Thanks, holiday-ers, for your gracious comments....Fiddle-dee-dee! (as Scarlett would say!) OA..yes, that is an original of First Day Issue (usually in plastic in notebook on GWTW baker's rack...after my Dad died & Mom had given me the plates, I got really interested in GWTW memorablia...& I bid on a few things on e-bay...my fav things I bid on were B&W 8x10 prints..I have 6 altog but 1 of them is vintage...copyright 1954, R54/204...I love old B&W prints! OA...the stemware...glassware is very old ... gifted to me by my Mom yrs ago who saved it for me in cedar chest until I had a home of my own...so I think maybe produced late 1940's or early 50's).. I've broken some & tried to replace: Got excited cause thought I had found the same thing one day on lunch hour from work & went back & bought after work...had Star of David on base...but diff stems...think they are old, too, but don't know cause I don't know ID of either one...I'll attach link below to Oct 10 Guardian Angel t'scape that shows pics. Frou...Carol Burnett reference, too funny! Must see that again! The gold flatware is a set of 12 ...& it's my friend's GS find...& she dug it out cause said it would be perfect for GWTW t'scape! I thought so, too! Like, OA, I would love to find a few pcs! Here's a fork & spoon serving pc I have in the Lariat bowl on buffet: Dollbaby certainly was pea green with envy as you said earlier about candy's GD's high chair! Here's a better pic of the plates on shelf above buffet: Thanks, punk, nana, jane...Dollbaby is such a pleasure! And I don't even really like dolls that much (ohhh, should have said that in a whisper! And thanks for your sweet comments...I had too much fun! I did dig out the dolls that Mom gave me from her collections but I didn't like the look I was creating on the buffet...it was not, "me." The largest Bonnie Blue I bought myself...Dollbaby wanted her on the tray but I said, "No!" LOL! ...and, kathleen, for your comment on diff post...hope you will be back to par soon! (hanging on too long for you!) Such a long post, rattling again...been fun...TFlookin'! Jeanne S. Here is a link that might be useful: Guardian Angel Day T'scape

Thanks OA, yachter, cindylou, mo13, froufrou, jaybird, SG & marlene...such an influence & "enablers" all of you are on this forum! LOL! Love all the creativity here! This was fun & I never (in my wildest dreams) would have decorated a pedestal cake plate (til coming over here)...so I had fun with it & appreciate your comments. Still decor'ing for Spring...will share pics but getting nicer outside! See some crocus stems poking thru by the house! Yippee! Jeanne S.

Thanks, Holiday-ers...for all your kind comments...I am very slow this holiday season ... the virus bugs have hit around here & takes time to kick 'em...soon, I hope. punk ... the walnut/stained glass hanging lamp is handmade by the original carpenter that made the buffet & table. We were luck enough back in 1985 @ my hubby's gr'parents estate sale to buy the buffet/table & brought it home strapped to the top of our camper...can ya believe that! Anyway, the light was hanging in my hubby's Dad & Mom's cabin in Minnesota & he gave it to us since it originally was made w/table/buffet. Isn't that just cool! The carpenter was Larry's gr'ma's brother-in-law & he died in 1938@ the young age of 44(born 1894) ... so all of this was handmade sometime in his married life to my hubby's gr'ma's sister. I have a handwritten letter from this sister back in 1985 telling us the history ... she was pretty old back then & shared it with us. Ok, I've rattled on ... the runner is new last yr from TJMaxx ... can get bargains @that store! I am looking forward to decorating that lil' vine tree some for Summer, too. :-) Thanks again, friends. Jeanne S.

Yes, Kathleen, they really did brighten my day! Funny how an unexpected box showing up from a friend does that! ;o) I sure hope Jaybird can get her Internet provider to fix whatever problem is keeping her from getting on here, I miss her. I'll have to look for those polishing cloths. Sounds like a good idea! I don't know what made me think to try the toothpaste--probably something I'd read one time or another. I don't know if my teapot is silver or just silverplate but the toothpaste sure made it shine again so I was able to get the picture taken. Thanks again for your thoughtfulness Jaybird. Luvs