*2018* Season Opener - Kane County Flea - St. Charles, IL

S*A*V*E - The - Dates!!!

less than a month away...

MARCH 3rd - 4th  *2018*

KANE COUNTY FLEA MARKET

SEASON OPENER

*** hundreds of dealers ***

More Details/Map - Closer to Event Date!!!

~ Indoor Booth Space ~ 

ViNtaGe Christmas Bottle Brush Trees & Birdies...

 The ViNtaGe CHriStMaS TREES ARE OUT!*!*!

 Seasonal Christmas Entry Display

In-Our-Home

 ViNtaGe Bottle Brush Tree Collection

*Many with their original price sticker and/or manufacturer*

Years... & Years... of Collecting...

I Just LoVe the Nite-Time Glow...

Birdies... Bling...

 

Sweet Birdie Cut-Outs

from Vintage Musical Religious/Hymn Note Paper, 

dusted them with fine glitter, punched a hole &

added string with an option to hang...

I LOVE HOW BITS OF RELIGIOUS

VERSES CAN STILL BE READ

Have a CoZy Evening!*!*!

WeLCoMe M*A*R*C*H with ViNtaGe BiRdie Adornments Inside the Home...

It may be March 1st on the calendar...

~ HOWEVER ~

 the view from outside my window is 

like a SNOW GLOBE!*!*!

 

Time to bring out some
 ~* Signs of SpRiNg *~
INSIDE-THE-HOME!!!

Just Sweet!*!*!

Re-Purposed Glass Lamp Shade/Globe

with Bluebird Motif...

Looks fab at nite with a lit votive candle glowing through...

A sweet find "SOME YEARS BACK"

 - from Judy of the Iowa Junk Gypsies!!!

~*Oh-My-Heart*~
JuSt PreCioUs VintaGe Oil Painting on Board...
Dogwood Flowers... Leaves... Birds... Nest... Branches...
An AwEsoMe Find from Dealer  friend Cheryl,
 in Danville Illinois - At HobNob Market, Last Spring... 

 A major weakness of mine is 
~**ViNtaGe Tole**~
A BiRdie On "This-One" makes it extra special!!!

The smallest of things can add soooo much!!!
Simple Vintage Advertising *Bird Trade Card* 
from Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, perched in a time-worn flower frog...

Love... Love... Love...
This Time-Worn ViNtaGe Mirror with Painted Birdie...
FaB Silver-Loss Patina!*!*!

~*ChiPPy-Framed Bird/Nest Litho Print*~
- V*I*N*T*A*G*E -
Sooooo Much MORE INTERESTING Than Brand New...
Each item has it's own, One-Of-A-Kind, Time~Worn Imperfections...

 Have a Good Rest of Your Week!!!
Busy... Busy... Busy...
Getting Ready for my first "2"  ChiPPy-SHaBBy Shows of
this *2016* Selling Season!!!

Wisconsin Antique & Vintage Show

6000 W. RYAN Rd. - Franklin, Wisconsin

MARCH 12 - 13

Do visit this Blog's SideBar

 for MORE DETAILS...

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A*N*D
SaVe-The-Date!!!

ViNtaGe Bird OIL PAINTING ON BOARD...

Birdies... Nests... Flower Buds...

MAKE ME THINK OF S*P*R*I*N*G...

Currently Up-For-Bid on Ebay

~* JuSt S*W*E*E*T *~

ViNtaGe OIL PAINTING ON BOARD

Ebay Seller:  chippy-shabby

Click Here for Link

Auction Ends This THURSDAY NITE!*!*!

AUCTION HAS ENDED...
NOW S*O*L*D

For the LoVe of VINTAGE BiRdS...

Just acquired this keeper-find!!!

 ViNtaGe Enamel Container with ever Sooooo Sweet

BiRdie Motif on both sides!!!

Wonderful Time-Worn PaTiNa

in all the right places...

Re-Purposed Enamel Coffee Pot Container...

ViNtaGe ~ "So much more interesting than brand new"...

 

~* Bird & Flower *~

Tooooo Sweet!*!*!

 

Have a Wonderful Summer Day....

*Sneak Peeks* ~ Winter ChiPPy-SHaBBy ShoPPing!*!*!

Hellooooo Friends!

It may be MARCH,

 but here in the Midwest,

 we woke to Snow-Globe Tuesday!!!

Although FEBRUARY was bitterly cold here in the Midwest,

I was able to net some "Quality, Not Quantity ~ ViNtaGe Finds"

A FEW SNEAK-PEEK HINTS of SHaBBies

 from this Past Week's Hunt...

 ChiPPy-SHaBBy Show Line-Up

 STARTS IN - just about 6 weeks...

April 18th ~ Cedarburg, Wisconsin

(Do Visit My SideBar for Details...)

 

ViNtaGe *JeWeLry-Nook* P*R*E*T*T*I*E*S...

A Little Bit Of Sweetness...

At this time of year ~ being in the house more than not, 

I tend to focus on re-arranging my "Little Fussies"

 in and around the

 *~ JeWeLry Nook ~*

ViNtaGe Fairy Nymph Statue... Porcelain Flowers...

  ViNtaGe Millinery...  I-Rice Perfume Bottle...  

 ~* Tender & Sweet ~*

ChiPPy ViNtaGe B*I*R*D*S

at the base of this ViNtaGe Statue...

LoVe this ViNtaGe Statue's

 Wings & Lyre!*!*! 

ViNtaGe

*~ Curio Cabinet ~*

B*L*I*N*G & SPaRKLe!*!*!

*~ Working with what I have ~*

Re-Arranging my P*R*E*T*T*I*E*S

added a wonderful freshened look!*!*!

A*N*D ~ not to forget it's NOW DUSTED!!!

CHriStMas Time HoLiDay Fussies...

For the LoVe of B*I*R*D*S...

~** It's All-In-The-Details **~

~* ONE-OF-A-KIND *~

•Frosty Song Bird Cut-Outs...

•Red Velvet Ribbon...

•ViNtaGe German Clip-On Candle Holders...

•Frosty Pinecones...

•Re-Purposed LampShade Form...

•ViNtaGe Plateau Mirror...

•Clip-On German Mercury Glass BiRdie...

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"Sometimes"

It's Just Nice to STAY HOME!*!*!

A Perfect Day to Start Bringing Out the HoliDay Bling

in & around our Home!*!*!

ThiNk S*P*R*I*N*G...

Zero Degrees in Wisconsin 

this February morning...

I don't know about you ~ but I long for my

"first sighting" of a GaRdeN HoSe!*!*!  

 Sweet Spring-Time Vignette

 from one of my past Sales...

PeRfeCtly ChiPPy re-purposed planter tub...

Re-purposed store sign w/birdie litho...

Rusty Sap Bucket...

Garden Markers...

Flower Frog...

Re-Purposed Farm Tub

turned planter...

Hope these flowers brighten your day!*!*!

**SHaBBy ViNtaGe F*I*N*D*S with B*I*R*D*S...

Birdie L*O*V*E...

ViNtaGe Birdie Brooch 

with PaTiNa... 

 Old Button Cards

with Birdie Motif!*!*!

The Sweetest!*!*!

LoVe BiRd

VaLenTine Bird/Heart Brooch...

 ChiPPy Iron Magazine Holder

with BiRdie Motif...

 FaB BiRdiE Graphics...

Early 1960's Springtime Soda Bottle!*!*!

 Just AwEsoMe Old Metal Frame

Flowers & BiRdie...

 ** Killer P*A*T*I*N*A **

Birds Painted on an old 

Pottery Mineral Water Bottle

BeSt!*!*!

Platter from FRANCE...

The Sweetest *Tweets*

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~ Enjoy your Day ~ 

I'll be working on gathering up my "Show-Stock"

 Selections for this UpComing Weekend's 

DuPage Expo Antique Show

St. Charles, IL

February 2nd - 3rd

(Do Visit my SideBar for D*E*T*A*I*L*S)

Jeanine

Heartfelt CHriStMaS Wishes

 ~*May we LoVe Even More*~ 

ViNtaGe Tole Candelabra with Birdies...

Have a wonderful next few days
 with Family & Friends!*!*!
~* HaPPy HoLiDaYs *~

J*E*A*N*I*N*E

CHiPPy!-SHaBBy!