Feeling romantic? Want to make something special for the one you love? Maybe you feel like doing something sincere for a close friend? We all know that food is a much appreciated gift. Cookies, cakes, brownies, sweets - you name it and more than likely the other person has some form of a sweet tooth. Even the most healthy people...
Remember the "Mottahedeh Memo" post I had been talking about a week or so ago? Well, here we are ready to kick-start a short series of "how-to's". Refresh your memory by first clicking on this link here - CLICK. If you ask a child to set the table before they've been exposed to table manners you'll probably get a pile...
Bridal shower are a celebration of the bride as we send her off to a new home and a new life with her soon to be new husband. They're generally full of energy and laughter. Mothers, grandmothers, aunts, friends, family - women of all different generations come together to celebrate this large milestone. If you have ever been to a...
In moving my husband and I acquired an old china hutch from my mother. She tells me it's ancient, maybe even antique. It's cute and small and bursting with subtle personality, but I wanted to update it a bit. I thought about re-painting it, but I'm always weary about painting old furniture. So instead I decided to give it a...
Happy Birthday to all you Cancers out there! Anyone born between June 22nd and July 22nd is considered to be born under the sun sign of Cancer in Zodiac terminology. Cancer Zodiac Box (MS0200A) - $10 Traditional Cancer traits are that they're emotional, loving, intuitive, imaginative, cautious, protective and sympathetic. Why not celebrate a Cancer by giving to them a...
Etiquette at the Table: Mottahedeh Memo Eating is an experience we take part in every day. But dining is an experience that elevates the act of eating to a cultural and social interaction that can be uplifting to everyone involved. The beauty of nature is a standard for the beauty and unity that can be created in our man-made surroundings...
I tend to think that our generation (my generation - the young adults of the present age) doesn't often appreciate fine china the way our mothers, grandmothers, or great grandmothers do or did. In general we don't see an importance in spending hundreds of dollars on plates when we can find something to eat off of at a much cheaper...
We have a Table Top show coming up in a couple of weeks in Atlanta at the AmericasMart. One of the tables in our showroom is a "Bridal Shower" themed buffet table. We thought it would be fun to include images from a Bowling Bachelorette Party to give the table even more personality and spunk. We'll be stacking plates in...
This weekend marks the anniversary of our nation's independence. Families and friends across the country are going to be celebrating in a number of different ways. Here's how a few of us at Mottahedeh will be spending our 4th of July ~ Everyone is spending time with family and friends. And in most cases we'll all be hosting or attending...
Look for us in this summer's Bliss Victoria magazine - The Blue and White issue. "Then followed that beautiful season - Summer... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Look for our Blue Lace pitcher, tea cups, and service...
