~*THiNk S*P*R*I*N*G with ViNtaGe Finds!!!

 Here in the Midwest (Wisconsin to be exact)

we're still seeing mounds of SNOW that have been plowed up, along with more cold temps...  It's been a LONG WINTER ~ TIME FOR IT TO GO!!!  I'm soooo ready for a lightweight Spring Jacket!!!  

~*I'M LONGING FOR*~

The sound of draining water into the sewers - while I'm taking my walks, More SunShine Days, Warmer Temps, Singing Birds, Nest Building, along with signs of faith & hope as little pops of budding greenery start to appear...  

ViNtaGe Watering Cans!!!

LoVe My Smaller-Size Sprinkling Cans!*!*!

Easter Vibes 

Mache ViNtaGe Rabbit

Sprouted Easter Grass Basket

ViNtaGe ACL Soda Bottles

~*SPRINGTIME  *  BiRDiES*~

A*N*D of Course I'm longing for the FLEA MARKETS to Open!!!  

ChiPPy-SHaBBy Booth at Elkhorn Flea in Wisconsin

ELKHORN FLEA HAPPENS 4 times a Season

May/June/August/September

on Sunday

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Hints of ChiPPy Old Paint PaTiNa!!!

SpRiNgTime Vignette

Naturally ChiPPy-Old Paint, that only time can produce, is so much more interesting than brand new!!!  

~*Meet "Hubley"*~

My FaVoRiTe Antique ChiPPy Iron RaBBit...

Springtime Garden ViBe in this Early Spring/Eastertime Vignette

Easter Paper Mache ViNtaGe Rabbit - among the viola plants...  Always makes me smile!!!  

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ViNtaGe EASTER...

SpRiNGtiMe Greetings!*!*!

~* R*A*R*E *~

1930's Easter Candy Container Hat

I have yet to come across another!!!

A *forever* keeper...

ViNtaGe *Bunte Candy Co. Advertising*

from Chicago...

ViNtaGe Easter TableScape

with perfectly chippy adornments...

Sweet as can be *Antique Iron Rabbit*

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

 

Time to start sprouting your 

EASTER WHEAT GRASS BASKETS!*!*!

~* Springtime Vibe *~

L*I*V*E Eastertime Wheat Grass Basket

~* ViNtaGe Tin Basket with daffodil pattern *~

OMG!!! ~ Those Colors!!!

One of the most favorite gifts

  from my precious "Frog-Husband"...

**How-To Grow the Grass**

*Purchase some rye -or- wheat berries

(I find mine at the health food store)...

*Soak the berries in water overnite...

*Line baskets or any containers, with thick aluminum foil...

*Fill with potting soil /dirt ~ initially 3/4 high in container...

- WET SOIL -

*Arrange the soaked berries somewhat close together over the dirt...

*COVER these berries with about a 1/2" more of dirt...

*Lightly Water This Layer...

-Germinate the seeds-

*I set my baskets in a warm dark place, (like a closet or bathtub) covering lightly with newspaper, for about 4 days...  Do not water any more during this time...

AROUND DAY "5"

Place the Containers in a "Sunny Window"

~*You just won't believe how fast the seedlings start "popping-up" & turning green!!!

The Containers will now require "LIGHT WATERING" every few days.  Do Not over water them! - Just a trickle now & then.  Use household scissors to trim the grass as it grows quickly.

I have made these baskets well over 20 years now!!!

I would sell them at my ChiPPy-SHaBBy Spring Shows, & give as gifts at Easter time...

*They last anywhere from 2-3 weeks after sprouting...

*If you want to "slow-down" their growing, set them in a cool garage...

  

HaPPy-S*P*R*I*N*G

ViNtaGe Garden ViBe FOR MARCH...

HeLLooooo MARCH

*Feeling Hopeful* for SpringTime!!!

 I like to designate *just one area* in our home, for ViNtaGe Seasonal Displays.  It adds a nice ReFreshing ViBe with impact ~ just like seasonal pillows do on the couch!!!

ViNtaGe GaRDeN & Architectural SaLvaGe

 FINALLY Hung this Lavabo!*!*! ~ After 6 years of hiding in my personal ChiPPy-SHaBBy STaSH!!!  I LoVe It!!!  Can't stop looking at it!!!  Endless display possibilities...

There's nothing like naturally time-worn old concrete garden statuary!!!

ViNtaGe Watering Cans with old naturally time-worn paint loss PaTiNa!!!

  The ones with the OLD PAINT are getting harder and harder to find in today's market...

chipped... salvaged... tattered... worn... rusty/crusty... 

~*For the LoVe of P*A*T*I*N*A*~

All these characteristics make for a ONE-OF-A-KIND F*I*N*D

No two items are identical...

Easter is early This Year...

Looking forward to freshening this display 

with ViNtaGe Easter Adornments...

ChiPPy-SHaBBy

ViNtaGe EASTER...

~* EVERYTHING *~

 Seems a bit "OFF" This Year,

 Including SpringTime in Wisconsin!!!

"I Run-On-Solar"

and I'm just not getting enough sun & warmth, to kick-start busy Spring Activities!!!

**JuSt NOT Motivated**

LoVe bringing out these ViNtaGe Easter Advertising Candy Boxes!  

LoVe the old time-worn Paper Mache Rabbits as well...  Many a time you'll pick up these older Paper Mache Rabbits with "dingy" marks on them probably from unwrapped attic storage...

  HINT: Magic Erase Pads, when very gently used, will "freshen" the off white areas!!!  REALLY...

Dear-to-my-heart!*!*!

ViNtaGe BUNTE CANDY COMPANY OF CHICAGO

~*ViNtaGe Easter Rabbit & Bunny Advertising*~

Rare... Rare... Rare...

Easter Bonnet/Hat ANTIQUE CANDY CONTAINER!!!

I have yet to come across another, or for that matter, even a photo!!!

~ B*E*S*T ~

This Year's *2022*

Front Center Easter Display,

 ChiPPy-SHaBBy "Seasonal Area" in our home...

ViNtaGe Tin Picnic Basket with Daffodil Pattern 

Hoping to "SEE" some hints of GREEN - Soon!!!

At least the BiRds are Going Chirp-CraZzzY, along with nest building, a very good sign!!!

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EaRLy SPRINGTIME ViBe with ViNtaGe FiNds...

 Each ViNtaGe Piece in this March vignette has a "story-to-tell"...

Soooo Much More Interesting than brand new!*!*!

~* One-Of-A-Kind ViNtaGe Finds *~

I think of the Vintage Dealer I bought it from...

I remember the shop, show, or flea market...

I remember who I was with...

I remember details of trip/day...

On & On...

With Easter "being so-late" on the calendar this year,

 I wasn't quite ready to go full blown ViNtaGe Easter  - *just yet*

for my "Seasonal Display Area" in-our-home, here in Wisconsin

  

I asked myself, what's the first thing that excites me about Spring???

SEEING THE COLOR OF GREEN

Beginning to PoP...

 Lots of WHITE mixed with GREEN, feels so uplifting -

fresh, clean, & bright!

~ Working On the Vignette ~

I incorporated things that remind me/relate to - Spring's Arrival

*Bare Branches adorned with vintage felt/cotton birds...

*Folk Art Wooden Birds on Stakes

*Pussy Willows displayed in a re-purposed ice cream bucket...

*Chalkware Frog displayed under cloche...

*Iron Garden Planter Pot...

*ChiPPy-WhiTe Lattice Garden Planter Stand...

*Metal Garden Bird Adornment with patina...

*ViNtaGe Child's-Size Green Watering Cans

 *Naturally "ChiPPy-WHiTe" This & That -

 Corbels, Table, Prop Base, Window, Column, & Garden Container...

Child's-Size ViNtaGe Watering Cans

FaB Original "Old Apple Green Paint"

~*JuSt FaB*~  Sprinkling Rose Heads 

on these ViNtaGe Watering Cans!!!

Natural Time-worn PaTiNa

FoLk-Art Birdie on Stake adorns this

Old Iron Planter Container/Pot.

LoVe the Crackly Paint-Loss PaTiNa on this repurposed table top riser!!!

BiRdiE among the Pussy Willows Branches

*JuSt-A-Hint* ~ EASTER VIBE!!!

Bunny Rabbit Picture surrounded by Arched Frame!!!

**Believe it or Not** ~ This is the best reproduction I have ever seen!!!

  So well done!!!

Longing for the Flea Markets to OPEN Again!!!

Miss - Y*O*U ChiPPy-SHaBBy SHoPPeRs!!!

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SHoP-My ChiPPy-SHaBBy Finds

at Flea Markets & Speciality Shows in 

Illinois & Wisconsin

May ~November

*No firm 2022 dates set just yet!

Easter Table Centerpiece with ChiPPy-WHiTE Clay Pots & more...

 "Cheerful Delights" at the Grocery Store - Yesterday!*!*!

~*Precious Viola Plants in Dirt*~

Sooooo thrilled to be greeted at the grocery store entrance yesterday, by these pretty, uplifting - 

~*Fresh & Alive Flowering Viola Plants*~

WORKING WITH WHAT I HAVE ~  popped these dirt encased beauties in some chippy-white clay pots I had stacked in the garage...   NEXT - found just the right container with "hints-of-rust" to display them in as a table centerpiece.  The addition of a ViNtaGe Mache Easter Bunny was like "jewelry on the dress"...  Hope this brings a smile to your face as much as it does mine! 

Hope you're "lucky-enough" to find a Chocolate Bunny

 in your Easter Basket THIS YEAR!!!  

Remembering the days of our little independently-owned Candy Store, inside the Stage Couch Inn Bed & Breakfast,  Cedarburg -Wisconsin...

BEERNTSEN'S CANDY - No longer in business AT THIS LOCATION.

~*YES*~ I did buy "this one" many years ago...

ABOUT 2' TALL - Y*U*M!!!

MY GROCERY STORE ~ CURB-SIDE PICK UP GEAR!!!

**~ BE   S*M*A*R*T ~**

Be Safe...  Help Yourself & Others...

*Re-Purposed Face Mask

(cut from a "cherry patterned" dishtowel)...

*Disposable Rubber Gloves...

*Wet Wipes Sanitizer...

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ViNtaGe Easter with a Springtime Vibe... *Working With What We Have*

As we stay close to home these days,

 I find myself spending time "working with what I have"

to make our home a more comfortable nest!*!*!

V*I*N*T*A*G*E 

**Seasonal Spring/Easter Display**

in-our-home...

*Chippy Old White Gate with hints of rust...

*Vintage Tole Flower Spring...

*Industrial Metal Plant Prop Display...

*Smaller-Sized Vintage Watering Cans...

*Garden Markers...

*Naturally Time-Worn Concrete Rabbit...

*Pussy Willows... ~ Forsythia...

*Clay Pots...

*Vintage Mache Easter Bunny Rabbits

*Easter Basket...

*Easter Hat Candy Container...

and more...

 ViNtaGe Bunte Candy Company

**EASTER Advertising Display Board**

made of cardboard...

 ViNtaGe 

Paper Mache Easter Bunny/Rabbits...

The back Rabbit is a Candy Container with hollow basket in front,
 waiting to be filled...

I find it "less commonly seen" - when these

 Mache Bunnies are in the "4-paw sitting position"...
Most of them are "Standing on their hind legs"...

 Extremely R*A*R*E!!!

ViNtaGe Mache Easter Hat Candy Container 

 flowers, chicks, hat netting, and original pink Easter Grass...

 Wooden Easter Rabbit Candy Container"on-wheels"...
Top lid twists sideways to reveal Easter Candies!!!

Clay Pottery Plate... ~ Not that old, but mixes in nicely!
Backside reads ~ "1996" - "Very Cold Day"...
Breininger Pottery

 Antique Glass Rabbit Easter Candy Container...

Small Woven Easter Basket - Stamped Japan...

Mache Rabbits...

ViNtaGe Easter Candy Boxes...

"Chalk ware Chick"...

My FaVoRiTE Rabbit ~*Gridley*~

Perfectly-ChiPPy & Naturally Time Worn 

ViNtaGe Garden Concrete

~* SPriNGTiMe Vignette *~

ChiPPy-SHaBBy STyLe

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