Hand Crafted Ribbons for Spring!

7/18/14 Update ~ For the moment, these sweet ribbons are only available in the store. Please call us at 303.795.3454 or email dwellantiques@gmail.com for more detail. Thanks!

Oh boy do we have the sweetest of treats for you today! These hand crafted ribbons are perfect for all of the spring and summer gift-giving you'll be doing ~ birthdays, graduations, baby showers, weddings, teacher gifts, and just-because-I-love-yous.

Use them to wrap a precious gift, tie them around a beautiful bouquet of flowers, or use them to secure a stack of antique books for display on a bookshelf. The possibilities are endless and they're sure to put a smile on your face.

The ribbons come with black or charcoal lettering and say Happy Birthday, blessings, love..., or je t'aime. Each one is 4 yards (12 feet) long and retails for $8.00.

xoxo,
Kellie

Knobstoppers in the shop!

Joy is now carrying a sweet line of bottle toppers called Knobstoppers. They're beautiful as a wine cork  (what a great hostess gift, packaged with a bottle of wine!) or displayed in any vintage bottle. Knobstoppers run $34 each and come in a variety of styles and colors, so call or stop by Patina to see what's in stock.

Authentic, antique, awesome ~ guaranteed!

Old Mason Jars, New Life as Decor

{Mason/Ball jars currently available at Patina!}

Old Mason jars have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity over the last few years. What our grandmothers once used for green beans and pickled okra, we now use for decoration. Put fresh flowers in a large jar on your table, or fill it with sea shells, buttons or even candles.

Joy recently shared a photo of the mason jars in her home office...

I use mine in the kitchen for sugar, flour, cocoa and other items, and in the bathroom for q-tips and cotton balls. {Yes, I am my mother's daughter!} They make everything look prettier.

Need some Mason jars for your home? Stop by Patina and choose from a wide variety that Joy has in stock. Call or email her if you're out of town; she's happy to ship to you!

~Kellie

Beautiful Canvas Prints at Patina!

Canvas prints are all the rage right now and we have some beauties at Patina that you won't see anywhere else!

We have prints of old post cards from Paris...

1905 Sommet de la Tour Eiffel

1920 Tour Eiffel

1900 Tour Eiffel

Old Nebraska Church

{Original photography by Kevin Barnes}

Of course we have many more unique and wonderful prints  - buttons, watch faces, cameras, type writer keys and more! - available in the store so drop by and see us! If you're not nearby, you can always call or email us to see what else we have available. We do take special requests as well.

~Kellie

Stuff!

Beautiful day at Patina

French dresser 

arrived

Lovely customers

finding

just the

thing they were

looking for

What a pleasure it is to converse with

folks who love to treasure hunt!

There's a kinship among those who seek the unique and unusual

and surround themselves with

  repurposed

items!

A delightful gray- blue highboy went home with a sweet bevelled mirror . . . 

what a room they'll make together.

Lamps and rugs and books and tables and planters and frames and cozy chairs,

OH MY!

A fantastic European wooden,

  rolling bakery display cart

arrived this afternoon!

It won't last for long . . . 

it's perfect for display

for storage and organization

for books or art supplies . . . 

And so much more ....

Benches and display steps and chairs and little tables and chalkboards

and silver and birds nests and twine and ironstone

and lamps and baskets . . . 

May 7

Good Morning! It's a lovely Colorado day, and I've been out for my early walk. There is something so satisfying about the pristine early hours, before the rest of the neighborhood awakes!

I've been steadily unloading my crates of fresh antiques, and scrubbing and admiring and polishing and ironing . . . and adoring the beauty of each object. There are so many display ideas tumbling around in my head that I almost can't sleep for the excitement.

Yesterday I enlisted the help of an old friend, and we drug in tables to replace the ones which sold while I was away. We built new displays and totally recreated several areas at Patina. I'm exhausted, but happy! There are a dozen things I want to keep for myself, but I'm being very virtuous, (VERY VERY!), and letting you see all of them. This is really hard for an addicted antiquer who loves everything she purchases. An awesome 3' long German bread peel, dated 1893, went away yesterday. It was piled in a big rusty wire basket on the front porch, with several other bread boards and old grain sifters . . . and a car stopped in front of the store and a man jumped out and grabbed it. His wife is a baker - very Irish - and she spotted it from 30 yards away. These things won't last long!

Some of my favorite finds are baskets. Being a longtime connoisseur of timeworn baskets, I gravitate to them with an unfailing radar. There are several 1800's gathering baskets that have been well used for about 125 years, and several early 1900's market and picnic baskets with heavenly patina! I also love the old pine table/desk with two drawers. This will disappear quickly.

Tuesday and Wednesday were busy, as you gentle readers scurried in to see what was being unpacked. Thanks for your support and assistance! You got to see it first - and you got some incredible treasures! There is more coming every day . . . especially old ironstone!