Day One–15-50-15

Welcome to 15 days of 50 Vendors!  Starting today we will feature 3-4 vendors each week day until you have seen them ALL!!  Each day that the vendors are featured, ARTifacts is offering a 15% discount on those booths in addition to any sales already being offered by the vendors!

So let’s get started!  Our first vendor is…..(drum roll please!)

FiLo – First in Last Out

Filo (First in, Last Out) has been with us almost since the beginning of ARTifacts (minus just a couple of days really!) .  With an unique collection of items, Filo has special pieces, especially for the collectors out there.

 

Bob the Builder

Bob the Builder has been with us since we opened three years ago.  Mostly specializing in unfinished furniture so you can paint or stain it the way you like it – Bob will do custom work.  

Peggy Jennings, Artist

Peggy Jennings has a flair for color!  Her artistic style is FUN and whimsy!  Her art would brighten any room and makes you smile every time you look at it.

 

There you have it!  The first day of our 15 day sale for featuring all 50 of our incredible vendors!  Now here are your clues for tomorrow!

 

1.  Smooth as ________

2.  Like a fine wine

3.  Loads of estate jewelry

 

See you downtown!

Postponing 15-50-15

So, the weather is bad.  Schools are closed, and the roads are not safe.  So, I am going to delay our first day of our 15-50-15 sale.

 

But that is ok!  It will give everyone a chance to get their sidewalks cleared, snow off their cars, and make it downtown tomorrow for our first day of this sale!

So, here is your hint for the 3 vendors that will have the 15% off sale in their booths tomorrow.

1.  Once you walk through our doors, you have already seen this vendor. Full of old stuff and collectibles.

2.  This vendor loves flowers, and expresses them on canvas.

3. Can we fix it?  Yes we can!

See you downtown!

Another New Home–this one for Lee

So, we had a huge shake up – loads of new vendors – loads of vendors that shuffled around to try out something new – give everyone a fresh look! 

Lee Ireland for example.  Check out her new space -

Looks great – doesn’t it!

Lee’s melted wine bottles made into small bowls or cheese plates are so unique they make excellent gifts for house warming, hostess, birthday party OR even better – just because!

Lee’s dichroic glass jewelry is so beautiful!  What is dichroic glass?

Dichroic glass is glass containing multiple micro-layers of metal oxides which give the glass dichroic optical properties.  Simply put – SPARKLY!!!!

Hope you enjoyed your tour of Lee’s new space!  I think it is perfect for her amazing work!

 

See you downtown!

2 Days Remaining!

Well good morning all!  I hope you all ready for the holidays!  If you still have some shopping needs, please consider shopping downtown! 

I know I will be running to Ingredients today for some last minute chutney for an appetizer and maybe some herbs for my rub for the pork shoulder we will be smoking in the cooker this weekend.  Then to Rogate’s Boutique for some jewelry for my Christmas outfit.  Over to Blondie’s for a peppermint mocha café a lait (um YUM!!).  Hodgepodge for some Christmas ornaments to adorn the top of my Christmas gifts.  Betty’s Antiques for some extra chair shopping for the Christmas table. Finally, I will head up to ARTifacts – get some Christmas cards for the last few family’s that I didn’t have enough for, maybe a knitted hat with a flower for my 9 year old to give as a gift to my 5 year old, from Tutu Good.  Finishing off the morning at Lovin Spoonful for a lunch with my parents who are visiting from out of town (hoping for chivan divan!!)

The possibilities are endless – but the time is not!  Here are the hours we have remaining for your shopping convenience!

Thursday 10 to 7pm!! 
That’s right 7pm!

Friday 10-2pm

Merry Christmas from Paige, Kendall, Crystal & all the vendors here at ARTifacts Emporium!

See you downtown!

New Arrivals at ARTifacts Emporium

Holidays are less then a week away – can you believe it?  I know I can’t!  

Are you ready? I know I’m not!  But I do get closer everyday at ARTifacts Emporium!  Gabriele brought in something PERFECT for my daughter late yesterday – and it is already in our hiding spot ready for wrapping this week!

But no worries, while I did deprive you all of that one goodie – there are loads more that have arrived. (PLUS, VINTAGE MARY just told me to start a 50% off sale in her booth!  50% OFF!)

So, below are some photos of new arrivals from the last 2 days.  Hope you enjoy!  If they don’t load – CLICK HERE to view.

See you downtown!  Remember – Sundays 12-4 and Mondays 10-3!

 

Kendall

A Few of my Favorite Things - REPOST

We are running out of time – I really think each year we have less and less time between Thanksgiving and Christmas!  Don’t you? I mean, I KNOW there are about the same number of days, but sometimes it just seems like we have less each year. 

I keep having friends ask me, “What do you have up in your shop that you would give as a gift for someone who (INSERT WHAT EVER HERE!)”.  I have only been stumped once.  And they were much more specific…ok, I have to share, because it is just too funny!

Kendall: Thanks for calling ARTifacts, this is Kendall.
Customer:  Yeah, I really need to find a special gift for a family member.  Do you have any wood or metal trouts?
Kendall:  Wood….or….metal….trouts….that is a good one.  Nope, sorry – can’t help you at all!!

True story.  They wanted a wood or metal TROUT.

Anywhoo – here are the answers to everyone that has ever asked me that question (minus the trout lady – wish I could have helped her!!)

 

YOu can go to the photo gallery for a complete description of these items on my list of a Few of my favorite things!!

What are you favorites at ARTifacts? I will share photos, just tell me!

See you downtown!

New Arrivals in Appealing Designs

Not only did Appealing Jewelry Designs bring in all new jewelry, but she also redid her display – just check all these beauties out!

See you downtown!

K

New Soaps from Seay Soaps

Patsy of Seay Soaps has made us a bunch of new soaps to enjoy.  After all we cleaned her out after her buy one get one sale – now we have all new items to enjoy.  Got to tell you something…

Patsy made some soaps for my daughter who is having some problems with dry skin bumps on her arms.  We have tried many different solutions, but no success.  We have now used Seay Soaps for only 3 days, and we can already see a huge difference on those bumps going away.  THANKS PATSY!  Above you see photos of her beautiful new spa soaps.  They are not only pretty, but also wonderfully soft and sudsy!

 

New pottery has also arrived.  Beautiful stuff!  Love this set in indigo blue.

See you downtown!

K

I’m Back – Let’s Catch Up! Gail Meyer, Featured Artist

I am sorry I have been out of contact for so long!  But instead of excuses, let’s get back to business! I promise to have a post a day until I have everyone caught up!

Let’s start with Gail Meyer – this months featured artist.  Gail was nice enough to bring in a bunch of new pieces to share with us – and within a few hours of hanging one of the large pieces – it sold!   Go Gail!!  And go to Carole the new owner of this piece.  I didn’t even get a photo of it- but trust me, amazingly beautiful and completely different then anything Gail has ever brought in.  Loved it!

 

Love this piece.  Gail was saying the other day that she likes to not do detailed faces on her non-commissioned art – she wants the viewer of the art to imagine who they want in the piece.  Love the rain running off the painting.  Don’t forget that we do have layaway – so if you are able to put larger pieces like this on layaway for Christmas!

 

I have been enjoying Gail’s coffee cup paintings for some time now.  But with the cold crisp air we are enjoying in the mornings – doesn’t this cup of tea just call your name?  Perfect for a breakfast nook.

I am loving these birds.  Please save me from myself!  This amazing piece is only $55! 

These daisies are just wonderful.  Table top or hang it up – love it!

This painting of a downtown is so wonderful – what do you see in this one? 

Growing up my parents had a cabin in the mountains of West Virginia.  We spent alot of our vacations at that cabin – and I have some amazing memories of that place.  I miss it very much and wish I could share it with my kids now.  For what ever reason, this painting reminds me of that cabin.  My Dad just said, “Don’t know why, it looks nothing like it!” but it totally does.  Maybe just the feel of it, the hominess.  Not sure- but I love it.

Love the coloring on this one!  Makes me want to head downtown!

And more of her mini paintings – perfect gifts for whatever!

Hope you enjoyed this update!  I promise more tomorrow!

See you downtown - K

Two New Features

 

Some of my favorite blogs have regular features – so I have been wanting to do them too – here is what I have selected.   I will do 2 regular features a week – the first (a day late because I am going to post today for yesterday!) will be “Fab Find Friday:.  Here I will feature a fantastic find from my many incredible antique dealers.  I will feature items that catch my eye, are an incredible deal, or have an incredible story with them.

Next, I will feature an artist or handcrafted item on “Creation Tuesday”. This will be a fun one – since we have so many amazingly talented artisans here at ARTifacts.

On that note – the first installment of Fab Find Friday!

I love this spool drawer in Vintage Mary’s booth.  All original knobs and just useful for so many things!  Would be cute in a bathroom, craft room, kitchen, children’s room – on and on!  It is a great deal marked at $235! (This weekend she has a sale for 20% off in her booth!  Great deal for this very unique piece.

I love these birds!  Ideas are ENDLESS for these vintage wonders!  That said – they are SOLD already!  They made it into the shop, and 24 hours later, they walked out with one lucky gal!  But I still have a photo, so I wanted to share!

These Bake Oven ceramic collectible bowls are the bees knees!  I just LOVE them!  They would make the perfect accent piece in any kitchen!  Just $75 for the set/3 it is a great deal (this weekend she has a sale for 25% off too!  Can’t beat that!)

So, those are my Friday (on Saturday) Fab Finds! 

Let me know what you think of this new feature!

Cheers!

Kendall 

Video of Featured Vendor Patsy Dollar

Check out The Loose Potters amazing work!  What do you think of our new video technology?  HAA HAA

Rachel Ison Jewelry

Rachel Ison is a new jewelry maker addition to ARTifacts. Rachel creates wonderful jewelry using all gold, silver & copper wire, beads, crystals and gemstones.

Rachel's wire wrapping style is incredible! Her creations have intriquite detail and incredible design.

Her work is incredible! Come see what special pieces she has created for you!

Cheers!