Showing posts with label cake plate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cake plate. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Let Them Keep Cake


A few years ago, my husband found this nice, vintage metal cake carrier at an estate sale. He was drawn to its chic metal frame like a magnet.

Funny thing is, he doesn't like cake. Just the carriers. Reminds him of his childhood, I guess. Although, I don't think his mom was into making layer-cakes. And, I'm certainly not. I can't remember the last time I baked anything. Ask my adult children if they remember me ever baking them anything.

Well, the cake carrier came home with us. I put it on a shelf in the storeroom and forgot about it. Occasionally, my better half would say, "We should display that somewhere." I'd nod and promptly forget it.


Enter Cake Carrier No. 2, which my husband found and purchased at an estate sale two summers ago. This time, I decided that rather than having these bulky things--which actually are quite fun and interesting--sitting on a shelf somewhere, I should put them out and enjoy them. So I displayed them on my Hoosier cabinet along with several other bright-colored vintage kitchen items and some of my Thermos.



They say that whenever you have two or more of something, it can be considered a collection. Well, within the last month, my husband doubled the size of his cake carrier collection. when he found these two beauties at estate sales.



The chrome carrier has seen some hard use, but it has great character and wonderful detail around the cover and a wood acorn that serves as a handle.

I love the yellow carrier--definitely my favorite. The mid-century modern design is fun and interesting and reminds me of Sputnik.


The Hoosier cabinet and vintage picnic baskets provide a perfect background for the colorful collection. They also pair nicely with the Bauer custard cups my mom gave me, as well as my collection of Thermos.

So what if we don't bake cake in our household. My husband bakes a mean brownie and these useful treasures are perfect for shuttling pyramids of his delicious goodies.

Cake carriers are space hogs, for sure. They can chew up a lot of real estate on the storage shelves. But, in the "off season," they can store decorative plates and other small glassware and pottery.

If hubby picks up any more of these vintage beauties, I might be in the market for another antique kitchen cabinet to display them on.

Make it a great day!
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Obsessed with Amber


A girl can never have too much amber. This girl can't anyway.

So, for a flourish of fall around the house, I pulled out nearly every piece of amber glassware I own. And the amber-colored vintage jewelry, amber-beaded tassels and garland and amber-toned ornaments. Then, I threw together a dining room decor full of warm fall color and sparkle. 

To add polish and cohesiveness, I called into service my vintage beveled mirrors and, finally, sprinkled the room generously with satin fabric pumpkins and turkey feathers. A simple recipe for an autumn feel.


Front and center on the buffet, I stacked vintage cake stands and topped them with an upside-down small amber bowl that forms a pedestal for a larger right-side-up carnival glass bowl. I embellished the centerpiece with vintage brooches, beaded tassels, garland and satin pumpkins. Can't you almost smell apples and cinnamon, pumpkin spice, caramel and perhaps a hint of dried leaves?


What a nice warm glow . . . a vintage Fostoria juice glass forms the pedestal for a pretty pumpkin.


The vintage mirrors add special sparkle and interest under the room's arrangements. Love the etched detail on this mirror.




Flanking either side of the buffet's cake stand tower are arrangements of amber-colored goblets, more satin pumpkins and beautiful iridescent feathers courtesy of our flock of backyard wild turkeys.




On the dining room window seat, which catches the southern sun, I positioned a beautiful amber-colored, mirrored-glass mosaic bowl on top of another amber cake stand and filled the bowl with small pumpkins and gourds. The mosaic mirror glass dances in the sunlight, throwing bits of light around the room, changing character and intensity as the day goes on. The cake stand is embellished with amber-beaded garland and positioned on another vintage mirror with beautiful etching.



A large satin pumpkin atop an art glass cake stand adorns the dining room table. Amber-colored fabric-and-bead ornaments on an oval vintage mirror round out the centerpiece.

And, finally, I wrapped the chandelier in evergreen and strung it with an amber prism garland to round out this sensuous fall decor.

But wait! There's more! When you look now, you'll get amber vignettes in the foyer and amber tableware in the kitchen awaiting Sunday guests.

Don't worry--I won't bore you with the rest of it. Not today, anyway.


Make it a great day!

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