New Jewelry Designer At Shop! Meet Sarah Davis, Age 11

Sarah Davis is a very talented young lady, and at the age of eleven, is already making jewelry. The shop is carrying a line of her pierced earrings that are pretty incredible, and sell for just $5.00! Her earrings come on a card and are titled objet d'art earrings! A close-up is shown below.

Peggy Sullens, Art Exhibit, Plein Air Painting, The Little Shop Of Arts And Antiques, March 19, 2011

Peggy's work in progress. The yellow house on Main and First during snow.

Lilburn artist, Peggy Sullens, added a street plein air painting group to the shop's front yard! It was a marvelous day and the artists set up painting made a beautiful sight to see!

Peggy painting in front of the shop's events center!

Peggy's painting of the shops on Main Street and the print she had made of it.

Inside shop window

About Peggy

Peggy taught art classes at her home studio for several years and for the Gwinnett Community Schools. Her work has been shown in local galleries in Lilburn, GA., Monroe, GA. And the Historic Gwinnett County Courthouse Exhibit in Lawrenceville, GA. Her series of nostalgic paintings of the quaint and historic town of Lilburn has graced the cover of three of the areas Community Phone Books. The first in the Old Town Lilburn series was chosen by the City of Lilburn to be printed on their Christmas Cards.

Peggy displays and sells her original oil paintings and limited edition lithographs and digital art prints in many art shows around the Southeast and has won numerous awards for her paintings. Her paintings grace the homes of many private collectors. She is also a member of art-exchange and her paintings can be viewed on their website, art-exchange.com.

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Visit My New Shop Addition And Enjoy A Pre-Opening Sale!

Some day my prince will come! In the meantime I think I'll shop!

Combination of 94 and 96 Main Street NW. The Little Shop Of Arts And Antiques is already growing. Take a peek and see our pre-opening sale at 96 Main St.

I love my shop - but in less than two months, I've outgrown it! With some very exciting events scheduled through July, I needed more room to bring the talent I want into Old Town! So I rented the little house next door. Now The Little Shop Of Arts And Antiques is ready for anything! The new space will include a Cafe that sells bottled water, canned drinks and snacks on the front glassed porch. All the windows can be opened on a lovely day and you can inhale the fresh air and hear the sounds of the small town traffic as it passes by! The large main room is my events room! Book signings, writing classes, art openings and coming in July, a mini writer's conference. The two back rooms will be set up as meeting rooms, with all the antique/vintage pieces for sale. Rooms will be available for rent at reasonable rates for small events. Space is limited, so book early.

That said - the garden shop at my original spot will be open for business the end of March.

So many wonderful things - I am doing a pre-opening sale. Look at some of the treasures below and if you are interested let me know! I love to wheel and deal and make shopping fun and easy! I also love selling to the trade and understand your needs.

Here are some sneak peeks at the new space at 96 Main Street and items/prices. The official opening of 96 Main St. NW is March 26th, but I am ready to sell now.

Remember 94 Main Street is open with great events and lovely treasures. This Saturday the shop opens at 9AM to join in with the neighborhood yard sale down by City Hall. Lilburn artist Peggy Sullens will be exhibiting her work and plen air painting in front of the shop!

I will post a full list of events within the next week.

The front parlor at 96 Main just starting to fill up.

Wait til you see the finished room! Just a start this weekend. Wonderful Oval Tapestry chairs $125 each in the softest floral peachy pink pattern. Buy the pair - let's deal!



Vintage modern Lexington chest that opens to a bar.

This piece is really fab and in excellent condition. Perfect setting for a buffet or cocktail party! Chest is $185. Print $20 and ice bucket $12. You will be the life of the party.

One of a pair of vintage leather chairs! Very unusual! $95 each. Make offer for pair.

Southwestern style farm table with four matching chairs. Ever so gently worn for a wonderful patina. Inlay top. A heavy sturdy table great for dining or as a desk or work space! Set $165.00

Gently used, vintage, modern, primitive and a touch old paint shabby cottage are the type of pieces that shop will carry. I am stocking it now! Grand opening March 26th - mention you read this on my blog and get 20% off. Dealers please bring copies of your tax certificates for my books and I will be happy to work on pricing for you.

Some wonderful art work and garden items coming in over the weekend. More photos on Monday!

At 94 Main Street spring is already in the air.

Pink cowboy hat is $15, frog statues run from $8 - $22. Vintage watering cans from $6 up.

Ladies Western look is a favorite of mine! Fine line of vintage tooled Mexican leather handbags and mini tooled leather purses. Pricing starts at $10 and run to $45.

King Crow 3-D one of a kind original art, have to see to believe it. Approx 18 by 24, could be larger! If you love folk art, it doesn't get any better! Priced at $145.

Just the tip of the shop. Vintage, gently used and one-of-a-kind artist jewelry pieces, along with grab bag jewelry for crafters!

Into Steampunk? Come see the old pocketwatches, antique binoculars and original cards.

And for the Moms, visit our children's corner. Fine children's fiction and nature books at $5.00 each, originally priced $15 and up. All good, clean condition! Great selection of plush frogs and other toys.

If you see something and can't wait - call me! Come by and say hello! I love to sit and chat with my customers and friends.

Meet Laura Martinez, Saturday March 5th

Meet artist Laura Martinez, Saturday, March 5th at The Little Shop Of Arts And Antiques, 94 Main Street NW, Lilburn, Ga.30047

Laura's paintings express her spiritual journey.

Laura will be at the shop from noon til 3PM. Her work will be on exhibit through March 12th.

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Sneak Peek! Art Rubber Stamp Cards By Artist Audrey Frank

As the week begins for the shop's grand opening on Saturday, there will be a sneak peek each night of some of the one-of-a-kind items and artists who will share their work with us!

Hand stamped and colored art rubber stamp original card.

Tonight, family first! My mother is a rubber stamp artist and was a pioneer in the field of art stamping when it first started to become an art form some many years back. Mother's shop, Stamp Augustine, in St. Augustine, Florida, was a destination for other stampers to learn the different techniques and to buy unusual stamps to work with. Mother sold her shop, but still continues her love of rubber stamping.

She was a featured artist online at Claire's Collectibles, and loves to visit this favorite art rubber stamp shop around the corner from her house. You can see more of mother's work on this site, June Artist Audrey Frank .

Each card is a wonderful, one-of-a-kind, hand stamped, colored and designed work of art. Many of her cards are embellished with trims that make the card 2-dimensional.

These cards are unique and will be sure to please family and friends who receive them!

While the scans of the cards are lovely, they do not show the true beauty and details of the actual cards.

Ribbons, glitter, 2-D embellishments, and more, make each little card a special work of art! Audrey Frank's line of cards will be available at The Little Shop Of Arts And Antiques starting with our grand opening on Jan. 22nd.

First Shop Event Scheduled For Saturday, Jan. 15th!

Time To Celebrate! Shop Opens January 13th with an event for Friends Of DeKalb Animals on Saturday, January 15th. Mark you calendar! Special Sales With Proceeds Going To FODA. These are great folks and a branch of my ever favorite Animal Action Rescue group!

I was issued my Gwinnett County Certificate Of Occupancy today! After my original walk through on December 15th by the Fire Marshal Inspector there were some minor, but very important changes to do. All the interior key locks had to be thumb turn locks and I had to upgrade to lever hardware. Then I needed an emergency exit light over the front door, a commercial fire extinguisher from a certified company and a guard rail along the upper deck. Done! I passed. Now my final work this week is to have the City of Lilburn do their inspection and issue a business license!

Lots of news on the horizon! Look for author book signings, some wonderful artist items and a little bit of Steampunk coming your way in February!

If you are an author and would like a book signing or an artist who would like a small show, please contact me with your e-mail address! Musicians welcomed to come sit a spell and play for us! We are going to rock at 94 Main Street!