Glad to see that vintage jewelry is still selling. Saw lots at the Canadian Home and Country Show last weekend too. I guess this makes Martin’s article on vintage jewelry still relevant.
Andrea Swinton
website:www.takeaboo.com
Archive for October, 2006
Take-A-Boo At Vintage Jewelry That Is Still Sparkling
October 31, 2006Take-A-Boo exhibited at Canadian Home and Country Show
October 30, 2006We survived our first trade show, the Canadian Home and Country Show this past 
weekend. We met a lot of great exhibitors – AnnMarie from Camlen, the ladies from Echos in the Attic, the sisters from Something Cozy, Carmen from Caviar and Cobwebs (hope to get out to Port Perry to visit her some time soon) and the Shortbread Lady to name a few. We received many compliments on our booth (that made us feel good since we are newbies at this trade show thing)and handed out more than 
2,500 postcards promoting our river cruise antiquing adventure to France next summer. Talked to lots of people, generating interest in the trip. We promoted the furniture restoration and caning, rushing and cording repairs side of our business since caning restorers are particularly hard to find. We expect we’ll get some business from the show just on the caning side of things. Got a few nibbles on our beautiful antique rocking horse circa 1850s that we featured at the show; one person is thinking of it to hold her riding saddle, another for her palladian windows in her great room. Both would be great uses for this one of a kind antique gem. Martin even ran into Judith Miller . He mentioned to her that items from our shop have been featured in her Price Guides going back to 2003 and invited Judith to be a guest on the radio show he will host on VoiceAmerica Channel in 2007.
Andrea Swinton website takeaboo.com
Martin Swinton Antique Expert will host radio show on VoiceAmerica Channel
October 23, 2006Looks like we aren’t busy enough writing articles on antiques, organizing cool antiquing trips in France, updating our website and this blog, oh, and running our shop. Starting in 2007, Martin will host a weekly interactive radio show about antiques on VoiceAmerica Channel. We’re working with the good folks at VoiceAmerica Channel (Mark Collver and Denise Dion) to deliver a show that will appeal to antique collectors everywhere.
Andrea Swinton
website: takeaboo.com
Les Puces de Saint-Ouen is a stop on antique expert Martin Swinton river cruise
October 22, 2006Not that there was much doubt, but our Paris excursion during our river cruise antiquing adventure will be to the famed Les Puces de Saint-Ouen flea market. It’s the world’s biggest flea market and welcomes 200,000 visitors each weekend. The market is open in the morning, so it will be an early start for our group. Don’t know how we’ll get through it all in a morning.
There are a number of different markets within the Puces de Saint-Ouen complex:
Antica Market
It’s miniature market with only a dozen or so stands. This elegant gallery lies alongside the Vernaison Market. You’ll discover beautiful objects, tapestries, ornaments, Art Deco, Napoleon III, etc.
Biron Market
This treasure trove features paintings and other objects.
Cambo Market
In a completely restored area on two floors with twenty dealers, you’ll discover a very high quality selection of furniture and fine arts from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Dauphine Market
This market offers genuine antiques, all certified by experts from a Renaissance period.
L’Entrepot
The market specializes in out-of-the-ordinary, outsized items — exhibiting classical pieces of extraordinary dimensions: monumental staircases, bookcases and woodwork from stately homes, not to mention a garden pavilion and a castle gate.
Jules Vallès Market
This market features unusual objects, posters, antique weapons, bronzes, books or records, military uniforms and a host of other things. With its no-frills stands, this market isn’t fancy.
Malik Market
This market has over 100 dealers and features clothing including military surplus, leather jackets, sneakers, incense and make-up.
Paul Bert Market
The Paul Bert is likely the most relaxed of the flea markets and features more than 220 dealers with an eclectic selection.
Rosiers Market
This little treasure of a market features only ten stalls or so, specializing in light fixtures, Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
Serpette Market
This market is housed in the former garage of France’s first Citroën dealer. Serpette, home to 130 dealers, is known for the highest quality items and can be pricey.
Vernaison Market
This market is a real maze of alleyways — some stalls are covered, others open to the elements. It’s great for casual bargain hunters.
Andrea Swinton
website takeaboo.com
Country Home Loves Jewelry; I Love Jewelry Too
October 18, 2006I agree with Rachel Deschepper’s post about jewelry on the Country Home blog. I love jewelry too, especially vintage jewelry. One of the perks of having an antique shop is that I get first dibs on jewelry that comes into our shop. One of my best finds was a vintage coral necklace. The length was a little too long for my taste. So, I took it to Sassy Bead , restrung it to a shorter length and used the leftover pieces of coral for a bracelet and earrings.
If you want to learn more about vintage jewelry, you can read an article by Martin about vintage jewelry.
Andrea Swinton
blog:www.takeaboo.wordpress.com website:www.takeaboo.com
Antique expert Martin Swinton’s France antiquing tour will visit Arles Maurin Antique Shop
October 16, 2006For our antiquing through France trip, we are happy to have found a great shop to visit in Arles. We’ll visit Maurin, a local antique establishment that has been around for three generations. Their business is comprised of three big shops in the old city centre of Arles,
plus a warehouse. Caroline Maurin, a third generation member of this family owned business will give us a tour of the shop and talk about antiques of the Provence region. We might even get a peak into the warehouse and a behind the scenes tour of their workshop where they make reproduction furniture. Can’t wait.
Andrea Swinton
Take-A-Boo Emporium
email info@takeaboo.com
website www.takeaboo.com
Take-A-Boo Emporium sells antiques and collectibles; does furniture restoration and repairs; caning, cording and rushing repairs; upholstery; consults to those who want to enter the antique business; and offers an Antiques 101 course.
Take-A-Boo Gears Up For Canadian Home and Country Show
October 13, 2006We are getting ready for our first trade show – the Canadian Home and Country Show put on by who else but Canadian Home and Country magazine. We’ll be at booth #102 selling our wares and handing out postcards promoting our antique trip to France. Organizers expect 30,000 people; we have 5,000 postcards, so we should be able to move a lot of the postcards and gauge interest in the trip at the same time. Kathryn Domoney, our opera singer friend will be helping us out at our booth. However, we don’t expect her to belt out any arias. Thanks Kathy.
Andrea Swinton
Take-A-Boo Emporium
email info@takeaboo.com
website www.takeaboo.com
Take-A-Boo Emporium sells antiques and collectibles; does furniture restoration and repairs; caning, cording and rushing repairs; upholstery; consults to those who want to enter the antique business; and offers an Antiques 101 course.
VoiceAmerica Channel TraVerus Celebrity Travel Talk Interviews Michele Saegesser from Viking River Cruises
October 10, 2006
Today on the VoiceAmerica Channel internet radio show TraVerus Celebrity Travel Talk interviewed Michele Saegesser, a representative from the Viking River Cruises who gave lots of information about the cruise line and mentioned our trip specifically. She mentioned that river cruising is relatively new; it’s only been around for about five years; and that 65% of next year’s inventory is already booked. That’s how popular this type of travel is. Listen to the show to learn more about river cruising.
Andrea Swinton
website www.takeaboo.com
Traditional Home – Quotes owner of Le Décor Français on Madeleine Castaing
October 6, 2006I was inspired by this recent article in Traditional Home about Madeleine Castaing. “Nothing in her houses or the shop was perfect, though,” says Castaing admirer Jacqueline Coumans, the owner of Le Décor Français, a popular New York City design boutique. “The lampshades were a bit crooked, the fabric was a bit faded, but it was how she lived. She was not obsessed by perfection in decoration; she was obsessed by poetry in decoration.”
This is a sentiment that we believe in at our shop. Martin is always encouraging customers to be eclectic and to avoid “matchy-matchy” decor. Plus, any article these days on France gets me excited about our trip to France.
Andrea Swinton
Take-A-Boo Emporium
email info@takeaboo.com
website www.takeaboo.com
Take-A-Boo Emporium sells antiques and collectibles; does furniture restoration and repairs; caning, cording and rushing repairs; upholstery; consults to those who want to enter the antique business; and offers an Antiques 101 course.
Canadian Home & Country – Vintage Fabrics, Recycling and a Good Cause
October 3, 2006Great to see vintage, recycling and a good cause all rolled into one in this article Living the Dream: Take Two that I saw this in this month’s Canadian Home and Country magazine – one of our favourite mags. We often get vintage fabrics into the shop and suggest to people that these great fabrics can be repurposed into curtains, cushions etc. Glad to see we’re on the right track.
Andrea Swinton
Take-A-Boo Emporium
email info@takeaboo.com
website www.takeaboo.com
Take-A-Boo Emporium sells antiques and collectibles; does furniture restoration and repairs; caning, cording and rushing repairs; upholstery; consults to those who want to enter the antique business and offers an Antiques 101 course.
