Category Archives: Holidays

February 22 marks National Margarita Day, a holiday first declared in 1977 by singer Jimmy Buffett to drive sales of his just-released single, “Margaritaville.” Haha just kidding. But I don’t think any mention of National Margarita Day can be made … Continue reading →

A quick visit to Pinterest to search for Valentine’s Day tablescape ideas shows that by far (and not unexpectedly) the most popular color scheme for such a table setting is red and white. There is a bit of wiggle room … Continue reading →

Several months ago I found a lovely set of Christmas dishes at Goodwill – service for 8, in a pattern called Woodland Santa by artist/illustrator Debbie Mumm. I purchased four of each piece and knew I would be doing a … Continue reading →

Christmas is almost here! If you come by for lunch I promise we will use this pretty tablescape featuring sets of very very vintage (maybe almost antique!) red and green transferware! Oh friends, I struggled so much bringing this simple … Continue reading →

Last year I did two tablescapes for Christmas – one was a woodland theme using “Christmas Ribbon” by World Bazaar, and one was a golden splendor of a thing using some unmarked (but probably Homer Laughlin) dinner plates that had … Continue reading →