ChiPPy! - SHaBBy!: February 2015

Saturday, February 28, 2015

ViNtaGe Barbola BaSKeTs!!!

One of my FaVoRite Baskets!*!*!

LoVe the "Chunky Barbola Flowers & Leaves"...

What is "B*A*R*B*O*L*A" ???

BARBOLA is an applied decorative trim ~ usually found in decorative shapes of Flower Garlands and Swags, but not limited to... It's composition is "Gesso-Based" made up of molded chalk/plaster and then some... It is found on ViNtaGe BASKETS, Mirror, and Picture FRAMES...

With the nature of the material, time and elements - cause it to naturally shrink ~ producing a FaB Crackle Appearance on Painted Pieces ~ along with "ChiPPy Piece-Loss Imperfections"... Finding an item with it's Original Old Colored Paint on the Garland Flowers, will definitely drive up the price...

Barbola Flower Garland

Adorning Basket...

ViNtaGe Umbrella Holder...

Barbola Flower Garland Surrounds the bottom edge...

Less traditionaL ~ "Large Barbola Flower Sprigs"

with "hints of original paint" ~ poking through...

GoRgeOus Color!*!*!

ShaBBy-Painted White Basket

with Barbola Flowers...

Although the ViNtaGe Basket has been

more recently painted and distressed,

The Barbola Flowers appear to have retained "some" of their

original color...

All white vintage basket

with lovely Barbola Flower Petals and Leaves...

ChiPPy-WhiTe Barbola Rose Flower Basket...

R*A*R*E

VINTAGE BASKET VASE

with BaRBoLa B*I*R*D

and flower garland swag

ORIGINAL PAINT

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

~*Stay Warm*~

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

ViNtaGe INK WELL with BirDie Motif...

Found the PeRfeCt "Go-With" for my favorite

*1890's* ViNtaGe Ink Well ~ on a visit to Anthro!!!

Have a Great Day!*!*!

Sunday, February 22, 2015

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

A FaB Haul over the past few weeks,

Especially at THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!

Selling Season ~2015~

Starts in just about "7 Weeks"...

Do Visit My SideBar for The Show Line-Up!*!*!

Friday, February 20, 2015

On-The-Hunt ~ Coldest Day OF-THE-YEAR!!!

An UpScale ViNtaGe Shop

in the Northern Illinois Suburbs

~* Owned by two talented ladies, Jory & Kait *~
REIMAGINED ViNtaGe

REUSE * REPURPOSE * RELOVE

How D*R*E*A*M*Y

is this Store-Front Window!!!

Despite the "Single-Digit" Temps - yesterday,

AwEsoMe SunShine & Dry Roads

found "ChiPPy-SHaBBy On-The-Hunt!*!*!

~ * Center Island Display Area * ~

ViNtaGe Scales... ViNtaGe Mirrors...
Groupings of "like items" with variations,
made for fab display impact...

Jory & Kait change up their inspiring displays &

re-stock on a regular basis...

I highly recommend a Visit to This ShoP!!!

I netted a FaB Pair of

ChiPPy-WHiTe Architectural SaLvaGe Corbel-Brackets...

I was sooooo taken with the WALLPAPER in the shop!!!
~* Just AwEsoMe *~

This photo cannot depict
it's AwEsoMeNess!!!

Light Grey Background with
"Chalk-Like" Flower Springs!!!
BeSt!*!*!

Visit ReIMAGINED VINTAGE

On FaceBook

Have a Great Weekend!*!*!

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The In-Between SEASONS BLAHS...

Greetings from the

F*R*O*Z*E*N State of Wisconsin...

The hardest part of WINTER,
here in the Midwest,
is the time just after Valentine's Day...

HONESTLY,
Pictures of Birds... Vintage Garden... Fresh Flowers...
Green Plants... JUST ISN'T DOING IT FOR ME!!!

The REALITY of Winter, here in the Midwest,
is that S*P*R*I*N*G is STILL
a LONG WAY OFF ~ about 6-8 weeks...

Yet Another Time of Stillness

WHILE * WE * WAIT
COME MID APRIL, Signs of Faith & Hope
REALLY start appearing...
• "Hints of grass" Poking-Out
in between the cracks in the sidewalk...
•First Garden Hose Sighting of the Season!!! ~ YES!*!*!
•Daffodils - Tulips Poking through the black dirt...
•Birdies Singing like never before...
A*N*D
•That 1st Sighting of a Sea-Of-White Tents at the Flea!!!

Until then, WE JUST W*A*I*T...