Supporting Local Businesses. Craft Show Tiverton Middle School

Do you support your local and community businesses. I try to make a point of supporting them. They contribute greatly to our towns and cities. I do most of my business in Tiverton and Warren. I live in Tiverton and our Antique Store and my office are located in Warren.

I like when I go to Bank Newport and they know who I am. I try to share my transactions between Tiverton and Warren branches. My insurance company is Allstate located in Tiverton. Colleen Desrosier and her staff do a great job. When I call for an insurance binder within fifteen minutes it is on my fax machine.

I gas up at the local Gas Station "George's Gas". They pump it for you-really important to me. Heating fuel comes from Phil's Propane. Septic System pumped by A&D Sanitation. Anyway you get my point.

So this year for Christmas I was thinking I would try to purchase my gifts from local businesses. There are many great gift ideas, lots of local artists, potters, woodworkers, jewelry makers, ect. Sorry big retail stores I might not make it to you this year. Trust me I don't want to think about Christmas yet but there is a lot of ground to cover to make this happen.
So today I started at the Craft Fair being held at the Tiverton Middle School.

There were some pretty talented people there. Here are few.

RICHARD M. SOUSA
Woodturner
Furniture Parts-Finials-Bowls
Phone (401) 816-0365
Cell Phone - (401) 235-4511



It was pretty cool to watch them at work. They offered wood turned bowls, pens, wine stoppers, desk sets, to mention a few.

When attending an Open House at Christmans the platters would be great for crackers and cheese. You could fill the bowls with nuts. Then you can leave the item with your host as an extra gift. I'm sure you are more creative than I am and can come up with some great ideas. I thought the desk set was nice as well as the pens.

The bottle stoppers were very nice and would be even better accompanied by a bottle of your choice of fine spirits. This team does some fine work.

Another Artisan at the show was this man with his amazing pottery. I am so disappointed in myself for not getting his name. He only sells his pottery at shows. You will find him at the 18th Annual Holiday Crafts Festival at CCRI Knight Campus, Warwick RI on Friday November 28th 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and Saturday November 29th 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Admission is $2.00 if you bring a non-perishable food item admission is $1.00.
He will also be at Durfee High School in Fall River, MA on December 6th & 7th.


His workmanship is wonderful. The painted flowers are delicate and beautiful. He had sponge holders, plates, bowls, baskets, and shrimp cocktail plate. How nice a present that would be- shrimp cocktail proudly served on this fine hand made stoneware. By the way he told me the CCRI Show is a really good show it has 80 Artisans & Crafters. He also told me there is a lot of quality merchandise at that show.



I love these. They are Plant Pals to keep your plants company. They are so whimsical and fun. Ever try to find a gift with a price limit or need a gift for your child's teacher. For $6.00 or 2 for $10.00 you would be hard pressed to find anything close to these Plant Pals. I'm wondering why I didn't buy some. Probably because I didn't get this gentleman's name and I will see him at the Durfee High School Show.


Here are some great gift for our fine four legged friends.
Offered by:
PET SITTERS in Tiverton, RI.
"ONE FAMILY AT A TIME"
CARE GIVERS: Tanya & Joe Beaulieu
(401) 624-4184 or 297-6030

Tanya is a little camera shy. Look at these tasty treats bake from pure love. There are black & white cookies, cup cakes, fortune cookies that are finer than any human bakery. I bought some for Isabel and had a hard time not eating them myself they looked so delicious.

Don't plan on giving your dog treats right away. Buy some Buddy Biscuits Bake at Home Dog Treats. What a good idea. I want to come back as Tanya's dog in my next life. Their logo says it all "ONE FAMILY AT A TIME".
Tanya & Joe offer day care and they assure "Your pet(s) will be in a caring and fun loving environment".

Being in the Antique Business I have done many of these shows. These people work hard. So go find your local business people and give them the support they deserve. It would be sad to them go away.

Next I am off to find Mr. John Dixon. Mr. Dixon is an Artificial Tree Manufacturer of Bonsai trees. I saw them displayed at Bank Newport and they were very good. I had to touch one to be sure they were Manufactured and not real. He will be opening in Tiverton, RI on November 20th. His web site will be Bonsaibydixon.com. I keep looking for it but haven't seen it yet so I am off to find him. These could be really nice gifts also.

Has it been Nine Days? - What's Brimfield?

It has been nine days since my last blog and let me tell what a crazy, hectic and sometimes sorrowful nine days it has been.

First lets start with the sorrowful news so we can end on a happy note. A very good friend of ours had a ATV accident almost didn't survive. We had gotten news he was doing good only to hear a few days later that he had flat lined but was again revived. He seems to be doing better now but it is day to day. My prayers, thoughts, and extra strength is with him everyday. I spoke to my very best friend and heard some real awful news regarding a mutual friend's son. Seems he was driving down the highway at night and some person who wanted to commit suicide saw him coming and ran in front of his car. He hit him the person went flying over his car and was hit by three other cars from what I understand. My prayers are with my friend's son also.

Next put in an offer for a customer which is now in a Multi Offer situation. I don't know how many of you will recall a post I wrote called "Almost Hit One Out of the Park" but that young couple returned to me as a customer (hurray) and we put an offer on a Home for them which I really hope happens for them because they are really nice, on top of their game, hard working, and if anyone deserves it they certainly do. Sometimes I wonder how good I will be at this business I care more for my customers than myself and think I would be just as disappointed if not more so if they didn't get this house. It makes me feel really great inside because I think it is a really nice house for them. Their parents must be proud of them I know I am. Again what a nice family that is what I love about this business.

Visited some good friends. What a pond they made in their back yard - very talented. Little water fall, lights for at night, water plants, simply beautiful. Hope to get the pictures so I can post about their back yard retreat.

Finally it is the last Antique show in Brimfield so that means packing campers, setting up tents, loading our 15 foot box truck, and a week in a field selling. If you have never been to Brimfield I encourage you to do so - bring your walking shoes and wallet. For more information go to http://www.brimfield.com/. Here are some photos from July's show.

This is only a small view of what to expect. Yup that's how we live for the week at Brimfield's Antique Show. Lots of great people, fun, and friends. Well all work very hard and help each other out.

I have missed blogging so much that I decided I would use my last bit of energy today and offer this post. Please enjoy and if you get a chance don't miss the Antique Show it is the last one this year. Hope to see you there. Oh yeah seeing how I never got a chance to put my picture on my blog guess you won't know it is me (it is getting to the top of my long list of things to do). LOL

Til next time enjoy, be happy, successful, productive, take time to love your family and friends we never know what will come our way.

Bye,