Caldwell College book signing
Two Days of Antiquing.
This past wed. and thurs. I went antiquing for an inspirational boost and for of course some vintage goodies. Everytime I create a new edition of the faerie zine or a premier zine such as piddlestixs, it takes alot out of you. During the creation of a new publication I exhaust my creative energy and need some refuel, more than coffee, LoL.
With the creation of Piddlestixs, I have become even more obsessed with everything vintage and old, not that I wan't before, but even more so now. I had a craving for new cabinet card images, dolls, and more. So on Wed. I headed down the road to Victorian Hackettstown's Main Street and started my adventure at Kathy's Kove, which is an amazing antique store with so much to see and buy, from Victorian pieces, fabrics, and furniture to tons of stunning tea ware and piece. I must mention,Kathy's also doubles as a Tea Room with scrumptious treats and tea for all to enjoy after a few hours of searching for treasures. Its a haven of pure vintage delight!
This excursion lead to numerous finds such as:
a basket of dolls(including the basket), a doll tea pick/sugar holder, an old Yankees article with Babe Ruth Picture in frame (put this one away for one of Glenn's Birthday Gifts) and some sheet music booklets with wonderful covers.
I have even created a wish list of a few items I want there, including a vintage prom dress or social ball gown, a rhinestone bracelet and a tea set. During checkout I had the opportunity to meet an amazing jewelry designer named Becki, her jewelry creations are absolutely gorgeous, one beautiful piece after another and she's local from NJ, opening a store in Belvidere. So exciting and glad to become friends, to see her works visit: http://www.flickr.com/people/nanuksigloo/
http://www.nanuksigloocustomjewelry.com/
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You won't leave so much jewelry eye candy to see!
Visit Kathy's Kove & Kafe': http://www.kathyskove.com/ for an array of vintage treasures.
In Sept. the amazing Kathy will be selling some of my pieces, she's amazing!
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On Thursday My Mom and I stopped in to visit our dear and loving friends (extended family) at Sally Lunn's Tea Room and Shoppe in Chester, NJ, http://www.sallylunns.com/while my mom stayed to converse with the girls I headed down to Pegasus Antiques Center to search for some treasures and I'm so glad I did. Let me just say, this store is like walking back into time, into a secret shoppe in Olde England or a Magic Movie. Just so much to see, buy and want. This store is huge with a basement to, I was lost in the cabinet card isle for over an hour and the magazines they have from the turn of the century into the 60's is unbelievable, dolls, teawares, safari hats, furniture, chandelier pieces, they have it all. I have a wish list there too, an antique Teapot and Cups set, an Alice in Wonderland Magazine from 1920's and the whole cabinet card collection, LOL.
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There is a Tea Party cabinet card I found too, which will be the main image for the Tea Party I am hosting for friends and family, its an Afternoon Tea with a mix of Midsummer Nights Dream, fairies, vintage dolls and cupcakes, colors will be a mix of creams, silvers, red, pinks and soft greens! I will take pictures of that event!
