SuNSHiNe & SHaBBies!*!*!

Can't Stop ~**PeeKiNg-In**...

"SPriNg-Like" Vignette in our Guest Bedroom

on this SuNNy ~ But COLD Day in Wisconsin...

LoVing The WiNteR's Sun Streaming In!*!*!

Left over from this past weekend's Show ~

Cheery... Fresh... Vibrant... Daffodils!!!

~*Found the Perfect

 ChiPPy-WHiTe Container/Box for them*~

LoVe when the Sun's Shadows "hit just right" - revealing the

  "ETCHED-FLOWER/URN MOTIF" 

on one of my FaVoRite White Vintage SHaBBy Doors...

SPRING-TIME??? ~ WiLL It Ever Get Here???

Remembering Spring SHaBBies FROM YEARS PAST...

ENVISIONING ~  What's Around the Corner...

~* WHiLe-We-Wait  *~

2-Day S*P*R*I*N*G SaLe - ChiPPy-SHaBBy's HOUSE!*!*!

 SaVe - The - DaTes...

I'm about to go on a few SHaBBy-SHoPPing Trips!!!

Get 1st Dibs on My Most Recent

 ChiPPy-SHaBBy ViNtaGe Finds!!!

BRING A FRIEND & YOUR TRUCK!*!*!
** SHOP-My-SHaBBies **
SHOP Historic Downtown Cedarburg - WI
make a day of it...

 3 Seasonal Sales A Year ~ AT-OUR-HOME

EARLY SPRING...  MID-SUMMER... FALL... 

Here in Historic Cedarburg - Wisconsin

(just about 20 minutes North of Milwaukee)

OMG!*!*! ViNtaGe BLUE B*I*R*D Bottle...

 ViNTAGe Soda Bottle

**~ Blue Bird ~**

 C*H*I*C*A*G*O

 Backside...

ThiNk SpRiNg

R*A*I*N in Wisconsin Today...

The EARTH is getting a Bath...

V*I*N*T*A*G*E Candelabra Love...

Whether you actually light them -OR- Not,

Candelabras Make a FaB "Statement Piece"

Although not that easy to find, I always try to have a few on hand at my SaLes...

 ~** ViNtaGe CaNdeLaBra **~

from my personal collection...

Ornate Details...

ViNtaGe Brass Candelabra...
Sooooo Jeanne d' Arc Style!!!
I light this one quite often with the safety of glass votive candles...

I tweaked the candelabra just a bit  ~ with the addition of a

 Metal Birdie & Red Berries...

BeSt Old SHaBBy CaNdeLAbRa ~
Turned Necklace Display... 
Necklaces lift off soooo easily!*!*!

 This smaller-sized candelabra has pierced fluted edges,
 allowing for pierced earring display...

Everyone Needs a ChaNdeLier in their 
**JeWeLry ~ Nook **
*******

I just may "bundle up" & venture out - ToDay...
In the "teens"... A bit Sunny... Only 2" of Snow from last night...
But it's Windy!*!*!

BiRdie Planter... CHiPPy-W*H*I*T*E Cart...

**~ BiRdie PLanTer ~**
Old White Cart on Wheels

With this past weekend's SaLe behind me, 

and the "tear-down/organization" of the Garage

underway, I grouped the left-over

F*L*O*W*E*R Adornments

on this FaB ChiPPy Old White Cart 
& did a quick arrangement in
a more recently-painted BiRdie Planter...

NOT everything I own is *ChiPPy*
More recently painted BiRdie Planter...
HOWEVER ~ I hope it ages well in the garden!*!*!

What a FaB Day it was to 
**Be Outside**

Jeanine

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Booth ~ DuPaGe Expo St. Charles, IL

Selling SHaBBies at the DuPage Expo Antique Show this past weekend - was a sure cure for *CaBiN-FeVeR* -for those who came out... However... ~ "Sad to say" - "The Crowd Never Came"...

                            WHAT HAPPENED???

Was it the Road Construction in front the Expo Center blocking visability???  Was it the inch of fluffy snow???  Was it tooooo Cold???  YEARS PRIOR, this FEBRUARY Show Rocked!!! -Same Date, Super Bowl Weekend - Same Location...

******
** THaNk YoU **
to all of those who came out, stopped by to say
 helloooo, & ShoPPed-My-SHaBBies!*!*!

  

Although the ShoPPers were few and far between,

 some of my BeSt SHaBBies went out the door!*!*!  

Soooo glad this darling ViNtaGe Birdie Linen

did not sell... ~ Now having "second thoughts"

I just may keep it for a while longer...

PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy!*!*!

Bird House & Birdie...

This ViNtaGe Tole 

Flower CHaNdeLier had the BesT PaTiNa!*!*!

ChiPPy Hall Tree, Sweet Tole Lamp, &

 Architectural SaLvaGe - Found New Homes...

This FaB ViNtaGe Wooden Tray of Sort

would make quite a statement on a

 Kitchen Island -OR- Side Buffet...

YES, My Hard-to-Part-With, - 

**KiLLer SHaBBy** 

S*O*L*D!*!*!

Just "Funky" 

2-Drawer/Cubby Organizer

S*O*L*D

NEXT SHABBY SHOW
** Not Until March 9th-10th **
@ Grayslake Flea in Illinois

Jeanine

  

Tick~Tock... **2013** is just around the corner!*!*!

Looking Back... Looking Forward... 

****

 ~ ViNtaGe CLoCks ~

~* Work -or- Not, they add a fun Whimsical Touch to the Mix*~

~ Time-Worn PaTiNa ~

It's TIME for a bit of "LOOKING-BACK"

as we end the 2012 Calendar Year...

-- AND -- 

It's also a time to Imagine

 "What will 2013 Bring"???

As for Home Decor,

Sooooo Much to Think About!*!*!

 I want to give my customers

"Fresh Ideas"

and keep my "Creativity Flowing"...   

•What will be the "Trendy Look"???

•Will W*H*I*T*E Still be Popular???

•What will be a "New Twist" on things???

•Will people still "Vamp-Over" a ChiPPy-Paint Patina???

•Is the INDUSTRIAL LOOK still strong???

 Magazines/Pinterest Definitely have a strong

 influence on these changes...

Can't wait to SEE How 2013 UnFolds...

Jeanine

Let~It~S*N*O*W... "Season's FIRST SnowFall - Wisconsin...

Afternoon SuRpRiSe!*!*!

GoRgeOuS... Huge Fluffy SNoWFlaKes!*!*!

Ever Soooo Gently Coming Down...

Put my Snow-Boots on ~ and went out to play!*!*!

 Nature's Decorating in our yard...

 Bird Frenzy at the Feeder...

 Garden Angel Dusted with S*N*O*W...

Time to get back In-The-House...

Crackling Fire... HoLiDay Music... & Gift Wrapping...

A WinTer Afternoon in Wisconsin

**~ I'm soooo thankful to be HOME on special days like this ~**

Jeanine

**ViNtaGe CHriStMaS** ~ This Year's Vignette is UP!*!*!

I'll have to say, After saturating myself with C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S Finds for HoLiDay Shows since Last October, it was REALLY HARD for me to get enthused about decorating Our Own Home...   

My focus for the past couple weeks 

has been Getting Grounded @ HOME...

  Preparing our property for WINTER here in the Midwest, meant MAJOR SHABBY ORGANIZATION - mostly in the garage ~ so we could get BOTH our vehicles in...  Giving the House a REALLY Good Cleaning... Simple things I rarely have time for - like straightening the "Sock Drawer," have now ALL been taken taken care of ~ allowing me to start enjoying HoLiDaY-Time!*!*!

I just had to add some COLOR...

**ViNTaGe Bottle Brush Tree Collection** 

 A hint of  ViNtaGe Architectural SaLVaGe

**Old Round Window**

 The Real-Deal!*!*!

NOT REPRODUCTIONS...

Just look at those bases!*!*!

 A good number of my ViNTaGe Bottle Brush

 Christmas Trees have "markings" -  

Made-In-Japan Stamp/Store Price Tags...

 Recent ViNtaGe F*I*N*D to add to my collection...

Goldish Bottle Brush Tree

Look at that Tree Base!*!*!

 This one's in My Top Three FaVoRiTes!*!*!

 Soooooo SHaBBy!*!*!

ViNtaGe Chenille Tree

A Chicago Icon... 

My Dad would take me to Chicago to visit Marshall Field's

HoLIDay Window Displays every year...

Soooo Sad that it was Sold in 2005

Now Macy's...

 A hint of nature brought indoors...

Although the OWL isn't vintage,

I just had to make an exception - this time...

** 2012 **

- 2010 -

2006 

Garden INspiRed...

 Most FaVoRiTE

HoLIDay Vignette

** 2007 **

Jeanine