B's Space at Kingsbridge Antique Centre

Busy day yesterday in the Antique Centre. Managed to add some new stock, dust and tidy my cabinet.

For anyone who has struggled in 2022, this is a great message from Charlie Mackesy ❤

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Earrings £5.00 per pair. Made in Kingsbridge using beads, fresh water pearls from broken vintage necklaces and new silver hooks. Find them on top of the first cabinet on your right as you enter the Centre.

I’ve been invited to sell my hand woven items in the Antique Centre. The latest two scarves went on display this afternoon. The grey and dark purple one is 75% silk, 25% kid mohair. The orange and pink one is a mix of silk, merino wool and kid mohair. They are as soft, light and fluffy as a cloud. They are one off pieces, woven on my Japanese Saori loom, in Kingsbridge. You’ll find them hanging between rooms 1 and 2.
15 December 2022 NOTE; the pink and orange scarf has now sold. 21 December: Both scarves now sold.

Lest we forget. Remembrance Day. ❤️

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“What if my wish never comes true?” asked Rabbit.

“Don't worry yourself about that.” said Bear. “Make yourself so busy with life that you forget about it.”

“What's the point of making a wish then?” asked Rabbit.

“Because a wish can bring a sense of hope to a difficult time.” said Bear. “By saying your wish out loud or with conviction in your heart, you’re giving it life. And while you're out there living, your wish is there, conspiring in the background to come true.”

“But what if it still doesn’t come true?” Rabbit asked again.

“Well,” said Bear, “hopefully a long time from now you'll remember your wish and trace its journey through all your life's experiences; the ups and downs, the places you went, the people you met and how you grew. In the end maybe you’ll discover that that exact wish didn’t come true...”

“That’s sad to think about.” Rabbit interrupted.

“Is it?” asked Bear. “What if that wish was just the start of a journey to something even better? To destinations and possibilities, you never could have imagined? Life isn’t a straight path; it has many twists and turns and side journeys. While that exact wish might not come true, many others might in its place, bringing you right where you’re meant to be.”

©Tara Shannon

Love this! When I was 12 I started collecting scent bottles and soon began dreaming of being an antique dealer. When I was 35 I was accepted into Farnham to do a textile degree but for financial reasons couldn’t do it. Move forward 3+ decades my dream of becoming an antique dealer came true when I was 36 and now I’m retired, I’m learning to weave.

“What if my wish never comes true?” asked Rabbit.

“Don't worry yourself about that.” said Bear. “Make yourself so busy with life that you forget about it.”

“What's the point of making a wish then?” asked Rabbit.

“Because a wish can bring a sense of hope to a difficult time.” said Bear. “By saying your wish out loud or with conviction in your heart, you’re giving it life. And while you're out there living, your wish is there, conspiring in the background to come true.”

“But what if it still doesn’t come true?” Rabbit asked again.

“Well,” said Bear, “hopefully a long time from now you'll remember your wish and trace its journey through all your life's experiences; the ups and downs, the places you went, the people you met and how you grew. In the end maybe you’ll discover that that exact wish didn’t come true...”

“That’s sad to think about.” Rabbit interrupted.

“Is it?” asked Bear. “What if that wish was just the start of a journey to something even better? To destinations and possibilities, you never could have imagined? Life isn’t a straight path; it has many twists and turns and side journeys. While that exact wish might not come true, many others might in its place, bringing you right where you’re meant to be.”

©Tara Shannon

“I’m afraid.” said Bear. “It’s hard to breathe.”
“Anxiety is like a storm.” said Rabbit. “Let’s breathe together, deep breaths in and out for as long as you need. Eventually the storm will pass and the sky will clear.”

©Tara Shannon, 2021

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New in this week! Silver and turquoise Navajo necklaces with earrings to follow soon. Can be seen in the window!

Antique of the Week. Do you struggle to keep your child under control? Do you know any clergy with a penchant for the exotic? Well, KAC may have just what you need - a beautiful 1950s bead-decorated leather dog collar made by the Maasai people in Kenya. Find in cabinet 20 the first one you see when you enter the Centre!

New in Cabinet 20 today!

This gorgeous vintage Merrythought bear arrived in the window of the Centre on St Patrick’s Day! Also new in Cabinet 20 this week are two pairs of silver and moonstone earrings.

Brooches are back in fashion big time! I put these in cabinet 20 yesterday (the first cabinet you see on your right as you enter!).

Whilst not antique, these pieces really do have 'the look'. Hand made silver and rainbow moonstone earrings £37.00, vintage fresh water pearls with new seed beads threaded on to new silk with new silver clasp £25.00 and a pair of vintage crystal hearts on new silver hooks £8.00.