French beading technique of the early 1900’s is famous for its intricate patters made with small glass beads and thin wire. This method was used to produce flowers to display singly or in bouquets, specially in winter when live flowers were unavailable. There was also a custom of creating elaborate beaded wreaths for special occasions, […]
We found some great items on our last trip to France, which we shipped home and are now available for you to see… stop by and feast your eyes on the beautiful objects we bought with you in mind!
In the early 19th century plaster figure making and bronze sculpture were pretty much two separate enterprises. Italian artists sold inexpensive plaster figures as itinerant tradesmen, but as time went on, some of them became specialists in making molds for sculptures. Plaster figures were used to decorate both grand country homes and more ordinary homes. They […]
Christmas is around the corner and we have a wonderful variety of items to stuff stockings or wrap and hide under the tree…
We’re having a special 15% off sale as part of Small Business Saturday. Join us Nov 26 at 10 am for refreshments, crowd-free browsing, gorgeous Holiday decor, one-of-a-kind gifts and festive seasonal inspiration!
Days are getting shorter, Fall is certainly here! Soon, we will have to turn back all our clocks when Daylight Savings Time comes around again. We thought you might enjoy seeing some of the many ways we can put clocks to beautiful use in home decor… […]
Tickets for November 4th and 5th Roses and Rust Vintage Market are available at the Cottage now. Stop by and get your tickets, avoid the lines and online ticket sale fees!
While in an Irish museum we discovered two types of antique zinc tubs like the ones we sell at the Cottage. It was fun finding out how they were used for doing laundry. Irish lace is unrivaled, went looking for some last month while we were […]
Our trip was memorable, so much to see, so much history….and shopping? well it was amazing! Unfortunately as lovely and rare the things we saw were, most were too big to bring home, though we managed to bring some of the great stuff we found.