The Antiques Diva & Co Does Lucca, Italy
Dear Diva Readers, Today we’re taking a mental voyage to Lucca, one of the jewels in the shining crown of Tuscany! It has retained its elegance, story and splendor. Its history dates way back to even before the Romans. Much of the city’s wealth however was built upon silk production and leather tanning. Lucca was [...]
The House Directory
Dear Diva Readers, My colleague in England, Gail McLeod of Antiques News & Fairs who leads our English Antiques Diva Tours, has the best resources up her sleeve, so it shouldn’t surprise me that she turned me onto perhaps the best website I’ve discovered in years! Welcome to The House Directory – the ultimate sourcebook [...]
Special Antiques Diva Event in Houston December 9
Dear Diva Readers, Do you live in or near Houston or know someone who does? Then you’d better SAVE THE DATE – Dec 9th for a Special Event in Houston Texas!!! I’ll be pulling on my cowboy boots and speaking on The Paris Flea Market – Texas Style at an event held in conjunction with [...]
Guest Blog: Paris Travel Tips
Dear Diva Readers, Antiques Diva® Paris Tour Guide Jennifer is our special Guest Blogger today at The Antiques Diva® & Co! The daughter of an antiques dealer, Jennifer’s love of all things old started at a young age. Her earliest memories are of spending long days at auctions with her father. From the Boston area [...]
Save the Date for a French Brocante Tour March 2012
Photo Credit: NY Times Monika Höfler Dear Diva Readers, Who doesn’t love Paris in the Spring? From March 9 -18, 2012 we’ll celebrate the start of the flea market season with La Foire Nationale à la Brocante et aux Jambons – the French National Fair of the Flea Market and Ham – offering tours that [...]
French Fabrics & Frills Tour in Paris
Dear Diva Readers, I’m a sucker for vintage and antique buttons, always picking them up at flea markets and in antique shops, but the problem is… what to do with them once I get them home? A few months ago I found this darling – and tres simple – craft idea for utilizing antique and [...]
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