Spring Has Sprung!

Okay, not quite yet. But it almost feels like it with how warm this winter's been! I'll take this kind of winter anytime...at least until they spend the summer telling us we've got a drought because there was no snow to melt.


Anyway! With Valentine's passed, now's the time to get out the greens for St Patrick's Day and the pastels for Easter. Our greens aren't quite done yet, but here are some pictures of the other things we've been working on.

The mantlepiece is decked out with an azure shade of blue. We've got all sorts of pretty odds and ends - a cup that reads "Remember Me," a 1930s chrome dish, a 1940s Cambridge double candleholder. In the middle is a vintage blue glass basket designed by Fenton for Princess House (available here on Etsy).

Pastels behind the desk - milk glass and soft pinks and blues and jadeite green (lidded bowl available here and Fire King Jane Ray plates here).





Now for the big thing we've been doing...

Welcome to the bedroom! The room in the back of the store is a little odd - I've found out that it used to be an indoor pool for the motel that was here - and we always thought it'd be neat to set the whole thing up like an actual room. We've finally gotten to it with this bright little bedroom. It's a work in progress, as everything is, but the main bits are all here. Miraculously, no one's tried to jump on the bed yet. Though I've been very tempted to take a little nap, some days.


Lots of new things on Etsy as well, including:

• Antique Tool Box
• Framed Antique Baby Photos
• Vintage Crochet Cotton Thread Assortment
• Three Vintage Dog Figurines
• Antique Child's Rocking Chair
• Antique Walnut Drawer Pulls
• John Brothers Staffordshire Bouquet Dinner Plates
• And a whole bunch more. View my shop by Most Recent for the rest.

File under "Things to Look Forward to," only a few more weeks until Hebron Maple Fest. So if you're in the area March 10th or 11th, stop in and say hello!

Be my Valentine!

So it's a good thing my New Year's resolution wasn't to blog more often, because that would've been a wash! In my own defense, January's flown by. It seems like we were just putting up the Christmas decorations! Now they're down, and we're all decked out for Valentine's Day. So here we go:

So we've done some shuffling around! Our table now has a pretty pink flowered cross-stitch tablecloth, the white cabinet's now filled out in red and white, and our tree's been repurposed with some glittery red hearts. In the cabinet, we've got a cream and red reproduction coverlet and a set of Royal Staffordshire Safe Harbor pattern china. On the cabinet is a Mason's Trefoil Pink creamer and sugar (here on Etsy), a red painted box, and some off-white pitchers.

Now here we've got a soda crate on its side filled with all sorts of pink and white knickknacks. The vintage lamp has pink and green roses handpainted on a white background, and there's a Hazel Atlas Moderntone pink creamer and sugar (here on Etsy).

The mantle's shiny and red with a silverplate serving dish and cake plate, a cut glass vase and creamer and sugar, a pair of Avon champagne flutes, and jars full of peppermints.

Pink Depression glass in the entryway. Can't tell from the picture, but there's some very pretty details on these pieces. All these are on a backless white bookcase on top of a little retro table. Next to the table we've got an adorable little pink painted bench with roses on the seat cover.

More red and white, with white flowered plates, ruby glass, and a set of charming restaurant-ware cups with pink flowers. Also some vintage Valentine's cards are in there somewhere.

Now for two big new pieces! Gorgeous old dresser; the mirror has some wear, but the detailing on the front of the drawers is beautiful. To the right, a vintage spindle bed, full size. The bed is complete with headboard, footboard, and rails (not pictured). In front of that, we've got this great glossy bench.

And last but not least, primitive kitchen has made its way to the closet. Here we have an old shelf painted in New England red on top of a drop leaf table, also New England red. Then all sorts of old kitchen tools and pans and two shabby spice tin sets (here and here on Etsy).

Well, that's it for the displays, but I do have some other cool news as well. As of last week, I'm volunteering as a leader/moderator for the Vintage Lovers Team on Etsy. Check it out for discussion, help, and all things Etsy-vintage.

I hope everyone who celebrates had a Merry Christmas! Now that the holiday's past, we've got discounts of 20-50% off all Christmas items.

A phone call yesterday reminded me that I was remiss in not posting my holiday hours here. That post got unfortunately lost in the Christmas rush. So for future reference, I’ve edited my basic information post to include a list of days we’re closed or close early.

In the ongoing saga of "Emily is not a photographer," I got a new camera for Christmas. I've gone from a 7 year old 4 megapixel behemoth (relatively speaking) to a slim little 16 megapixel with all sorts of interesting bells and whistles. So far, I’m quite pleased. Lovely color, easy to use, good performance in low light, gorgeous screen. Of course, that means I’ve been playing with my new toy incessantly for the past few days, trying out all the new features.

Clearly I need to practice some more if I’m going to be trying to take panoramic pictures.

You can see more of my test shots on these Etsy listings:

• Teal Ironstone Transferware Plate
• Antique Dentist’s Tools
• Hubley Cement Mixer Truck
• Vintage French Tourist Guides & Maps
• Assortment of Vintage Clock Parts
• "Lose Weight" Gag Gift

I’ve also spiffed up the entryway a bit for New Year’s celebrations.

Here we’ve got a whole bunch of vintage noise makers (also available on Etsy), an old silverplate ice bucket, a pair of Avon champagne flutes, a Reed & Barton silverplate bowl with red enamel inside, a silverplate butler’s tray, and a silverplate cocktail shaker (also available on Etsy).

...And Now

And here are the pictures from the Anniversary Sale & Open House, after the jump. Readers with slow connections, beware, there are a lot of pictures here!

Now: Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

A "Then and Now" of Sorts

I've finally uploaded my pictures from the Anniversary Open House to the computer! Yeah, I'm running a bit late with that. Oops. But going through my folder of store pictures, I realized I still had a whole bunch of pictures from the Grand Opening last year which were never cleaned up or posted, so I figured I'd do them now for a little contrast. There's quite a few pictures between last year and this year, so I'll break it up into two posts. Firstly, the Grand Opening.


Two things to note:
- This isn't all the pictures. Quite a few were, shall we say...not so post-able. See my tag "photos are difficult".
- Wow, we have managed to fit in a lot more stuff over the year. Really. Wow.


So, after the jump, Then: Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Etsy Sale!

Okay, here we go! The promised Etsy Anniversary Sale coupon code:

Code: ANNIVERSARY
Discount: 15% off everything
Active: Now through Sunday, 12/4

Just put the code in at checkout, and Etsy will apply the discount automatically.

Here's the link to my shop again: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WillowTreeAntiques

Clearly I must be in a blogging mood this month, because this will be November's 6th post, as opposed to my usual 2 posts a month. Maybe I am getting better at this thing!

So we have the start of some Christmas display pictures, finally.

First, here's some from Debbie. A distressed green shelf, white dishes, bottle brush trees, and some cheery fun vintage Christmas ornaments. Some of these old ornaments are so neat - pinks and greens and glitter and shiny stripes. Love them!

Again from Debbie, some more traditional Christmas colors. A neat shabby old green dresser with a New England red shelf on the wall over it, with all sorts of other red, green, and white bits and bobs all over.

Unforunately, the picture doesn't really do this one justice; it's so pretty in person! First, a great old cedar chest on legs...the house call we got it from was frankly a little terrifying, I thought the attic floor might fall through and send us falling. But the cedar chest came down fine, and now it's here full of all sorts of things - on the right, this lovely 19th Century table, perfect as a side table or nightstand. On that, we've got a silverplate bowl with an acorn motif (a little out of season, perhaps, but still pretty). On the left, more silverplate nestled in a lit garland with poinsettias.

Now for some non-holiday stuff. I really love how this corner of the room came out. Here we've got a bookcase and vanity table painted the same gorgeous teal-y blue. On top of the bookcase sits a little old dresser, either doll-sized or a salesman's sample. Next to that is this cute glove holder - three clips shaped like pairs of gloves hold little white child's gloves.

Let's play a game! Here we've got a jar full of miniature billiard balls, more jars of game pieces, Bingo from the 1930s (on Etsy), and Elgo Plastics' American Skyline building set (on Etsy). On the second shelf, we have a vintage baby dish, some old baby clothes, and a set of child's toy china (on Etsy). On the floor, we've got a Radio Flyer bicycle with Teddy, a wagon, a teddy bear print, and in the corner there, an antique plank seat child's rocking chair.

And here's the vanity table, bench, and mirror. On the vanity, we've got a clear glass vanity box, two lipstick holders, a 1920s powder puff wand, an atomiser bottle, and a neat shabby half-doll lamp (on Etsy).





I've also got some holiday stuff up on Etsy now, like clip-on Christmas tree candleholders, a box of vintage candles, and some great old child's ice skates. And then there are these guys. I'm not sure if they're supposed to be some kind of odd fish, Christmas whales, or tomatoes with tails.