Michelle Wiklund The Thrill of Thrifting (The Hunt) and Styling (Décor)! There’s no question about it—the secondhand market is currently experiencing a golden age. Estate sales (popular in SaddleBrooke), flea markets, and thrift stores are bustling with activity as buyers seek wanted décor treasures or to add to their personal collections. But thrifting is also…
Michelle Wiklund ‘Twas days before Christmas and all through the house, Timewalkers were stirring but, thank goodness, no mouse! The tables were set, the cups placed with care, the tea brewing softly, beckoning friends to be there! We laughed and we ate, and we sipped tea, too, until finally we parted, hailing “Merry Christmas to…
Mary (Twink) Gates and Michelle Wiklund, Questers Catalina Timewalkers Publicity Love, laughter, and happily ever after! Who doesn’t love a wedding?! Looking back through the development of wedding events, the wedding gown has always made a profound statement: 1840s: Until the Victorian era, brides wore gowns of varying colors, brocades of silver or gold, velvets,…
Mary (Twink) Gates, Publicity, Questers Catalina Timewalkers There are 315 semi-precious stones that are documented. This number does not count the variations and different colors of each stone. There is not one stone that you will buy that is in its natural state. All stones are treated to some degree by one of several processes.…
Mary (Twink) Gates Purses with personality (leather, beaded, and mesh purses from the 1880s to the 1930s) were introduced to members of the Questers Catalina Timewalkers by Sylvia Munsen who hosted the March business meeting on March 15. Sylvia has a vast collection of these remarkable purses, which members were treated to see. One may…
Mary (Twink) Gates and Michelle Wiklund The Joys of Cooking! Do you remember the smell of your grandmother’s special dish, prepared with loving hands using that special gadget and being mixed up in beautiful pottery? There’s something quite comforting about taking a kitchen utensil out of the drawer or using a vintage mixing bowl and…
Mary (Twink) Gates and Michelle Wiklund It was Jan. 19 when 14 members and one guest of the Questers Catalina Timewalkers met at the home of Twink Gates, with co-host Michelle Wiklund, for their January business meeting. The program of the day was “American/European/Asian Décor.” Every house has a story, and during a tour of…