FaB Turn Out @ Grayslake Flea - this past weekend...

Dreary Weather ~ No Sun & Intermittent Rain...

 - THIS PAST WEEKEND, did not stop shoppers from attending The GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE/FLEA MARKET held at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Illinois... 

Here's what developed in my 

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Booth Space...

Although the foot traffic was there,

I SOLD mostly "Smalls"...

Larger Pieces & Furniture were just not moving in my booth...

Old Bottles...

I came across yet another

 PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy St. Theresa Religious Statue...  This smaller-size version with Metal Marker Plate "Flower of Jesus"- Sold Right Away - as did the Time~Worn "Holy Bible Book Cover"... 

A Hint of ViNTaGe Garden...

SOLD-OUT 

Pussy Willow Bunches...

~* Rusty Re-Purposed Planter *~

 "Yellow Daffodils Opened"

and Shamrock plant perked-up

Mid-Day Saturday...

But No One took it home...

Now SOLD...

I'll be at GRAYSLAKE again

NEXT MONTH

A*P*R*I*L 13th & 14th

Jeanine 

CABIN FEVER??? SHoP My ChiPPy!-SHaBBy ViNtaGe F*I*N*D*S THIS WEEKEND!!!

*~* You're InViTed *~*

This Saturday & Sunday

It may be COLD This Weekend

but the roads will be dry!*!*!

I can't believe what FaB SHaBBies I'll be bringing!!!

I'm letting-go of TWO KILLER PIECES!!!

 ~ OMG!!! ~ Wait till you see them!!!

For BeSt "SHaBBy SHoPPing" - 
Come EARLY!*!*!

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show details...

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D*I*S*C*O*U*N*T

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and turn it in at the Ticket Counter!*!*!

*~* Can't Wait to *SEE* What Develops*~*

Do Stop by ~ Shop & Say Helloooooooo...

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Booth Location

2nd Row - Closer to the East End

"Booth Faces North"

Jeanine

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! VAN - LoAdeD for GRAYSLAKE Antique/Flea Market - This Weekend!*!*!

 Don't Miss Out!*!*!

I'm bringing some FaB SHaBBies

 to "Freshen Your Home"

with a "hint" of S*P*R*I*N*G...

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This Saturday & Sunday

January 12th & 13th *2013*

Lake County Fairgrounds

Grayslake, Illinois

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and turn it in at the Ticket Counter!*!*!

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*With Print-Out $3.50

*~* Can't Wait to *SEE* What Develops*~*

Do Stop by ~ Shop & Say Helloooooooo...

New ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Booth Location

"North/West" Area of the Building

**Near Rhubarb Reign**

Closer to "Chandelier Kathy"

(4 spaces down from where I was in November)

Jeanine

J*A*N*U*A*R*Y ~ A time of WaiTiNg...

The SParKliNg Decorations are down...

  The rooms are looking "BaRe"...

  Time to create a little WiNTER PICK-ME-UP!*!*!

with a "Hint of VaLenTine-Like Hearts"...

One of my FaVoRiTe Collections is

ViNtaGe Garden...

This ViNtaGe HEART FLOWER FROG

may well be a ONE-OF-A-KIND F*I*N*D...

 I "fussied-it-up" 

with a spool of ViNtaGe Hearts...

FLOWER FROGS were used in vases

 to support Flower Stems...  

**Imagine getting a Bouquet with this in it!!!

The Smallest of things brightens my day...

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I've begun working on my "SHoW-SToCk" for

GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE MARKET

January 12th & 13th

Can't wait to SEE what develops for this First Show of the 2013 Season!*!*!

I'm hoping to bring SHaBBies that will give YOUR SPACE 

 a Little "Winter Perk" ~ we all soooo long for

 At this time of Year...

(Do visit my SideBar for Details...)

Jeanine

It's a W*R*A*P... Fussy little PaCkaGeS...

I LoVE making Gift-Giving ~*SPECIAL*~ 

It's all in the Details... - Adding "little fussy embellishments" along with speciality wrapping paper...

 I LoVed this BiRd Paper!*!*!

Layers of fussy ribbon... Sparkly-Bling...

 Old-Fashioned Wired Cherries, along with a BiRd Gift Tag...

 Whimsical OWL WRAPPING PAPER...

with a hint of ViNtaGe STAR BliNg,

Tied Ribbon & SParKLe...

Nature Paper ~ Trees... Birds...

Wrapped with a hint of Bling & Candied Cherries...

 ViNtaGe Santa Face

 "Pipe-Cleaner Star" Adornment...

Retro Paper ...

with ViNtaGe "Reindeer Head" Adornment...

Hope you enjoyed your Christmas HoLiDAy...

Jeanine

W*H*I*T*E 3-Tier SHaBBy Table!*!*!

OMG!*!*!  Just GoRgeOus!!!

3-Tier ViNtaGe Table/Stand...

 AwEsoMe "Fluted Pie~Crust Edges"...

 Old White Paint...

~*~*~  BeSt  ~*~*~

ALL W*H*I*T*E

Now hop on over to Kathleen's 
FADED CHARM BLOG
to enjoy MORE White Wednesday Inspiration...

A*N*D
Don't Miss Out... 
ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! 
UpScale ViNtaGe S*A*L*E
@ My HoMe
THIS SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 22nd
Rain ~OR~ Shine
It's Happening IN-ThE-GaRaGe!*!*!
All displayed for your SHaBBy ShoPPing
Enjoyment!*!*!
(Do Visit My SideBar for details...)

*~* Jeanine *~*

ChiPPy! W*H*I*T*E WEDNESDAY!*!*!

A ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! "W*H*I*T*E-O*U*T" - as I "blissfully" unpack my S*H*A*B*B*Y FiNdS from the weekend...  I have a feeling that some of these just might make it to my April 21st Home SaLe!*!*! - Don't Miss Out!*!*!

Now hop on over to Kathleen's Blog

***FADED CHARM***

to enjoy all the other 

WHITE WEDNESDAY ENTRIES!*!*!

Jeanine

**ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!** Vists Gina's BeSt-Ever SHaBBy Cottage House in Nevada!*!*!

I've  lived a good part of my life "Out-West"... & Boulder City, Nevada, was one of those places...  With family and friends still living in Boulder City, I try to visit this quaint historic town as often as possible...  ONE of the BeSt spontaneous SURPRISES of this past Weekend was a Tour of GINA PECK'S Home in Boulder City!*!*! 

FOR YEARS I've walked past this house and wondered "who lived there"... & "what it might look like inside"...  Just imagine how wonderful this SHaBBy-Style Cottage looks when the bare winter branches start filling-in with Springtime blossoms!!!  At one time I remember Gina's "double front doors" being painted a deep aqua blue...    

There's nothing more inviting than ~ glistening chandeliers hanging OUTSIDE, and Gina most certainly has that along with her chippy garden chairs, tables, statues, crates, & seltzer bottles... 

CLICK ON PICS TO ENLARGE...

My friend Kathy, who lives just a few doors down from Gina, made this "EXTRA-SPECIAL" SHaBBy House Tour, possible!!!  THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH KATHY!*!*!   It was just "jaw-dropping" when I got a glimpse of what AmaZiNg SHaBBies were awaiting inside!*!*! 

OMG!*!*!  TOTAL SHaBBy-WHiTe Out!*!*!

  Definitely ENLARGE THIS PHOTO!!!  Is this room to die for or what!!!  A girl after my own heart!!!  Tons of Sparkling lit Chandeliers... Old Mirrors with silver-loss patina... Old Doors & Windows...  EVERYTHING in creamy shades of white!!!   This was my "most-favorite" area...  I just loved the salvaged doors/windows in the background and how Gina painted only this background area a very light green...  

The Window, Chandelier and Sconce were a PeRfeCt Scale for the space...  Upon a closer look, I loved how Gina hung smaller-sized vintage mirrors BEHIND THE LARGE WINDOW!!!  It gave the area a unique look...   Most of Gina's Shabbies have a natural time-worn chippy white paint patina ...  The ViNtaGe items that were "shabby-painted" had great form & blended exceptionally well...

 The Chandeliers hanging against the the old exposed brick in the kitchen area, were just "breath-taking"!*!*!  All these different textures worked sooooo well together!!!  She had a mix of ViNtaGe chandeliers - white and original darker brass with a patina...

Gina's use of VARIOUS SHADES-OF-WHITE, TEXTURES, SPARKLING CHANDELIERS, MIRRORS, ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE, Along with her EXCEPTIONAL EYE FOR VINTAGE FINDS & DESIGN - make for The BeSt-Ever Look!!! 

  I am soooo inspired!!!  

 Gina shops the ROSE BOWL, & VENTURA FLEA MARKETS in California, for a good number of her SHaBBies!!!  As I guessed, it's still hard to find an abundance of vintage shabby finds in this area of the country...

 

I was thrilled to get a tour of her cottage home & and let me tell you ~ there are a ton more pics I could have taken!!!  Maybe next time????  I'd say this is definitely Magazine EYE-CANDY Material!!!  Gina's house reflects her sparkling, friendly personality as well...  I soooo enjoyed the tour & chit-chat!!!

Thanks Sooooo much for sharing!*!*!

Now click on FADED CHARM'S LINK

enjoy M*O*R*E  WHITE WEDNESDAY PICS!!!

Jeanine

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Shops "2 SHaBBy LaDieS BOOTH" Boulder City, NV

One of the FIRST Stops I always make when visiting Boulder City, Nevada, is GOAT FEATHERS EMPORIUM, located in the downtown historic district...   My FaVoriTe Shabby Booth Display was loaded with lots of white and sparkling chandeliers ~ of course!!!  After some emails/phone calls I was able to meet with one of the 2 ladies who share this booth space...   Nancie & MaryAnn call themselves "2 Shabby Ladies"...  I soooo enjoyed meeting Nancie...   Do click on the Goat Feathers link above to see some pics of their space in years past...  Check out their OUTDOOR SET-UP when Boulder City hosts their annual ART-IN-THE-PARK Event in the Fall!!! (click on pics to enlarge...)

 The ceilings are quite tall at Goat Feathers Emporium, allowing these "2 Shabby Ladies" to make the most of their displays!!!  Chandeliers were hanging everywhere in their space!*!*!

 These old shabby-painted doors not only look fab ~ but act as a perfect divider to define their space...  I just loved the barbola trim surrounding the center...  YES, there was a price tag on them this time...  And - Let me tell you - I was quite tempted!!!

 ~  Meet Nancie!!!  ~  

I sooo enjoyed our chit-chat!!!  Unfortunately MaryAnn was not available to meet that day...   

Here I am with Nancie, holding some "Sweet" SHaBBy-RoSe Bookends...

There are a few other antique stores in Boulder City, so it's well worth the drive...  Antique Depot had a good amount of SHaBBies ~ but the prices were high...

This grouping of inviting vintage finds lined the sidewalk in front of the Antique Depot...

Even though the weather in Boulder City was a bit on the cool side,  signs of SPRING were everywhere!!!  Loved these beautiful white flower blossoms!!!

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I'm saving some of my best pics for last!!!

I'll be posting

Gina Peck's ~ "Over-The-Top-GoRgeOuS"

** SHaBBy White-Out Cottage House **

in the next day or so...

I am soooooo inspired by her decorating talents!!!

**ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ** BiRthDaY Weekend SHaBBy Sightings!*!*!

OMG!*!*! ~ WHERE do I begin????????  It all started with "Frog Husband" whisking us away to BOULDER CITY, NEVADA,  to celebrate my BiRthDaY Weekend with Family and Friends...  We weren't there but a couple hours and I had my "FIRST SHABBY-SIGHTING"!!!

 No matter what part of the country I'm in ~ NOTHING stops me from buying a "PeRfeCtly-CHiPPy" piece of furniture!!!

 I stopped dead-in-my-tracks when I caught a glimpse of this shabby "french-like" bench/table/stool!!!  It had such Great Form!!!

There was NO-WAY, I wasn't going home without it!!!  We hit the "Recycle-Cardboard" Dumpsters shortly after, and found the perfect-sized box to ship it!!!

I netted this AwEsOme Find at "Goat Feathers Emporium" in Boulder City, Nevada...   The people were sooooo nice - lending a hand with "extra packing peanuts" for us...

 

 We had a lovely suite at the Historic Boulder Dam Hotel, in the downtown area of Boulder City...  I highly recommend the hotel for it's friendly helpful staff, clean rooms, & tasty breakfast/lunches...

We arrived home to the start of yet ANOTHER WINTER STORM!!!  It now looks like a "snow-globe" out there!!! 

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Lots MORE VERY EXCITING SHABBY PICS TO SHARE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS!!!  

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Do check back to SEE pics of Nancie & MaryAnn's Booth-

"2 SHABBY LADIES" @ Goat Feathers... I was sooo happy to actually meet Nancie on this trip!!! 

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 ** ** Best-Ever ** **

SHaBBy White-Out at Gina Peck's Home!!!

You just won't believe the FaBuLous Look Gina has created in their home!!!  I was sooooo thrilled to get a tour & chit-chat with Gina!!!