The Tiki represents the ancestors of the Polynesians and their gods. The Tiki has a ritual value that transmits through the generations. The Polynesian gods most often represented in their Statuettes are: Tiki Kane, the almighty god who created the earth and the universeTiki Ku, god of warTiki Lono, god of agriculture and peaceTiki Kanaloa,…
Turquoise Butterfly to Celebrate Your Garden
The butterfly. An exquisite winged creature of beauty. A symbol of transformation and hope, rebirth and resurrection. The butterfly is the triumph of the spirit and soul. Each fall monarch butterflies travel up to 3,000 from the Northeast to Central Mexico. During this migration, monarch butterflies need “stopover sites”. Stopover sites are gardens and fields…
Duty Driven Dalmatian – Inkwell
Did you know that dalmatians have a history of being guards, carriage dogs and the mascot of firefighters? Dating back to the 1700s, they were the guard dogs of the carriages. Dalmatians tend to have an affinity to horses. The breed will also follow his master on foot or after a carriage. This breed gravitated…
#Boonton #MorrisCty Shopping Bags At The Ready!
July 17th – Boonton Flea Market ! Small Businesses, Crafters and Makers! Vending Opportunities Available. Contact Time’s Tin Cups own Laurel if you want a vendor table! Best part, you are supporting a Community Neighbor that gives back! The Boonton Elks Lodge is over 100 years old and has donated over $1 Million Dollars to the #Boonton Community. That donated money goes towards the…
Fenton Carnival Glass Compote
Fenton Carnival Glass Compote Fenton Art Glass was the largest creators of homemade colored glass in the United States. They were known by their skilled artisans for their handmade colored glass and patterns. Iridescent Carnival glass was introduced by the Fenton family and still remains their most popular sought-after pieces by collectors. The art of…
CRYSTAL DICE – WINE STOPPER
A perfect gift for the wine connoisseur that loves games and gambling! People have throughout the ages. Dice have been used by fortune tellers, gambling and games historically from various regions of the world. Forms of dice have been found dating back to the Bronze Age at a burial site of Shahr-i-Sokhta, aka known as…
Russian Nesting Dolls
The Russian Nesting Dolls were designed to embody the traditional Russian peasant. They were designed in the 19th Century by Russian painter Sergey Vasilyevich Maylyutin. Sergey Vasilyevich Maylyutin was born September 22, 1859 in Moscow, Capital of the Russian Federation. The Abramtsevo estate in Moscow served as an artist colony in the late 1800s. It…
American Icon, Budweiser – Thermo Mug
German immigrant, Adolphus Busch arrived in the U.S. in 1857. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war, he worked with his father-in-law to build a brewery that would become an American Icon. Anheuser – Busch was the first American brewery to use pasteurization, artificial refrigeration, and rail cars with…
Campbell Soup Kid!
The Campbell Soup Kids were created by a trail blazing woman cartoonist, Grace Dayton. Grace Dayton was an illustrator of children’s books such as Terrible Tales of Captain Kiddo. She also created comic characters like Dolly Dimples and Toodles. She created some street car ads for Campbell Soup in 1904 and the phenomenon of the…
Monkey Wine Bottle
Attention all you crafters and collectors of unique bottles! This unique bottle is produced by the Affentaler Winery in Germany. They are the distiller of The Monkey Wine. Don’t worry, no monkeys have been harmed in the creation of this wine. It is called Monkey Wine because the 700 year old species of grapes that…