1. Mercury glass bottles converted into hanging lanterns for votive candles. Box Turtle, Little Rock
2. Baskets made from recycled men’s shirts and clothes hangers. The Green Corner Store, Little Rock
3. Tap water bottle purchases help provide safe drinking water for children, with a portion of the retail price donated to the United States Fund for UNICEF. Vesta’s, Little Rock
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1. Cirrus chandelier from Hinkley Lighting with brushed nickel finish and ivory fabric. www.hinkleylighting.com
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Marinell Donald fondly remembers helping her mother with household chores and finding a light green teacup or saucer in a laundry detergent box or even in a carton of oats. As a child, she had no idea these milky green pieces, known as jadite, were part of a growing trend in kitchenware.
Years later, Marinell began her own collection of the alluring glassware with a few pieces of Fire King’s Restaurant Ware pattern, including an egg stand, which she was able to secure at a local auction. “Restaurant Ware pieces are known for their durability and functionality, and they don’t have any embellishments,” says Marinell. Pieces in this collection typically include mixing bowls, mugs, juicers and place settings, which were used in diners and cafes during the 1950s, hence the name. To date, this is still the most popular and perhaps widely known pattern; however, it was not the first.
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1. Iosis Collection pillows feature embroidered fish, starfish and seashells on white linen. Yves DeLorme, Little Rock
2. Brass outdoor torches. Ken Rash’s of Arkansas, Little Rock
3. Lake House water hyacinth soy-based candle in an art glass vessel. House to Home, Hot Springs
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It’s often said that handwriting is a dying art form, but Mac and Sue McFarland of Bath House Row Antiques in Hot Springs are keeping it alive with a beautiful assemblage of antique writing accessories.
The McFarlands’ collection encompasses not just pens but everything one would have needed to execute the written word. There are, for example, traveling spring-loaded leather inkwells made to close tightly for transport, as well as a portable lap desk with military handles from the 1840s. “An important person keeping records on a day-to-day basis would have had that piece,” Mac says.
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1. Black and white drum pendant lamp with recycled, mouthblown glass finial by Stray Dog Designs. The Full Moon, Little Rock
2. Hand-tufted Sticks rug by Brink & Campman for Masland. C&F Flooring and Rug Gallery, Little Rock
3. Circular metal mirror. Lewis Lighting & Home, Benton
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Mary Anne Gunter dives passionately into everything she does. The former psychiatric nurse, now pursuing a doctorate in psychology, is intent on exposing children and adults to a wide range of cultural endeavors, from conducting etiquette classes to sharing art and literature through volunteering for Little Rock’s Arkansas Literary Festival and the Ozark Film Festival.
Mary Anne’s passion for antique lace runs just as deep. She acquired her first piece of lace, a doily, at the tender age of 10. At 19, she saved up enough babysitting money to purchase her first antique dresser, where she still displays her collection more than 30 years later. And for her daughter Vanessa’s wedding, she hand-sewed a handkerchief—sewing is another passion—using remnants of lace from her first doily, her own wedding gown and that of her great grandmother. “It was Vanessa’s ‘something old,’” she says. “I made a satin ivory bow, with a loop holding her baby ring, and sewed on pearls from an antique necklace.”
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1. Handmade blown glass bowl by Vitreluxe Glass Works, from the Arkansas Arts Center museum shop, where all proceeds benefit the museum. Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
2. Boxes from India with mother-of-pearl inlay from International Interior Design, where two percent of each sale funds charitable causes. International Interior Design, Little Rock
3. For each FEED bag purchased, one child in Africa will receive school lunch for an entire year through a donation to the United Nations World Food Programme. The FEED pouch provides food and job skill training to 10 women through the United Nations World Food Programme’s Food for Assets. EcoFab, Little Rock
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