for your favorite electrician at holiday time
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
TWO SEWING MACHINES WITH TABLES
Two sewing machines + tables are sitting outside the Gift House right now! FRAGRANCE DIFFUSERS -- SO MANY!
If you live on Cape Cod year-round, you know mold in all its many varieties.
Sometimes I think there is only three things here:
Sand. Water. Mold.
At the Gift House, there are always plenty of aromatherapy "diffusers" to pick from. The heat comes from a candle underneath and "essential oils" are poured on top. Voila! The air smells better.
GLOBE YOU CAN FILL WITH WATER
This is some kind of wonderful vase, I think. You can fill it with water and flowers, or anything you want, and the opening at the bottom seals and is waterproof. The mind reels!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
MOVING ONTO THE NEXT HOLIDAY . . .
Loads of turkeys and other Thanksgiving decorations arrived at the Gift House yesterday. It probably feels like a long way off . . . but try to imagine how happy you'll be with a new centerpiece from the Gift House.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
THE COMFORT OF THE GIFT HOUSE
We were mobbed this morning at the Gift House, on the anniversary of September 11th. I've never seen so much action, and so many people just standing around to visit. We enjoyed watching weekenders Jill and Kevin and Kim fill up the back of their wagon with finds. They even got the funny lantern/hurricane lamp thing below!
Kevin with his new chandelier
Jill, Kevin and Kim with their fabulous haul
CAPE FOOTWEAR
Two tubs of hockey skates, figure skate and roller blades
Women's clam-digging waders -- Size 8 - 9
DOTTIE'S GIFT HOUSE FIND
Dottie Root, a Gift House regular, picked up this side table here earlier in the year -- and just refinished it. She'll be taking it down to Consignment Ladies in Harwich soon, and selling it.
VINTAGE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER!!
Gorgeous, practical, and free! The sections can be moved to different spots on the frame, or removed entirely. But you'll need a big truck to haul it. The frame is 9 feet long.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
SAY GOOD-BYE TO FLAB
After four summers working in the Gift House, I've seen lots of exercise gadgets. Often they have not been taken out of the box.
THE BRISKER + OTHER CAPE COD ESSENTIALS YOU NEED TO HAVE
This plug-in Brisker will keep your crackers from getting soggy.
This Ice-O-Matic will keep your cocktails slushy
And this baby Shark will vacuum up all the sand in your car
Thursday, September 1, 2011
CHARADES WITH DOUGH??
The games are overflowing!
Here is my favorite, a new discovery: Charades with Dough?
GIFTS OF THE DUMP
Very nice article by Joyce Wadler in today's New York Times about a house in Maine that has been gorgeously furnished with things from the dump. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/garden/in-maine-gifts-from-the-sea-and-the-landfill.html
DECORATED BY THE GIFT HOUSE
Joan Reed, our esteemed former director of Gift House volunteers, has just sent in a photograph of her new porch --- decorated with Gift House finds. Nice! Have you got a photo for me to post? Send to Martha@orleansgifthouse.com
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