The quick back story on this is that we made a big Tramp Art buy a month or so ago for our shop, so all the pieces pictured in this post are currently for sale at Ingather. This is such a fun and unique art movement and I thought you might be interested in a brief description as to…
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Peggy’s Rare & Antique Books
Did you know that you can find beautiful rare and antique books at Bowerbird and Friends in down town Peterborough? Thanks to Peggy you will find a gorgeous selection of collectable books available at Bowerbird. Peggy first became interested in books because her father was an antiquarian book seller. When Peggy was just seventeen, she started…
5 Reasons You Should Decorate with Antiques
Aside from the fact that it is fabulously on trend to incorporate architectural pieces and antique furniture into your décor, we can offer you 5 additional reasons to hop on the band wagon! 1. It is GREEN! Much like recycling you can re-use or re-purpose furniture and other antiques for decor. 2. It’s just plain…
Frozen Charlottes
Perhaps a bit morbid but these little Frozen Charlotte figurines are so delicate and pretty. The Charlotte doll stems from a New England Folk tale. William Lorenzo Carter wrote a song in 1834, describing a girl named Charlotte who wore a beautiful dress for a ball on a cold Maine night. Charlotte’s mother advised her…