One of the sweetest vintage china patterns we find in our travels is Fantasia by Florenteen.
This dinnerware was made in Japan and is typical of 1960s patterns and products. Especially look at the swoop shapes of pieces such as the creamer, sugar bowl and gravy boat.
This china features dainty sprays of flowers in soft rose [...]

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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 these charming [...]

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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 were about [...]

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Cinco de Mayo (May 5) is only a few days away, and it’s time to get ready for your parties or special events to celebrate.
There are plenty of ways to use your colorful dinnerware to help serve corn chips, salsa, tacos, guacamole or many, many other foods you might be eating to mark this special [...]

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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 or [...]

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China serving dishes made specifically to serve relish trays are not as common today as they were in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. If you are looking for the fine china and glass versions of this dinnerware, many times you will be heading for the secondary marketplace.
Many relish dishes were made as an oval shaped [...]

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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 for [...]

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Glass has so many uses for food, especially clear glass, when you want to make something special for a holiday treat.
This red, white and blue gelatin recipe has been around for many years in different versions. I thought a vintage glass mixing bowl would really show it off, and take up less space in the [...]

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Weddings - in June or any other time - celebrate traditions important to family and friends.
Vintage china, carefully selected to complement a wedding theme, can add meaning and beauty to your engagement party, rehearsal dinner or a wedding banquet. If the wedding will feature a big dinner, consider using vintage dinnerware on the head table [...]

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Summer entertaining time is here, and so are the sales on china and dinnerware. You’re thinking about serving corn on the cob, watermelon slices, iced tea and ice cream. Do you have the right pieces?
Here are some items to look for, to add to your tableware set in time for summer parties.

Corn holders. Shaped dishes [...]

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