B*A*C*K On-The-Hunt for ChiPPy-SHaBBy ViNtAGe F*I*N*D*S...

H*A*P*P*Y 

 NEW YEAR

*ChiPPy-SHaBBy* Friends!*!*!

I've Started *Working* On Replenishing My

ChiPPy-SHaBBy ViNtaGe S*T*A*S*H

FOR THIS *2016*  Season!*!*!

 *SNEAK-PEEK* Of What's To Come!!!

As usual, I plan on "kicking-off" this year's

ChiPPy-SHaBBy Selling Season,

 starting with the first  S*A*L*E At Our Home,

 here in our Quaint Historic town of Cedarburg, Wisconsin...

~*An  A*P*R*I*L Date To Be Announced *~

Along with "other show dates" as my calendar begins to fill up!!!

 OMG!*!*!

THE *2016* SCOOP!!!

**WHiTe Is HoTTeR Than Ever** 

A*N*D I most certainly am loving that!*!*!

~* One-Of-A-Kind *~

Naturally Time~Worn 

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

FOR THE MOST PART, 

I'm sticking with staying " TRUE TO MY HEART"...

Seeking Out One-Of-A-Kind ViNtaGe Finds,

with fab form & a natural time-worn patina...

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

rusty... crusty...

with lots of WHITE!*!*!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Looking Back... MOVING FORWARD...

 ~A Glimpse of a Few~

 **Long-Gone** ~*FaVoRiTe SHaBBies~*

From this PAST *2015*

 ChiPPy-SHaBBy SELLING SEASON

~THanK Y*O*U~
*Soooooo Much*
For Your Friendship

A*N*D ShoPPing **ChiPPy-SHaBBy**

This Past Year!!!

BeSt-Ever ViNtaGe DOUBLE BUCKET!*!*!

The Search is Over!!!

*ViNtaGe Double-Bucket*

 

I'm ALWAYS On-The-Hunt for

ViNtaGe Galvanized Double Buckets!!!

Soooo Hard to Find!!!

It's Rare that I even pick up one per season...

  

These Vintage Buckets were so practical...

 ~ One Side for Soapy Water...  ~One Side for Rinse Water...  

Today they look fab Re-Purposed as a Planter

 -Or- Adorning Dried Fall Foilage... 

 I'll NEVER Part With This One !!!

*~JuSt KiLLeR PaTiNa~*

A*N*D - It's WHiTe!*!*!

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Do check my SideBar...

I've added another Selling Venue

Sunday, Sept. 6th

Our Local Maxwell Street Flea Market,

Cedarburg, WI 

BeSt-Ever ChiPPy-White Basket!*!*!

Still LoViNg - Year After Year!*!*!

PeRfeCtLy-ChiPPy, Naturally Time-Worn, 

ChiPPy-WHiTe Wicker Basket

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Made a HUGE SHABBY HAUL

over the past few days!!!

Time to get scrubbing, repairing, organizing, tagging

for my UpComing FaLL/HoLiDay Shows!!! 

Do Check My Blog *SideBar*

 ~ I'll be adding  

MORE SHOW DATES

 in September, October, November!!! 

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SHaBBies that got-away - DURING SET-UP!*!*!

This PAST Saturday...

Working on the ChiPPy-SHaBBy Set-Up

AUGUST 2015 ELKHORN FLEA

~Wisconsin~

Naturally time-worn

 "6-Drawer" Stacked Cabinet!*!*!

 *BeSt-Ever* ChiPPy-SHaBBy Find in-my-booth, S*O*L*D

 shortly after unloading it from the van during set-up!!!

  NO WAY does this picture do this fab piece justice!!!

 EVERYBODY wanted it ~ ONE lucky Dealer got to take it H*O*M*E!*!*!

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THIS PIECE HAD EVERYTHING GOING FOR IT!!!
*Original Soft Creamy Old White Paint!!!

*PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy in-all-the-right-places*

*FaB Details on Drawer Fronts, Bottom Apron, & Legs*

*Glass Drawer Pulls*

*OMG!*!*! ~"On Wheels"*

 

 1st To Sell during set-up...

*~ French Inspired Empire Style CHanDeLier ~*

Time-Worn ViNtaGe Wallpaper Crate

Sooooo ViNtaGe Paris Apartment Decor!!!

Another AwEsoMe ChiPPy-SHaBBy Find

 that "got-away" during set-up...

*~ JuSt LoVeLy ~*

PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy Religious Statue

Adorned with Rosary & ViNtaGe Millinery Crown

S*O*L*D

Do Check Back in the next day or so, 

MORE ChiPPy-SHaBBy Booth Pics  ~

AFTER the gates opened At The Flea!!!

This Sunday, August 9th - ELKHORN FLEA - WI

*~ You're InViTeD ~*

Come Shop-My-SHaBBies

Along with *500* More Vintage Dealers!!! 

SELLING at Yesterday's Flea - Cedarburg, WI

A Glimpse of My ChiPPy-SHaBBy Booth

Yesterday's Maxwell Street Flea

Cedarburg, Wisconsin

 

 

Now Gearing Up for 

NORTHWIND PERENNIAL FARM'S

19th Annual Antique & Garden Show

Friday & Saturday,   JUNE 5-6

Just Minutes from Downtown Lake Geneva - WI

(Do visit my Sidebar for DETAILS...)

Back from Hobnob Market - Danville, IL...

WHAT AN ADVENTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hard to believe that *thousands of people* found this

amazing place in the middle of nowhere!!!

Thank YOU Holly & Scott for being 

the best show promoters!!!

 

EVERYONE went *All-Out* with inviting displays!!!

Sooooo much "Naturally ChiPPy-White ShaBBies"!*!*!

Soooooo sad I didn't bring an

 EMPTY Van Truck!!! 

Despite the torrential rain storm on Friday's Preview Nite, 

the Crowd Came - and they were buying...

Saturday's weather was *Just Perfect* - UNTIL the RAINS CAME AGAIN during load-out...  Sooo thankful for my Eddie Bauer Rain Gear & Bog Boots!!!

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NOW GEARING UP FOR MY

MOST-FAVORITE FLEA MARKET

HERE IN WISCONSIN

ELKHORN FLEA - SUNDAY May 17th

Walworth County Fairgrounds

ChiPPy-ShaBBy Booth #514

Do Visit My SideBar for Details...

ThiNk SpRiNg!*!*!

OMG!*!*!

Is This Magazine Cover 

FaBuLouS -Or- What!*!*!

How Inviting is this?!?!?

Just Popped this Magazine out of the mailbox...

Just AwEsoMe **SpringTime** Cover Pic!!!

Mini Birdbath... Daffodils... Pussy Willows... Etc.

Looking Forward to

~ S*P*R*I*N*G ~

and getting back to

 ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Selling...

Have a Great Weekend!*!*!

W*H*I*T*E was the Hot Seller at this Past Saturday's ChiPPy-SHaBBy SaLe...

Aside from the MOSQUITOS, it was a GoRgeOus Day for *Selling ChiPPy-SHaBBy FiNdS* ~ OUTDOORS at Our Home, in Cedarburg, WI, this Past Saturday!*!*!

**THANK YOU SHABBY SHOPPERS**

for your continued support!*!*!

 Tented-Up near the RoadSide

for GREAT Drive-By Visibility!*!*!

As expected ~ JULY TRAFFIC was on the "light-side"...

HOWEVER, by Day's End - I was quite pleased with the amount of

 Shabbies that S*O*L*D, with FURNITURE PIECES being the main sellers, along with ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE...

Round White Table with Iron Base

- STILL AVAILABLE -

 Just LoVely Wall Cabinet!*!*!

LoVe the NATURAL Time~Worn Crazing in the paint...

 G*O*R*G*E*O*U*S

ShaBBy-Painted Table

On occasion, I'll have a "few" More recently Shabby-Painted

Furniture Pieces For SaLe ~ 

But ONLY IF THEY HAVE EXCEPTIONAL FORM...

THIS IS ONE OF THEM

OF COURSE IT S*O*L*D Early-On!!!

 This Beauty found a New Home as well...

The top surface was wonderfully chippy!*!*!

This "Perfectly Chippy" Side Table

with a natural time-worn patina, went home

with a darling ChiPPy-SHaBBy Shopper!!!

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

~ UpComing Events ~

as SUMMER Begins to Wind Down...