Some of you still have summer but fall is in the air here in mid-Michigan. Nights are cold and the tree tips are turning. Let's enjoy a last gasp of summer with fuchsia flowers dancing on … [Read more...]
How to Upgrade Your Martinis with Rose Point Crystal
An elegant meal. A drink before dinner. Have you ever noticed that everything tastes better when you serve it with panache? Whether you like your drinks stirred or shaken try using vintage crystal … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – Petalware Depression Glass and Retro Birds
Welcome to this week's Tablescape Thursday with a retro table in pink and clear. Isn't it pretty how the pink depression glass picks up the pink in the vintage bird figurine planter and contrasts … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – Tiffin Glass Dolores Cut Crystal
Here's an all over crystal table to show how a place setting would have looked for lunch 60 years ago. Contemporary hostesses often combine crystal plates with china, allowing the crystal to add … [Read more...]
Detective Work – Viking Glass Georgian Ruby Red Honeycomb Iced Tea
Do you enjoy detective stories? This isn't a whodunit with dead bodies or great bank heists, but a safe quiet hunt to identify exactly what this goblet is. My grandma had a set of red … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday – Jeannette Floral Poinsettia Depression Glass
Welcome to Pink Saturday! Remember Beverly of How Sweet the Sound has a challenge to all of us to visit at least one new blog every week. It's always fun to see everyones visions of pink. This … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – Enjoy Crystal Cut and Etched
Today we have a small table setting with just a few pieces of elegant glass. The plates are cut crystal from Seneca Glass and the etched water goblets are from Cambridge and the combination makes a … [Read more...]
How to Help Your Family Appreciate Your Glass Collection Part 2
Earlier blog post I told the story of the older couple who sold me their Cameo depression glass because "their daughters didn't want it". The couple never used the glass so no one had memories tied … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – Etched Elegance with Mix & Match Limoges
Welcome to Tablescape Thursday on a lazy summer evening. It's a great day for green. Today's table combines three Haviland Limoges china patterns with etched crystal goblets from Cambridge Glass and … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – Petal Swirl and Dolores Crystal
Welcome to Tablescape Thursday. Today we have something different for you, a table full of ultramarine teal depression glass and Tiffin cut crystal stemware captured in photos and a video. The … [Read more...]