Combing the dish aisle, looking for vintage snack sets, it is very common to find the plates without cups, or perhaps without enough cups to have a complete matched set. Or the cups are too small to serve the coffee or tea that you want to have with your desserts. Yet you want to use […]
My grandmother had a set of rectangular glass plates with small punch cups. We always called them party dishes The plates had a little indent to fit the foot of the cup, to help keep it on the plate. The cups were small, about 4 ounces, because they were intended only for punch. The plates […]
Brigadoon by Royal Albert is a Scotland-inspired pattern with the thistle motif in blue, pink and leaves in tones of green. Gold rims and details just add to the classic, fancy appeal of this fine bone china dinnerware. Beautiful china like this is also the perfect kind of dinnerware for your special Mother’s Day lunch […]
By Karen L. Talavera Our first guest post by a fellow Ezinearticles author, Karen Talavera, who has a website devoted to holiday and dinner parties. Easter, Mother’s Day and other spring events are coming. You’ve chosen your menu and the beautiful dishes, glassware and flatware you will use for the meal. Setting up the room […]
Easter colors of yellow and green, pink and blue are enough to get your table setting ideas flowing. Add in the motifs, such as baby chicks and eggs, bunnies and spring flowers, and you can get your Easter tabletop and entertaining plan off to a great start. And then there’s the food. Since I met […]
Friends and family gather on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day to celebrate and enjoy each other’s company. Special gatherings sometimes supplemented by television programs – the ball drop in Times Square, the Tournament of Roses parade, or football games galore – also provide entertainment and a reason to party. Of course you will […]
Setting your holiday table can be a snap when you choose red and green as your color scheme. So many of us grew up with bright red and green as the holiday decor at home, in shops and at school. These colors will bring back happy Christmas memories from times gone past. Start with the […]
Finding special vintage dishes is fun! See what I brought home with me in recent weeks, including some extra special items.
My dishie antennae perk up when I see pieces of Mikasa’s Mediterrania line in my shopping travels. The patterns are so retro. Many of them show the best of modern style from the 1970s. The shapes are simple and sleek. The colors and motifs just work for me. I think Blue Bird is probably my […]