Woman’s home is a collector’s paradise Dec 30, 2008
In the kitchen, teapots are everywhere and she has 200 ashtrays made by Royal China. I had to remodel my kitchen three years ago, she said with a laugh. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
The Bargain Hunter's guide to holiday shopping Nov 13, 2008
The company's imported teas, teapots, ceramics and rosewood products have become a staple on shelves of the finest department, specialty, gift, gourmet and museum stores throughout the United States and Europe ... Highlights: The remaining inventory of handmade porcelain plates and cups made by a well-known potter from Jinde Zhen in China will be included in this sale, along with a variety of beautiful and elegant vases inspired by Song Dynasty designs - most priced at $5 to $20; handcrafted,... (San Francisco Chronicle)
A Payson getaway Sep 13, 2008
Shelf after shelf is jammed with dolls, dinner plates, teapots and bric-a-brac. After shopping, grab a stool at the soda fountain up front and enjoy a malted or an ice-cream cone. (AZCentral -- Travel)
10 coolest small towns Sep 13, 2008
WeUsOur Artists Market has unusual art on display, such as giant pottery teapots and portraits painted with coffee (10 Ruxton Ave., 719/685-9702), while Cripple Creek Dulcimers & Guitars is run by a tie-dye-wearing former mayor, Bud Ford, who bears a striking resemblance to the late Jerry Garcia (740 Manitou Ave., 719/685-9655, ). At The Mat Factor caf, wraps of hormone-free turkey share the menu with mat, a beverage popular in South America (966 Manitou Ave., 719/685-3235, , wrap $5). (MSNBC -- Politics)
Art.view: The great persuader Aug 10, 2008
Mr. Wolfson has so far bought around 125,000 objects, including paintings, sculptures, posters, books, ceramics, furniture (sometimes entire rooms, including ceilings), jukeboxes, silver teapots, staircases, model ocean-liners, a bicycle made entirely of wood and the sumptuously tiled and gilded walls of movie palaces. All were related to design, decorative and propaganda art. (The Economist)
Lakewood 400 Antiques in Cumming Jul 16, 2008
Mirrors, framed artworks, teapots, metal bins, quilts, china and wooden magazine racks may be mixed in with old linens, antique books and piles of silver teaspoons. Tassels, silk flower arrangements, mounted deer heads, a 1920s tapestry, steamer trunks, old Coke bottles and hat boxes show up in one vignette. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
For garage sale shoppers, every weekend's a treasure hunt May 10, 2008
After all, her shopping has turned up everything from Victorian glassware to collectible teapots. I even got a dog at a garage sale, she said, referring to a beloved schnauzer. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Marietta store a global marketplace of gifts and furnishings May 2, 2008
The store also stocks welcome mats edged with ribbons; three-tiered bath shelves for soaps and towels; glass vases with baked-on designs; dish ware; canisters; teacups and teapots. Rustic armoires, chests, cabinets and tables are scattered throughout. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Collectibles overtake Europe's newsstands Mar 17, 2008
This week at Italian newsstands, one can find tableware, miniature teapots from around the world, watches, beer steins, Marvel superheroes, toy Fiat cars and baby dolls with accessories. Many of these, like the printed partworks, are sold in serialized form to encourage repeat buying by collectors. (International Herald Tribune)
Vineyard Cafe in Marietta Feb 8, 2008
And on the way out, check out the room of assorted of teapots, cups and paraphernalia, as well as the collectibles from the gift shop below. More than just tea. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A bewitching city Jan 30, 2008
A cutesy cafe, New Civilitea (318 Derby St., 978-740-2832, ) doubles as a tea shop selling hot and iced teas, herbal coffees, and tea-themed gifts like teapots. "Gifts from the Mineral Kingdom and Beyond" is the motto at Treasures Over Time (131 Essex St., 978-745-2330, ), which sells artsy gifts made from minerals, stone, beads, and jewels. (Boston Globe)
Tale of a teapot Dec 17, 2007
As teapots go, it's tiny, not much bigger than a teacup. It isn't made from precious metal, but from silver-plated brass. (International Herald Tribune)
Ceramics designer created once-novel, now classic, tableware Dec 17, 2007
Overly tall, angular teapots towered over drum-shaped coffee cups and sugar bowls glazed in deep blue, amber and dark green. The mildly counterculture design was so popular with 1960s consumers that Portmeirion Potteries struggled to keep up with demand, and the market became flooded with knockoffs. (Los Angeles Times)
Holiday gifts can be environmentally friendly, too Dec 14, 2007
For gently used household and jewelry gift items, consider shopping at Harvey s Treasure Chest, the shop at Harvey Wheeler Community Center; Tables to Teapots (240 Arlington St., Acton); Thoreauly Antiques (25 Walden St., Concord); North Bridge Antiques (28 Walden St., Concord); and Upstairs Antiques (23 Walden St., Concord). Buying handmade gifts from local artisans is a great adventure, too. (Concord Journal, MA)
Crafters at work Oct 17, 2007
s, ceramics, watercolors, candles, hair accessories, hats, sports collage, fiber art, aromatherapy, photography, turned wood, soft sculpture, leather, oil paintings, wooden toys, teapots, stained glass, calligraphy, fleece, scrap booking, knits, poetry, dolls, foot stools, slate, porcelain, country woodcrafts, primitive and folk art, silk and dried floral arrangements, collectible bears, garden stakes, heat packs, bird houses, doll clothes, wearable art, flags, pillow quilts, tile numbers,... (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Have a Junk Store Christmas Oct 10, 2007
Thrift stores often have beautiful teacups or teapots for very reasonable prices. Perhaps a set of complementary milk glass vases would fit into Aunt Eliza s cottage decor. (Suite101.com)
Scenic drive Sep 28, 2007
Shelf after shelf is jammed with old dolls, dinner plates, teapots and all manner of bric-a-brac. After shopping, grab a stool at the soda fountain up front and enjoy a malt or an ice-cream cone. (AZCentral -- Travel)
2007 holiday bazaars Sep 28, 2007
See a variety of pottery including fish, berry and fireweed decorated platters, bowls, mugs, wine goblets, teapots and other multicolored pottery handmade by Toni and Kirby Maury. (243-3905, ). (Anchorage Daily News)
Canton decorator fills home with second-hand finds Aug 3, 2007
The three teens' rooms and baths also got the same shabby chic touch, with items such as a blue-shaded chandelier, a whitewashed dresser, a glass-fronted display case, an old steamer trunk, an iron hat rack for towels and displays of plates, pictures and teapots ... Figurines, teapots, iron tables, old steamer trunks and fainting couches are just a few of the thousands of items on display in Beth Pope's home. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Steele Family Benefit is Saturday Jun 8, 2007
Other items up for grabs include: 2 large kites, Bowlercade, game station, John Deere collectible print, teapots, doll, collector plates, Impala model car, dish sets, golf club, golf balls and golf towel, cookies or pie a month for a year, bird feeder, digital camera, space saver high chair, bracelet, wine basket, water aerobic pass, pool pass, wellness center pass, Henry Doorly Zoo basket, baseball basket, Willow Tree Nativity, kids craft basket, wrapping paper basket, picnic basket essentials,... (Dunlap Reporter, IA)
Collecting Teapots Mar 23, 2007
Teapots Old and New are a Popular Collectible ... Tea has a long and dignified history and teapots and tea accessories are highly collectible in both new and antique forms ... Collectible Teapots and Tea Related Items. (Suite101.com)
On managing collectibles Mar 12, 2007
We've seen collections of baskets, salt and pepper shakers and teapots. We've worked with homeowners who wanted to display their pig-figure collections, matchbook-cover collections or pottery collections. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
An artist's life in a loft Feb 22, 2007
Many collections are of interesting tableware antique sake cups, smooth wooden bowls, dense iron teapots, Japanese lacquer trays. In the kitchen hangs a Mexican art calendar from a favorite Santa Fe restaurant, Caf. (Los Angeles Times)
Steeped in teapots Jan 7, 2007
But even Sherlock Holmes -- yes, he's up there, too -- would have a tough time finding them among this collection of nearly 5,000 teapots in Newton ... Not an inch is spared among the teapots, coffee pots, and chocolate pots -- the latter was all the rage in 17th-century Spain, well before Swiss Miss entered the hot-beverage picture ... The collection ranges from traditional English teapots to novelty pieces: Lucille Ball bursting from a TV-shaped teapot, ballroom dancers whose outstretched arms... (Boston Globe -- Local)
