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Containers made in every conceivable shape and size and of myriad materials were an indispensable part of Georgian and Victorian life, and were used to hold everything from cutlery to cosmetics. Tea was prepared by the lady of the house and served with some ceremony.

It is colour and size that generally count most in pricing a dining table, and these considerations are as important today as two hundred years ago. Antique dinning table available to a buyer today vary enormously in style, quality and price.

I have my mind on metals this week. Investing in them, that is. Is buying gold worth it? Does silver really make you money? What about steel, is it a good bet considering the infrastructure building in China and rebuilding in the United States? Mere minutes into my metals research, I discovered the dark underbelly of metals investing.

DIY - How to Make Steampunk Gold and Silver Waterproof Flashlight! Here’s a really cool DIY on how to make your own Steampunk Gold and Silver Waterproof flashlight.  Of course, this will complement your pool very well in the dark.

I'm addicted, y'all.Can't.Stop.With.The.Mixed.Metals.They call out to me, begging me to make them all harmonize. The sterling tells me it can't stand to be alone, and the copper is all, "yo, I need a bright and shiny bud".Seriously. My jewelry talks to me.

Beauty with usefulness was the aim of the Arts and Crafts movement’s followers, and their homes made a striking contrast with the crowded rooms of the same time furnished in mainstream taste. Although seen as progressive in its day, the Arts and Crafts style, developed largely by William Morris, showed a nostalgic yearning for the simple pre-industrial cottage.

I just got a heads-up from Twisted Silver that they’ve got their entire collection of charms on sale this week for 50% off! That includes these lovely charms: “Love“ “Patchwork“ “Wee“ To catch the savings before they’re gone (the sale ends August 19th) just enter the code “CHARMING” at the checkout.

Craft versus Industry in Porcelain and Pottery Author: dodo 6 Aug Although hand skills continued, science and technology were advancing on all fronts. Pottery and porcelain were soon to prove a field for industrialisation. While British factories could not yet match Meissen and Sevres, attractive and popular pieces were made.

I must say that if I'd known that we'd be working with such minute pieces of wire, I mean you could probably fit 2 of them on a pin head!, I probably wouldn't have signed up. I don't have the eyesight and nimble fingers I once had, but I did learn a lot.

In the past year thieves have stolen hundreds of covers and grates, which are increasingly valuable as scrap.