Lorraine Syratt
Lorraine writes primarily about antiques and gardening. She has many interests but these and writing take precedence over dusting and dining.
As a writer, she writes both fiction and non-fiction. She was editor for the Highway Bookshop, a small-press publisher in Canada's James Bay Frontier.
She has been published in Canadian Living Magazine, Mountainside Fitness, and is a contributing writer to Treasures, an antiques magazine based in Calgary, Alberta.
As a gardener, she loves the aesthetics of garden design and the romance of gardening with roses, made clearer when reading Rambling Roses for the Romantic Garden and How to Grow Roses in Trees. This joy, she inherited from her father who was a true English gardener.
Her garden blog is Romantic Gardening, created to inspire the gardener to think beyond adding a few foundation plantings for curb appeal, but to see it as an art and something that appeals to all her senses.
As an junker and antique dealer, she loves it all. Her first purchase was made at the age of 16, a Victorian brass hat pin with a miniature photo on its tip. It was the beginning of a life long passion for old things. She has since exhibited in antique shows, sold in numerous brick and mortar antique malls and markets as well as online. She has bought and sold everything from antique jewelry and Victorian parlor chairs to primitive baskets and collectibles.
Lorraine still occasionally deals in vintage clothing. Her article Buying and Selling Vintage Clothing was written in an effort to show others where to begin. She also has a personal collection of rare books and rare prints. The Joy of Collecting Antique and Vintage Books and Antique Hand-Colored Botanical Prints will give readers the basics.
Lorraine is well-traveled and has had many adventures off the beaten-path. She lives in an old log house in the country, surrounded by gardens, meadows, ponds and forests – a quiet place to follow her bliss.
Editors Choice Awards
Antique and Vintage Costume Jewelry: Reclaim, Upcycle and Refurbish
Royal Albert China Back Stamp Marks Dating From 1935
How and Why Art Collectors Buy at Thrift Shops
Collecting Blue and White Transferware
Primitive and Collectible Antique Samplers
Garden Landscapes Inspired by the Lavender Fields of France
Gilliflowers and Pansies for Themed Victorian Flower Gardens
Latest Articles
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The Magazine Industry Goes Digital
With a variety of digital tablets and apps now available, the magazine industry is getting on board, offering digital subscriptions through apps.
Oct 31, 2011
- Lorraine Syratt
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Antique Upholstery: Quarantine and Heat to Eliminate Bedbugs
Don't let the rare possibility that the antique sofa you want could be hiding bedbugs stop you from making the purchase. Quarantine and heat will fix it.
Oct 31, 2011
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Photographs Help Sell Articles to Magazines
Attaching a good photo to your magazine submissions may help you sell your article. Photos don't just illustrate a story, they enhance it.
Sep 2, 2011
- Lorraine Syratt
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Antiques in New York City: The Top Four Shopping Haunts
New York City and its environs have some of the best antique shopping haunts in the world. And the best of the best are centrally located.
Aug 12, 2011
- Lorraine Syratt
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Disturbing Antiques: Electric Chairs to Vampire Kits
Disturbing antiques are prized by some collectors - people who are drawn to the weird, the odd and the unthinkable. The market for such things is huge.
Jul 1, 2011
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Prince William and Kate Middleton Commonwealth Wedding Coins
With the recent royal wedding or Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the mints of the commonwealth are celebrating with commemorative coins for sale.
May 31, 2011
- Lorraine Syratt
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Antique and Vintage Costume Jewelry: Reclaim, Upcycle, Refurbish
Junk jewelry has value, not just to collectors but to artists who upcycle these old costume pieces into wearable art. They've become prized collectibles.
Feb 28, 2011
- Lorraine Syratt
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Antique Fashion Plates: Collectible 19th Century Costume Prints
Original 19th century fashion plates pulled from old periodicals are very collectible and look good in a frame. These prints are easily found online.
Jan 31, 2011
- Lorraine Syratt
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Royal Albert China Back Stamp Marks Dating From 1935
Royal Albert Bone China has seen many changes over the years including opening factories elsewhere in the world. The marks reflect these changes.
Jan 12, 2011
- Lorraine Syratt
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Early Royal Albert Crown China Marks to 1935
Royal Albert Bone China was known as Royal Albert Crown China until 1935. Understanding the pottery's marks is the best way to date and value the china.
Dec 20, 2010
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