Accessories Of Old

Possible store name change......challenge

Hi to all our vintage buddies

As most of you already know we are smack bang in the middle of our exciting move to Frederick, MD.

We should be in the new store and settled by the third week of October with a few things still to be done. The store is being painted and transformed into hopefully a delightful vintage emporium.

However.......a name change would also be a new clean, funky, fun and catchy addition to the new digs.

So we are proposing a name change challenge with all your help using every unit of creative and spunky talent you may possess. this is the time to blurt it out.

All participant will Receive a "participation gift" and if there is a winner then we are talking a monster prize which can be customized to suite your needs and wishes within all practical boundaries. So again, we would love all or any assistance, ideas and or input of whatever sort you have to offer.

we are looking super forward to opening and seeing you all again and meeting new people who want a piece of fun too.

Lisa and Andrew

151 N. Market Street

Frederick, Maryland 

Cell: 301.602.1212 

Making a necklace

I needed to give a gift to a very special friend of mine and so wracked my brain as to what to give her.. then I remembered she had once given me a pendant that she had bought and gave it to me as a gift... I always loved it and knew she did too and so came up with an idea to make her a necklace using the pendant she had once given me...

I found some other hand carved charms I had stashed away that I had bought at a show..

 

I then took out some beautiful semi precious stones that I have together with some pearls and swarovski crystal started to bead..

 

 

I then took out some pearlised seed beads and together with everything came up with a really wonderful necklace..

 

 

and then last but not least the pendant that inspired it all...

 

 

I thought it came out really well and she was thrilled... nearly as thrilled as I was to give it to her..

 

For all the swarovski crystal beads as well as the pearlised seed beads you can go to my website at www.accessoriesofold.com

 

 

Dupont Circle - Washington DC

Living in the Washington DC area or in any area for that matter we tend to take places that surround us for granted at times.... this morning I needed to go downtown to Dupont Circle and so decided to take my camera with me.

I forget how beautiful some of the building are, and all the detail surrounding them ... take a look..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

and of course as always each outing wouldnt be complete without something sweet!!

 

 

So, next time you visit the DC area make sure to get off at the metro stop Dupont Circle.... lovely shops, restaurants and a whole lot of other eye candy to be seen..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hand painted photographs

In our sister company Tjomies Vintage Stationery we do a really neat service..... what is it?

well, you asked!!!!! We take old black and white pictures and hand paint each one with whismiscal details.

Take a look at some examples...

 

 

 

The great thing about the service we offer is we then can put the image into greeting cards with any saying you want.... now how is that for original???

 

For any enquiries go off to www.tjomiesvintagestationery.com and we are happy to help.

 

A leaf doodle

The other day I was sitting chatting on the phone and I started doodling ... this is how it all started..

.. all started with a few single leaves..

..which went onto a wreath...

..and continued ..

... .. then I decided something had to go into the center...

... and so I added George...

...after adding George it did not feel right ... so added some color...

.... you know that expression 'money doesn't grow on trees... well....

.. if anything it looks good amongst leaves!!

The Daily Doodle

As I have mentioned before my partner in Tjomies Vintage Stationery has a very special talent.. and that is to doodle.

A few months ago he started his own blog called THE DOODLE DAILY where he blogs everyday and shows off all his fantastic doodles.... anyhow today he was featured on 99.5 which is a local radio show here in DC. What he had done was taken a picture of the DJ whose name is Kane and doodled him.. he then sent it into the station and boy did they love it...

Take a look... 

   

Cannot wait to see what he comes up with next....

Serendipity NYC

The day when I was in NY after being in ABC Home I got a bee in my bonnet!! I had to visit Serendipity.

For those of you that have not heard of Serendipity it is a restaurant in NY that is famous for it's desserts.

Cute little store front.. but what I loved most was all the decor inside.. look at the Tiffany shades..

So, was it worth it?? Yes, yes and yes again... my advice to you if you do go is share as the portions are ENORMOUS..

...and then the last piece of advice is to try and walk a 1000 blocks after that to walk it all off!!

ABC Home NYC

Last week I was in New York for the day and headed over to ABC Home..

For any of you that have not been into ABC Home and will be in New York my suggestion is go there.. infact run there as fast as you can!!

It is a store that talks to all the senses! It will blow your mind away. I for one love anything to do with fabrics, ceramics in fact form in any sense of the word and this store gives it to you all under one roof..

Take a look...

The fabrics and the display could blow your mind at the same time..

...not to forget the ceramics..

So, if this has happened wet your appetite my advice to you is to head straight towards ABC Home next time you are in Manhattan... a real treat.

June B sweet

Two ladies came into the shop today looking for 'hot' pink ribbon... after discussing what exactly hot pink was over two very similar shades, we got talking... They are the owners of a catering company called Junebsweet.

 

Have a look at their website www.junebsweet.com really cute things and wonderful to keep on hand for when you are looking to cater for your next special function. 

They make every event really sweet ( excuse the pun) with their eye for detail..

Every little cake is hand wrapped and embellished with its own ribbon and bow.

We are moving to Frederick

Accessories of Old are moving to Frederick.. we are going to have a bigger storefront and so will be able to showcase more of our goodies... oh and we will be right next door Tiara Day....

The address is 153 N Market Street and we will be open to trade from second week of October... until then we are still located at our Bethesda location.