We got back from the Atlanta 2014 Market a couple of weeks ago. We found a whole lot of new and exciting products for you. Lots of Handmade in America items which I will be posting in our Made in America blog . Below is just a preview of the wonderful treasures we found. These will be arriving over the next few weeks. Watch for these and more ... Hand Painted and Handcrafted Cat Clocks Hand Painted and Handcrafted Dog Clocks Compasses ... A few new designs and restocked our old favorites Crosses ... Great Renaissance Designs Brass Key Chains with Telescopes, Whistles, Binoculars and Compasses Elegant Dishes in Sea Urchin and Bird's Nest Designs A Variety of New Magnifiers Frames, including this Gorgeous Star Burst Frame     A Truly Colorful and Creative Collection of Birds, Cages and Such

Pantone has announced the Color of the Year for 2014: Radiant Orchid. Radiant Orchid is described as a purple hue that blooms with confidence and magical warmth, that intrigues the eye and sparks the imagination. It is an expressive, creative and embracing purple — one that draws you in with its beguiling charm. A captivating harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid emanates great joy, love and health. In their Spring Fashion Report, Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, said : This season, consumers are looking for a state of thoughtful, emotional and artistic equilibrium . While this need for stability is reflected in the composition of the palette, the inherent versatility of the individual colors allows for experimentation with new looks and color combinations. In women's fashion designers take a modern twist on the traditional for spri...

Just as Art Deco design had its genesis in earlier arts and motifs from a variety of media, so too did the sleek curvilinear designs of the 1950s era. Mid-Century Modern designs, aka Fifties Modern, grew out of the aerodynamic designs of jet aircraft and the smooth, curved dinnerware of Russel Wright and Eva Zeisel. Both Wright and Zeisel introduced dinnerware lines in the 1940s that eschewed the formal and busy decoration of the thirties. They both relied on the gentle curves of the pieces to define the motif. The decoration was the surface. Plain and simple. Russel Wright American Modern Dinnerware Eva Zeisel Teapot and Cup Mid-Century Modern design at its iconic best is found in the designs of husband and wife team Ray and Charles Eames. They pushed the new age of visual form to new heights with their Fiberglass Chair ( introduced to the world by Herman Miller in the early 1950s) and the Eames Lounge Chair (introduced in 1956). The world design community was wowed w...