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 19, 2019 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange, Pink and Red, Yellow
Dogs trucks and pumpkins. Yahoo! It’s autumn in the country. With hounds and sheepdogs, haybales and pumpkins. There’s a kitten, too, for good measure. “greeting” a bulldog. I always think of that as the “Halloween Cat” position...
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 12, 2019 | Cakes, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Summer Recipes
Taking a cue from Claire’s recommendations on cake decorating from Bon Appetit’s website, I was excited to come across edible flowers made with slices of pineapple on Pinterest. One of Claire’s tenets is use only edible items to embellish a cake, and...
by Helen Kain | Sep 12, 2019 | Amber, Blue, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Terracotta, White
The richness of cobalt and burnt orange is a time-honoured combination found in Imari patterns, beloved by collectors for centuries. Collectors Weekly provides us with a concise history: “Imari is a style of porcelain named after the Japanese...
