Naturally ChiPPy & WHiTe!*!*!

~** For the LoVe of Architectural SaLvaGe **~

...ViNtaGe...

  So Much More Interesting Than Brand New!!! 

A Wall In-Our-Mud Room...

Some of my FaVoRiTe SaLvaGed Finds!*!*!

******

CRaZy B*U*S*Y 

Getting Ready for my 1st Show of the 2017 Season!!!

Hope to C-U THIS WEEKEND

SaTurDay - SuNDay

MARCH - 4th... 5th...

Kane County Flea Market's 

*2017* SEASON OPENER

St. Charles, Illinois 

WEATHER PREDICTION IS BEYOND AWeSoMe!!!

Hundreds of Dealer Booths!!!

For B*E*S*T SELECTION

Shop-My-SHaBBieS E*A*R*L*Y...

ChiPPy-SHaBBy Booth #29 

MAIN OLD ROBINSON BLDG.

 (Do Visit Previous Posts for MORE INFO.)

S*P*R*I*N*G ViNtaGe Wooden Flowers...

~**Whimsical Wooden Flowers**~

While -We-Wait FOR SPRING...

ViNtaGe Garden Appeal

ChiPPy-SHaBBy STyLe

HOPE "YOUR-DAY" IS OFF TO A GOOD START!!!

S*U*N is out here in Wisconsin!*!*! 

Just a Reminder...

SHoP ChiPPy-SHaBBy 

MARCH 4-5 

Kane County's Flea's 2017 Season Opener

St. Charles, IL

(Visit previous posts for details... map...)

Thinking Spring Vignettes - ChiPPy-SHaBBy Style!*!*!

Last week's weather had me 

~**Thinking Spring**~

This Weekend's Weather is a totally different story!!!

On Wednesday, here in Wisconsin, 

I visited a GREENHOUSE!!!

Low 70's Temps ~ OMG!!!

S*P*R*I*N*G Will Come!*!*!

***********

Hope to C-U NEXT WEEKEND

@ Kane County Flea - IL

March 4 & 5 

Do Visit previous post for MORE DETAILS/MAP

Kane County FLEA MaRKeT........................... MARCH 4th - 5th *2017*

Yet ANOTHER Un-Heard Of Warm SunShine Day

Here in the MidWest!*!*!

Weather like this is making it so much more

pleasant to get ready for my

1st SHOW of the Year

 Kane County FLEA

~SEASON OPENER~

St. Charles, Illinois 

March 4th - 5th

 Just About 10 Days Away!!!

For BeSt Selection

Shop-My-SHaBBies E*A*R*L*Y...

INDOOR BOOTH SPACE #29

Out & About ChiPPy-SHaBBy SHoPPing!*!*!

BeSt-Ever

ChiPPy-SHaBBy SHoPPing

On-My-BiRthDay Weekend!*!*!

OMG!!! 

~**NO Jacket,  along with Pure SunShine **~

An Unheard of 67 Degrees for my February Birthday -

here in the Midwest!*!*!

My "Frog Prince" of a Husband planned a Fab 

ChiPPy-SHaBBy SHoPPing

Day For Me!*!*! 

 We kicked off our ViNtaGe SHoPPing Day at an 

Antique Show neither of us have ever been to, -held

at THE FOREST HILLS LODGE, in the Rockford, Illinois Area...

I was very pleasantly Surprised!*!*!

A good mix of Vintage Garden, Industrial, Architectural Salvage,

and hard-core Antiques...

After ShoPPing TROVE'S BOOTH, this past Fall

 at Nellie's Barn SaLe, - I just knew I had to put

This SHoP - on-my-list to visit!*!*!

Owned by 2-Sisters, Mary & Elizabeth...

A Gem of a Shop - Nested in a Residential Neighborhood!!!

LOVED THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING ITSELF!!!

FaB Displays!!! ~ So Inspiring!!!

Great Mix of Vintage Whites, Industrial, & Architectural Salvage...

Can't wait for my NEXT VISIT!!!

TROVE - Rockford, Illinois

We went to so many other vintage shops/antique stores, 

 in the Rockford/Beloit Area as well!!!

 Lunch at Lucy's Burger Bar #7 

in downtown Beloit, Wisconsin

 Was AwEsoMe!!!  Fun Atmosphere!!! 

JuSt Started Unloading...

ChiPPy-SHaBBy Finds from - the - weekend!!!

With Warm Weather Like This...

THinKiNg Spring...

THinKiNg OutDoor Flea...

One of *My-FaVoRiTe* Finds

THAT-GOT-AWAY

along with EVERYTHING ELSE,

some years back!*!*!

Have a Great Weekend!*!*!

A*N*D

Do check my *Side-Bar* for

a list of UpComing

 ChiPPy-SHaBBy Events...

 

 

MARCH 2017 Kane County Flea Season Opener!*!*!

It's Time to 

*Ease My Way Back* Into Selling SHaBBies!*!*!

Only a few weeks away!*!*!

Do Visit THIS BLOG'S "SideBar"

for MORE ChiPPy-SHaBBy Venue DATES

 to put on your Calendar!!!

(Use WEB VERSION on your Smart Phone to view my SideBar)

REAL LoVe *FarmHouse STyLe*...

Out & About on a walk...

**I Spied** this AwEsoMe VaLenTine Sign

for EVERYONE On the Road To See!!!

How Sweet Is This VaLenTiNe Greeting!*!*!

******

~ HaPPy Hearts Day ~ 

However you Spend It!!!

ViNtaGe Maid-Of-Honor Kitchen Accessories w/Birdie Motif...

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

~*Maid-Of-Honor*~
KITCHEN SCALE
with "signature birdie/berry motif" 
**I think these now vintage
 kitchen accessories, were made by "Sears"...

What Was I Thinking?!?!?
S*O*L*D this RARE ViNtaGe Maid-Of-Honor Scale
last Summer at the Elkhorn Flea...
Tooooo Sweet!!!

ViNtaGe Cake Carrier!!!
(these were so practical in the 1950's-60's...)

LoVe the Sweet Birdie/Berry Motif

~**Makes Me THinK S*P*R*I*N*G**~ 

Even if you don't choose to actually use these older cake carriers,

they make a FaB *SHELF DISPLAY PIECE* for a

FarmHouse -Or- Cottage Style Decor!!!

 FaB Natural Time-Worn PaTiNa on-the-rim...

"Embossed"  -Bottom of Tin...

 This BRAND (Maid-Of-Honor) also has a Sweet Canister Set

with Red Bakelite knobs on their lids!!!

*******

HaPPy-MoNDay

THE S*U*N Is O*U*T

in Wisconsin...

ViNtaGe Valentine H*E*A*R*T*S...

It's Going to be a 

HEART-FELT Weekend!!!

Valentine's Day is Just Around the Corner!*!*!

 Always My FaVoRiTe!!!

ViNtaGe ~*QUEEN-OF-HEARTS*~ 

Valentine's Day Planter

JuSt AwEsoMe Patina - 

with hints of time-worn crazing in the glaze...

 Seasonal FEBRUARY Entry Vignette

~ at our home ~

Some Years Back!*!*! 
I've had the "Pepper-Berry"
HEART WREATH
Forever!!! 

 LoVe...  LoVe... LoVe...

This ViNtaGe, Fluted-Edge Cookie Cutter!!!

I actually use this each year while making my 

signature **Linzer-Heart** Cookie Recipe!!!

One-Of-A-Kind

Made by Hand ~ Years Ago for Someone

ViNtaGe HEART FLoWeR FroG!*!*!

HaVe a CoZy Weekend!!!

ViNtaGe GIRL SCOUT Collectibles...

 

Inspired by a 4-Page Spread on

ViNtaGe GIRL SCOUT COLLECTIBLES,

in the New March *2017* Country Living Magazine,

I thought it would be fun to "round-up"

some of the ViNtaGe Girl Scout Finds I've Kept & Sold

over the years...

 Still in my posession, I LoVe this little Girl Scout Pin/Brooch!!!

"My Guess" is that it was attained  after a long hike... 

1950's...

 On Occasion ~ It's a perfect go-with

adorning a pocket on one of my Jean Jackets!*!*!

 Although this Girl Scout Badge Sash is long gone,

I think it would look FaB Re-Purposed,

adorning a pillow!*!*!

JUST LoVe that it says C*H*I*C*A*G*O...

ViNtaGe Girl Scout Canteen!!!

**~NO PLASTIC water bottles back then~**

LoVe the D*E*T*A*I*L*E*D Snap Buttons

with the Girl Scout Logo!!!

ChiPPy-SHaBBy Style!*!*!

I  LoVe One-Of-Kind ViNtAGe Finds!!!

Each Item tells a StoRy... 

chipped... salvaged... tattered... worn...

My *ChiPPy-SHaBBy StyLe*

is All About One-Of-Kind ViNtaGe Finds

with a NATURAL Time~Worn PaTiNa!*!*!

 V*I*N*T*A*G*E

ImPeRfeCtioNs

So Much More Interesting Than Brand New!*!*!

Have a Good Weekend!*!*!

ChiPPy-SHaBBy ViNtaGe BIRDIE-LoVe!*!*!

Burrrrrrrr...

*10 Degrees in Wisconsin THIS MORNING*

But We-Have-S*U*N*S*H*I*N*E!*!*!

 ViNtaGe Tole Birdie Candelabra!*!*!

Surrounded by an Architectural Salvaged Window with NO PANES...

 ~**JuSt Precious**~

ViNtaGe Birds & Hearts Brooch

in an Antique Casket Box...

ViNtaGe Enamel Compact 

with Birdie Motif... 

Wooden Fok-Art Birdie...

With the S*U*N OUT, I'm motivated to

 GO "Out & About" looking for **SHaBBies**...

It's FINALLY F*E*B*R*U*A*R*Y...

~** LoVe Is In The AiR **~

WeLcoMe FEBRUARY

 Although we're still a long way off from any

 "garden hose sightings" - here in Wisconsin, 

Longer Days  & Sunshine

are definitely a welcome sight!!!

~ ViNtaGe ~

**Queen-Of-Hearts**

Valentine Planter

Original Label - Shafford, Japan

LoVe Her Time~Worn PaTiNa on the Heart!!!

(I'll be filling her vase in with 

dried white roses & baby's breath)

Rusty... Crusty... PaTiNa

~* OLD WHITE GATE *~

*~ Naturally ChiPPy-WHiTe ~*

Urn... Corbels...

~ ViNtaGe FRENCH LoVe Letter ~

Amongst Rose Hip Berries...

F*E*B*R*U*A*R*Y
ChiPPy-SHaBBy Seasonal Entry Vignette

P.S.  I'll Start Posting UpComing*2017*

 SHOW DATES S*O*O*N!*!*!