After reading about an event called Where Bloggers Create from My Desert Cottage and this is a recently started annual event that has now been picked up by the magazine Where Women Create and it showcases photos of creative spaces where bloggers create their “magic” and shows how some use their kitchens and dining room [...]
I have always had an interest in antique and vintage Tobacciana. I especially love the amazing and highly decorated tobacco jars. I found the below article on collecting Tobacciana and it explains what collecting Tobacciana is all about. Tobacciana is a category of collectibles which include tobacco and its various forms, as well as all [...]
If you have an interest in or collect salt and pepper shakers then you just have to visit a unique museum called the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum located in Gatlinburg, TN the Gateway to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park! From what I have been reading, this is truly a one-of-a-kind place and touted [...]
It was a great day for a visit to one of my FAVORITE antique malls here in the Dallas Fort Worth area – Montgomery Street Antique Mall. This place is HUGE, over 200 dealers and thousands of square feet. 9 times out of 10 I walk out with multiple purchases and to day was no [...]
We all recall the image of Aunt Jemima on pancake mix boxes, you know, the smiling face of a African American mammy type woman who wore a hair-kerchief and apron and appeared so friendly and made you feel so comfortable purchasing the product from her smiling trustable face. The commercial Mammy image we are familiar [...]
Summer has REALLY arrived here where we live in Texas and we are in the tripple digits! I am totally up for some good antiquing and treasure hunting and if you are ready for a weekend of antiques, collectibles, and flea markets then you may want to check out one of these events that are [...]
