by Helen Kain | Mar 7, 2021 | Green, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
They’re on their way! In the garden, daffodil leaves are sprouting, inching higher with each warm day. Beneath, the soil holds captured sunshine: Narcissus Poeticus (the poet’s daffodil) stately King Alfreds and diminutive Baby Moons, whose tiny bulbs...
by Helen Kain | Mar 2, 2021 | Easter, Green, Spring Tablescapes, White
Hi there! It’s Maxcera Bunny speaking. Is it time? Can we come out yet? It’s still a bit chilly, but green shoots are popping up, and I’m hopping to go. I see a basket of flowers to nibble on, and hey – what are these things? Little...
by Helen Kain | Feb 21, 2021 | Black, Green, Orange, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
Drama, drama, drama. Though not a fan of it in my personal life, I’m all for it where it comes to tableware. Henriette, by Anthropologie, made a brief appearance last year and has since retired to the wings. But what a performance! Vibrant orange, yellow, pink...
by Helen Kain | Feb 6, 2021 | Green, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
Soft pastel shades and fresh flowers are an instant cure for the winter doldrums. English Garden by Certified International was new for 2020. The trellis pattern on the soft green, scallop-edged dinner plate was an instant hit with me. I can see styling it a dozen...
by Helen Kain | Jan 27, 2021 | Grey and Pewter, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Vintage china, Winter Tablescapes
You can’t beat antique French Faience for weird and whimsical tableware, and this colourful collection is one of my very favourites. At the head of this feathered army, we have Le Roi or The King. Rather haughty, isn’t he? These plates seem to have...
by Helen Kain | May 20, 2020 | Blue, Spring Tablescapes, White
The sweetest of flowers have arrived: white lilacs and lilies of the valley. Utter heaven. Their exquisite blossoms are as delicate as their scents. Not yet being blessed with blooms from our newly-planted-last-year white lilac bush, I have to content myself with...
