Category Archives: Holidays

All new Holiday Gift Guide for hostesses and tablescapers – Gift Ideas Under $50

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Janet

(Updated Nov. 15, 2020 – See individual updates below for availability and price changes.) I know it’s only September and we are still in the midst of Faded Summer… but I think it’s safe to say that in-person holiday shopping … Continue reading →

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Wild Irish Rose St. Patrick’s Day Table

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Janet

Last year I had the opportunity to meet a woman whose parents had collected thousands of pieces of Haviland Limoges in hundreds of different patterns, including many large and full sets. She had spent several years helping them sell the … Continue reading →

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Winter’s Majesty Christmas tablescape

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Janet

So, yes, it is December 26 and I’m just now getting around to sharing my Christmas tablescape. I truly have no excuse – I wasn’t even that busy this year! I set and photographed the table a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Christmas through the house

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Janet

Are you one of those folks who decorates their entire house for Christmas? Beautiful garlands everywhere, multiple trees, the whole house looking somehow coordinated? I wish I could be one of those people… but I’m not. I seem to focus … Continue reading →

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2019 Christmas cookie exchange

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Janet

*Whew*!! I just finished hosting my fourth Christmas Cookie Exchange and so glad I did it this year as it was great fun. Have you ever done this? The idea is that everyone brings several dozen cookies, “homemade and holiday-special,” … Continue reading →

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