Aug 2009 Newsletter Antiques And Teacups/Time Was Antiques

Time Was Antiques......specializing in Shelley China with more quality antiques and collectibles, most with a British accent?   http://www.timewasantiques.net
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. WHAT'S NEW?--TIME WAS ANTIQUES BLOG

2. FUN FOCUS---TOOTHPICK HOLDERS

3. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BEN!!!!

4. NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL 15% OFF

5. TEA RECIPE OF THE MONTH--LAVENDER POUND CAKE

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1. WHAT'S NEW?--TIME WAS ANTIQUES BLOG & TWITTER

   Well I hope you are enjoying your summer which is moving on MUCH to fast! It's already mid August and fall is fast approaching.

I'd like to remind you about our Time Was Antiques Family blog which features an almost daily interesting item or something interesting going on in our lives. Blogging is a relatively new thing for me, but our kids encouraged me, so...

   You can find our blog here:
http://timewasantiquesfamily.blogspot.com/

We are also on Twitter, and that has the really cool feature, that is hooked up to my main website Time Was Antiques at http://www.timewasantiques.net. Every time I add a new item to the site, I tweet it! Cool. You can find us at:

http://www.twitter.com @timewasantiques

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2. FUN FOCUS---TOOTHPICK HOLDERS

Many folks are looking for a relatively inexpensive item to collect. As well as other suggestions I have made, I would like to also suggest Toothpick Holders.

   Like their name implies, Toothpick holders held...well, toothpicks! That's a DUH, isn't it? Toothpick holders, or just toothpicks as they are called in the trade, were vastly popular in the victorian era both sides of the Atlantic where every item had to be beautiful, no matter how utilitarian. Toothpicks come in almost any material including glass, china, wood, celluloid, ivory, silver and basically, you name it!

The victorians made a toothpick for almost every dinner service and toothpicks were also very popular as souvenir items. In the 1930s they were made of carnival glass and were a neat fair or carnival prize. There is no end of the different patterns and shapes which is what makes it such a fun collectible. There are toothpick collections chosen my color, age, material, pattern or country...the options are almost endless!!!

   There is a National Toothpick Holders Collector Society with conventions, forum and newsletter. You can visit their website at:

http://www.nthcs.org/

   You can see the toothpick holders currently at Time Was Antiques at this clickable link:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ldxyu2

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3. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BEN!!!!

Everybody has a birthday, even a famous clock named Ben! Big Ben, of course, the clock that is the iconic symbol of the Houses Of Parliament in London, England. Big Ben is 150 years old this year, and the year has seen many special events in England, with many still to come. Big Ben struck it's first hour on July 11, 1859 and has been greatly popular ever since. So....Here's to you Big Ben...Happy Birthday, old chap, and many more!!!!!

To learn more about this fabulous National treasure of England, here is the link to the BBC website for Big Ben with videos, timelines, etc:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8145668.stm

Worthpoint ran a reprint a story about the anniversary recently and used a photo of one of our Dunoon mugs as part of the article which can bee seen at this clickable link:

http://tinyurl.com/n7wpqz

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4. NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL 15% OFF

With lots of cartons of new stock having arrived from our last buying trip, coupled with a decision to try to clear the storage area of the warehouse where things from our antique shop we closed to go exclusively online in 2002 have been languishing, we have a need for MORE ROOM!!!!

   We have already marked down a number of items on the website by 20% and intend to do more. Some of the sale items may then move on to an auction site, which is a new thing for us, but we haven't decided about that yet. BUT, dear newsletter subscriber, we are giving you an exclusive offer. Use the word NEWSLETTER in the comments section of any of our sites and receive an ADDITIONAL 15% Off which even applies to our already discounted Sale items. The offer may be used more than once.

   You can see our newest items at:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/3anf6

You can see our Sale category at:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/myrynp

How fun is that!!!!!!:)

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5. TEA RECIPE OF THE MONTH--LAVENDER POUND CAKE

   Where we are on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, our community is famous for it's 15 lavender farms and yearly Sequim Lavender Festival which is SOOO much fun!

   So, a recipe for Lavender Pound Cake from the Tea House Times cookbook

2 1/4 cup flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 eggs
1 cup butter
1 container lemon yogurt
2 tsp culinary or natural dried lavender

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl of an electric mixer bowl, combine all ingredients and mix at low until well blended. Increase speed to medium and beat for 3 minutes. Pour batter into a greased bundt pan. Bake for 60-70 minutes. Let cake cool on a wire rack before inverting onto serving plate. If desired top with a lemon juice and powdered sugar glaze.

To see the website for the annual Sequim Lavender festival, use this clickable link:

http://www.lavenderfestival.com/

To visit our good friends at the Tea House Times where you can subscribe to their newsletter, use this clickable link:

http://www.theteahousetimes.com/

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   Thanks for joining me, Antiques And Teacups and Time Was Antiques and we want to thank you for your wonderful notes and emails through the year, your support and your business. May this be the happiest of holiday season and my your blessings be countable in the hundreds! God bless you and Merry Christmas!

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Thank you for visiting with us at Antiques And Teacups and Time Was Antiques and remember, our previous customers are always eligible for our Returning
Customer 10% Discount. Just write RETURN in the comments area.

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or
timewas@jeffnet.org

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