Note: In photography a “long shot” typically shows an object in such a way as to place it in some relation to its surroundings. I don’t know why, but some days I just look around at things from a different perspective. Today I was given such an opportunity. I am so familiar with every little thing in […]
Keep Your Treasures in Motion
Let’s Define Motion The key to moving products is to keep your Treasures in Motion. The dictionary describes motion as, “the action or process of moving or being moved.” Sometimes this means you move treasures from one shop to another. Most times, it is simply a matter of managing your space. Visit your shop space […]
How I Decorate for Fall
Decorate for Fall – My Favorite Season I typically decorate for a season, not a holiday. So I decorate for Fall as a whole. The Fall Season is not about just Halloween in Suzanne’s Cottage. It is about harvests of pumpkins and gourds, colorful foliage, brisk mornings, shorter days, and longer cozy evenings. This photo […]
Autumn 2016 = New Shop Space
Intro My favorite season is Autumn. And I’m not talking about some generic autumn. No, I’m talking about Autumn in New England! After a long hot summer, we’re enjoying cool nights and brisk mornings. Autumn seems to be a catalyst for stimulating our nesting instinct. For me, Autumn also means New Shop Space! I love […]
A New Day at Suzanne’s Cottage
So what do you plan to do with yourself? How will you occupy yourself? Are you planing to travel? Are you moving to Florida? Over the past month I have heard all these questions, and more. A month ago I told my colleagues I was leaving the Farm. My husband and I planned our retirements […]
It’s Safe to Come In (Pie Safe, that is!)
Come On in! This is what presently greets you when you walk into Suzanne’s Cottage. A compact pie safe! It’s eye candy for a Treasure Hunter Junk Lady like myself. This particular piece is about 10 inches square at the base, and about 24 inches high. I’d get you specific measurements, but I’m not at […]