Thursday, December 25, 2014
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
My New Treasure
My Weekend Find:
Pyrography Flemish Art
Arts & Crafts Table
I've been coveting a pyrography table of my mom's for many a moon--and finally found my own! And it was only $18.00--Can we say steal!
Pyrography or Flemish Art was popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. "Pyrography" is writing with fire or using a heated metal tip to burn designs into soft wood. Unburned designs would be sold in kits where you could make boxes, book ends, frames etc., they were usually made as gifts and signed on the back with the givers name and the year made.
The great thing about pyrography is its affordability, especially considering most pieces are almost 100 years old.
Can't wait to see what I find next weekend........
Kathleen
Friday, July 4, 2014
Monday, June 9, 2014
Backstreet Antiques
So excited. Setting up new area in Backstreet Antiques of Huntington, Long Island with all my finds from antique shops and estate sales from Manhattan to Montauk. Please check out our new website: www.BackstreetAntiqueShop.com.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Great Find
I found this antique pyrography frame at the antique show and it fit my mom's baby picture perfectly.
Had a fantastic time at the 35th annual Greenlawn Antique Show in Long Island. Superstorm Titian shrank and conveniently moved south. I met a lot of collectors and tried to get a pulse on what people were searching for. "Eclectic" is the word that comes to mind. I found a vintage drill bit holder with old drill bits, cleaned the wood, and sold it as a piece of art. I placed vintage keys on a wooden antique pinball/bagatelle game - and voila!--Wall Art. A vintage wire bowl filled with odds and ends, including old doorknobs, drawer pulls, and door plates, was placed on a large wooden spool and made a fun display. Vintage Easter, always a top selling category, was a little soft--hmmm could it be the piles of snow outside which prevented everyone's spring mojo to rear its lovely head? Vintage trophies, cameras, and even 60s movie cameras are always in vogue. Old wooden drawers I turned into shelves displaying vials of powdered paint affixed with old labels from Brooklyn, NY, sold. I put vintage bakelite paint brushes in wire flower frogs next to an amateur painting on an easel--some inspiration for indoor creativity until grouchy Old Man Winter skedaddles! A fun time for everyone. Now back to my writing!!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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