Little Pink Studio

A fab shop and your show and tell topic

I have to share this wonderful shop in Bethesda, MD called Accessories of Old! I have "known" Andrew (the shop owner for a while now, but we met in person when I visited his shop this week! It is such a darling shop, and is filled to the brim with the most wonderful vintage trims, buttons, ribbons, laces, etc, etc!

 

Andrew and his wife Lisa are from South Africa, where her Grandfather owned a wonderful retail shop offering all of these fine trims and notions. The business has been closed for a number of years, and all of this fabulous inventory was stored away and then relocated here!

 

Everything except the gift selection is vintage in the shop, all wrapped on their original cards, and many of them never opened! Are you dieing here? Look at the buttons!!

All of the buttons are on their original cards, and just gorgeous! They have plastics and glass and every other type of old button! Many of the cards are just as wonderful as the buttons!

Oh, and then the sequins! Oh my! The sequins are all vintage too, and most were from France.

I could show you a million photos, but I don't want to drive you into a frenzy of "gotta have this stuff now!".

Andrew is was a hoot to talk to, and I enjoyed my time in their gorgeous shop very much! Hopefully next time I will get to meet his Lisa. If you're in the area, it's a must stop! As an added bonus, you may just get to see some of this wonderful stuff in a little shop closer to home very soon! :0) (more on that later this week)

Now, on to your Show & Tell topic for June 1st. (is it really June already?!) Since we have been showing all of our treasures for a while now, and since I am going to be working hard on my studio this weekend, and because some of you have requested it, it's time to show us how you store this stuff!! Show us how and where you store your treasures, whether it's in your studio, or craft room, or just in your hall closet. They can be vintage, or just a really creative way you store your lovelies, but we want to see. Sound fun? You might have to work on your studios a bit this week too. :0)

Leave me a note if you'll be playing along!

Much love, Cerri xoxo

A day out, a fabulous shop, and show & tell

One day last week I was able to get away for the day and spend the afternoon with my two favorite ladies. My Momma and my Grandma. (aren't they adorable?!) Whenever we can, we get away together and go out to lunch and spend the afternoon antiquing. We almost always go to the same place for lunch and shop at the same shops.

I thought I would start sharing with you some of my favorite antique shops from my area, you know, in case you are ever traveling through TN. :0)

One of my very favorite shops is Cave Creek Antiques in Sweetwater, TN. It's just about 35 minutes from my house and closer to my Mom and Grandma. The owner of the shop is Kim and she  is the sweetest lady. I always enjoy chatting with her when I shop there. Her shop is very unique in that her husband built the whole thing for her!

I always love the way she fluffs her shop and sets up the sweet vignettes. (Don't you just love the layers of old lace on the shelves?)

But I have to tell you, one of my very favorite things about her shop is her prices! Nothing is over priced and very often I find wonderful bargains there!

Another fun thing about Cave Creek Antiques is that they have several different styles of decorating everything from the white cottagey look above to more primitive. (I didn't really take photos of the primitive, sorry)

If you are ever in the area, you might just want to make a stop there. Tell her Cerri sent you. :0)

I'm working on getting all of your orders out (Thank you!!) and a couple of custom orders, and then I will be moving full force on getting things ready for my web boutique's grand opening! I have not quite picked a date yet, but it will be in May. I had a peek last night of the site and it's almost finished and just adorable!! I can't wait to show you all everything!

You're probably also wondering about Show & Tell Sunday, right? The next Show & Tell will be Sunday, May 4th. (both Analise and I are going to be out of town this Sunday the 27th, so there will not be a theme for this week) So I was thinking since you have a little extra time to get ready for the next show, why don't you show us your favorite antique shop, or flea market spot, thrift store, where ever you find all of your fabulous collections! You just may have to take a little field trip for this assignment. So there, I gave you an excuse to go shopping. (like you needed one, right?) :0)

Much love, Cerri xoxo