ANTIQUE ROSE NEEDLEPOINT French Chic VICTORIAN PILLOW Start Price USD 99.99 Current Price USD 112.53 Time Left - Bid Count 3 Buy It Now Price USD 120.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 End Time Wednesday, September 03, 2008 Location New York City See more about 'ANTIQUE ROSE NEEDLEPOINT French Chic VICTORIAN PILLOW' Description DON’T*TELL*DADDY*THE*PRICE PRESENTS ~VICTORIAN~ROMANCE~ One Of A Kind Antique Textile Pillows and Purses Bought To You By One Of Ebays Founding Members WELCOME TO MY AUCTION As I start my 11th FABULOUS year on Ebay I would like to take a moment to extend a warm and heartfelt THANK YOU to all my amazing customers, who have made it possible for me to build and maintain a successful business in this wonderful new selling arena. The words *thank you* seem inadequate. I have been blessed with an outstanding group of repeat customers from around the world, and am constantly humbled by your feedback and emails. Many, many thanks from the bottom of my heart. Now as my 5th child gets closer to school age I am finding I have a little more time to dedicate to my Ebay work, so please keep watching in the New Year as I add my Boutique Custom Design Service to my listings. I have been overwhelmed with requests for this service and have not previously had the time to dedicate to it. As more of my time becomes available I will be able to accommodate this feature. Again a huge THANK YOU to my customers…..you are the BEST!! Today for your consideration is another pillow from my Victorian range that has been created by me from antique and new textiles. This amazing needle point dates to the late 19thC and displays a wreath of pretty roses on a deep pink ground. This is one of a pair of very old needle points that I don’t think were ever used as they still had the original border, and no holes that would indicate they were taken from chairs. Around the needle point I have used some vintage pink cotton/rayon with tiny woven fleur-de-lis on a silk moiré style background. The corners are very neatly mitered so that it looks like a picture inside a frame. The finishing touch is the luxurious pink tassel trim on each side. On the reverse side I have used an elegant cream jacquard fabric with swirling fronds. This pillow is filled with super soft fiber fill and hand stitched closed. It measures approximately 21” x 17” not including the tassel trim. My pillows are always large and plump. I fill them with the best fiber fill available and slightly over stuff them. This is because all fillings, no matter the quality, tend to *settle* after some use and by adding a little more, they retain their shape and comfort. This pillow is made from authentic antique fabrics that have been thoroughly cleaned before use. As with all my pillows, the seams are serged and it is completely lined front and back, with new unbleached cotton which stabilizes the antique fabric, and helps reduce day to day stress. It will extend the life of this pillow so you can enjoy it for many years to come. It is very carefully constructed so you will have a true heirloom quality creation for the future. This really is what I would call a *cross over* pillow in that it would be equally at home in a Victorian setting, as a shabby romantic chic home. I always use textiles that are in great condition for their *antiqueness* and any flaws will always be mentioned and pictured so there will be no unpleasant surprises. I also try to take many pictures so you can clearly see the quality of the item you are looking at, but if you require more please don’t hesitate to email me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many of the textiles I am using now are well over 100yrs old and commensurate with their age often have blemishes of some description. I try my best to work around these but occasionally the lesser ones must be included in order to make use of the textile. I feel these do not detract anything from the beauty or value, and actually add to the authentic feel. I will always mention anything significant. After a few years collecting these really antique pieces I have come to realize that it is very rare indeed to find an unblemished 18th or 19thC textile. Those are the ones I don’t dare cut. Back to the point at hand…if you are after a perfect showroom look rather than the character and charm of genuine antique, then possibly one of my new pillows would be a better choice for your bid rather than this one. This auction is for the one antique needlepoint pillow described and pictured above only. IMPORTANT I welcome new members to Ebay….we were all new sometime. But if you have less than 10 positive feedback or excessive negatives you need to contact me before you bid so I can clarify the buying rules with you and make sure you understand your legal obligations regarding transactions. I reserve the right to cancel your bid if you do not contact me first. I will also have ebay cancel the transaction if you choose to go ahead with one of my buyitnow items without contacting me first. Thank you for your understanding.PAYMENTS...Payments must be made within 10 days. You will find me to be very reasonable regarding payments. I feel 10 days is a very generous time limit, HOWEVER if you are having some kind of difficulty or would like to make further arrangements all you need do is contact me and discuss this. COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY TO GOOD BUSINESS ON EBAY. If no payment or communication is received within 10 days I will lodge a non-paying-bidder dispute. NY residents to pay 8% NY State TaxSHIPPING Because my pillows are usually large I will always offer you the choice of shipping priority or parcel post. Parcel post takes a few more days but is sometimes significantly lower in cost. It is definitely something to consider if you are buying more than one pillow. Shipping to most parts of the US will be between $6 and $14 but please email me if you require an exact quote before bidding, or have any other questions. Please see my other auctions to view more pretty creations for you and your home.Because I have a large family I cannot get to the post office every single day. I usually ship twice a week, however if you are in a hurry to get your item please email me and I will do my best to send your item within 24hrs of payment. Again, communication is the key. Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you find a special treasure to fall in love with here. A Note On Ebay Fees I am about to enter my 11th year on ebay and feel compelled to write a little about some things that have changed. As buyers of handcrafted items I’m sure you like to have a wide variety of items to choose, from many different sellers. If you start to see less items and less sellers it probably has a lot to do with these changes ebay is making. Years ago it was the perfect venue for the part time seller to list a few items from time to time. Fees were fair, payment methods were varied, and the general atmosphere was friendly and welcoming. Ebay encouraged sellers, and the simple brilliance of this new selling venue was enough to bring in millions of new shoppers every year without the need for expensive advertisements on TV. The last few years have seen a lot of unpleasant changes but the most recent ones are surely the breaker for many. Ebay made such a fuss recently about reducing listing fees by a small percentage but said very little about the very large raise in percentage of final value fees. It’s like they thought we would be celebrating so much, we wouldn’t realize we would actually be paying them much more. Its pretty sad to see that the ebay *powers that be* think we are that unintelligent. Its very disrespectful to the sellers, who are after all ebay’s income. To give buyers an idea of what we are up against, for example, if I sell a pillow for $55.00, ebay will be taking $8.00 to $10.00 of that. That includes my initial listing fees, a fee on the shipping cost, paypal fees and final value fees. Yes, lol, they charge us a percentage of the shipping the post office charges! They also make it very difficult to accept other forms of payment and some (competitors) are completely banned. So, combine this with the increasing cost of vintage fabrics, new fabrics and trims, shipping materials and the time put into making each item…you can see it’s an uphill battle to break even or make a small profit, and it’s a lot of work. These items don’t photograph and list themselves. As you consider my items and the prices I am charging please keep in mind that you are getting a quality item. I am a textile artist with a lifetime of formal and informal design and sewing experience and have always made my living with these skills. I closed my store many years ago as my family started to grow, and transferred my business online to this venue. I strive to create beautiful items that are of the highest quality and well worth the price. I hope ebay will make some positive changes soon because like you, I love to see variety and have a wide choice of sellers. I hate to see so many wonderfully creative people struggling to stay viable here. Please add me to your favorites list and also email me if you would like to be added to my mailing list. All pictures, backgrounds, designs and text on this page are the property of dont*tell*daddy*the*price. Place a Bid!