Vintage Valentine Inspiration

With Valentine's Day coming up, I dug through my vintage postcard collection and pulled out a few Valentine's.

This one is my favorite - from 1911. It has a red puffy heart, and glitter written: From Clara.
Did they have glitter in 1911?

Another old one, with a Valentine poem.


Very basic postcard.

And a funny one.

I used this great mail holder/toast rack with a pink plastic base to hold them.


Linked up to Vintage Inspiration Friday, hosted by Debra at Common Ground.

Christmas Dessert Buffet

I set up this dessert buffet for a recent Holiday dinner party. I wanted to use some of my favorite vintage serving pieces to highlight the goods.
A red glass spooner holds the pastry forks. Another pressed glass spooner holds the candy canes.
Glass pedestal cake plates hold the chocolate hazelnut mini cakes, and the Christmas cookies.
Since the cakes are covered in ganache, they are a little messy. I sat each one on a tiny plate to make it easier to pick up.
These are the little plates. They are marked, Made in Occupied Japan, probably part of a saucer set, but I only have the plates - perfect for this dessert since they are so small.
I topped the cakes with a hazelnut dipped in caramelized sugar, then hung upside down to form the sugar streams.
Two small pressed glass dishes hold a variety of candy, and in the back battery operated candles give a little extra light.

Linked up to Show and Tell Friday, hosted by My Romantic Home.