Monday, May 5, 2008

Make Mother's Day A Special Event – Energize Her Décor With Vintage Fiestaware

Using vintage fiestaware on Mother's Day is a great idea for creating something exceptional that she'll remember for years to come.

Making Mother's Day a special event for someone you love doesn't have to involve a great deal of effort or require a lot of expense. Quite often the things most appreciated on this day for celebrating mothers, are those that demonstrate thoughtfulness and caring rather than simply purchasing a big or expensive gift.

A very simple and easy way to create something special for Mother's Day is to set up a festive, bright and cheerful atmosphere for the day's celebration. And, a great way to accomplish that is to decorate with vintage fiestaware.

Now I know what you're saying, Fiesta is dinnerware. However, because of Fiesta's great colors and timeless design, the pieces are perfect for creating attractive decorating accents. Here are just a few very simple ideas for decorating with vintage fiestaware:

Use a fiesta coffeepot to display flower arrangements. All of the coffeepots, the red/orange, cobalt blue, light green, turquoise, yellow and even the ivory are great pieces for creating a dramatic floral centerpiece for your table. Because of the variety of colors, you can use any one to match or coordinate with any décor. And, fresh flowers on Mother's Day are always a welcome and beautiful addition.

If you're interested in creating something a bit less dramatic than a large centerpiece, then you may wish to employ a demitasse coffeepot or individual coffee cups for placing small or individual sized floral arrangements around a room or around the dinner table. Using several of these together will still create a very attractive, but understated décor.

Another idea is to use the larger 8” bowls or the gravy boats for placing decorative and colorful fruit or potpourri arrangements. Again, the range of colors of the vintage fiestaware bowls and gravy boats will enhance the colors of their contents, creating a wonderful and sensual palette.

Last, use a full set of vintage Fiesta to set a stunning dinner table. Use a single color, or mix and match pieces to your heart's content, creating a sensational example of color and style. A solid-colored table linen will lend an even more dramatic flare to your arrangement, and the use of several of the pieces as suggested above for your table accents and decorations will complete the wonderful display.

You're sure to come up with more of your own ideas to make her day really something special! These are just a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing, to assist you to make Mother's Day a special event and energize her décor with vintage fiestaware.

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