Time to Spring Forward with Wedgwood Williamsburg Aviary

by Helen Kain | Mar 4, 2020 | Antique glassware, Brown, Easter, Green, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes

Spring is in the air!  Let the nesting begin. For now, we may have to content ourselves with birds and butterflies of a painted nature, but we know they’ll be here in the flesh very soon. As my granddaughter, Juliana is fond of asking, “For...

Celebrating Birthdays with a Chinese New Year Theme

by Helen Kain | Jan 23, 2020 | Blue, Brown, Chinese New Year, Cobalt, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes

My youngest daughter, Lauren and I have birthdays very close together in the early part of February. The other adult kids usually host a celebratory dinner for us and last year we employed a Chinese New Year theme, as the date was very close (February 5, 2019). ...

Forest Festivities

by Helen Kain | Jan 12, 2020 | Brown, Green, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes

It’s a blustery day, bringing to mind Winnie and Pooh and his forest companions.  We don’t have Tigger or a Kangaroo, but we’ve got lots of birds, bunnies and squirrels.  We had a patch of warm weather and sunshine in late November, and I...

A Vibrant Fall Table with Mason’s Game Bird Green

by Helen Kain | Nov 14, 2019 | Amber, Antique glassware, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, 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,...

A Magical Forest Table with Tanssi by Iittala

by Helen Kain | Nov 7, 2019 | Blue, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Grey and Pewter, Winter Tablescapes

Who is that masked beast?     How handsome he is! How dashing!     Why does he come amongst us, in this idyllic forest vale? Is he friend or foe? And who is his companion, the learned-looking creature?     Hmmmm. A bit haughty, perhaps,...

Game Bird Tables Can Be Just Ducky

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...