Today we're going to take our simple soup and sandwiches for lunch and turn it into something special by using Versailles blue glass soup bowls and cut crystal plates. Doesn't that sound pretty? … [Read more...]
Fairfax Blue Bowl – Fostoria Glass on Parade
Here is a mystery piece. It's a mystery because the pattern looks and feels like Fostoria's Fairfax depression era glass. But every other piece of Fairfax blue glass I ever had was this lighter … [Read more...]
Are You Ready for Mother’s Day?
Mother's Day is May 9. It is always the second Sunday in May. As a mom the gift I want the most is time. Time with my children or time to myself to laze in the sun. If you are able to spend time with … [Read more...]
Fostoria Chintz Beautiful Etched Crystal Bowls
Here is another of the beautiful Chintz etched crystal bowls from Fostoria Glass This one is plain, no handles, no feet, the classic flared bowl that is anything but boring. A couple weeks ago I … [Read more...]
Great Wedding Gifts: Fostoria Meadow Rose Vintage Etched Stemware
If you have a wedding gift to buy you know how difficult it can be to find something meaningful that the couple will enjoy yet is different from everyone else's present. One solution is to give gifts … [Read more...]
Romance by Candlelight and Sparkle
Dinner for two by candle light. Romantic evening with mood music and candles. Soft scented tapers that cast a warm glow on your room. Yes, candles can be romantic. Close your … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday: Lunch for Two on Fostoria Trojan Glass
Thank you to Susan from Between Naps on the Porch and friends for this fun Tablescape Thursday. Today we're enjoying lunch for two on Fostoria's Trojan topaz elegant etched glass. Trojan is really … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday: Tiffin Dancer Classic Pink Etched Plates
Thank you for joining me this week for Pink Saturday and thank you to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for being our gracious hostess. This week's Pink Saturday we're back to elegant glass, this time … [Read more...]
Romance of Vintage Glassware – Fostoria Romance Etched Crystal
Vintage glassware is such a romantic collectible. Someone owned this before you; someone treasured it and now it is yours. What a wonderful way to have a connection to the past. Here is a shallow … [Read more...]
Fostoria Glass Heirloom 1960s Opalescent Glassware
Fostoria didn't make much opalescent glassware. This bowl shows one of the very few patterns that were opalescent; it is Heirloom dating to the 1960s. Heirloom is high quality glassware with the … [Read more...]