Posts in Entertaining with Vintage
The Most Popular Silver Patterns

Ohhhh, you wanna see a bunch of ladies to go at it about a topic that doesn't revolve around the Real Housewives (thank you, Beverly Hills, for bringing the heat this season)....then tell them your silver pattern is the prettiest. 

That there...dem is fightin words.

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Rummaging 101: Are you a Coup or a Flute?

There are three kinds of people in this world...ones that prefer champagne flutes, one that prefer champagne coupes and one that would rather a bourbon out of the bottle.

It doesn't take much of a genius to figure out that the retro charm of the coupe has my heart.  It was one of the first things I registered for when I was engaged, I used them at my wedding and we drink OJ from them on the weekends. It is obvious that I adore them. 

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Rummaging 101: Cleaning Brass with...Ketchup?

As you know, I absolutely love finding the vintage items..especially brass.  Cleaning them, however,  is not always my favorite part of the process.  Depending on how much gunk is on it, it can sometimes be a tedious (although rewarding) process. If I can find an quick shortcut to get the job done, I am all for it. 

I had read time and time again that cleaning brass with ketchup was one such trick.  So, I tried it. 

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Flatware Finds: Cake Breaker

I remember opening my Grandmother's box of silver and seeing this when I was a kid. I just KNEW it was a comb for my baby doll's hair. As I grew older, I figured a comb probably wasn't hanging out next to the butter knives in a box of silver.  As a young adult, I assumed it was for serving pasta because of the tongs. 

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The Turkey Platter: A Quick History and My Favorite Patterns

If you saw my post earlier this week on creating a happy and a vintage Thanksgiving table, you may have seen an obvious omission.  The Turkey Platter.  It is, if you ask me, the grand pooba of T-Giving.

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