...or his wife! Plenty of men (and women) enjoy fishing. But for a lot of people fishing ends at the end of the warm season. Not the case for ice fishers! It's just the beginning of the season, depending on where you live. Regardless of if you like to fish or not, we all know the best part about catching...
We all know the family members or friends who CONSTANTLY have people twirling in and out of their homes. There's never any wonder whether or not you'll meet someone new while you're there or if you've been there enough, see a familiar face. There's no surprise when you walk in the door to find a group of people standing in...
If you're going to collect a specific pattern, Blue Canton is certainly a popular one, and it has been since the beginning of America's history! I'm about to drop some knowledge, so listen up! The most fashionable tables in the early American Republic were set with blue and white "Canton" or "Nankin" wares, named for the great Chinese trading...
We know this is a little late, but last month Bon Appetite showed a couple of our items in their "Thanksgiving Essentials: The Ultimate Guide" section on page 108. If you still have one handy, take a look! "Welcome to Thanksgiving 2010: It's time to gather around the table - and it's your chance to cook the best feast ever...
For the plant lover in your family, why not splurge on this beautiful planter and a bag of bulbs(or a small $20 Christmas tree). The Blue and Gold Monteith Planter measures nearly 15" in diameter and 10.5" in height and is adapted from a Chinese porcelain monteith, circa 1720. It sure beats the ugly black plastic that so many plants...
For those who know they're high-maintenance, there's the perfect little gift; cute lipbalm, perfume, and pocket sized emery boards all housed on a knowledge verse tray. Or, fill one up with samples from the mall! Mottahedeh Knowledge Verse Tray (MN1709) - $35 Vanilla Chai Lip Balm - Love & Toast - Beautyhabits.com Perfume - LolliaLife.com 12 Purse Sized Emergy...
Our verse trays make the perfect hostess gifts! Fill them up with chocolates, decorative labels, soaps, nuts, you name it! They can be used later by the host to house rings by the sink, keys by the door, hand soap in the bathroom, or as a spoon holder on the stove. Their uses are endless! Most of our verse trays...
Paktong Elephant Candle Holder/Pair (EXP391) - $50 These magnificent pakton Indian elephants are just too great not to mention! It doesn't take much effort to make this pair a festive gift! Find some funky candles or decorate white ones with patterned paper and ribbon. They can be dressed up or dressed down for any occasion - depending on the candles...
Did you notice our Imperial Blue tea-cup and saucer in this past Saturday's Wall Street Journal!?We can be see in the image that was displayed with the "Mother was right: You gotta write." article. Nothing more appealing than grabbing a cup of tea on a cold Sunday morning, sitting down by the fire, and writing a few notes to beloved...
You can fill our little covered boxes with just about anything, but one nifty idea we had was to fill it with unique magnets. You can buy interesting magnets from anywhere OR make your own! What we liked about these were that they were of images of pottery! GO FINE CHINA! Imperial Blue Small Covered Box (CW2413) - $30 Mighty...
