This week Beverly opened Pink Saturday to other colors and here we're looking at a Fostoria green console bowl. This is the Versailles etch which I like more now than when I first saw … [Read more...]
Can You Mix Elegant Glass with Limoges China?
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...]
Tiffin Adam Etched Lemonade Tumbler – No More Slippery Glasses
I got these at an estate sale because they are just the neatest pieces. I love the idea of using a tumbler with a handle for lemonade in the summer - no more wet glasses slipping out of your … [Read more...]
Unusual Fostoria Glass Italian Lace Baroque Console Bowl
Quiz time! What pattern is this? If you don't recognize it then don't feel bad. Fostoria originally called this fresh springtime pattern Italian Lace, then for some reason changed it to Gold Lace … [Read more...]
Fireworks in Crystal – Fostoria Glass Lido Etched Crystal Stemware
Does this look like fireworks or milkweed puffs? The big poofs look like the 4th of July, so neat. This is Fostoria Lido etched low sherbet in crystal. Our family crystal is Cambridge Rose Point, … [Read more...]
Etches and Blanks – Let’s Reduce Confusion with Glass Words
Blank? Etch? Huh? It's time to reduce confusion with those oddball glass terms. A glass blank is the basic shape, the design of the piece of glass before any decorations. … [Read more...]
Adventures in Identifying Glass – Heisey Dutchess Etched Sherbet
Isn't this a pretty etched sherbet? I liked the basket and swag etch a lot and bought it without any idea what pattern it is. I had this for a couple years and went through all my books, looked … [Read more...]
Rainbow Depression Glass Tablescape Thursday – And Vote Results
Last week you voted for your favorite of the three green depression glass tablescapes, Lorain Basket, Georgian Lovebirds and Cameo Dancing Girl. The results? dddddrrrruuuuummmmmm … [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...]