by susan | Nov 25, 2009 | Shandell's, Studio News
Shandell’s will be starting it 6th year in Millerton this Friday. I would like to say thank you to all who have helped me get here and those who I have not met, only know through the world of blogging, Twitter and Facebook. I was at a party a couple of years...
by susan | Nov 20, 2009 | Night Lights |
As the elves at Shandell’s (me) have been getting ready for the Holiday Season, night lights are always top of the list. Recently I have found some amazing new papers, just calling to be made into a night light. I could not resist this picture of them waiting...
by susan | Nov 12, 2009 | Matches, Tissue Boxes |
It seems like Halloween just finished, most of the leaves are gone and the Holiday season is knocking on our doors. The elves at Shandell’s have been working over time getting lots of things ready to make you smile. Tissue boxes have been on the list lately, as...
by susan | Nov 4, 2009 | Lamp Shades, Lamps |
I am very fortunate to live in a small town, Millerton, NY 100 miles north of New York City, also to have a great neighbor and friend, Eddie Ross and his partner Jaithan Kochar. Eddie called one day saying he had found an amazing 19th century apothecary jar and...
by susan | Oct 28, 2009 | Tissue Boxes, Uncategorized |
The cold weather in nearly here, most of the beautiful fall leaves have dropped. The news is full of all the things one needs to do to prevent the common cold or flu. Keeping a box of tissues at hand is high on the list. I could not agree with them more, but those...
by susan | Oct 22, 2009 | Lamp Shades, Lamps |
The potters of the Mid 19th century experimented in the most amazing shapes and glazes. Lucky for us so many examples survived the changing times. I wonder what the artist’s of that time would think of how I transform them. I could not resist this pair, perfect...
by susan | Oct 13, 2009 | Matches, Studio News |
The editors at House Beautiful selected Shandell’s Matches as one the best gifts for under $25.00 this holiday season. Visit Shandell’s studio or online store for an amazing variety of matches to fulfill your holiday needs. No holiday season will be more...
by susan | Oct 8, 2009 | Shandell's, Studio News |
Recently, I was reading one of my favorite blogs The Sister Project. Each month I start off reading Sheilaa Hite’s horoscope and find that she has an amazing ability to sum up my life(I am a true Capricorn). This months she talks about “The whirlwind...
by susan | Oct 1, 2009 | Lamp Shades, Lamps |
This summer I was on a hunting trip in upstate New York, stumbled on a great organized junk/scrap yard. There was a section for everything. I could not contain myself, all I thought was how I was going to get all of my treasures home. There was a 19th century iron...
by susan | Sep 23, 2009 | Holiday, Matches |
Recently I went on a hunting trip for vintage images. Not that I need more, but you can never have enough. I stumbled upon a postcard album from the early 1900’s, that came from upstate New York. As I turned the pages this wonderful original water color...
