DIY Tutorial | Dinner Party Place Mats

Need a casual (read: inexpensive) but festive idea for your Thanksgiving table this year?

Our kraft paper/butcher paper placemat tutorial may be just THE thing for you!

While stamping a menu for the 8 people at your table may be a little cray-cray (best left to weddings), you definitely can hand write your menu (practice your calligraphy people!)...or print one out on your home printer.

We just love all of the ways that you could customize this look (scallops, flowers, watercolor)...the possibilities are seemingly endless!

Let us know how/when you would use this idea. It's always so fun to know:)

xoxo,

Emma & Bailey

Bridal Registry Inspiration | Meadowlark for four...or more

Meadowlark Vintage Fine China Place Settings

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Meadowlark Vintage Tureen

Vintage Chinese Pattern Platter

Palm Springs Gravy Boat

Silver Plate Flatware

If you are interest in creating a custom vintage registry with us, please email info@shopantiquaria.com. We will send you the information and forms needed to start the process!

Inspired Bridal Registry | The Avignon Collection

This gorgeous new collections is bursting with summer charm! Softer and fancier than our Cobalt & Canary Collection, Avignon will bring light and airy charm to you tabletop.

1) Napkins

2) 5 piece-placesetting

3) Napkins

4) Glasses

5) Pitcher

6) Glasses

7) Platter

8) Soup Bowls

If you are interest in creating a custom vintage registry with us, please email info@shopantiquaria.com. We will send you the information and forms needed to start the process!

Inspired Bridal Registry | Retro Kitchen

Fun & funky, this selection of fabulous vintage finds will add some spunk to any kitchen. Gather friends and celebrate any occasion retro-style!

 Napkins, Red & Orange

Buds & Blooms Everyday Place Setting

Gravy Boat

Turkey Platter

Creamer & Sugar

{Photo Credits: Antiquaria & Kelly Lynn James Photography}

If you are interest in creating a custom vintage registry with us, please email info@shopantiquaria.com. We will send you the information and forms needed to start the process!

Inspired Bridal Registry | Blue & Gold

These finds are classic enough to impress the new in-laws at Thanksgiving but modern enough not to feel stuffy. With shades of blue and metallics galore, you can never go wrong!

Laguna Everyday Place Setting

Gilded Fine China Place Setting

Savannah Fine China Place Setting

Savannah Dessert Stand

Bar Set

Decanter

{Photo Credits: Antiquaria & Kelly Lynn James Photography}

If you are interest in creating a custom vintage registry with us, please email info@shopantiquaria.com. We will send you the information and forms needed to start the process!

Inspired Bridal Registry | Through Rose-Colored Lenses

Fancy a garden party? We do. These rosy shades would be the perfect lady-like addition to any spring outdoor fete! Bring on the bubbly!

Chesterfield Place Setting

Windsor Garden Place Setting

Candy Dish

Wine Glasses

Dessert Stand

{Photo Credits: Antiquaria & Kelly Lynn James Photography}

If you are interest in creating a custom vintage registry with us, please email info@shopantiquaria.com. We will send you the information and forms needed to start the process!

Inspired Bridal Registry | Mustard & Marigold

Brighten up your table with inspiration from the summer sky! Shades of yellow, accented with blue are never anything but cheerful. Bust out the grill and bring on summer entertaining!

Dinner Plates

Mustard & Marigold Place Setting

Serving Platter

Goblets

Frosted Glasses

Amber Glasses

{Photo Credits: Antiquaria & Kelly Lynn James Photography}

If you are interest in creating a custom vintage registry with us, please email info@shopantiquaria.com. We will send you the information and forms needed to start the process!

A Place for Everything

and Everything in it's Place!

It's always good to have a quick & handy reference to look at when setting a table. Of course, there are many different arrangements you can use, depending on the occasion and time of day...but today we wanted to share the one we fall back on most often.

For flatware, you want to think about the progression of course...so salad forks and soup spoons are on the outside of the dinner fork & knife. Dessert flatware is set above the plates.

Doesn't the mix of blue & white china (from our Copenhagen Collection) look awesome when set properly on the table?? Can you imagine how bland it would look if it was all just the same pattern? Yawn.

I hope this inspires you to pull out your fanciest plates and plan a great meal! If you have any questions about table etiquette be sure to leave us a comment so that we can answer it!

Inspired Bridal Registry | English Garden

Classic china meets modern aesthetics in this mix of floral patterns reminiscent of a perfect english garden. Reminds us of the first blooms of spring...and what could be better than that?

China: Notting Hill, Primrose, Brimfield

Dessert Dish

Gravy Boat

Serving Platter

{Photo Credits: Antiquaria  & Kelly Lynn James Photography}

If you are interest in creating a custom vintage registry with us, please email info@shopantiquaria.com. We will send you the information and forms needed to start the process!

Inspired Tabletop | Windsor Park

Have you met our Windsor Collection yet? It's sophisticated but also fun. Very fun.

It's inspired by chinoiserie & includes touched of black which makes it more modern and masculine than some of our other floral collections.

Windsor Garden 5-piece Place Setting

Inspired Bridal Registry | Santorini Modern

Need a vacation but can't take the time? Bring home the colors of a far-away beach destination with our Santorini Collections.  Sit back, relax and let the aqua's, whites and gold take you to paradise.

Santorini  Vintage Place Setting x 6

Napkins

Wine Glasses

Cordial Glasses

Lowball Glasses

Leaf Serving Dish

{Photo Credits: Antiquaria & Kelly Lynn James}

If you are interest in creating a custom vintage registry with us, please email info@shopantiquaria.com. We will send you the information and forms needed to start the process!

Inspired Tabletop | The Buds & Blooms Collection

Sometimes an idea evolves so organically, it's just meant to be. Our newest collection, The Buds & Blooms Collection is one case of this happening recently. As if by magic, it came together effortlessly and the result makes for such a vibrant table. 

Buds & Blooms Vintage Place Setting, $98

We are currently accepting registries through November 2013. That now covers all summer weddings!! Yay!

Interested in setting up a custom vintage registry? Email us at info@shopantiquaria.com for more information.

Inspired Tabletop | Vintage Romantics

The shortest days of the year are behind us and as the first days of Janurary roll around, we get excited about what this new year may have in store for us.

Happy New Year and may your year be full of beauty, romance and lots of vintage!

xoxo, Bailey & Emma

1. Vintage Dessert Pedestal ///  2. Vintage "Brimfield" Place Setting /// 3. Vintage Serving Platter /// 4. Vintage Serving Bowl /// 5. Vintage "Devonshire" Place Setting /// 6.  Vintage Wine Glasses

Inspired Tabletop Series for 100 Layer Cake

We recently started a new project called Inspired Tabletops which will be featured exclusively on the 100 Layer Cake blog (love those ladies!).  We are constantly inspired by our visual surroundings and being such freaks for dishes often find ourselves chatting away about how color and mood could translate to table-scapes. After a glorious photoshoot with Kelly, it all fell into place.

Et Voila - we give you the Inspired Tabletop Series! 

In other exciting news, we will be doing a pop up shop with 100 Layer Cake soon! Stay tuned for more details.

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Top painting by Michelle Armas , middle right

middle left & place setting: Kelly James of Studio Austin Weddings

Place settings styled by Bailey Amon & Emma James of Antiquaria