LABOR DAY... *Saying Goodbye To Summer*

For Most People, the

 LABOR DAY HoLiDay Weekend

is a way to say **GoodBye To Summer**

September 1st begins a major shift with family routines,

 weather,  flora & fauna...

•Children are back at school, many of my friends - now becoming "empty-nesters"...  •Early Morning Coffee on the deck now requires wiping off the heavy dew...  •Berries abound on our bushes...  •Leaves are changing...  •Squirrels are making a mess of the Oak Tree...

Although here in the MidWest we'll still have many a warm Summer-Like Day well into September, I do look forward to October's "Brilliant Leaf Colors" Cozy Wool Sweaters, Warm Apple Cider, & Random Indian Summer Days...

ViNtaGe Apple Picking Bucket

LoVe F*A*L*L Apple Picking!*!*!

Wisconsin has soooooo many Orchards...

Have a Relaxing

 HoLiDay Weekend!*!*!
Savor Summer's Memories...
Look Forward to creating New Fall Ones...

OMG!*!*! ViNtaGe OWLS... SQUIRRELS...

It's LATE AuGuSt!*!*!

F*A*L*L is just around the corner...

Owls... & Squirrels... 

Are Beginning to Appear!*!*!

RESCUED ViNtaGe Concrete O*W*L

Last year's F*I*N*D at the Allegan Flea in Michigan...

I sooo enjoy seeing him everyday, nested amidst our cedar trees

on our winding driveway wall...

**JUST LoVe how he's perched on his detailed stump**

Another OLD FAVORITE of mine!*!*!

ViNtaGe SQUIRREL ADDRESS MARKER

Netted years ago on one of our "Out-East" F*A*L*L Trips...

THIS PAST WEEKEND'S RELAXATION IS OVER...

Time to get cracking on the

 HUGE ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! S*T*A*S*H

 from my recent "Buying Trip"...

A*N*D

**~ Mark Your Calendar ~**

S*A*L*E

@ ChiPPy-SHaBBy's House

Saturday, September 13th

More details as the event date nears...

Hints of F*A*L*L are PoPPinG- Up...

Seasonal Change
As we head toward Fall
~*It's Just Around The Corner*~

 With a "slight change" in the air, 

I purchased the first ~MUM Plant~ of the Season... 

Displayed in a ViNtaGe, Re-purposed
 Metal Ice Cream Container...
LoVe it's natural time~worn PaTiNa
 - hints of rust here & there against the Fab Old Yellow Paint!*!*!

Our Viburnum Bush has such lovely
 RED BERRIES!!!
The leaves will be turning as well in the next few weeks...
"PeRfeCtLy-ChiPPy WhiTe" Metal Bucket, was just the right container to showcase these branches for now...

Looks like a "good crop" this year...

Our Hydrangeas are just about ready to be clipped

 & sent to the drying rack!*!*!

 (Frog Husband's Ladder in-the-garage)

I'LL have some available at my 

NEXT S*A*L*E

Sept. 13th

AT OUR HOME

Here in Cedarburg, Wisconsin

(More Details as the event date nears...)

My husband's "State Fair ZINNA'S" are at the peak of blooms!*!*!  Depending on the weather, we usually can enjoy them well into the first/second week of October...

Sometimes you just want to be H*O*M*E...
~*Catching-Up On This & That*~
Working on Shabbies... Cooking Good Food...
 Baking Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins...
Spending time on the deck with good cup of coffee...

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Hope your Weekend is off to a good start as well!*!*!

It's a Wrap!*!*!

Eye-Candy Photos from Gold Rush Days

Oronoco & Rochester

Minnesota

2014

FaVoRiTe *Chippy ViNtaGe F*I*N*D*S* from Gold Rush!*!*!

** KEEPERS~FOR~NOW **

So far, I've pulled the following SHaBBies

 from this past weekend's GOLD RUSH DAYS

SHaBBy-SHoPPing Trip in Minnesota!*!*!

I most certainly have my work cut out for me

 with the rest of the S*T*A*S*H

 LoVe the ALL GREEN LETTERING on the 7Up Crate

 along with it's a bit different metal edging...

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The Large Naturally ChiPPy White Bucket
will get a coat of wax to preserve it's PaTiNa... 

Thinking Pumpkins & Bittersweet ~ 
Then "HoLiDayGreens" for the Front Porch Display

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Just AwEsoMe BirdCage!!!
 ~ Needs just a little "TLC"...

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 ***For Years I've been On-The-Hunt***

 for a FaBuLouS ViNtaGe Concrete Saint Francis Statue 
WITH BIRDS!!!

 FINALLY ~ BeSt-Ever, Saint Francis Statue with
 THREE B*I*R*D*S!!!

AwEsoMe PaTiNa & Color!*!*!

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

 Soooo Much More Interesting than Brand New!*!*!

 ViNtaGe Perfume Bottle with Label 

already has found a spot mixed-in with my personal collection...

 OVER~THE-TOP!*!*!

LoVe...   LoVe... LoVe...

Just AwEsoMe Natural Time-Worn PaTiNa!!!

This little gem of a ViNtaGe Mirror is

now gracing the walls of our Guest-Bathroom...
It has changed the whole look of the space...

OMG!*!*!

This ViNtaGe Side Chair has

EVERYTHING Going For It!*!*!

A definite keeper somewhere in my Office Loft Space...

More To Come

~*SHaBBy Sightings at Gold Rush*~

OMG!*!*! ChiPPy-SHaBBy ShoPPing ORONOCO GOLD RUSH - Minnesota!!!

It's been forever that I've wanted to S*H*O*P the Famous ORONOCO GOLD RUSH Antique/Flea Market

 in Minnesota...

 I've heard nothing but "Good-Things" about it from Dealers...  THIS YEAR IT FINALLY HAPPENED!*!*!  Frog Husband and I "Packed~It~In" these last 4 Days!!!

Here's "just an overview" to get you started!!!

**GOLD RUSH DAYS**

SHOPPING

"To Me" ~ It was like a "Mini Version of 

 The Round Top Texas Flea"... 

Starts Out in the "Downtown" Area of Oronoco, Minnesota...

 I talked to Dealers from

 Texas, New Orleans, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, & Illinois...

 Dealer/Friend *DIANE PASSI*

Working on her "Set-Up"

BeSt Industrial ViNtaGe F*I*N*D*S & Display!*!*! 

 GOLD RUSH DAYS ANTIQUE/FLEA SHOPPING

is not only in Downtown Oronoco...

Just about 10 minutes away, in ROCHESTER, MN

is yet another Antique/Flea Event at the Fairgrounds!!!

OMG!*!*!  ~ BeSt!!!

ON-OUR-4th-DAY-OUT 

AFTER Shopping both Downtown Oronoco, & the Fairgrounds in Rochester,  we re-organized

 the SHABBBY Van and headed toward Minneapolis

 to squeeze a bit more in!!!

 I netted some FaB ViNtaGe F*I*N*D*S Here...

HUNT & GATHER

 I ALWAYS find something at this FaB ViNtAGe Shop

*PICCADILLY PRAIRIE*

Lacey, the owner is so creative with her displays!!!

(Just a couple minutes down the sidewalk from Hunt & Gather...)

More pics to come...

Can't wait to Unload the Van!*!*!

ChiPPy-SHaBBy ViNtaGe FiNdS ~ My Booth Space - Elkhorn Flea - Wisconsin

Just AwEsoMe weather this PAST Weekend

at the ELKHORN FLEA MARKET in Wisconsin

•Temps in the high 70's... •Low Wind Levels...

•A mix of Sun & Clouds

B*E*S*T

 All the Un-Tarping & "Tweaking" gets done in my

 booth starting at 4:30 a.m.

My Petite Lit Chandeliers, besides looking just dreamy

 -  REALLY HELPED!*!*!

 I was off to a "Good-Start" just minutes after I started un-loading my van!*!*!

FaB Old Cast Iron Chair 

with a Natural Rusty PaTiNa in-all-the-right-places!!!

~ SOLD ~

 **Almost~A~Keeper**

I just LoVed this Antique/ViNtaGe Piece with FaB Form!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of Course it S*O*L*D "Early-On" to a very sweet

 NEW ChiPPy-SHaBBy Shopper!*!*!

**A Coat of Wax will give this piece a nice finishing touch**

~ Preserving it's Natural Time~Worn ChiPPy Old Paint PaTina ~ 

 Cabinets with DRAWERS,

were  Hot Sellers in my Booth THIS MONTH...
*The Primitive Chest of Drawers*
with hints of "Old-Blue-Paint" is heading to a Young Ladies Dorm Room!!!  
*3-Drawer Cabinet*
 will be finding it's place in between a set of twin beds!!!
I just LoVe to hear about what happens to these ViNtaGe Pieces...

 EVERYTHING 

in this area S*O*L*D!*!*!

LoVed the 1940's Scooter!!!

Just look at those ROUNDED FENDERS ~ OMG!*!*!

 Over~The~Top!*!*!

FaBuLouS ViNtaGe HeadBoard

with Drop Dead GorGeouS Swags of Old Barbola 

It didn't last very long in my booth!*!*!

I could just see this one Hung on-the-wall
 above a Tub with a CHanDLier!!!

** Just Killer-Piece **

 Wonderfully ChiPPy in all the right places...

"Sealed with a coat of clear matte urethane to preserve it's natural time-worn patina"

The softest shade of old light aqua-blue paint with soft white Rose Flowers...

Everything Original to the piece

~ *ViNtaGe* ~

Soooooo Much More Interesting Than Brand New

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

S*O*L*D

"Getting a Jump-Start On FaLL" 

Quite a few PLAID items SOLD

 FaB Old Child's Standing Slate Chalkboard

AwEsoMe Retro Paper Graphics

SOLD

 *Frog-Husband* 

once again joined me selling at Elkhorn, with his "Guy-Stuff"...

I LoVe ViNtaGe things adorned with B*I*R*D*S

"Almost a Keeper"

Re-Purposed Vintage Food Jar turned Vase...

 I already miss seeing this "Hooter" 
in our driveway area...

 Everyone wanted this

Re-purposed Architectural Post/Lamp!!!

SOLD late morning...

I love White Matte Pottery...

This Virgin Mary Vase/Planter

went home with a new ChiPPy-SHaBBy Customer...

~ A BiG *THanK Y*O*U ~

to ALL of those who came out and Shopped~My~ShaBBies

Thanks for your re-peat business

AND Those of you who were "First-time"

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! buyers as well...

Y*O*U Are Appreciated!*!*!