Give a cupcake the grand presentation it so rightly deserves with this wonderful ceramic stand from Bay area potter Whitney Smith. The scalloped edge and cherry blossom on top complete the oh-so-sweet look, and we'd happily leave it out on display long after we enjoyed the tasty frosted treat inside.
Serving trays are darn useful in the kitchen, making transport easy for a batch of cupcakes or couple of glasses of lemonade to eager guests. But a cool patterned piece can also really tie together a small collection of tchotchkes and create a nice tableau in any room of the house. The retro print on this birch veneer is named after the Munjoy Hill neighborhood in Portland, Maine, where Angela Adams is based, and is just one in a colorful collection that includes rugs, papergoods, and pillows.
How do you surprise and delight the Star Wars fan who has everything? Try baking a hot batch of the best the Rebel Alliance and Empire have to offer. Two separate sets have got Boba Fett fans, die hard Darth devotees, and Milllenium Falcon afficionados covered. The Force is strong with these ones.
Ideal for the still-in-school foodie or the chef who moonlights as a scribe, this ceramic tray from Fish's Eddy is just darn cool. Keep it on display in the kitchen in between taking notes in chocolate syrup, writing sentences with crumbs, then eating your words.
If we lived it Portland, it would be tough not to spend a lot of time browsing the wares at Elsa + Sam, a local dishware boutique featuring most anything you could possibly need (or want). These trivets from Circa Ceramics are some of our favorites, featuring bright colors and bold black images, perfect places to put a hot pot, a warm mug, or nothing at all to let the design shine.
