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Vintage China, Glass, Pottery, Collectibles, And More At Smilin' Eyes Treasures At eCRATER

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Smilin' Eyes Treasures at eCrater

 

Smilin' Eyes Treasures is my online store located at eCRATER where I offer an assortment of vintage and newer collectibles, replacement china and dinnerware, china, glass, and pottery, as well as books, magazines, prints, and anything else that I find interesting.



I have added a category to my store for my original fine art nature and flower photographs. I love to try to capture the beauty and inspiration of nature through a camera, and then enhance and play with the photos with my Corel photo program. I believe there is beauty in everything, if we but take the time to see. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy creating them.

I now have a gallery at Zazzle where you can purchase any of my images on printed greeting and note cards that you can personalize with your own greeting and message using the design tool - it's easy and fun! You can also purchase mugs, tote bags, keychains, posters, magnets, even Ked's sneakers, and more. Great gift ideas! If there is an item that I don't yet have created with a photograph you like, just let me know and I'll be happy to create it for you to purchase.

About Smilin' Eyes Treasures 

Most of my items come from auctions and estate sales, but sometimes from someone's long forgotten attic "treasures". While selling some of my own unwanted "attic treasures" I discovered I really enjoyed vintage and unusual items, and also selling online. I found eCRATER to be the perfect place to open a store where I could offer all of my "finds".

One of the things I enjoy most about online selling of vintage and unique items are my customers. I have met some of the nicest people this way as they share with me how happy they were to find some particular item they had been looking for or the memories that were brought back.

My favorite story is about an Amana Radarange Popcorn Popper I had for sale. The woman who purchased it emailed me to tell me how happy she was to have found it. She and her husband were 70 years old and all their married life had been happily popping popcorn in her Amana Radarange popcorn popper. It was now well worn out and needed to be replaced. She had been looking at other popcorn poppers, but just didn't like anything she saw. She couldn't believe her eyes when she saw my popcorn popper, all shiny and new looking, as though someone had put it away so many years ago so it would be here when she needed a new one. Now she and her husband would be able to continue happily popping away until the good Lord takes them home.

Although I am not an expert, I do research my items and describe them as accurately as possible. Questions are always welcome.

Please do take a moment and browse around, you never know what you might find. Smilin' Eyes Treasures is always a work in progress as I am frequently adding new items as I find them.

Replacement China And Dinnerware 

SOME ITEMS FROM MY STORE.

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China, Glass, And Pottery 

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Collectibles 

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Books, Magazines, And Paper 

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Original Nature and Flower Photographs 

See More Photos In My Store

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LINKS TO SMILIN' EYES TREASURES 

To visit Smilin' Eyes Treasures just click on any of the following links.
Smilin' Eyes Treasures Homepage
This link brings you to my homepage at eCrater.
Collectibles
An assortment of vintage and contemporary collectibles and gift ideas.
Replacement China And Dinnerware
Vintage and contemporary replacement china and dinnerware.
China, Glass, And Pottery
Vintage and contemporary china, glass, and pottery.
Books, Magazines, Paper
Vintage and collectible books, magazine back issues, newspapers, paper, and ephemera
Fine Art Flower And Nature Photographs
Original fine art nature and flower photographs taken by me. Email me if you are interested in a different size.
Smilin' Eyes Treasures Zazzle Gallery
Flower, nature, animals, and anything else I find interesting to photograph on printed greeting and note cards, mugs, tote bags, posters, Ked's sneakers, keychains, and more. You can personalize most items with the easy to use design tool - it's fun! Great gift ideas!

Great Stuff on Amazon 

Here is just a sample of books that you might find useful for China, Glass, and Pottery collecting.
Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain, 1850 to the Present

Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain, 1850 to the Present

by Ralph Kovel, Terry Kovel

Amazon Price: $12.92 (as of 10/07/2008)

Lehner's Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain and Clay

Lehner's Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain and Clay

by Lois Lehner

Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/07/2008)

Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass

Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass

by Gene Florence, Cathy Florence

Amazon Price: (as of 10/07/2008)

Homer Laughlin China: 1940S & 1950s (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Homer Laughlin China: 1940S & 1950s (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

by Jo Cunningham

Amazon Price: $23.66 (as of 10/07/2008)

Teapots: The Collector's Guide to Selecting, Identifying, and Displaying New and Vintage Teapots

Teapots: The Collector's Guide to Selecting, Identifying, and Displaying New and Vintage Teapots

by Tina M. Carter

Amazon Price: (as of 10/07/2008)

Interesting and Informative Links 

Here are some links to sites I have found useful or informative during my research.
Gotheborg.com
Informative site for help in identifying antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain marks.
DoItYourself.com
Gives tips and suggestions for cleaning silver, stainless steel, copper, and much more.
NMGCS.org
National Milk Glass Collector's Society. All kinds of information here for milk glass collectors.
NDGA - Articles on Glassware
National Depression Glass Association
MajolicaSociety.com
Majolica International Society
Clayzee.com
Clayzee Ceramics And Pottery Directory

Reader Feedback 

communicatingideas

Thanks for stopping by! Great lens!

Posted September 20, 2008
AngelCityArt

Very cute lens! eCrater is the best!

Posted September 07, 2008
EvieJewelry

very nice

Posted May 08, 2008
JewelryCollectibles

Excellent lens! Gave you 5 stars and added you to my group!

Posted January 07, 2008
chisumtrailmercantile

Just love that little tea pot, what a very nice selection - Chisum Trail Mercantile

Posted December 14, 2007
mamazzgoodies

Nice lens. I am heading to ecrater to check it out!

Posted November 09, 2007
awelldressedbullet

Nice lens and a warm welcome to the eCRATER Stores group, and what a cute puppy! - Kathy

Posted October 15, 2007
funcoolcollectibles

Nice lens! Rated you 5 stars!

Posted October 09, 2007

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Smilin' Eyes Treasures is my online store at eCrater for all the "treasures" and "finds" I gather pursuing my interest in vintage and interesting collectibles, china, glass, and pottery. 

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