by Helen Kain | Oct 2, 2019 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange
We’ve turned the calendar page to October, so bring on the spooky-ware. As long-time readers know, I’m not a huge Halloween fan. The sinister and destructive undertones of the holiday make me a bit queasy. I was happy, therefore, to find some quite fun...
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 | Oct 18, 2018 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween
Boo! All ready for some Halloween fun? We’ve got a haunted house and a bunch of black cats all ready to yowl. This creative set of black cat-themed plates by 222 Fifth is a fairly recent offering. I missed it in stores, but eBay came to my...
by Helen Kain | Oct 11, 2018 | Amber, Black, Dundee, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange, White, Yellow
While I’m not much of a fan of the more gruesome and destructive apects of Halloween, I can get quite enthusiastic about cute black cats and pumpkins. Vintage Halloween by Williams Sonoma is a fairly recent pattern and they keep adding bits to it. There are four...