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Host an Artful Summer Soiree

27 Monday Jun 2022

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This summer, entertain guests with hand-blown drinking glasses from Italy, floral Polish pottery serveware, and more! We have everything you need to make your next summertime gathering truly memorable…so let’s dive in!

Hand-Tatted Summertime Card Set

First thing’s first…the invites! If you plan on hosting a summer soiree, you’ll need to let guests know ahead of time so they can save the date. This set of 6 hand-tatted cards will set the tone for the day, as each one is decorated with original artwork inspired by the sea and accented with hand-tatted designs created from cotton thread that is looped and knotted.

Murano-Style Confetti Champagne Glasses

These colorful champagne glasses are hand-blown in Naples, Italy according to the traditions and techniques of Murano glass making. The unique, confetti-like pattern on each glass is created by rolling the molten glass in colorful glass chips before skillfully hand-blowing it into its final form. This set of 6 champagne glasses is perfect for bringing an artisanal touch to the table, and guests will enjoy being able to choose their favorite color!

Polish Pottery Tidal Wave Fish Platter

This Polish pottery platter is perfect for serving hors d’oeuvres. Artisans in Poland shape each one of their native clay and then use carved sponges and fine brushwork to hand-paint it with delightful sea life motifs. The unique fish shape of this platter brings a nautical touch to any tablespread!

Italian Ceramic Elephant Salt & Pepper Shakers

Guests will be delighted to find this adorable pair of elephants as they reach for the salt or pepper! Each one is shaped from stoneware clay and adorned with blooming floral designs by artisans in a third-generation family workshop in the Vicenza area of Italy.

Hand-Painted Floral Wine Glasses

When the meal has been served and it’s time to linger over sweets and a good red, guests will love sipping from our hand-painted floral wine glasses. Each one is an individual work of art painted by Kathleen of Michigan. Similar to our champagne glasses, guests can choose their favorite color or flower to sip from!

Pink Poppy

Purple Violet

Blue Violet

Buttermilk Abutilon

4 Ways To Bring Artistry To Your Easter Table

11 Monday Apr 2022

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With Easter less than a week away, now is the time to start thinking of this year’s tablescape. Here are 4 simple ways you can elevate your table settings to delight guests of all ages.

1.) Serve With Floral Polish Pottery

Set your table with Polish pottery plates, mugs, bowls, salt and pepper shakers, coffee creamers, and butter dishes in one of our exclusive floral patterns. Each stoneware piece is hand-painted with highly detailed motifs that extend the beauty of springtime to the table. Can’t choose just one? These patterns mix and match beautifully! Here are a few of our favorite floral patterns for Easter:

Wild Hydrangea

Rose Garden

Daisy Field

2.) Sip With Colorful Drinking Glasses

Bring whimsical color to the table with our hand-blown drinking glasses from Italy. Each one is handcrafted from molten glass that is rolled in colorful glass chips to create the unique designs. Each style comes as a set of six, and guests will love having the ability to choose their favorite color or pattern.

Copper Confetti

Neon

Originale

3.) Display Flowers In A Handcrafted Vase

Opting for a real floral centerpiece this year? Choose from one of our hand-blown or hand-painted glass vases from our glass masters of Italy, Poland, and beyond! Each one is an individual work of art that is sure to brighten up your table.

Murano-Style Confetti Glass Vase

Dancing With Rainbows Hand-Blown Glass Vase

Nature’s Grandeur Hand-Painted Glass Vase

4.) Invite A Few Bunnies

No, not real bunnies. We’re talking about our Polish pottery figurines! Each one is hand-shaped from stoneware clay and then hand-painted with blooming flowers to bring an element of old-world, traditional craftsmanship to the table. We can already see them hopping along your table runner…

Wild Hydrangea Bunny Couple

Secret Garden Bunny

Garden of Color Bunny

5 Tips For Creating A Holiday Tablescape Worth Lingering Over

07 Tuesday Dec 2021

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The season of dinner parties and gatherings with family and friends is here once again! If you’ll be the one hosting this year’s holiday festivities, here are a few ways you can bring an artistic elegance to the table and give guests a dining experience to remember.

1.) Incorporate Metallics

Adding metallic touches to your place settings or centerpieces will bring sparkle and light to your table. Use gold and copper accents to bring warmth and silver accents to bring a cooler, icy touch. If you’ll be using a tablecloth, shoot for one in a rich holiday hue like ivory, burgundy, or forest green, as all metallics mix well with these shades. Here are a few glasses with metallic details to help you get started…

“Christmas Pine” Hand-Painted Wine Glass

“Dripping In Silver” Hand-Painted Glass Mug

2.) Add A Candled Ambiance

No elegant dinner table is complete without candles, so bring an enchanting element to your dining experience by lighting a few. The warm, soft light of a candle makes the tablescape glow and instantly elevates the atmosphere. Here are a few of our favorites from Kristina and Daiva of Lithuania…

Hand-Painted “Merry & Bright” Candle

Hand-Painted Cardinal Candle

3.) Set Your Table With Polish Pottery

Our exclusive Polish pottery patterns will bring a cohesive theme to your table settings and guests will be delighted by the highly detailed motifs. With a wide variety of hand-painted designs ranging from cardinals and poinsettias to snowflakes and candy canes, there is a pattern for every holiday decorating style in our collection of stoneware from Boleslawiec and Brzeg. Here is a peek at some of our latest patterns for the holiday season…

“Cardinal Garden”



“Berries & Boughs”

“Snow Day”

4.) Toast With Artisan-Made Wine Glasses

Make this year’s toast extra special (and prevent confusing someone else’s drink for your own) by allowing guests to choose their own design or color for the night. Even better, mixing and matching with decorative wine glasses brings an eclectic touch to the table. Get inspired by some of our most popular wine glass designs…

Hand-Gilded Cardinal Wine Glass

Set Of 6 Bohemian Crystal Rainbow Wine Glasses

Hand-Painted Angel Wine Glass With Crystals

Set Of 6 Murano-Style “Confetti” Wine Glasses

Hand-Painted Santa Claus Wine Glass With Crystals

Hand-Gilded Angel Wine Glass

5.) Treat Your Guests To Artisanal Foods

Decor and dinnerware is pretty to look at, but what really makes a dinner party a success is the cuisine! This year, consider incorporating some gourmet imported foods into your appetizer spread. Because they pair perfectly with breads, crackers, veggies, and spreads, our Spanish sardines are a great treat to start with….

Spanish Sardines In Olive Oil

Spanish Sardines With Lemon & Sunflower Oil

Spanish Sardines With Sweet Piquillo Pepper

Vegetarian Golabki

04 Friday Dec 2015

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(Polish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)

Golabki (gaw-WUMP-kee), means ‘Little pigeons.’ Typically stuffed with meat and rice and spiced, wrapped in cabbage and drenched in tomato sauce, this is our vegetarian alternative for our meat free Christmas Eve. This is probably one of my favorite Polish dishes we serve during our Christmas Eve dinner (Wigilia).

Ingredients

  • 1 large cabbage

Stuffing

  • 2 cups wild rice, cooked
  • 1 lb Kasha, cooked (Polish Buckwheat)
  • 1⁄2 cup onion, minced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon marjoram
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1⁄2 cup vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

 

Sauce

  • 1 cup tomato juice (or vegetable juice)
  • 1/2 tsp of dill (to taste, or omit)

 

Directions

  1. Core cabbage, boil in pot, covered. Turn down to medium heat and cover with a lid again. Once slightly softened, remove cabbage and place aside to cool.
  2. Sauté onions and garlic in the olive oil until transparent. Add kasha, rice, spices, egg, and vegetable broth. Mix well.
  3. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  4. When cabbage slightly warm, peel leaves. You should have six very large leaves.
  5. Divide filling mixture into six equal parts.
  6. Fill cabbage leaves and roll. Place filled rolls with folded end down into baking dish.
  7. Combine tomato soup and dill in a separate bowl. Mix well.
  8. Ladle over rolls. Cover baking dish with rolls in aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until cabbage is fork tender.

 

 

* You may add mushrooms to the stuffing for a more traditional Wigilia Golabki.

This recipe has been adapted from this recipe.

For The Love Of Cats

28 Tuesday Oct 2014

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This week we are celebrating our feline companions in honor of National Cat Day, which is held on October 29th. To our many customers who have requested more cat-themed collectibles, keep a look out this week for more posts featuring our favorites!

VENACATSIn the small village of Boleslawiec, Poland, skilled artisans continue the tradition of Polish folk art with our hand-painted Polish Pottery cat sculptures that we couldn’t help but name. Each piece is handcrafted of stoneware, meticulously hand-painted using hand-carved sponges and fine brushwork, then glazed and fired at high temperatures for everlasting beauty.

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Celina & Delfina: http://bit.ly/1wyxwNx, Lusia: http://bit.ly/1FSv2i7

Meet our Polish Pottery Artisans: Weronika and Jacek

15 Monday Sep 2014

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We worked with our friends, Weronika and Jacek, to develop our newest exclusive Halloween collection for 2014. Together,we found just the right color-pallet, stamps and ceramic shapes to bring together this year’s seasonal stoneware assortment.

In their buzzing workshop in the village of Boleslawiec, Poland, our Polish artisans brought our designs to life, creating these charming hand-painted collectibles of pottery. Each stoneware piece is meticulously hand-painted with whimsical Halloween motifs using hand-carved sea sponges and fine brushwork, showcasing the highest level of decorative artistry and skill. Each one is then fired at high temperatures for vessels of enormous durability and years of enjoyment.

Polish Pottery Halloween Collection

Remember, you can only find these Halloween Polish pottery pieces exclusively at Uno Alla Volta. Act fast as this spooky collection is going quickly!

Visit unoallavolta.com/polishpottery to see all of our stunning Polish stoneware pieces. Don’t forget to pre-order your 2015 & 2016 Jack-O’-Lanterns before they disappear.

In Celebration Of Liberty

04 Friday Jul 2014

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What is liberty if not the freedom to reach for the best within each of us? And, what greater blessing can there be in life than appreciating the privilege to assist in some small way in creating the opportunities for others to become the best they can be? We have such deep respect for each of the artisans with whom we collaborate. It is such an honor to facilitate their work.

What joy we had developing our new “Stars and Stripes” collection with Weronika, Jacek, and their son, Jacek Jr., in their buzzing workshop in Boleslawiec, Poland. To think, just a few decades ago, this family and their colleagues lived in a political regime that lacked even the most basic personal liberties, and now they are thriving as entrepreneurs, as artists, and as human beings. Here in America, Uno Alla Volta celebrates the “little guy” (or more often “little gal”) every day. So many of our artisans are Americans, in their second careers. Following exits from the corporate world, they are finding fulfillment and sustenance with the work of their hands.

Know that you, my friends, are bringing about these blessings, one purchase at a time.

 

Terri