As many of you know, we had taken a recent trip to Lake Como, Italy, and naturally were smitten with the beauty and history of the location. Yes, the towns and streets and villas are indeed gorgeous as are the breathtaking micro mosaic artifacts and home goods. We were in the Lago di Como town [...]
It seems more and more of us are spending time in the kitchen preparing home cooked meals for the cost and/ health benefits. Retro style meals from the 1950s,1960s, and 1970s are making a comeback and cookbooks from these generations are as well. We have Retro culture to thank for foods like Meatloaf, Jell-O, Fruit [...]
Hello folks, been hearing from you and I know your interested to see my latest little finds from a recent product sourcing trip. I came across these adorable anthropomorphic salt and pepper shakers recently and think they are just the cutest, especially the pineapple heads. The little eggplant guys are so darling too! I am [...]
We hear from many folks interested in Majolica that are wanting to start a collection or add to a current collection; their questions range from “What is Majolica” to “Who Makes Majolica” to “Why is Majolica so Expensive” so we thought there just might be more folks out there with the same interest and questions [...]
This last week we were fortunate to be able to spend some time in Italy. We concentrated our stay in Lake Como or Lago Di Como located in the north and stones through from the Swiss boarder. We stayed in the town of Moltrasio and visited the towns of Argegno, Bellagio, Como, and Varenna. We [...]
Never too early for Holiday shopping especially now that kids have gone back to school! Here are some collectibles fairs going on in your area this weekend! Hoosier Antique Shows Indianapolis, IN 9/11/2009 Fri. 11am – 7pm, Sat. 11am – 6pm, Sun. 11am – 4pm Hoosier Antiques Expo Gordyville USA Flea Market Rantoul, IL 9/11/2009 [...]
