Sweet, Sweet Autumn

There are so many reasons to love the fall season—cooler temperatures, pumpkin cookies, vibrant colors, soup, Halloween and bonfires—just to name a few. 
At Hodgepodge, we have been so busy unpacking Christmas ornaments (ARGH!) that we’ve barely had the opportunity to bring out the fall décor.  Yesterday, I asked Ryan to take a few pictures of what little we’ve accomplished, so I could provide a teaser, for you—and me, as I’ve been away from the shop for a few days.
Well, imagine my surprise when he uploaded this picture:

I didn’t do that! 

It seems Ryan was very busy this weekend!  What a comfort and a blessing to know I’ve got such wonderful, capable and talented help in my friends:  Patty, Ryan and (in abstentia) Jennifer when I have to be away!  I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my wonderful, capable and talented daughter, Hunter, as well.  In addition to carrying her full load of college courses this week, she is running the shop during her hours away from the classroom.  How lucky am I?!?
He also tweaked a few details prior to taking these photos.

Plush Pumpkins—our quickly dwindling  supply!  Come in soon for the “cream of the crop.”

A few pumpkins, persimmons, plus our new artichoke candles complete the fall harvest.

Add a pumpkin and sunflowers—you have a fall table setting.
Now, to put you in the mood for All Hallows’ Eve, just a few pictures:

Our wall of family photos will capture your attention . . .

A Mercury Glass Skull . . . under glass.

This sparkle skull is the perfect perch for

one of our witch hats.

Mantel decked in an array of spooky paraphernalia—complete with hand beaded silver cobweb—

no house should be without one!

A former mantel topper reflects our huge variety of Halloween decorations.

For the best selection of any of our seasonal items, I encourage you to drop in the shop, if at all possible, but if not—give us a call and we’ll help you over the phone!
As always, thanks for your indulgence!

a valentine bistro

tablescape thursday.

it’s a little early, but not for retail. i’ve already set the valentine table for the shop. it’s subtly suggestive of valentine’s day—not overtly.

a table for two.

set with the plates from comptoir de famille—a charger from the mary carol collection.

a petite fondue set in the center for dessert.

plates at the ready for the fondue and coffee.

another angle on the table . . .

the tablecloth is actually a throw.

the linen blend napkins are a generous 20x20 in size.

note the cute tomato salt and pepper.

love this la brasserie flatware.

so there you have my bistro table set for two.

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thanks for your indulgence.

The Glitter Tree

We’ve always had a “glitter tree” in Hodgepodge.  The ornaments from Wendy Addison for Midwest—Seasons of Canon Falls are my favorites (no big surprise), but every ornament on the tree was selected for the qualities it brought to the  tree. 

Love this pipe cleaner snowflake!

A pearl filled dream.

A Wendy Addison design.  “Nest.”

The glass glitter, mixed with real silver is so appealing!

A beautiful star.

“Peace on Earth”

My favorite glitter, glass Wendy Addison bird!  Isn’t she beautiful?

What can I say?  So simple and special.

A beautiful porcelain cross.

A classic church.

More Wendy Addison glitter—a peace dove.

A sphere of wire is the perfect accent to slide over the bulbs of your string lights—they come in a pack of nine.

Here’s a mercury glass finial with icy accents.

A snow-covered, silver pinecone.

A simple, inexpensive leaping reindeer . . .

More glitter, with a greeting!

A glitter crown to accent your tree or decorative vignette.

A silver and glitter pine-look pik adds a a lot of dimension to the tree.

A grouping of glitter snowballs. (do you see a theme developing here?)

A trio of mercury glass finials.

A Paris memory.

A snow fairy under a cloche.

Mercury glass pillars, a platinum hops garland surround the fairy on this mantel display.

This beautiful Santos-style fairy queen holds court on the mantel, as well.

I added one of these beautiful bottle brush wreaths to my own home décor last year.

This little beauty is actually about 2 1/2 feet tall—a wood cut-out with an easel support on the back—she would look lovely at your front door, next to your fireplace or along side of her Father Christmas counterpart, seen here in this post.

Beautiful vintage-style, mirrored ornaments.

Mercury glass ornaments are so classic and lovely.

These beautiful, hand-beaded mini candeliers look great on the the tree—use battery operated votive, please.

These appetizer plates from the Mary Carol Collection are perfect for your table from Thanksgiving through all of the winter months.  You’ll find snowy scenes including squirrels, pheasants, hares and a buck.  They’re displayed on our exclusive reproduction platter rack.

I think I have one more tree to show, but it’ll have to wait until after I show you my new stairwell décor.  After our fire last year, I had to throw-out all of my old stairwell decorations—so I want to show you what I put together to replace it.

So, until then, I thank you for your indulgence!

PS  I’m linking to Vintage Inspired Friday again—as there is no denying that most items I’ve shown here are inspired by vintage designs.  We can’t always find the vintage pieces we we’d like to have for our homes, but with talented designers like Wendy Addison and Mary Carol Garrity, we can have the next best thing . . . Vintage Inspired décor.