Cheerful Spring Table Setting

I recently hosted my mothers card club for a light lunch and a game of canasta. I wanted a cheerful table. And as you all know I have hundreds of vintage tablecloths, but surprisingly it wasn't hard to choose which one to use. We've had a long dark winter and no spring as of yet, so I just had to pick this gorgeous vintage Wilendur tablecloth and napkins. It just sings spring with the daffodils and hyacinths!


I severed chicken salad on croissants. I wish I could take credit for their deliciousness, but my mom makes THE BEST chicken salad and Sam's Club makes a pretty great croissant!

My depression glass dishes are a reproduction of the Madrid pattern. A gift to me from my Grandmother and Great Aunt. The were wonderful birthday and Christmas presents! They may not be actual depression glass, but they are officially vintage now! I received them well before meeting my husband.

I used my Great Aunt's silverware. They are a bit art deco and go well with the Madrid pattern.



During a recent treasure hunt I found these sweet vintage silver plated serving fork and spoon. They were made by Rogers Bros - in what else? The Daffodil pattern!


I adore how they go with my Wilendur tablecloth. I just love the little extra, don't you?


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Please don't forget about Teacup Tuesdays at The Pink Rose Cottage! Another beautiful teacup, teaspoon, and an assortment of teas will be given away again tomorrow.

I'd love for you to spread the word about Teacup Tuesdays. If you share this giveaway on your blog, website or Facebook, please let me know. As a Thank You, I'll give you another entry! At the time of this posting there are 3 more teacup left to giveaway!

If you haven't checked out today's Monday Markdowns, please do! I've reduced some lovely vintage linens for today. Monday Markdowns are another great reason to subscribe to The Pink Rose Cottage newsletter. As a subscriber you will receive advance notice of this sale and new items, just to name a few benefits!

Hope you all have a lovely week! And may all "the little extras" make you smile!
~Holly

Tea Time

It's a busy time at The Pink Rose Cottage. But I'll be taking some time for tea. Teacups and saucers that is! I've recently purchased a few collections of teacups and saucers, some with luncheon plates. The picture shows just a small part of the collections. I still have boxes to process! Not to mention gorgeous silver and stunning linens! (Thank goodness basketball season is almost over and I'll have my helper back!)

So stop by often. A lot of new items will be added over the next few weeks. If there is anything special you are looking for, just let me know. I might just have it and would be happy to make it available to you!

Ah...Now for a cup of tea...

Christmas Tea

Share the warmth of a cozy cup of tea this Christmas! Beautiful teacups make a wonderful teachers gift or a little something extra between best friends.



Add a silver teaspoon, gourmet teabags, decorated sugar cubes, or linen tea napkins to enhance your gift.

For all your warm gift giving needs visit The Pink Rose Cottage.

We have a large selection of beautiful teacups in stunning designs and colors. Sure to please! You can find them in our Tea Time category.

Elegant silver plated teaspoons are now available for purchase individually to accommodate your gift-giving needs. Please visit our Shabby and Shiny Silver category.

New Items!

Lots of new items have arrived at The Pink Rose Cottage with more to come! Silver serving pieces just in time for your holiday entertaining. Sweet vintage Christmas items, teacups and so much more!

More on the Country Living Fair 2010

It's November...I wouldn't believe it if it wasn't so cold outside! It's been since the beginning of October that I started blogging about my trip to the Country Living Fair in Columbus Ohio. The trip was so fun, it's still worth talking about!

If you remember I mentioned meeting two nice ladies at the hotel. It was really fortunate for us because they gave us directions to the area where a lot of the antique booths were concentrated. So we were able to go there first. I think I completely cleaned out one booth from all their vintage linens!

I loved this tower of vintage luggage. What a cute display and wonderful storage!

Terrific architectural pieces perfect to use inside and out.

I just adore old vintage silver!

Tons of great kitchen items.

These large green jars are just fabulous!

This quaint and homey booth reminded me of grandma's farmhouse.

Here are a few things most people don't blog about when talking about a fair. But it part of the experience!

They had a few vendor booths. We got some yummy Smuckers sugar-free jelly, hand lotion, eye drops, and my favorite ~ Gorilla Glue! I was also excited about the Country Living cosmetic bag. I had to fill out a short questionnaire to receive it, but it was not a big deal and I always need a makeup bag!

I think the best was the doggie dish. Not because dear Sunny needs a new dish, but because Iams donated a $1.00 to an animal shelter for each coupon turned in at their booth. We got the coupons in our entrance packets. And EVERYONE was turning them in. Lots of animal lovers at the Country Living Fair!

Would I go again? ABSOLUTELY! I was able to shop the fair in one day. But missed a few seminars because we got caught up shopping at the antique malls (I'll post about them soon). So next time, I'm planning on staying another day. Between the Fair and the local antiques, I was in Vintage Heaven!