

itchin’ to be stitchin’ ...
mantra echoed by projects this past week in the frame shop Several customers have been in the stitching mood as of late, and I have the...


connie's zebras ...
a zebra takes its stripes wherever it goes ~ Maasai proverb is it black on white? or white on black? This is a beautiful hand-painted...


wife captures husband's true self ...
this is ben ... meet ben retired deputy sheriff, ben Before retirement, Ben was a deputy sheriff. Shall we say he lived a bit on the...


sailors and lace...
from the estate collection let’s make some lace it’s all in the know-how Handmade lacemaking is definitely an art that dates back to the...


sailor made...
from the estate collection nautical antiques sailor made I repeat… working with the antique estate collections has been overwhelming....


if cats could talk...
"if cats could talk, they wouldn't." ~ nan porter here's lookin' at you, kid Mike and Kevin wanted to do something different with this...


kerosene lamps
from the estate collection lighting - part 3 a flame that lit the world With the discovery of petroleum came a product that would...


hey, that's cheating. Is not. Is, too.
cats and poker a little cheating going on? Mike and Kevin just sent this photo of “Our Night Out” by Pat Moss, which hangs above the...


peg lamps
from the estate collection lighting - part 2 not so fast One of the stories I read concerning peg lamps is that until the use of whale...


whale oil lamps
from the estate collection lighting - part 1 1850-1870 When I open a box of antique goodies from the estate, and begin to rummage through...