East of Eden Antiques

09/26/2026

Thanks be to the princess of pottery shopping… 🙌🏻

09/26/2026

Loving the enthusiasm, creativity and spirit of this amazing entrepreneur!

09/21/2026

The beautiful allure of Victorian Opalescent glass! 💙🤍

It is sometimes said that photos do not do pieces justice and when it comes to opalescent glass that couldn't be truer!

"Opalescent Glass" was created as early as the 1850's - 60 period. It became very popular in the 1880 's - 90's, and again in the 1920's - 40's.

Opalescent Glass was a very difficult process to make and many call it Art Glass and for a good reason.

The pieces in the photo began as turquoise blue glass and clear glass. The pieces are fired in their mold with that colour in mind. When they are formed and taken out if the mold and still very hot, tin oxide is added while it is still hot, which creates the white area. Then the piece is re - heated at a high temperature to dissolve the added mineral and to get the colour to run. When it does this it creates the "fire" that is known in the gemstone, Opals and also the fire in opalescent glass.
Then the top is either tooled to shape it or it is swung to create the unique top edge.

There are no two pieces exactly the same, as it depends on how much tin oxide is added and how it mixes in the recipe and of course how the top is finished!

The results? A gorgeous piece of opalescent glass that when held to a light, you can enjoy the unique colour and the fire!

These beauties as well as other opalescent pieces will be the Toronto Vintage Show next weekend.

Be sure to stop by booth # 400 and check them out!

💙 Toronto Vintage Show
🛍️ 130 vendors, over 50,000 sq.ft.
📆 September 26th & 27th
⏰ Sat, 9 - 6 & Sunday, 10 - 5
🎟️ Discount admission coupon at www.torontovintageshow.ca
🦽 Accesible

09/21/2026

These pieces, these designers are a gorgeous addition to any home- LOVE me some Swedish art glass….🤍🩵🩶

09/19/2026

Coming this Saturday! The Aberfoyle Saturday Special Antique Show. Be sure to plan your trip.
Aberfoyle Antique Market

09/19/2026

An area resident is calling on drivers to slow down along Northey’s Bay Road after installing several roadside signs aimed at raising awareness about serious and fatal collisions.

Christine Robson shared the initiative today in the Stoney Lake Facebook group, saying she recently installed three large awareness signs along Fire Route 19 and near a flat stretch of Northey’s Bay Road.

The signs read, “Slow Down. Lives Have Been Lost On This Road — A Community Plea — North Kawartha, Ontario.”

“Northey’s Bay Road has seen far too many serious injuries and fatal collisions,” Robson wrote. “Real change starts with every driver who travels through here.”

The campaign comes after two serious motorcycle collisions on Northey’s Bay Road this summer.

On July 25, a 54-year-old Oshawa resident was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle collision near Fire Route 19.

On August 30, a 23-year-old Ottawa man and his 22-year-old female passenger from Peterborough suffered serious injuries in a collision involving a motorcycle and pickup truck.

Robson said she experienced the dangers of the roadway herself while installing the signs near Fire Route 19.

“While I was putting up the signs near Fireroute 19 along those blind corners, a car came whipping around the bend,” she wrote. “I barely managed to jump out of the way in time.”

Robson said the incident left her shaken by how quickly it happened and how little time either she or the driver had to react.

She is encouraging other residents interested in the initiative to install similar signs on trees or posts on private property to avoid having them removed from the public road allowance. Robson said the large-format signs cost about $65 each and has also offered to help coordinate orders for residents.

“Every reminder counts,” Robson wrote.

“Let’s keep looking out for one another and keep our community safe. Please slow down.”

09/19/2026

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