
Fostoria June and Romance – Dueling Ribbons & Bows
Here's an advance peek at our theme for this week's Tablescape Thursday: Dueling Ribbons and Bows. Which of these do you like better? Fostoria June etched topaz center handled server … [Read more...]
Griffins to the Fore! Tiffin Eldorado Etched Crystal
A few weeks ago Bill, of Affordable Accoutrements, posted a joyous tablescape that used restaurant china made in the 1920s. The china was cream with russet griffins, scrolls and swags. Do you think … [Read more...]
Let’s Reduce Confusion – Cambridge Glass Plates Chantilly Etch
Do you ever get confused by the different line numbers with Cambridge Glass? What's Martha? What's 3900? 3500? Gadroon? Yikes, there are so many different shapes and the only way to keep them … [Read more...]
Remember Summer? June Azure Blue Scroll Candle Holders Art Deco
Remember summer, how fleeting and warm? Here in mid-Michigan summer is long past and we're staring winter in the face. This beautiful glass pattern is June, a perfect name for a beautiful piece that … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday – June Etched Goblet – Fostoria Glass Ribbons and Bows
Today we have a treat for Pink Saturday, one of the most beautiful pink etched glass patterns, Fostoria June glassware with its beautiful design of ribbons and bows. This is the tall elegant water … [Read more...]
What Do You Find Antiquing?
What do you find when you go antiquing? What do you look for that you don't find? Leave a comment so we can compare and share. Dave and I went antiquing on our way home from Tennessee yesterday and … [Read more...]
The Un-Jadeite – The Other Translucent Jade Green Glass
What's jade green, translucent, depression era glass but not Jadeite? Fenton's gorgeous jade translucent elegant glass. I've been wanting to see this for a while because it is truly a beautiful … [Read more...]