Clearance Sale Going on Now!

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 by KatesSis

Check out all of our holiday items while they last

Define “Spill Vase,” Please

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by KatesSis

Those Victorians certainly knew how to decorate.

New Section: Disney During the Holidays

Posted on November 5, 2020November 13, 2020 by KatesSis

New DISNEY ornaments just in

Free Shipping Deals … Just in Time

Posted on October 5, 2020November 13, 2020 by KatesSis

Free Shipping Deals … Just in time!

New Estate Sale Collection: Milk Glass

Posted on December 22, 2018November 13, 2020 by KatesSis

New collection added!

Christmas Shop Expands … big time, and just in time!

Posted on September 14, 2018October 5, 2020 by KatesSis

Christmas is coming ….

Ten Dollars or Less — New Department

Posted on March 16, 2018May 21, 2018 by KatesSis

Everything changes …

HOLIDAYS Shop Sale: 20% Off Everything!

Posted on November 3, 2017May 21, 2018 by KatesSis

Lots of new items … just in time for the sale

Please Be Seated …

Posted on June 4, 2017 by KatesSis

A special estate sale lot comes down from the attic — and into my shop.

New Shop Section: On Sale!

Posted on November 27, 2016December 21, 2017 by KatesSis

New Shop Section … woohoo!!! Now browse ON SALE items quickly (and often!)

Define your terms: Vintage “Nappy”

Posted on May 30, 2016July 9, 2016 by KatesSis — 1 Comment

When is a “nappy” not a diaper?

New Shop Section: Farmhouse • Rustic

Posted on May 22, 2016 by KatesSis

New Shop Section … woohoo!!!

Oh, Those Salad Days!

Posted on April 14, 2016November 3, 2017 by KatesSis

And I have just the right bowls for them.

Define your terms: “Pyralin”

Posted on March 19, 2016March 19, 2016 by KatesSis

Plastic molded and colored to look like the gemstone amber. Leave it to DuPont.

New Shop Section: Estate Collections

Posted on March 18, 2016June 25, 2017 by KatesSis

Let’s dig in!

Define your terms: “EPCA Silver Plate”

Posted on February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 by KatesSis

Learn something about vintage silver plate.

Define your terms: “Lustroware”

Posted on February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 by KatesSis

Plastic molded and colored to look like copper. An idea whose time has come — and gone.

Sip Champagne from a … wha-aa-aat!?!?

Posted on August 30, 2015February 17, 2016 by KatesSis

Drink your bubbly from a musical instrument, a flower, a slipper, or even a small car.

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Posted on August 24, 2015August 24, 2015 by KatesSis

Mmmm … I guess that would be me.

Road Trip: Back to the 1950s

Posted on June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 by KatesSis

Vintage mementoes can take you back in time . . .

Bridal Shower Brainstorm

Posted on June 4, 2015April 21, 2016 by KatesSis

Sometimes an object can spark its own great idea.

Put Them To Work!

Posted on March 21, 2015June 22, 2015 by KatesSis

Make your vintage pieces earn their keep.

‘Tis the Season To Be Jolly

Posted on December 24, 2014December 24, 2014 by KatesSis

It’s the season to surround yourself with your happiest memories.

This Bird-on-a-Stick isn’t Edible

Posted on December 15, 2014March 21, 2015 by KatesSis

It’s on the menu for discussion only.

My Visitor Has Gone. . .

Posted on December 9, 2014December 9, 2014 by KatesSis

. . to someone else’s home soon, I hope.

What does pasta have to do with ceramics?

Posted on November 13, 2014June 6, 2017 by KatesSis

And how do dogs fit in?

Can “Little Mae” Come Out To Play?

Posted on October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 by KatesSis

I think she should be sitting out all day long.

What the heck is ‘Flow Blue’?

Posted on September 15, 2014November 13, 2014 by KatesSis

What was more popular in American than in England–where it was made?

Just Visiting

Posted on September 9, 2014December 9, 2014 by KatesSis

Sometimes it’s hard to say “goodbye”

Will the real oilette please stand up?

Posted on September 2, 2014 by KatesSis

A chicken in every pot; an oil painting on every wall.

What Does a Teapot Have To Do With Rice?

Posted on August 25, 2014January 26, 2015 by KatesSis

How did they do that???

What the Heck Is a “Trug”?

Posted on August 18, 2014August 25, 2014 by KatesSis

Don’t you just L•O•V•E certain words?

Sailors’ Charms May Not Be What You Think . . .

Posted on August 12, 2014March 28, 2016 by KatesSis

Even a homely vintage item can have a romantic past.

All Baskets Are Not Created Equal

Posted on August 5, 2014March 21, 2015 by KatesSis

There are as many different kinds of baskets as there are the materials and artists who made them. Where do you begin?

A Pitcher is Worth a Thousand …

Posted on August 1, 2014August 25, 2014 by KatesSis

Another quick idea for getting your vintage out of storage, and using them AS storage.

Heigh-Ho Silver!

Posted on July 25, 2014June 6, 2017 by KatesSis

Let your sterling and silverplate see the light of day.

Limoges Pottery

Posted on July 23, 2014July 24, 2014 by KatesSis

A tidbit about the famous Limoges pottery

I’ll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours

Posted on July 9, 2014April 22, 2016 by KatesSis

Define the word “collector” — I dare you!

HT Keep Your Vintage Glassware Happy (Sparklingly so)

Posted on July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 by KatesSis

Here are a few tips to help preserve your vintage glassware.