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A Cast Iron Trivet Sports an Old World Charm How about having a trivet set for your kitchen? A neat cast iron trivet looks incredibly stylish on the kitchen countertop. Unlike products made of flimsy...

Get the USA Map for Easy Learning Using a blank US map to teach geography to kids is an excellent idea. It helps reinforce the position of the states for the young one so that he or she learns the...

Are you like me a sucker for everything vintage?Do you love putting all sorts of blast-from-the-past mementos and memorabilia in your home, office, or business? If you say yes, then welcome to my...

First, a short backgrounder about steampunk:The steampunk 'movement' or 'subculture' took its cue from novels, comic book series, and movies that hint of anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian...

If you have shopped or browsed antique or vintage Pottery or China & Dinnerware you have most likely come across crazing. Maybe you didn't know what it was called at the time but we will fix that...

Scalloped is a term that is usually used to describe the rim edge or footed base of a plate, bowl, cup or other pieces of tableware. You may hear references like “This plate has a beautiful scalloped...

When you hear the word replacements it could pretty much mean anything. Something that replaces something that you already own. But in most cases and with TGL Direct the word replacements is used to...

Stemware is a term you have probably heard but maybe you don't completely know what it means. When you here stemware you may automatically think of wine glasses but stemware is not limited to just...

In the crystal and glass world a compote is usually referred to as a serving dish that was made to serve the culinary dish called compote. This culinary dish originates before the 18th century in...

Any antique dealer will tell you that collecting is one of the most rewarding professions. Collecting provides a unique combination of excitement and challenge meaning that anyone can derive...