Wishing you PEACE, HOPE & JOY.
HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY & A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
SUSAN
A Project for “The Sister Project”
December 15, 2009 1 Comment
There is this amazing place on the internet called The Sister Project, a network of blogs about sisters and sisterhoods of all kinds. A place where I have met the most incredible women from all over. A place to learn about myself and sisters. To share with sisters parts of my life. This blog is the creation of Margaret Roach, a non blood sister of mine, a person that I thank daily for all the help in my life. She is a true sister and seriously rocks.
I went on a journey to do a project for The Sisters (you can read all about it at TSP) using my vast amount of old stuff that I have collected and some that I went hunting for. The results came out great. This picture is the first part that I have finished, with lots more to come as I keep finding more fabulous ephemera, I will share it with you.
My favorite images are of two sisters??? friends??? washing each others hair. The way they are smiling is wonderful, look at the Saddle shoes, the clothes and the hair. What an amazing time in our history. I put these images on matches.
You can have a chance to win them, just visit The Sister Project and leave a comment. The winner will be picked on the 21st, just in time for Christmas.
Wishing all of my sisters who have supported me lots of PEACE, JOY & HOPE.
Susan
An Amaryllis that needs no water.
December 9, 2009 1 Comment
Amaryllis, a native South African plant, Latin amarysso meaning “to sparkle. What a perfect meaning for this time of year. I love these plants, every year I search for a new, variety to bloom in my house.
Over the years I have collected 19th century botanicals of these amazing plants, the detail in the drawings is what I love the most about them. In the day with no cameras, the fine detail all done with the naked eye.
I have put some of the prints on Tissue Boxes and Matches, they make a wonderful presents, with absolutely no care they will bloom for years.
Susan
Making your list and checking it twice. Great gifts for under $50.00
December 3, 2009 1 Comment
1-Vintage Wallpaper Ornaments, each ornament is papered with wonderful vintage wallpaper and edged with 19th century glass glitter.
2-Matchboxes made with vintage imagery and more… House Beautiful , Eddie Ross and
Hudson Valley Magazine put these in their Holiday Gift Guides.
3- Tissue Boxes, to hide those ugly paper boxes we all have around the house. There is one for that will fit anyone on your list.
4- A night light to guide you or someone on your list through the night. This group of night lights that are waiting to be packaged are made from Paste Papers, the papers are hand made in Upstate New York by this amazing artist named Claire Maziarczyk. I fell in love with her papers years ago, they make beautiful night lights and lampshades.
Hope this list helps you with yours. Have a fabulous time checking it twice.
Susan
Shandell's is the creative home of me, Susan Schneider, a longtime collector of things vintage with a passion for recycling them into things that make you smile. Shandell's, a working lampshade and vintage lighting studio, has just relocated to 2976 Church Street, Pine Plains, NY 12567. I draw on a collection of thousands of unique handmade papers, antique wallpapers and other very special materials in my work. We will be open by chance or appointment. 
