**BuSy ~ ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! SHoPPinG**

I have a VERY BUSY Fun SHaBBy ShoPPing Weekend Ahead of ME!!!  Lots going ON...  

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!

 "Chit-Chat" ~ L*A*T*E*R...

Jeanine

**ViNtaGe Tole** ~ ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! PaTiNa!*!*!

If you've ever scrolled down on my Blog ~  far right bottom, you can view a "LIST OF MY WEAKNESSES"...  ViNtaGe Tole is One-Of-Them!*!*!  Toleware is painting on metal - and I LoVe Mine ChiPPy!!!   Here is one of my FaVoRiTes from my personal collection...

I love the PaTiNa on this table candelabra!!!  It's PeRfeCtly ChiPPy "in all the right places"...  I love it's fluted bottom edge...  Although this particular piece does not have a Metal Italy Tag - It does have a paper label on the bottom...

 A PeRfeCt adornment for a Porch Table with the glass shielding the candle from wind!*!*!

The "ChiPPy-BiRd" is a perfect "go-with" perched near by...

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As always, I'll have a good amount of ChiPPy ViNtaGe Tole FOR SALE at this year's 2011 Northwind Perennial Garden Show - June 10th & 11th, in Burlington Wisconsin, just minutes from Lake Geneva - Be sure to MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!

**Think SPriNg** ~ ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Chalkboard Paint Applications...

Here in the Midwest we're ALL Soooooo wanting for "Spring-time" Flowers to appear...  

I picked up BOTH the lovely watercolor painting of "Tulips" and the "FaBuLously-Framed Chalkboard" at Grayslake Flea Market a couple months ago... 

I've been having a lot of "good results" enhancing items with  CHALKBOARD PAINT...  Here's a glimpse of 2 metal containers in my booth at the Expo Center Show...   Both of these are long gone...

I applied the chalkboard paint on this chippy wooden tote...  How fun to change the wording depending on it's numerous uses!!!  Also SOLD...


*** May is just around the Corner***
and such a BUSY MONTH FOR ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ViNtaGe Selling!!!  Here's the lineup:
 May 14th:  RoadSide Sale @ Our Home...
May 20th-21st:      Na-Da Farm Sale...
May 29th:  Maxwell Street Flea Market...


Do check my "sidebar" for more details on EACH EVENT as the date gets closer...


Jeanine  

**Easter Grass Baskets** ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style...

I've been making live "Easter Grass Baskets" for at least 25 years now...  It all started when I lived in Nevada,  where I had seen them at what we now call - "Occasional Sales"...  These SOLD very well for me at Grayslake Flea Market a couple of weeks ago, and I filled quite a few "personal orders"...

 Daddio's Diner in Batavia, Illinois was kind enough to "Save Their Early Morning EGG-SHELLS" for me...  I colored them as you would whole Easter Eggs...

For the most part, I try to use older Easter Baskets... 

 The Shells will keep for next year as well...

 The Wheat/Rye Grass grows very quickly...

The Baskets last about 2 weeks when watered sparingly...

Now "hop-on-over" to Debra's COMMON GROUND BLOG to view all the other InSpiRaTion Friday Entries...
Have a wonderful Easter Weekend Everyone!!!

Jeanine...

**Last Friday** ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ~ Shops Chicago Botanic Antique Garden Fair!*!*!

Even with my RoadSide SaLe only hours away ~ "LAST FRIDAY" - I just had to visit the CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDENS ANTIQUE FAIR...  The day was cold & dreary - but full of "Springtime Displays" at this ViNtaGe Garden Themed Event...  I even ran into some other bloggers!!!

 Worden Antiques was one of my favorite booths at the show...  We're re-doing an area in our home and this METAL BASKET will look Just FaB on top of an Antique Cabinet...  (pics soon...)

 Sooooo Fun ~ whimsical painted flowers!!!

  FaB Patina...

 I have weakness for time-worn ZINC ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENTS...  The price was well out of my budget...

 These "Funky Vintage Flower-Like Lamps" drove me over the edge!!!  I can't even begin to tell you how long I looked at them...

 I soooooo wanted to purchase one of these Tole Lamps for my desk at home...  I insanely - strongly considered it for some time...  As expected at this type of "Eye-Candy Show" - they were priced "well beyond my means"... $$$$$

 Enlarge this pic... - BeSt Old Rusty Paint Patina!!!

 SHARON of "Sweet Repose" - I took this one just for YOU!!!

 This booth was in the "more affordable" area...  IT WAS MOBBED!!!   I want to say these people are from Tennessee...  Although everything looked lovely - a good number of items were reproductions, but they did have some "Re-Purposed ViNtaGe" as well...

LoVely lines on this chippy white iron table!!! ~  Loved how they flipped the carrier/tote on it's side for display...

What a welcome sight!!!  These gorgeous flowers - surrounded the "pick-up" area...   

**It's ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!** ~ WHITE WEDNESDAY Candle Holder**

I always LoVe Linking-Up with Kathleen of "Faded Charm" for her "White-Wednesday" Posts!!!  I didn't have to search too hard to find something "ChiPPy" & White" in our home!*!*!  Enjoy my pics then hop on over to FADED CHARM'S BLOG to enjoy All the other inspiring entries...

 Sometimes it's the simplest of things that bring joy ~ make you smile...  This sweet iron candle holder is just that to me...  I have it resting on a funky silver tray next to the bathroom sink vanity...

 The paint is old and has taken on a soft chippy paint loss patina here and there...

 It looks fab lit or not.. AND mixes well with other functional containers...

 I purchased this SHaBBy Candle Holder at a Flea Market last Summer...  I remember thinking twice about buying it - only because of the price...   I'm now soooo glad I did!!!  I just love it's delicate design...

 I picked up this lovely silver trinket box last fall in New Hampshire...  It comes in very handy on my tray...

Can't wait to visit ALL the other entires...

Jeanine

*** Selling ChiPPy!-SHaBBy ViNtaGe Finds!*!*!***

I've been flooded with emails & even a few phone calls - about last weekend's "ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!" UpScale ViNtaGe SaLe at our Home...   I can't Thank You All enough, for All-Your-Kind-Words and supporting my ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! SaLes... 

 I soooo enjoyed myself at this SaLe!!!

 What was GREAT for me ~ I didn't have to "pack all my SHaBBies" into my small vehicle - drive all the way to Chicago - Unload... Set-Up... Sell... Pack-Up... Figure how to get it ALL in the Car AGAIN... Unload at our house...  Organize the UnPacking...  

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I Enjoyed the Relaxed Atmosphere at our Home.... AND being able to TALK TO MY SHaBBy-SHoPPers!*!*! 

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NEXT Monthly ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! SaLe

@ Our Home

May 14th - 2011

One Tent... One Day...

UpScaLe ViNtaGe RoadSide SaLe

Hope to SEE YOU there!*!*!

"Thinking Crowns" ~ ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style - In HONOR OF THE ROYAL WEDDING!!!

With the "Royal Wedding" just days away ~ I've been drawn to C*R*O*W*N*S!!!  I recently picked up some wonderfully "Jeanne d' Arc Style" Vintage Bottles that I'd like to share with YOU!!!

 Sooooo Inspired by Jeanne d' Arc Living!*!*!

If you've never seen this magazine ~ it's more like a very special book!!!  Hop on over to Urban Farmhouse's Blog to order your monthly copy...  Well Worth the Expense - FOR SURE!!!

 The Crown Top on this vintage bottle has "The BeSt PaTina"!!!

 The large crown on the front of the bottle is just lovely...

 This smaller-sized bottle was actually used for HOLY WATER!!!  One side has a crown/cross embossed on it...

The opposite side is well embossed with the words:  HOLY WATER...  I also love it's crown top stopper!!!  I adorned the blue civil-war flash in the background with a FiNd From Texas ~ Jewel-Adorned, Crown Necklace...

** Long Live The Queen **

***BeSt-Ever... Just FaBuLoUS... Over-The-Top ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! SaLe*** - April 16th!!!

OMG!*!*!  Despite the "worst weather" for April ~ Die-Hard SHaBBy ShoPPers Flocked to my 1st MONTLY RoadSide Sale of the 2011 Season!!!  With temperatures in the 30's... Rain-Soaked Roads... Light Rain & Wind come late morning - My ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ViNtaGe Finds "Were Flying Out The Re-Routed Sheltered Location IN-THE-GARAGE"!!! A Million and One ThAnk Yous ~ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ShoPPers!*!*!   I Soooooo Appreciate YOUR Business!*!*!

Now Grab a Cup of Coffee -or- Hot Tea...

I took a ton of pictures...  Click to enlarge... 

This was one of my FaVoRiTE Vignettes...  I SOLD a lot of "Display Props" that I've had for years" ~ hoping to "Re-Fresh My Stock" with new/old vintage finds this 2011 season...

 As you can see ~ a lot SOLD in this Garden Area of sort...

 My sweet little "Bambi" NOW has a new home...  I made sure to hug her "goodbye" AND feel better knowing that she'll be happy in a grassy area near a creek...  Bambi was from my personal collection...  At Christmas Time she greeted guests outside by the front door, with a big green wreath on her!!!

 I pulled some watering cans from my personal collection For Sale...

 Best Old Naturally Chippy Chair Prop & ViNtaGe Tole Container...

 This Industrial Bin was "Just AwEsoMe"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice Smaller Size ~ FaB Wheels...

Dave has a weakness for Chandeliers/ViNtaGe Tole - as much as I do!!!

 If there was ONE PIECE I was "On-The-Fence" about selling ~ it was this PeRfeCtLy Chippy Window Frame without glass...  I haven't had it very long - LOVED IT SO!!!!!  Of Course it SOLD!

 These ShaBBy ShoPPers walked away with MORE than you see right here!!!

  FaB Furniture FiNds!*!*!

*** FaVoRite Pic of the SaLe!!! ***

Here's My "Frog~Husband" helping these ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! SHoPPers from Illinois steady the load ROLLING Down-Hill Toward the Road...  These Ladies bought some of My BEST-EVER SHABBY/INDUSTRIAL/ARCHITECTURAL FINDS...

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Mark Your Calendar for NEXT MONTH'S ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! RoadSide Sale:  Sat. MAY 14th, 2011

Jeanine