by Helen Kain | Dec 5, 2019 | Black, Christmas, Green, Home, Pink and Red, Recent, White, Winter Tablescapes
Teddies are very big in our household. Friends of ours might go so far as to say, Teddies rule our household. I know Teddy, our very outspoken bear, shown below wearing the tuxedo and top hat, would agree. “What’s wrong with that?” he would...
by Helen Kain | Nov 14, 2019 | Amber, Antique glassware, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Recent, Thanksgiving, Vintage china
It wouldn’t be fall without a Game Bird table. Especially one that features ducks. Mallard ducks. Enter Mason’s Game Birds. In green, as opposed to the polychrome version, which is also lovely, and easier to lay your hands on. But for this table,...
by Helen Kain | Nov 3, 2019 | Amber, Black, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Recent, Terracotta, White, Yellow
Adjusting to a six-hour time change and weather whiplash has left me a bit discombobulated. A little over a week ago I was scarfing down pasta in Rome in blissful mid 70s temperatures. Monday of this week saw me boarding a flight to Omaha (for my “real...
by Helen Kain | Sep 26, 2019 | Black, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Pink and Red
Game bird patterns are a popular item for fall tablescapes, and when I found this vintage duck-themed Fitz and Floyd set I was eager to swim along. Canard Sauvage (Wild Ducks) joined Fitz and Floyd’s lineup of patterns in the 1980s. The pictures on...
by Helen Kain | Sep 15, 2019 | Blue, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Yellow
Don’t you love a versatile china pattern that is skilled at transitions? Enter vintage ironstone Apple Blossom by Ridgway, The name would have you believe it’s a spring pattern. But have you ever seen a yellow apple blossom? Or a blue one, for that matter?...
by Helen Kain | Sep 7, 2019 | Antique glassware, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Pets, Recent, Thanksgiving, White
There is a definite nip in the air in the mornings, and I’ve dug out my light sweaters. It’s official – fall is here. Let’s make the most of it and enjoy all the bounty autumn has to offer. The oak trees are thick with green acorns,...
