Do you like shopping for real bargains? You can find a huge range of good, bad and scarily horrible at flea markets. Sometimes you can even find depression glass! Last week Dave and I went to our … [Read more...]
Come with Me Shopping for Depression Glass
We went to the local antique mall and found some lovely pieces and some not so lovely. Come watch with us as we shop for elegant and depression glass! If you are reading this via email subscription … [Read more...]
Antiquing with Your Best Friend – How to Check Glass for Damage
If you're like me you want to have glass in good shape, no chips or cracks, not a lot of wear. You don't want to waste your money buying that perfect piece only to find it's full of damage when you … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – Depression Glass Collectors Guides
Whether you collect glass or just enjoy buying a piece from time to time, it's more fun when you have an idea what you are buying. It can also save you a few headaches to have some knowledge about … [Read more...]
7 Key Factors that Make Glass Books Useful
Last post we talked about how important good reference books are whether you are a casual collector or serious. With a good book you know what you have. Today let's see what features to look … [Read more...]
How to Select Elegant and Depression Glass Collector Guides
I just started listing my older depression and elegant glass pattern guides and it made me realize that some of you may not know about these wonderful resources. Collectors divide glass into lots of … [Read more...]
Antiquing Fun or How to Get Glass in the Mail Intact
If you've read my posts you've seen the claim that "shopping with us is like antiquing with your best friend". Maybe you wondered how I could say that. What does it mean to go antiquing with your … [Read more...]
Etches and Blanks – Let’s Reduce Confusion with Glass Words
Blank? Etch? Huh? It's time to reduce confusion with those oddball glass terms. A glass blank is the basic shape, the design of the piece of glass before any decorations. … [Read more...]
Miss America Pink Depression Glass – Pink Saturday
This is Miss America, another very popular depression glass pattern. Can you see why? Miss America sparkles and shines with the little raised diamond pattern plus the square foot gives that Art Deco … [Read more...]
Buy a Gift, Get a Gift for You – Vintage Stemware
Do you like vintage stemware? Do you like getting something extra that's a little special gift for you when you buy a gift? I just listed a couple sets of vintage stemware that give you two gifts - … [Read more...]