D.L. & Company Scented Candles and Home Fragrances

It's hot in L.A. The sun is shining, the heat is on and summer is fast approaching. We are preparing our barbeque gear, cocktail glasses and bar accessories.  And then there are those of us, who like spending time indoors with the AC blasting.  Well, we have something for you indoor A/C types--scented fragrances to enhance your experience.

Insert D.L. & Company's new spring linen collection of diffusers and scented candles. The spring line scents include rare botanic candles, such as pink peony, sweet gardenia, violet absolute and orange blossom. The scents are very light but fragrant. Each candle has a 8 hour illumination time, and comes in a beautiful small colorful scallop.

Comes in a beautiful linen gift box, which makes it ideal as your choice for your next house party. Add it to your formal table setting as a beautiful accent.

D.L. & Company uses luxurious fragrances to bring a more vibrant way of living into being. "Within the dim, opulent parlors of D.L. & Co., detail craft and imagination are all greeted with a tender, reverend embrace, and are cordially introduce to their lusty suitors, obscure botanica, Victorian surrealism and ancient charm." D.L. & Co takes their craft very serious and passes on their splendor to your space.

Home or office, these opulent, fragrant scents will enrich any space.  D.L. & Co is revered by young and old, including celebrities. Check out this True Blood star, proudly showcasing a  D.L. & Co scented candle.

Schlanser Design Masterpieces

Marigold Houseware and Gifts introduces this week, Schlanser Design Studio masterpieces.  We are proud to welcome the new luxury artistic and creative Schlanser items to our store. Carefully crafted art pieces, with heavy attention to detail, premium quality and a big dose of love.

We visited their workshop on Monday and were impressed by the level of attention that each piece receives. Using high grade materials, each piece requires days of attention, and crafting to complete.  A truly rare scene these days, each piece is designed, stained and completed in Pasadena, California by local artisans.

We are introducing the first 3 of many more styles to come to Marigold Houseware.

The Schlanser Design Studio Renaissance Oval Vase Gold- 19inch
Unique and beautifully designed oval vase is adorned with gold.  The gold influence in the design of the Renaissance vase reveals a touch of the Medieval providing the perfect accent for a classic and contemporary decor.  An accent piece for your home, and an extremely impressive gift idea.

The Renaissace Oval Vase Gold is approximately 13 inches wide (at its widest opening) and 19 inches tall.

The Schlanser Design Studio Sculpture Hebrew Shema Y'Israel in Hebrew, 18" in Gold

Hand crafted and gold plated is this platter with the Hebrew prayer Shema Israel.  The Shema Israel prayer is a declaration of faith and a declaration of devotion to One God. This piece of Judaica displays a prayer recited daily by those following the Jewish faith, and is a strong foundation of their faith.

The Hebrew Shema Y'Israel platters is 18 inches in diameter and comes with a stand that can be placed on any surface or hung up on a wall. The platter is heavy and shipping rates are customized per order. 

The Schlanser Design Studio Home Blessing in Silver Glass Platter --22"

It is customary to give a home blessing to new home owners or to get one for your own new home in the Jewish Faith along with other traditional faiths.  This beautiful home blessing translated from the Hebrew into English, is a beautiful prayer etched on a 22 inch platter on a slight silver background.  

A very large and heavy platter, this is a beautiful center piece and art display in a home. The large platter is 22 inches in diameter and comes with a stand that can be placed on any surface or hung up on a wall. 

These pieces are created by the Schlanser Design Studio in Pasadena, California. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and hand crafted.  If not in stock, we are able to order and ship your order within 2-3 weeks. Custom pieces with different messages can also be created to display a personal message. 

Choosing the right gift can be a difficult choice, but with our beautiful addition of these luxury items, we hope we can facilitate your search.  Please do not hesitate to contact us for any specific questions on each item. And like all of our gift items, these large pieces can be wrapped too. 

Passover Shopping List 2012 - Purchase dishes, pots and pans for Passover

The countdown is on: Passover 2012 is 30 days away! On the eve of April 7th is the first Seder and with that, Jewish families around the world gather to recount the exodus of their ancestors from Egypt over 2000 years ago. For many, it's a formal dinner affair with beautiful table setting filled with good food, fine wine and beautiful tales of Jews in Egypt. 

During the Passover holiday, it is tradition that all leavened products in the home are removed, and a new set of dishes and cookware are used during the Passover holiday.  So, with that, here are some suggestions for your next dining and entertaining gathering and also some gift ideas on what to take if you are not hosting, but attending one of these lavish gatherings.  

Pots & Pans

Solingen 30-inch Braiser/Pot

Kinox 8.8L Krystal Gold Pot

Imperial 12 cup Rice Cooker with Timer and Recipe book

5.5Qrt Stockpot Purple Flowers

3 Piece Oval Roaster

Dinnerware Set Suggestions

Adorne Bone China 20 piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4

Loveramics 20 piece Dinnerware set, Service for 4

Lynns Lydia 49 piece Dinnerware set, Service for 8

Alcove Scroll 16 piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4

Gold chargers for underneath every dinner plate 

Gift Ideas

Walther Glass Classic Barca 16" Platter - Blue

Antique Design Silver Plated, Tall Candle Sticks

Antique Design Silver Plated Center Piece and Candle Holder

Candle Holder with Home Blessing

And when doing your those dishes at the end of the night, and you can't get those tough stains out, remember our secret ingredient to help you out; baking soda!

Now the question is, will Kourtney Kardashian and her Jewish boyfriend, Scott Disick, celebrate Passover as well? 

Happy Passover from everyone at Marigold Houseware!

New Arrivals Alert: Loveramics Tea Sets & Dinnerware

Loveramics is the newest and among the coolest products we have added to our list of awesome products.

Who is LOVERAMICS?

Picture this: A group of young, creative and innovative designers from Japan extending their ideas to develop ceramic tableware. Their creativity shines in their name "LOVERAMICS" which really is a play on words for "I love ceramics".  As they most poignantly express: "To us, good design comprises aesthetic craftsmanship with colors, practical usage on catering different cuisines as well as space saving for urban living."

What's new?

We've added the following items to our repertoire and hope you love them as much as we do.

FlowerTime Espresso Cup & Saucer Set

http://www.marigoldhouseware.com/loveramics-flowertime-espresso-cup-saucer-set.html




Flowertime Collection

FlowerTime Cup & Saucer Set

Designed by creative Japanese designers, the Loveramics collection is fresh and trendy while displaying elegant aesthetics. This creative cup and saucer set for 4 (total pieces : 8) has photo realistic flowers adorn the 9 ounce cups and matching saucers made from the highest quality porcelain. Each set contains one cup with the following flowers: pink tulip, black eyed susan, blue hydrangea, pink camellia.
Flowertime Espresso Cup & Saucer Set for 4
Flowertime Cup & Saucer Set for 4


Peacock 20-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4
Part of the Loveramics collection, this 20 piece dinnerware set, contains service for 4. The dinner set features delicate peach flowers and a regal peacock adorned on white porcelain. The set contains 4 each:
10-1/2-inch dinner plate,
8-inch salad plate,
5-1/2-inch bowl,
8-1/2-ounce cup,
5-3/4-inch saucer.



Er-go! 44 oz Teapot
East meets west with the Er-go! dinnerware set, giving free rein for you to cater either eastern or western cuisine. The glazed finishing not only projects the beauty of color contrast, but also ergonomically offers a secure grip.

And well, I need to stop taking one set of everything I love home with me. I have too much of everything at this point!

Catering Supplies and Special Events

You can find it all at Marigold

Recently, we've had a great deal of caterers reaching out to us and ordering supplies for their companies from us.  From all over the U.S. are we getting calls and orders for items they cannot find anywhere else, and if they do, not at our low prices. We offer a variety of beautiful serveware for special events, large or small.  From dinner and soup plates, to beautiful glassware for beverages and wine, to flatware and of course serving platters of all kinds. We showcase a variety of Libbey Glassware, including stemless wineglasses, long stem for red and white wine glasses, among other trusted brands.

Some of our most popular items have been our Libbey Cobalt Stemless Wine Glasses, the Libbey 4.5 oz Irish Mugs (5275), Gold Chargers, our Swirl Dinner plates, our Sul Tavolo Salad Bowl, and Stainless Steel Large Serving Platter.

So, we are introducing bulk rates.  The more you buy, the cheaper the cost per item, and if you are a caterer or event planning service, we have special rates reserved just for you.

A Kardashian-Disick Shabbat

Don't deny it--you have peeked at an episode of the rich and luxurious lifestyle of the Kardashians.  Everyone has seen or heard something about them. And well, I must admit, I'm at fault for watching the show sometimes. I can't take my eyes off of Kim's clothes and shoes! Can you blame a woman?

Last month, however, they had a rather interesting episode. Scott Disick, Kourtney Kardashian's boyfriend and baby daddy, decided to revisit his Jewish heritage and get in touch with his spiritual side. It was a surprise to me that he was Jewish to begin with (clearly I don't pay attention to anything but the fashion on the show), so I paid closer attention to the episode.

Basically, Scott becomes a Jew for one episode. He convinces Kourtney that he wants to celebrate Shabbat and goes on a shopping spree to buy all the necessary tools.  Before you know it, you see Scott setting he table, with a Kiddush cup, Shabbat candle holders (we sell the same ones on our site!), a Hamotzi bread cover, and Manishevitz wine. You  know, the Shabbat table usual suspects. He ordered food for dinner, invited friends, got a prayer book and attempted to read collectively the English transliteration.

I must say, I'm not sure I got the point of the episode. So Scott turned Jew for one episode, now what? He said he wants to teach Mason about his side of the family as well and his heritage, but will a random Shabbat celebration, really teach a child about their Jewish heritage?

Jerusalem Candle Holder -available for $16.99

Maybe, just maybe, I'm putting too much thought into this reality show.  Let's stick to the fashion!

A Formal Table Affair

A formal table setting is a must have for a sit down dinner party at home.  It just makes everything more beautiful and your guests will enjoy their time at the table much more. Now, if you are not in the mood to a complete formal table setting but rather would like to add a little bit of elegance to our tabletop, you can add one or two tips you read here instead of applying the entire set of instructions.

I like to add gold chargers to my formal table settings. They add sparkle and elegance.

The first thing you'll need to look out for is flatware.  The more formal the occasion, the more courses are served and the more flatware is needed. Each course requires a set of utensils: salad fork, dinner fork; dinner knife, break knife, and so on.

Some special dishes, such as oysters have special utensils.  Fish dishes generally have a fish knife as well. Most flatware sets do not include utensils for oysters or fish. You'd have to buy those separately. For serving, special dishes are served at presentation with the proper utensil.

Let's get started. To the left of the plate you place the dinner fork. To the left of that, you put the salad fork.

On the right side, you start with the dinner knife, closest to the plate, followed by the dinner spoon. After the dinner spoon (to the right of the dinner spoon) add a soup spoon, if soup is going to be served. The soup bowl needs to be placed above the soup spoon,  towards the right.

Are you following?? Use the image below as a guide.

Here comes the rest....

You need a small bread plate, which generally includes one small slice of bread. Or you have a bread basket with sliced bread for every 4 people handy, so each can grab their own.  The bread plate is situated on the left, above the dinner fork. The butter knife is placed across the bread plate at a diagonal, upper left to lower right.

Place the small salad plates to the left, a little below the bread place.

Dessert spoons, or in some cases knife and fork, are placed about an inch above the top of the plate with the handles on the right side.

Now for the placing of glassware.  The largest glass or goblet is for water and placed above the dinner knife. Whether you want to have it pre-filled with ice water or allow your guests to do it once they are there, is completely up to you. If you are planning to serve other beverages (i.e. soda or wine), make sure to use the appropriate glass to the right of the water glass.  Red wine goblets usually have a wider bottom, white wine glasses are slimmer.

Happy entertaining!