ThiNk S*P*R*I*N*G "Frogs... Watering Cans"...

 OMG!*!*! Preparing for THE NEXT ARTIC BLAST OF SNOW, here in the Midwest!*!*!  In the meantime I'll "Dream-Of-Spring" while looking at some of my ViNtaGe FROGS & WATERING CAN Collectibles...

When Displaying "T*I*N*Y" Collectibles, 

they almost need to be "Framed" - "Set Apart"

from everything else -OR- They get lost...

This Old "SaLesMan's Display Cubby" with LETTERS, was a good choice to make the most of accenting these fun ViNtaGe F*I*N*D*S... 

**~ Stay Warm ~**

I just know the grass will be poking up

 in about 6 weeks???

Jeanine

ViNtaGe Easter Bunnies *ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! S*T*Y*L*E...

Even though there is still snow on the ground, the fact is that *Easter Comes Early This Year* - Just 35 more days to be exact...  After visiting a few Shops yesterday, & seeing their Easter Displays,  I got motivated to pull-out my ViNtaGe Easter Collectibles...  Here's what developed for "This Year's" ViNtaGe Easter Vignette at home...

 ViNtaGe Paper Mache Bunnies...

~** Time~Worn & Tattered **~

Most FaVoRiTe

ViNTaGe Easter F*I*N*D...

**Easter Hat Candy Container**

I930's - 1940's 

Imagine receiving this on 

Easter Morning filled with Chocolates!*!*!

 Stacked ViNTaGe 

Easter Candy Boxes

 EASTER EGG COLOR TABLET PACKAGE 

has such great graphics!!!  

 The FaB ViNTaGe Tin 

with Daffodil Motif... 

Soooooo says S*P*R*I*N*G!*!*!

 ViNTaGe Rabbit Glass Candy Container...

"HaPPy Bunny" Egg Color Kit...

~ ViNTAGe Easter ~

Sooooo much more interesting than brand new!*!*!

Jeanine

It's ViNtaGe, It's WHiTe, It's S*H*A*B*B*Y...

Yet another **CaBiN-FeVer** Day here in Wisconsin...

We got "dumped-on" again ~ with MORE To Come...

Will the Sun ever shine???????????????

The ONLY WHITE I Truly LoVe is

ViNtaGe... ChiPPy... Crusty... Rusty... & Worn...

Longing for My Monthly RoadSide SaLes

April - September

At Our Home...

Historic Cedarburg, Wisconsin

**Mark Your Calendar**

Rain, Shine, Or Snow

It's Happening 

1st Monthly S*A*L*E of the 2013 Season

A*P*R*I*L  27th

ViNTaGe FiNds I LoVe & **Vamp Over**...

 Glistening Chandeliers...   Fussy little Lamps...

ViNtAGe Mirrors with PaTiNa...

  LoVe the "FORM" on this Petite

 ViNtaGe Chandelier!*!*!

Sooooo ViNtaGe "Paris Apartment Decor"...

                                            

 Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder...

Such is the case when it comes to an acquired

 "Natural Silver-Loss Patina" on Old Mirrors...

This one is over the top FaB!*!*! -

along with it's old gesso frame!!!

 Fussy Little ViNtaGe Boudoir Lamp

LoVe the *Stacked Glass Petal-Shaped* Center, 

and "ambiance light" it gives off...

 ~ Just VaMpiNg ~

Over this recent ViNtaGe Mirror F*I*N*D... 

 "Speckled" Silver Loss PaTiNa!*!*!

 - My FaVoRiTe!*!*!

~ B*E*S*T ~

~** My Weakness **~

ViNtaGe MiRRoRs 

Natural Time~Worn Chippy White Frames

SiLveR-Loss PaTiNa

Soooo Much more interesting than brand new!!!

Jeanine

Downton Abbey Servant's Bell ~ OMG!*!*!

For sometime now, Frog Husband and I have been enjoying or should I say "Have Been Hooked" on watching Masterpiece Theater's

 DOWNTON ABBEY...

We spent many a cozy winter afternoon, taking a coffee break - Catching Up to this year's Season Three...  This was such a special treat for me ~ NEVER BEFORE, BOTH OF US BEING HOME MID-DAY DURING THE WEEK...

**********

  I had fallen in  love with many things

about "Downton"~ especially the

ringing of the **Servant's Bell** at the

beginning of each episode...

 OMG!*!*!  ~  OMG!*!*!  ~  OMG!*!*!

~** ToDay's BiRthDAy SuRpRisE **~

Y*E*S - It Is "The Servant's BeLL"...

Sweet *Frog Husband* Surprised me with this

 ViNTAGe "Servant's Bell"

Soooooo similar to the ones seen on Downton Abbey... Although not Black with Shiny Brass ~

  - I JuSt L*O*V*E the PaTiNa on This One
and wouldn't want it any other way!*!*!
FaB time~worn PaTiNa!*!*!
The "Ring Tone" is exactly the same...

Downton Abbey's 
Servant Bells...

Although last night's Season Finale
was quite a downer ~ "What were they thinking"???  We're Still looking forward to Season Four...

Jeanine

OMG!*!*! ViNtaGe Tole with Birdie!*!*!

I'm "Trying" To

**~ THiNk SPriNg ~**

Weather Report here in Wisconsin

Sunny!!! ~ 13 Degrees...

 Just AwEsoMe F*I*N*D

Helps me **Think Spring**

V*I*N*T*A*G*E

 Tole...  Birdie... Flowers...

 PeRfeCTly ChiPPy!*!*!

NATURAL Time~Worn PaTiNa, 

in all the right places...

Wonderful Hints 

Chippy Old Paint & Rust!*!*!

~** ImPeRFeCtioNs **~

Sooooo much more interesting than brand new!!!

I found the PeRfeCt SPOT for It!*!*!

How is *Your Weekend* moving along???

I'll be STAYING PUT ToDay

working on this and that in-the-house...

Jeanine

It's ChiPPy... It's SHaBBy... It's WHiTe... It's ViNtaGe...

Looking to "Freshen-Up"

your SHaBBy Cottage Home with a

 One-Of-A-Kind * ViNtaGe F*I*N*D???

With Flea Markets few & far between in the dead of Winter
 - especially here in the Midwest, I've listed a few of my
 "SeLeCt SHaBBies" FOR SALE on ebay...

 Just AwEsoMe Architectural SaLvaGe 

 CLOSES MONDAY EVENING...

ViNtaGe Basket

Perfect to display with

 Fresh Flowers, Dried Hydrangeas, or left unadorned/by itself...
No Reserve on this one!!!

CLOSES TUESDAY EVENING... 

 Just K*I*L*L*E*R 

Re-Purposed Architectral SaLVaGe 

Wooden Candelabra

Soooooo Jeanne d' Arc Style...

CLOSES MONDAY EVENING...

PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy

ViNtaGe Wall Shelf

CLOSES SUNDAY EVENING...

For those of you who live afar & cannot make to any of my
 FaB Selling Venues, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to own
 A Unique ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ViNtaGe F*I*N*D...

Bidding on Ebay is E*A*S*Y!!!
There are "tutorials" on their site...
PayPal makes it easy to pay & you can use a credit card...
If you have any questions - 
I'd be happy to walk you through it...

 Let's Get The 

 **~BiDDiNG ExCiTeMeNt~**
Started!*!*!
**Good Luck**

** CLICK THIS LINK  **

Ebay Seller:  chippyshabby

Jeanine

It's VaLenTiNe's Day!*!*!

**~ Hope Your Day is Sweet ~**

 My favorite V*A*L*E*N*T*I*N*E

Cookie Recipe

**Silver Palate Cookbook**

ViNtaGe Heart Tin...

XOXO

Jeanine

**LoVe Is In The Air** H*E*A*R*T*S... ANGELS... FLOWERS...

I've Had the WoRst Case Of **CaBiN-FeVer**

The Sun Finally came out for just a bit TODAY, 
here in Wisconsin ~ Nows it's back to Cloudy & Grey Again...
I'd Say It's Time to Get Motivated & Hop On Over to a

 BLOG PaRTy!*!*!

Linking Up with
 "TIMEWASHED"

For BLISSFUL W*H*I*T*E*S WEDNESDAY

 With VaLenTiNe's Day
TOMORROW
It makes me think not only of Delightful Decadent "Sweet-Treats"

but also the LoVeLy Sweetness of

 Angels... Cherubs... Fairies... Hearts... & Flowers... 

 L*O*V*E

 I've had this "Sweet Fairy-Like Angel Statue"

 in my personal collection for quite some time...

Adorned With 

 ~**White-On-White**~ 

ViNtaGe Millinery Flower Swag...

 A ViNtaGe "Costume-Jewelery" Heart Ring sets off this bouquet with a 

**Hint-Of-Bling**

The Fairy/Angel is not for SaLe

but the Wonderfully ChiPPy

Architectural Candelabra

 is currently *Up-For-Bid*

 On my Ebay Selling Page

Click Here - Ebay Seller: chippy-shabby

******

Now hop on over to

** Timewashed **

to enjoy all the other

BLISSFUL WHITES 

WEDNESDAY

LISTINGS...

Jeanine

SNEAK P*E*E*K ~ UnWraPPing FLEA MARKET F*I*N*D*S...

What's **More~Fun** than ShoPPing a Flea?????

UnLoading... UnWrapping...

  "Your ViNtaGe F*I*N*D*S"

**~ SNEAK-PEEK ~**

ShoPPing SHaBBies @

Yesterday's Flea - Grayslake, Illinois...

 I ALWAYS LoVE ShoPPing Carla's Booth...

ALWAYS a pleasure to chit-chat with her...

Most ALWAYS come away with a crusty... rusty... FiNd!*!*!

 Diane Passi's Displays are "beyond words"...

Over the years I have netted some of my

 Most FaVoRite KEEPER-FiNds from her!*!*!

Over-The-Top FaB Display Ideas...

BeSt Eye for INDUSTRIAL...

DIANE PASSI - FaceBook

 Susie is "All About B*L*I*N*G

Most Shows she sells out!!!

Each ViNtaGe Bottle is adorned with ViNtaGe Jewelry Fragments

One-Of-A-Kind F*I*N*D*S...

 I LoVed this ViNtaGe Cooler!!!

Just FaB time-worn character...

However, I choose to pass it by ~ although shabby,

just a bit "too country" and dark...

With the "sun shinning" for a while yesterday,

 2 Dealers Set-Up Outside at Grayslake...

  JOE ALWAYS has a SHaBBy For Me!*!*!

It's raining buckets here in Wisconsin TODAY

and the Sun NEVER CAME OUT...

How many days till S*P*R*I*N*G???

Jeanine