the regency christmas mantle:

I’ve been missing my normal enthusiasm for holiday decorating the past couple of years, but the recent turn torward a Hollywood Regency mantle vignette has provided some inspiration:

how it’s going: checking in, part 2

The decision to move forward strictly with Wexford glassware from my thrifting excursions was easy to make: that long ago, the shelves were packed with the double-diamond details of the prolific late-ish Anchor Hocking pattern. It was too old to be new, too new to be ‘valuable’ old, and it had belonged to everyone’s mother […]

the misty color mix

Another case reset: setting a home for the recent influx of flash color Wexford. As it so happens, pewter mist Wexford is an excellent backdrop/contrast to other flash colors.

platinum membership

Way back at the start, I was collecting Wexford because it was durable, widely available, affordable, and honestly the design was my kinda of fancy. Now, I’m running out of pieces that I don’t have. At least as far as I know, anyway. For one thing, I keep finding platinum-banded glassware I didn’t know about, […]

all that glitters is not gold

Ditto of last post: except silver, platinum, and pewter mist.

adding to the darkness

A couple more pieces picked up in pewter mist. The glasses are filling out, but the pitcher is the only large serving piece I have. More to look for…

the stemware

Wexford produced over a dozen glassware pieces, among them three sizes of goblet: water, wine/juice, cordial. All priced at $3.00 in the catalog. While thrifting, the wine/juice goblet is easy to find, often for $2.00 or less. The water goblet is found maybe half as often. The cordial goblet is the rarest of the three. […]