Is there a better way to add bright beautiful color to a corner or a sofa or a bed then with a colorful handwoven textiles? From hand crocheted afghans to hand woven Saltillo blankets - it seems like their color and beautiful details add so much to any environment. Especially since no two pieces are…
Plain Old White Ironstone Bowls – Perfect for Chili
Plain Old White Ironstone Bowls – Perfect for ChiliA good chili bowl should hold chili. A better than good bowl for chili should not be too wide – leave the wide bowl for cereal. A wide bowl holds the contents certainly but the narrower width means that the chili will cool down quicker. Maybe a small…
Selling Pieces of the Past: The World is Your Marketplace
Governor James Rhodes brought the dream of the Appalachian Highway to life with a lot of political capital earned over the span of a long political career. Born and raised in Southern Ohio, his efforts on behalf of the people and the economy of Appalachian Ohio are still remembered. Jimmy, as the old timers call him, is a local…
Amesville, Ohio: A Place Called Home
In Amesville, there are no traffic lights. There is very little traffic. There are very few residents; around 150-200 lucky people live here.
Rare Stetson China (USA) Salad Plates, Stylized Tulip in Center Field with Black Air Brush Border… The Black and Pink Floral is distinctive of thenew cool of modern life in the suburban 50s!
Ugly Christmas Jacket Give Away
At 6:00 today, we will draw the winner for the Red Plaid Jacket by Pendleton. Rest assured the wool will help keep you warm. It is shocking to me but plaid jackets are fashionable? One just sold on Etsy; they called it a hipster jacket. I found a red plaid dress; red plaid skirt and…
Dickens, Coal Miners and The Spirit of Christmas
Lately, I have wondered about the life of a miner. This comes as no surprise since Putnam and Speedwell occupies a house that was once a home for a miner and his family at Eclipse Company Town. The houses are cute; but they are small, it seems to me, for a family. I wonder about…
The Gift: The Story of The Homer Laughlin Plate
Almost, thirty years ago, a package arrived postmarked from the Homer Laughlin Company, Newell, West Virginia quite unexpectedly. A few days before, we were at the International Housewares Exhibition in Chicago. It was a big deal, a really big deal. Now, as then, it was the biggest trade show in the country at one of the…
Selling Pieces of the Past, II
Hard to believe that it has been one year since Putnam and Speedwell planted roots in Athens . . . a few thoughts about growing pains! We rented the space at Eclipse Company Town, an old mining town, last November about ten days before Thanksgiving. I was thinking that we could whip it into…
The Romance of a Christmas Mouse
The Romance of a Christmas MouseChristmas Mouse Featured in Romantic Homes Magazine Hmmmm, I said, this looks like spam. Quickly, I clicked log out and returned to my real work. Later in the day, there was another notification from Etsy about a convo. Hello Valerie, I am gathering materials for a vintage Christmas photo shoot to be featured…