by susan | Oct 26, 2010 | Matches
I get a call, House Beautiful is putting one of Shandell’s matchboxes in their magazine. All I can think about is how grateful I am. A big thank you for putting Shandell’s matchbox in the pages of “The Best”. Susan
by susan | Oct 7, 2010 | Shandell's, Studio News
September was very busy here a Shandell’s. There is a new shop online, hope you enjoy it. I have been working hard filling it and getting ready for the holiday season. You will find new items: vintage wallpaper tags, vintage dictionary tissue boxes and...
by susan | Aug 17, 2010 | Shandell's, Studio News
One of my daily reads, A Way To Garden did a story on WPA posters. The graphics alone make you want to plant your own garden. Well this year I was unable to plant a garden (but have big plans for next year). The garden I have been growing has been Shandell’s,...
by susan | Jul 29, 2010 | Shandell's, Studio News, Uncategorized
For the third year Shandell’s is having a summer sale. It is that time again to thank all of my customers with 15% off of all in stock items online or in the studio. The studio is fully stocked for your enjoyment. Hope to see you either in the studio or online. Susan...
by susan | Jul 11, 2010 | Studio News |
Shandell’s will be joining The Market at Fitch’s Corner Horse Trials this year,July 24 & 25. The horse trials are a yearly event, beside the glorious horses that come from all over, there is a tent full of fabulous finds. There will be over 40 shops...
by susan | Jun 8, 2010 | Lamp Shades, Shandell's
Anything but a white lampshade, is what you find here at Shandell’s. Yes I do make them (white lampshades), but with all of the amazing choices of hand made papers from around the world and as well as in my backyard here in the Hudson Valley I try to put a...
by susan | May 20, 2010 | Uncategorized |
I cannot believe that the summer season is just around the corner. Parties, events and plenty of barbecues are being put on the calender. As the invitations are being received, thoughts of hostess gifts will come to mind. The editors of House Beautiful had...
by susan | May 5, 2010 | Lamp Shades, Lamps |
Recently I had an artist, Dana Curtis approach me with her hand made papers. They are reminiscent to the style of Jackson Pollock with her own twist of color and texture. I fell in love with these and put them together with some of my vintage lamp collection. We spent...
by susan | Apr 23, 2010 | Studio News
Since the launch of my new website I have been increasingly getting emails and walk-in visitors asking about how to pick the right size lampshade for a lamp, and how long does it take to make a shade, and can I make “this” (whatever “this” is!) into a lamp. Starting...
by susan | Apr 9, 2010 | Lamp Shades |
When I started making lampshades in the 90’s, vintage wallpaper was the main material that I used. I have a huge collection of papers that spans from the 1800’s to the 1950’s. Wallpaper from that time period was made on real paper not vinyl, and...
