ImPeRfeCtioNs... Crude ViNtaGe Frame & Basket!*!*!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!*!*!

Such was the case when I netted this darling FRAMED ViNtaGe French Bird/Nest Print ~ along with an

 Old French Bread Basket...

I just LoVe the Old FRAME'S ImPeRfeCtiOns!*!*!

The "broken-off" corners add such character to the piece - validating it as a **One-Of-A-Kind*Find**

The ViNTaGe Basket has also seen better days...
I LoVe it's unique "time~worn" tattered look...

~ Time Worn ViNtaGE ~

*Soooo Much more Interesting than Brand New*

Jeanine

F*R*E*S*H START... **2013** is Here!*!*!

January 1st 

The SUN Is Beaming!!!  

We're off to a FaB Start This 1st Day of

  ~* 2013 *~

Here in Wisconsin!*!*!

My - S*T*Y*L*E 

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!

Embracing a natural time~worn PaTina,

resulting in One-Of-A-Kind

 *~VINTAGE~* F*I*N*D*S...

Chipped... Flaked... Scuffed... Tattered... Worn... Rusty... Crusty... SaLvaGed...  Tarnished...  Distressed...  Silver-Loss...   Crazing...  Fab Form...   

Can't wait to "SEE" what develops as the months unfold in 2013!*!*!

**~ Jeanine ~**

Mark Your Calendar 

1st ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Selling Venue of the 2013 Season

GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE MARKET

January 12th & 13th

Lake County Fairgrounds, Illinois

ViNtaGE Oil-On-Canvas...

I have quite a few more pics to share from my

 ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ShoPPing Spree in Minnesota... ~ HOWEVER, as I unpack my "SHaBBies"

 ~ I've set this one aside - As A Keeper!*!*!

ViNtaGe Oil Painting on Canvas ~ F*L*O*W*E*R*S

B*E*A*U*T*Y

Is In The Eye Of The Beholder...

click on pic to enlarge...

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

Natural time~worn imperfections add

 so much character to a piece...

 Just FaB ChiPPy Old Frame!*!*!

BeSt!*!*!

**~** Reminder **~**

18 DAYS AND COUNTING

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! S*A*L*E

@ Our Home

Saturday, April 21st...

I'll be posting More Details

 on my sidebar as the 

SaLe DaTe gets closer...

Historic Cedarburg - Wisconsin

**ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!** Girlie Bust with ImPerFeCtioNs!*!*!

I netted this "ViNtaGe Girlie Bust" on our Antique Outing this past Saturday...  This was one of those items ~ Tag-ON... Tag-OFF...  I've decided to hang on to this ViNtaGe SHaBBy Beauty for just a little while longer...  "HERE'S WHY"...

 I was first drawn to this Girlie Vintage Bust because of SIZE/FORM, TATTERED LACE, & CHIPPY BASE...  While unpacking my FiNds - yesterday, I just knew I had the **Perfect Place** for her where something was lacking...

 When I got her positioned, I felt she needed "a little bling"...  ~ Like JeWeLry on-the-dress...  Creamy beige Pearls and vintage millinery with a hint of color were added...

 The cracks in the base added so much "Unique Time-Worn Character"!!!

 The Lace, to me was a strong focal point of the piece...  PeRfeCtly Tattered and worn, not to mention the darker beige color it had taken on...

 ViNtaGe Millinery is one of my weaknesses!*!*!

This delicate "Pansy Sprig" is from France...

 I'll pay more for items with original labels ~ this one still retaining it's MADE-IN-FRANCE label...

I LoVe Imperfections!*!*!

** So Much More Interesting than Brand New **

Jeanine...

 P.S.  I'm already gearing-up for

GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE FLEA MARKET!!!

12 days and counting...

March 12th & 13th, 2011

(see sidebar for details...)