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Christmas 2024: red transferware challenge #12 and Spode Christmas Tree
Hello Diners, welcome back! To wrap up the year, this is a two-fer blog with a final red transferware challenge table and our Christmas...
Danielle Lord
Dec 31, 20242 min read
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Into the woods: Wedgwood Wild Briar
There were just too many possibilities with this pattern! Here is one more look to wrap up autumn. Hello diners, welcome back! Well,...
Danielle Lord
Dec 13, 20242 min read
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Red transferware challenge #11: Wedgwood Briar Rose - two ways
Welcome back diners! Sometimes my education gets the better of my creativity. Call me a stickler, but I just can't pair transferware...
Danielle Lord
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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A night in the Abby
A unique find in a unique location was the inspiration for this medieval inspired dinner setting. Always on the hunt for treasures,...
Danielle Lord
Nov 2, 20242 min read
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Red transferware challenge #10: the equine days of autumn
Got to love it when a casual dinner becomes a blog opportunity! In this case: red transferware challenge #10. I always loved riding in...
Danielle Lord
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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Red transferware challenge #9: roosters on red!
Hello diners! Welcome back its September and I am back on track...kind of. Next month, which was really this month is not Wedgewood...
Danielle Lord
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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The colors of spring: Nest
There are just certain color combinations that work well together. I've come to the conclusion that they are the colors of nature. In...
Danielle Lord
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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August: Wedgewood Florentine
Oh ugh, I am late again. Its a good thing no one is waiting on dinner! Welcome back diners! August features the beautiful summer...
Danielle Lord
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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Red Transferware challenge #7: July Rubies
Welcome back diners! Thanks for joining me as I continue to challenge myself with red transferware table settings. For July: rubies. ...
Danielle Lord
Aug 9, 20242 min read
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The colors of spring: of blue skies and blooms
Well, yes we are firmly entrenched in summer, our hot July days are a definite testament to that! Nevertheless, it was time to get these...
Danielle Lord
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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June: Red transferware challenge #6 - spring cherries
Welcome back diners! Here is the June red transferware challenge. Its hard to believe that its the end of June already, I should begin...
Danielle Lord
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Red transferware challenge #5: Mothers day tea party
Well, I am admittedly a bit tardy to this party. Finally, here is the May transferware challenge a Mothers Day tea party. Fitting, as...
Danielle Lord
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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Spring colors: of buds and blooms - pink and green
There is something so sweet about pink and green. These are the colors of early spring as the small blooms and buds of pink dot the...
Danielle Lord
May 21, 20241 min read
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Red transferware challenge #4: April and OCR
Welcome back diners! I am late again with my post and will likely only get around to one post this month :( - Many people pair OCR...
Danielle Lord
Apr 26, 20242 min read
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The colors of spring: Nest
Welcome back diners! I've come to the conclusion that certain colors that work so well together are literally the colors of nature. In...
Danielle Lord
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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Red Transferware challenge three: Along the primrose path
Here it is, month three of my red transferware challenge. Four vintage plates that I somehow acquired along the way of all of my china...
Danielle Lord
Mar 21, 20242 min read
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By the sea: what's released from the depths
Welcome back diners! There's never a bad day at the beach. Growing up, my grandparents had a beach house on the Puget Sound, I realized...
Danielle Lord
Feb 23, 20242 min read
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February 2024: Red transferware challenge #2
A valentines day breakfast Its month two of the red transferware challenge. For this sweet Valentine's day table, I mixed in Spode's...
Danielle Lord
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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Red transferware challenge month one: Year of the Dragon
A blend of English and Chinese Imperialism Happy New Year! for the Chinese zodiac, we are entering the Year of the Dragon. It actually...
Danielle Lord
Jan 27, 20242 min read
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Jan 2024: Tiny bubbles and pink elephants
Its been said that seeing pink elephants is a euphemism being a bit too tipsy. What better than to have a pink elephant setting than at...
Danielle Lord
Jan 8, 20242 min read
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