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Fiesta® Teacups and Saucers

Teacups ans saucers have been in the FIESTA® line for 33 years, so we all have a few. If you don’t, they are easy to find and fairly inexpensive. There are three different variations. The first variation are cups made from 1936 to 1937. The cups have a flat inner bottom and rings inside the […]

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Where to Buy Vintage Fiestaware

Buying authentic vintage Fiestaware can be tricky. While there are a lot of good and reputable retailers out there, some of them are not as honest as you’d like them to be. When searching for vintage Fiestaware, it helps to do a bit of prep work in advance. Once you know all about Fiestaware, you can […]

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Retired Fiestaware: Cinnabar and Evergreen

Fire up your shopping carts, Fiesta collectors–with the introduction of Paprika Fiestaware, Cinnabar and Evergreen Fiestaware will enter the hallowed halls of retired Fiestaware.  Cinnabar was produced from 2000 to 2010.  Evergreen was sold 2007 to 2010. Once they are deemed retired fiestaware, they never come back. When you see the colors listed for sale, […]

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Fiestaware with Decals

Yes, there is Fiestaware with decals.  There were fiestaware dishes, pitchers, ornaments and other pieces produced with decals. Some fiesta was decorated by the Homer Laughlin Company, but other pieces were sent to smaller companies to be decorated. There are rare plates with turkey decals that were completely produced by the HLC, but they are […]

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Fiesta 64-Ounce Pedestal Bowl in Plum

Fiesta 64-Ounce Pedestal Bowl manufactured by The Homer Laughlin China Company. You have heard of putting someone great on a pedestal. Homer Laughlin has taken a great piece of dinnerware and put it on a pedestal. The Fiesta Pedestal bowl in plum makes a great color accent for kitchens, dining rooms or any room of […]

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Fiesta 2-Piece Covered Butter Dish in Scarlet

Fiesta 2-Piece Covered Butter Homer Laughlin China Company. Who doesn’t love a colorful butter dish? This butter dish is worth cleaning even if you only keep the butter on it for an hour or 2. The knob on the top helps usability. This is a piece of dinnerware that can be passed on for generations. […]

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Fiesta 9-Inch Luncheon Plate in Scarlet

Fiesta 9-Inch Luncheon Plate in Scarlet. Homer Laughlin introduced Scarlet fiestaware in 2004. This plate has the Fiestaware concentric rings around the plate rim so it matches the other Fiesta pieces. It is a bright fresh Scarlet but has a 100 percent lead-free glaze, unlike the vintage red pieces. Just ike othr Fiesta pieces, this […]

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Discount Fiesta Dinnerware Set Deals

One of the best ways to save big on a new or growing Fiesta collection is by buying Fiesta dinnerware sets at a discount. Fiesta dinnerware sets are a package deal with savings that often amount to a virtual buy one get one free deal. Each Fiestaware dinnerware set comes with four place settings (i.e. […]

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Fiesta 12-Inch by 5-3/4-Inch Bread Tray in Scarlet

Fiesta 12-Inch X 5-3/4-Inch Bread Tray manufactured by The Homer Laughlin China Company. When breaking bread with company in your home, what could be better than serving the bread on a Scarlet Fiesta Bread Tray? Bread trays were made famous at the Last Supper way back when “breaking bread” with people was really important. This […]

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Fiesta 18-1/2-Ounce Sauceboat in Scarlet Color

Fiesta 18-1/2-Ounce Sauceboat manufactured by The Homer Laughlin China Company. The Sauce boat, exciting and new…….(sing along with me). Wether you call it a sauceboat, sauce boat, gravy boat or saucière it is a table must. Do you think the Sauceboat is a must have? You aren’t alone in that sauceboat, we love it on […]

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Fiesta 9-Inch Luncheon Plate in Sunflower

Fiesta 9-Inch Luncheon Plate manufactured by The Homer Laughlin China Company. America’s largest domestic producer of dinnerware, and the sole manufacturer of all Fiesta dinnerware. All Fiesta pieces are Microwave safe, Oven-proof, Dishwasher safe, Freezer proof, Lead-Free, and Made in America with the implementation of many green practices. The very durable glaze is great for […]

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Paprika Christmas Ornaments

For those of you who were excited for the release of Paprika Fiestaware back in June 2010, there”s more good news: Paprika Fiesta Ornaments are now on sale. According to the email we received from Homer Laughlin, the 2010 Paprika Fiesta Ornaments are $13.99 and have the gold embossed Fiesta lady on it. In other […]

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Retired Fiesta – Pearl Gray

This week, we”re featuring a piece of retired Fiesta on sale on Ebay. We were going to save Pearl Gray for later, but we noticed that there”s only one deal left: a set of four salad plates. Note: The Eay display is a little funky. You have to click through and then choose the Pearl […]

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Second Quality Fiesta – What Does It Mean?

If you”re bargain hunting for retired Fiesta on eBay or making a pilgrimage to the Everything Fiesta factory Outlet in the Flatwoods Factory Outlet stores in West Virginia, you will undoubtedly come across something known as “second quality” Fiesta. You”ll notice that second quality Fiestaware comes at a significant price discount – but what is […]

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Fiestaware Savings: The Four Piece Place Setting is Totally Worth It

Wondering whether it”s more economical to get the four piece Fiesta setting or to buy Fiestaware individually? We did some math and found that you wind up saving about $49 dollars when you buy four 4-piece place settings with the deals we found online. That”s basically like a buy one get one free deal with […]

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2010 Lemongrass and Marigold Fiesta

If you’ve been waiting for new Fiestaware pieces for some time now, the wait is finally over. Home Laughlin unveiled some promising new colors at the International Home & Housewares Show in Chicago recently. What were the two colors that Fiestaware decided to release upon its loyal fans? “Lemongrass” and “Marigold” were the colors of […]

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Fiestaware: Stained Tea Cups and Coffee Cups

One of our favorite pieces in a Fiestaware set are the tea cups, coffee mugs and tea saucers. We use them nearly everyday! Especially with the super awesome Fiesta tea pots. We actually have an entire Fiesta tea set complete with creamer and sugar dish. It”s really quite nice. But the problem with coffee and […]

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Fiesta Markings: Dating Your Vintage Fiestaware

Have you ever sorted through your cabinet of Fiestaware and wonder: “How old is this Fiestaware? How much is this Fiestaware worth? How can I tell if my Fiestaware is old or vintage Fiestaware?” The answer to those questions is neither simple nor definitive. There are dozens of markings on Fiestaware and they are often […]

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Fiestaware Colors – The Original Fiesta Colors

The Fiestaware colors that are the most collectible (and thus fetch the highest price) are the 14 colors produced before 1973, when Fiesta temporarily went out of production. These discontinued Fiestaware colors can be divided into several categories: The Original Fiesta Colors The original colors are cobalt blue, light green, ivory, red, turquoise and yellow. […]

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Wooden Fiesta Dishes ?

What?  Wooden Fiesta dishes?  Tell me it isn’t true! I bet the majority of you said that there is no such thing as wooden Fiesta. Well, the answer isn’t really yes or no. Wooden fiesta, maybe. OUR Fiesta, no. There were wooden dishes made in the spirit of Fiesta, but they weren’t really Fiesta and […]

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