ChiPPy! - SHaBBy!

WHITE WEDNESDAY!!!

2012-02-15T14:32:00.000-06:00

One of the things that pulls at my "heart-strings", is a LoVe of ViNtaGe Items "with a B*I*R*D*I*E Motif... Since becoming addicted to JEANNE d' ARC LIVING MAGAZINE, I'm gradually becoming more and more attracted to "Religious" Adornments - especially if they have a ChiPPy Paint Loss Patina... and this one has a B*I*R*D...

Adorable Small W*H*I*T*E Statue of the

Virgin Mary ~ Holding the Sweetest little Birdie!*!*!

Although this darling statue - isn't ChiPPy,

**Its White, It's Vintage, & has a Birdie**

I would think it's quite unusual to find the Virgin Mary - HOLDING A BIRD...

Adorning an old rosary around the statue ~

soooo Jeanne d' Arc Inspired!*!*!

Now hop on over to
FADED CHARM'S BLOG
to view ALL the other White Wednesday Entries as well...

Jeanine

Send Some LOV*E... It's VaLenTiNes Day!!!

2012-02-14T08:02:00.001-06:00

Hope YOUR Day is S*W*E*E*T!*!*!

~**HaPPy VaLeNtiNeS Day ~**

XOXO Jeanine

Selling ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Finds - THIS PAST WEEKEND, LAKE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS - Illinois...

2012-02-13T11:08:00.002-06:00

Here in the "MidWest" - we've had one of the most Mild Winters Ever...

HOWEVER, that just wasn't the case this past Friday Afternoon, for Dealer Set-Up, at the Grayslake Antique Market in Illinois!*!*!

SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES...

SEVERE SLEETING SNOW - WIND...

OMG!*!*!

~* PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy *~

Naturally Time-Worn SHaBBy Dresser

was the first to sell...

ViNtaGe Springtime Soda Bottles

with **The Sweetest** BiRdie Motif!*!*!

The SHaBBy Seashell Aquarium

SOLD right away...

**Just Adorable**

This Pair of ViNtaGe Tole Candle Stick Holders

with "RoSes" went to a good home...

A hint of Spring

with flowering bulbs adorned the

Ironstone ...

The Industrial Coffee Table was one of my FaVoriTe Items...

It SOLD very early on...

** Think Spring **
Do Hop on over to
Mark's Blog - Room 363
To get an overall view of the Show
at Grayslake this past weekend...

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Later in the week -

I'll be Sharing a FaB ViNtaGe Find I

netted for myself -at the show!*!*!

Jeanine

Shop-My-SHaBBies - THIS UpComing WeekEnd @ THE GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE MARKET - Illinois...

2012-02-09T17:44:00.001-06:00

**~ You're InViTed ~**

If you didn't get a chance to Shop-My-SHaBBies ~ last weekend,OR even if you did, come on over to the GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE MARKET, held at the Lake County Fairgrounds, - Grayslake, Illinois...

I've been SHaBBy ShoPPing & Digging In-My-Stash !*!*!

I'll be selling my ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ViNtaGe Finds

Both Saturday & Sunday

Booth Space #92

(same as always)

Just past the food court, center isle North...

*************

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Looking forward to yet another fun weekend!*!*!

Hope to SEE YOU Soon...

Jeanine

BeSt ViNtaGe FIN*D with Birdie Motif!!!

2012-02-07T09:13:00.000-06:00

OMG!*!*! I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted this Over-The-Top - *Just FaB* ViNtaGe Birdie Platter from FRANCE...

If you've read my

**ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Weaknesses List**

(lower right sidebar) - you'll know that

~*~ ViNtaGe Birdies ~*~

was the first thing that came to mind!*!*!

I loVe the Deep Indigo-Blue Color

against the creamy off-white background...

*~* Soooo glad I splurged on this one *~*

I haven't displayed it "just yet" ~

but I think it will go well with my

White Matte Pottery Collection...

*******

The crunch is on!*!*!

Gearing up for Grayslake Antique Show

THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND

February 11th & 12th

Lake County Fairgrounds - Illinois

(visit my sidebar for more details)

** Off to do some "SHaBBy-ShoPPing Today"...

Jeanine

FaB SALES and a Good-Time DuPaGe Expo Antique Show 2012

2012-02-06T10:36:00.000-06:00

What a weekend!!! ~ Just MoBBed at 11a.m. when the doors opened to the Public on Saturday!!! I was told the line-up of ShoPPers ran well outside the the entry doors and into the parking lot!*!*! and YES, they were buying!!! I was pleasantly surprised on Sunday as well...

** Meet Cindy & Jeannie **

These ladies were there for hours just snapping

away at the many fun vignettes to be seen!!!

Do check out their Blogs!!!

BOTH LADIES are also Amazing Jewelry Artists!*!*!

Jeannie's Blog: Gilded Junqueyard

Cindy's Blog: 24 Seven ~ The Journey Awakens the Soul

It didn't take long before this 2-Die-4 SHaBBy

Cubby Drawer Cabinet SOLD!!!

A hint of S*P*R*I*N*G

Lots of W*H*I*T*E...

Table Top adorned with Shabby Lace!*!*!

My ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! "Signature Style" - for now...

I LoVed this FEBRUARY SHOW!!!

There were so many Booths with FaB SHaBBies to be had & Many Inspiring Displays!!!

I sooooo enjoyed having some time before the show opened & late in the day, to chit-chat with other dealers I haven't seen in quite a while... What a wonderful group of people!!! Soooo much work goes on behind the scenes to make it ALL HAPPEN ...

*** A N D ***

As Always ~ I Soooooo Appreciate ALL of YOU who

ShoPPed My ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ViNtaGe Finds

This Past Weekend!*!*!

All our efforts are for naught WITHOUT YOU!*!*!

Jeanine

VAN LOADED with SHaBBies!!! - DuPage Expo Antique Show...

2012-02-03T08:06:00.001-06:00

It's ALWAYS such a "good feeling" when the Van is PACKED THE DAY BEFORE I travel to a Show... Such is the case T*O*D*A*Y... Sooooo much less stress!!!

DuPage Expo Center

(across from Pheasant Run Resort)

4050 East Main Street (North Ave./Rt.64)

St. Charles, IL 60174

Saturday 11am - 5pm

Sunday 9am - 3pm

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Hope to SEE you there!!! ~ Stop by and say "helloooo"...

I'd LoVe to hear that YOU read my Blog & sooooo look forward to meeting YOU!*!*!

Booth Location: I want to say it's in the 2nd Row, East of Center...

Jeanine

WHITE WEDNESDAY ~ TiN ArChiTECtuRaL Fragment...

2012-02-01T13:07:00.000-06:00

In search of S*O*M*E*T*H*I*N*G

for WHITE WEDNESDAY...

Weeding through my ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Stash...

I came across this 2-Die-4 Time~Worn

SHaBBy Architectural Tin Fragment!*!*!

A few "little" adornments add soooo much interest!*!*!

It's All-In-The-Details...

Sooooo "Jeanne 'd Arc" - Inspired!*!*!

Now hop on over to FADED CHARM'S BLOG to view all the other inspirational WHITE WEDNESDAY ENTRIES!*!*!

**~** It's Back To The WorkShop for ME **~**

as I prepare for THIS UpCoMinG Weekend's SHOW!!!

DuPage Expo Center

St. Charles, Illinois

Saturday & Sunday

FeBruAry 4th & 5th

(Visit my sidebar for details...)

Hope to SEE you there!!! ~ Stop by and say "helloooo"...

I'd LoVe to hear that YOU read my Blog & sooooo look forward to meeting YOU!*!*!

Jeanine

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! SIGHTINGS- from the weekend...

2012-01-30T09:03:00.000-06:00

SaTurDay's "ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ShoPPing" netted FEW ViNtaGe Finds ~ BUT WHAT I DID GET WAS FaB!*!*! Sometimes it's not always the "quantity" - but "quality"...

This picture & the following

ARE ALL SHABBY S*I*G*H*T*I*N*G*S...

I'm going to keep you in suspense - bringing "most"

of the FaB ViNtaGe Finds I netted

To The DuPage Expo Center

(across from Pheasant Run Resort)

in St. Charles, Illinois

THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND,

FeBruAry 4th & 5th

visit my sidebar for details...

I LoVe this Pattern!*!*!

I have a complete Set, along with the Cake Carrier

displayed in our kitchen...

This large Bucket/Tub was just AmaZing!*!*!

HOWEVER, when shopping in antique malls,

the price point can be an issue ~ as was the case here...

PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy!*!*!

I SOLD a shelf almost identical to this - this past Fall...

GREAT POTTING TABLE!*!*!

Just FaB displays in this booth!!!

Refreshing Early Spring Look...

My "Keeper" Of-The-Day!*!*!

Wonderful time-worn P*A*T*I*N*A...

It just may work out in the Guest Bedroom

Re-Do, as I gather possibilities...

Jeanine

On-The-Hunt for ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! FinDs...

2012-01-28T08:11:00.000-06:00

SHaBBy-SHoPPing is on my List - T*O*D*A*Y...

It's early...

Weather Sunny & Dry...

Can't wait to SEE What

T*O*D*A*Y*S Hunt will Bring!*!*!

** Definitely bringing the camera **

Soooo for now...

Jeanine

Winter Stillness ~ A TIME OF WAITING...

2012-01-27T09:15:00.000-06:00

I'm trying to look at the "glass half full" ~

THE SUN IS OUT TODAY!*!*!

7 Days and Counting...

The Sun's Energy is just what I needed to "kick-start" getting ready for NEXT WEEKEND'S ANTIQUE SHOW at the Expo Center in St. Charles, Illinois...

**~** February 4th & 5th **~**

Can't wait to SEE What Develops...

** Check out my sidebar for details **

Re-Purposed GREY TABLE with Shelf!!!

2012-01-26T12:15:00.000-06:00

At my first show of the 2012 Season, at Grayslake this month, I SOLD an AwEsoMe Chippy Grey Industrial Table with hints of "Old-White-Paint Poking through... The Lady who bought this FaB Piece wanted to mount a sink IN-IT... The first thought that came to mind was "WHAT ABOUT THE NEWER "VESSEL STYLE" BOWL SINKS - that rest On-The-Top????

Before...

AFTER!*!*!

I just LoVe what she's done with it!*!*!

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If YOU have a FaVoRite "ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Find" that's displayed just right -or- wonderfully re-purposed,

Do send me your pics ~ I'd LoVe to SEE IT!*!*!

Jeanine

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Sightings ~ AROUND OUR HOME...

2012-01-25T11:25:00.001-06:00

It's ChiPPy!*!*!

It's WhiTe!*!*!

It's WeDNeSdAy!*!*!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! FiNds in & around our home...

Just FaB ChiPPy-White Cubby Cabinet...

Time-Worn WhiTe WiRe BaSkeT...

"Soooo much more interesting than Brand New"...

Large Chippy-White Cabinet...

Chippy-White Fence Post...

ChiPPy-White Metal Magazine Holder...

FaVoRite ChiPPy-WhiTe Table...

Chippy-White Architectural Detail...

Toooo ChiPPy?!?!?

LoVe it just the same ~ along with

FaB Silver-Loss Patina on the Mirrored Surface...

Old White Paint with subtle hints of blue!*!*!

BeSt Time-Worn White Paint P*A*T*I*N*A

**Now Hop of over to

FADED CHARM'S BLOG,

for ALL the other White Wednesday Inspirational Entries!*!*!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style ~ RUSTY-CRUSTY ARCHED GATE!!!

2012-01-23T09:46:00.002-06:00

Some weeks ago I spotted a FaB Crusty Rusty "FENCE PIECE OF SORT" in Jan's Booth of ~ **Gracie's Cottage** I was immediately inspired - thinking it might possibly work out as a FaB Headboard...

FaB Details...

The piece needs some "Tweaking" ~
but I just Know It Will Work!!!
I envision a pile of "Anthro" Pillows
Propped up Against it...

Speaking of "Gracie's Cottage"...
"Remembering Summer" ~ a few years back...
"Me"... Jan... & Kathy...
Is January lasting forever or what!*!*!
Cold... Gray Days... Snow... I'm soooo Out-Of-Sorts!*!*! I know it's going to be a LONG TIME Before the OutDoor Flea Markets ~ but pics like this make me "hopeful"...

Till Next Time...
Jeanine

ViNtaGe JEWELRY NOOK PreTTies!!!

2012-01-19T10:37:00.000-06:00

Come January, with the Cold & Snow in the Midwest, I tend to stay in more... Over the last few weeks - I've "dusted" and "Re-arranged some of my ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! "fussies" in and around my

~** JeWeLRy NooK **~ Area...

A Dealer-Friend, -knows my S*T*Y*L*E...

She kindly pointed out this FaB ViNtage Box

of Sort in her booth ~

& of course I snatched it up!*!*!

I LoVe ViNtaGe Millinery & B*L*I*N*G

I-Rice Perfume Bottles...

Phinney-Walker Clock...

Wonderfully Tattered & Worn Box...

I picked up this FaB ViNtaGe B*L*I*N*G Necklace

over the weekend... Can't wait to wear it!*!*!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style

~ ViNtaGe Perfume Bottles ~

*~* Tattered & Worn Labels *~*

Cherub Dish Supporting

ViNtaGe Millinery Adornments!*!*!

** Stay Warm **

Here in Wisconsin it's 7 degrees this morning...

Jeanine

ViNtaGe WHITE FLOWER LITHO ~ ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style...

2012-01-18T17:07:00.003-06:00

~ W*H*I*T*E Flowers ~

A PeRfeCt fit for WHITE WEDNESDAY!*!*!

I've had this ViNtaGe Litho in my personal

collection for a very long time...

I LoVe EVERYTHING about it - including the frame... It really **PoPs** against a white wall...

Delicate Flower Petals...

I'll never lack for a place to hang this!*!*!

Now hop on over to "FADED CHARM'S BLOG"

to view all the other White Wednesday Entries...

VALENTINE Hearts-A-Flutter "ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style"...

2012-01-17T09:19:00.000-06:00

With Valentine's Day less than a month away, my Seasonal Entry Vignette - Popped up over the weekend... I'm sooooo glad I cut my much needed branches the other day... ~ We have a major "snow-storm" brewing outside our window!*!*!

I've had this "Red Berry Heart" - F*O*R*E*V*E*R...

The Heart Wreath near the top of the arched screen, is a recent creation of Diane Passi's... I L*O*V*E how she incorporated a hint of Red Postage Stamps!!! Word is that the WREATHS are selling like "Hot Cakes"!!!

These L*I*N*Z*E*R ~ H*E*A*R*T Cookies are as delicious as they look!*!*! The ViNtaGe Heart Pan is "just perfect" for displaying them...

Recipe from the Silver Palate Cookbook...

At one time I owned a Muffin & Espresso Shop in Boulder City, Nevada ~ "Jeanine's Sweet Treats"... Then & Now, these ViNtaGe Heart Cookie Cutters are - The BeSt!*!*!

Yet Another - "What Was I Thinking"???

SOLD this Unique "Heart Clamp Adornment"

at Grayslake a few weeks ago...

**~***~**

Until Next time...

Jeanine

Last Weekend's ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! KEE*PER...

2012-01-13T09:20:00.000-06:00

LAST WEEKEND, while selling at the Grayslake Antique Market, I found "2" FaB ViNtaGE Finds for myself... Today I'll be showing you the AwEsoMe Rusty... Grungy... Scrolly F*I*N*D I netted from Carla!*!*!

All I saw were these "Scrolly FEET"

poking up from the back of Carla's Truck ~

AND I just knew I had to have it!*!*!

The scolls are coated with some sort

of tattered paper/plaster combination...

I'm enjoying my "left-over" flowers plants

from the weekend's displays...

The thick glass top makes for endless display possibilities...

Waking up to S*N*O*W this morning, this "Spring-Like" Corner Nook in the Guest Bedroom, is quite a welcome sight ~especially when the sun is streaming in...

***With No Shows this weekend**

I'll be On-The-Hunt for SHaBBies

for the DuPage Expo Show

Feb. 4th & 5th (see sidebar for details...)

Have a good weekend!*!*!

Jeanine

White WEDNESDAY BiRdiES!!!

2012-01-11T09:53:00.000-06:00

The last few days I've been "F*R*E*S*H*I*N*G" little vignettes around the house... I pulled out one of my FaVoRiTe White Birdie Bowls... AND of course I'm linking up with KATHLEEN OF FADED CHARM ~ for

White W*E*D*N*E*S*D*A*Y!!!

For the most part, almost all my Personal SHaBBies are OLD/VINTAGE...

This BiRdie Bowl of sort, is an exception (not old) - It just has such FaB Form, and blends so well with all the other SHaBBies...

The hydrangeas add a hint of Freshening/Spring...

**~* Guest Bedroom *~**

I have plans for a Major-Re-Do of this room inspired by a Rusty Arched Metal Gate I purchased from Jan of Gracie's Cottage this past weekend... Hoping to post some pics of this FIND later in the week...

SHaBBy ShoPPing ~ Saturday's BeSt ~ Grayslake Market - Illinois...

2012-01-09T19:09:00.001-06:00

The "SHABBBY VAN" went home with quite a light load ~ almost all my SaLes were on Saturday... FaB Show ~ Very Busy ~ Great Weather ~ Good to SEE & Chit-Chat with Sooo Many of YOU!!!

**~* ThAnK YOU ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ShoPPers *~**

for a FaB Kick-Off Start for the 2012 Season!*!*!

***Most FaVoRiTe***

Sad to see it go...

2-Die For PaTiNa!*!*!

Just FaB Chippy-Grey Table with hints of old white paint poking through... SOLD to a lady planning to install a "vessel-sink" on it - FaB Idea!*!*!

Just LoVeD it's backsplash edges...

PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy Old White Gesso Frame

with BiRdiE Collage...

ViNtaGe Valentine Heart Baking Pan...

2nd ***FaVoRiTe***

BeST-Ever White Matte
ViNtaGe ShaBBy Bisque RoSes...

*~* SOLD *~*

What was I thinking!?!?!

Even though Lori & I just met, we could very well be "Kindred Spirits" - in the **SHaBBy** Category!*!*!

**Lori of SWEET BASIL**
Has a Booth Space in
HERITAGE TRAIL MALL
Wilmette, Illinois

I guarantee you most certainly will not be disappointed!!! I stopped in her booth this past summer and must have spent at least a good hour looking at all her SHaBBies!*!*!

This PeRfeCTLy time-worn Bust was the first to sell...

I pulled this beauty from my personal collection...

I've had these PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy ViNtaGe Valentine Cupids for about 3 years now... Although these RARE beauties struck up quite a bit of interest, - they did not sell...

Soooo glad they came back home with me - they're KEEPERS!!!

I just loved my Valentine Tree Branch Creation...

Honestly ~ this pic does not do it justice...

I netted a few AwEsoMe SHaBBies for myself at show and will share some pics of them later this week...

Jeanine

SHaBBy WHITE-OUT @ Grayslake Market, IL

2012-01-06T16:03:00.000-06:00

You're InViTed!*!*!

*~*~ This Weekend ~*~*

W*H*I*T*E is hotter than ever for "2012"...

and ~ ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! has it!*!*!

Per Zurko Promotions,

Print Out My Blog Page

and receive "HALF-OFF" Admission...

Just turn it in at the ticket counter...

~*~* ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! *~*~

Booth Space #92

(same location as always)

Near the Front Entry Doors

by the Food Court...

Visit my sidebar for more DETAILS on the Lake County Fairgrounds

in Illinois...

Hope to "See YOU" this weekend!*!*!

Do stop by and say "helloooo"... I'd LoVe to meet you!!!

AND - Do introduce yourself if you read my BLOG...

***Jeanine ***

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ViNtaGE WiNDoW w/Hints of Old Pink Paint!!!

2012-01-04T18:57:00.002-06:00

Even though I'm CrAzY~BuZy getting ready for **THIS WEEKEND'S** ANTIQUE MARKET at The Lake County Fairgrounds in Illinois, - I JUST HAD TO "SQUEEZE-IN" A **WhiTe WeDneSday** Entry - Hosted by Katheen at "FADED CHARM...

~*~ViNtaGe Window ~*~

OMG!*!*! ~ "PeRfeCTLy ChiPPy Frame"...

Old White Paint with Pink Paint Poking through...

I have to Confess...

I actually had "PULLED" this Beauty to Sell at Grayslake this weekend... Needless to Say ~ I had second thoughts...

It's now staying home for a while...

Now hop on over to FADED CHARM to view

all the other WHITE WEDNESDAY Entries!*!*!

**ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Finds on ETSY - FINALLY...

2012-01-03T11:36:00.003-06:00

LoVe My SHaBBies ~ but live Far Away Enough ~ that you can never get to my shows??? NOW HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO PURCHASE SOME OF MY ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Finds!!! I FINALLY Listed - for the first time ~ "4" FaB Items on ETSY - JUST TODAY!*!*!

ETSY SELLER: ChippyShabby

Do Check Out My SHaBBies on ETSY!*!*!

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In the meantime ~ Full Speed Ahead ~

Getting Ready for

GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE MARKET THIS WEEKEND!!!

Saturday/Sunday - January 7th & 8th...

(see sidebar for details...)

Do stop by and say Hellloooo...

Weather Prediction ~ Sunny, Dry, High 40's!*!*!

HaPPy NeW Year ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style...

2012-01-01T09:22:00.000-06:00

What will 2012 Bring???

Looking forward to another FaB Year of InSpiring ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ViNtaGe Finds!*!*!
A*N*D ~ Most Of All ~ **Your Friendships**...

*** Some things are a given ***

You'll definitely be seeing lots of
**CHiPPy WhiTe Paint**
In-My-Booth, For 2012 !*!*!

OMG!!! What a Busy Year for SHaBBies!!!

2011-12-31T12:19:00.000-06:00

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!

**2011** Year-End Reviews!*!*!

Thank YOU to ALL My ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! SHoPPers for your continued support ~ allowing me live my B*L*I*S*S...

It was a FaB Year!*!*!

Sooooo much work goes on "behind the scenes"...
How did I ever do it?!?!?!

PacKaGe Sightings... ~ It's a Wrap!!!

2011-12-24T09:43:00.001-06:00

Wishing YOU all a very M*E*R*R*Y C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S...

SPaRkLing BLING Necklace.... Oh Soooo SHaBBy!!!

2011-12-23T13:28:00.000-06:00

Need some HoLIDay B*L*I*N*G for New Year's Eve or after??? This necklace is "Sure-To-Be" an eye-catcher!!!

It's a ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! WHITE OUT...

2011-12-22T20:48:00.000-06:00

My friend Roxann is such a "gem"... One of the things I remember most about her is that she has always signed her notes to me - "FRIENDS ALWAYS"... Having moved away from this area for quite some time now, we may not keep in touch as much, but on occasion - Christmas or Birthdays - ROXANN ALWAYS makes that special effort to keep in touch - hence ** FRIENDS ALWAYS **... The other day a beautiful greeting card and "Perfectly SHaBBy B*L*I*N*G Gift Arrived!*!*! See for yourself... Thank YOU Roxann!!!

I wanted a little "SHaBBy W*H*I*T*E Vignette" on one of my favorite chippy tables... Roxann sent me the "Darling Creamer & Sugar" - which completed it...

The set has the most adorable RHINESTONE BLING in the design...

I adorned this SHaBBy-White Tree with ViNaGe Tea Cups that are stamped "Japan" on the bottom...

Items Made In Japan, date between the 1940's - 1960's...

I'm not sure if I want to add a hint of color...

I sure love my vintage clip on birdies...

This Gift adorned with "BiRdiE" -

already flew out the door...

I married this Funky White Tree with a

"Light Fixture Housing" for the base...

Wonderfully ChiPPy!*!*!

Only a few more days till

~*~ ChRisTmAs 2011 ~*~

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! WHITE TWIG TREE with BiRdiE!!!

2011-12-21T13:11:00.001-06:00

I've been seeing so many lovely HoLiDay W*H*I*T*E*S this year... I'm linking up with Kathleen of Faded Charm ~ For WHITE WEDNESDAY with my SHaBBy-WhiTe Twig Tree & BiRdiE...

I just LoVe This!*!*!

Although the Tree probably isn't that old, what appealed to me was it's crude branches & time-worn paint patina... The newer, bristly birdie adornment was a perfect accent...

The base is wonderfully crude & chippy...

*~* Woodsy Winter Wonderland *~*

In between this 'n that, hop on over to Faded Charm's Blog and get inspired with all the other White Wednesday Entries...

SpArKliNg Window Display Tomorrow's Heirlooms ~ Sutter Creek California...

2011-12-20T06:55:00.000-06:00

Oh~Soooooo~SHaBBy!*!*! What's not to LoVe about this **SPaRkLiNg Store Front Window**...

~*~TOMORROW'S HEIRLOOMS ~*~

Sutter Creek, California

The first Friday Night in December, starts Sutter Creek's HoLIDaY Open House... The town's shop were ALL A-GLOW with festive window displays ~ and this shop - Tomorrow's Heirlooms was packed!*!*!

One of the perks of HoLiDaY ShoPPing is coming across a WINDOW DISPLAY that is sooooo GoRgEOuS ~ that you just can't help but go inside and shop!*!*! Tomorrow's Heirlooms was just that!!! I'm sooooo glad we were visiting when we did...

Even their door handle was inviting...

Lots of ViNtaGe InSpired Clothing...

Their dressing rooms were as lovely as the front window...

The ladies behind the check-out counter were sooooo nice!!!

"Frog-Husband" saw me eyeing this unique "BiRdiE Necklace" ~ I came home with it!*!*!

**Be sure to check out TOMORROW'S HEIRLOOMS on FaceBook**

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ~ A SpArKliNg Blue ChRisTMaS!!!

2011-12-18T08:49:00.001-06:00

YESTERDAY we woke up to a light "Dusting-Of-Snow"... - That's ALL IT TOOK to get me in the Christmas Shopping HoLiDaY Spirit... I wanted to "SHOP-LOCAL" this year and that I did!!! Ninety percent of ALL my ShoPPing was acquired in our Quaint Historic Town - of Cedarburg, Wisconsin... The more I get in the Spirit of things ~ the MORE ViNtaGe ChRisTMas Appears in our home...

I was missing the ~*~HoLiDay SPaRkLe~*~ of my Rare ViNtaGe Blue Christmas Trees... It's taken YEARS of Collecting to find these "less commonly seen"

B*L*U*E Bottle Brush Trees...

I remember paying "top dollar" for this GoRgeOus, larger-sized, 1950's Bottle Brush Tree... It's a Beauty!!!

Blues work soooo well with "SHaBBy-Whites"...

I picked up this Sprig of Blue Glass Balls - YESTERDAY, while shopping in Cedarburg... I loVe the varied shades of blues & of course the PaTiNa!*!*!

My friend Jenny surprised me with these ViNtaGe Silver-Snowflake & Aqua-Blue Ornaments... Such a PeRfeCt Adornment for my "Blue Christmas Vignette"...

I know I have a few more blue trees in the cupboard - somewhere, along with a large Bottle Brush Wreath... I'm hoping to add "just one more" Blue Tree to my collection this year...

THE STORE OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT... Marshall Field & Company, Chicago

2011-12-16T09:48:00.000-06:00

~*~*~The Store Of The Christmas Spirit~*~*
"Marshall Field & Company" whose headquarters were based in Chicago, holds such fond HoLiDaY Memories for me... In my younger years, just Dad and I ~ would make our special yearly trip into the City of Chicago, to view their AmAziNg HoLiDaY Window Displays!!!
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY
closed their doors in 2006, after more than "100 years in business"... It was such a CHICAGO ICON...
It's amazing how such a little box, measuring just 3" x 2", holds a lifetime of memories...

For quite some time, I've been collecting

**ViNtaGe Christmas Boxes**...

These are Old, Time-Worn Paper Boxes, that have Christmas HoliDay Graphics already printed on them, NOT separate wrapping paper covering the box... Many of them have condition issues, - "pen or pencil" writings on them, perhaps identifying their stored Holiday Decorations from year to year... THIS YEAR I decided to SELL a good number of pieces from my Personal Collection... After the fact, I was actually quite saddened to see them ALL SELL!!! ~ Sooooo, I now have a "more recently acquired" Stack Of Old ChiPPy-SHaBBy ViNtaGe-Boxes, replacing my loss!*!*!

Wonderful "Graphics"

My Guess ~ **1950's**

A Fluffy-Creamy-White ViNtaGe Chenille Tree

now proudly adorns my more recently acquired stack of ViNtaGe Christmas Boxes in our entry vignette...

If you have a "Fond-Memory" of Marshall Field & Company, I'd love to hear about it!*!*!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! BirdHouse ~ It's White WeDNeSdaY!!!

2011-12-14T09:49:00.000-06:00

Lots to do ToDay... ~ But I just couldn't miss out on linking up with Faded Charm, for Kathleen's WHITE WEDNESDAY POSTS!*!*! This time~worn BIRDHOUSE, with PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy "Old-White-Paint" - caught my eye this morning...

*~*~ BirdHouse *~*~

Adorned with woodsy things from nature, along with whimsical vintage clip on BiRdiE & Glitter Nest...

Now hop on over to FADED CHARM'S BLOG to enjoy "all the other ***White Wednesday*** Entries...

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Booth - December 2011 Grayslake Flea- Illinois

2011-12-12T11:42:00.001-06:00

This past weekend Frog Husband and I "Split-A-Booth" at the GRAYLAKE ANTIQUE FLEA MARKET in Illinois... Although we had a fun time together ~ "My SHaBBies" were way toooooo sandwiched-in on my side of the space...

It was challenging to make it all fit!*!*!

LAST WEEK ~ While in California, I picked up this

FaB ViNtaGe Bottle...

***SNOW-MAID***

It was "bittersweet" to see it sell... The Winter Graphics Couldn't have gotten any better!*!*!

The smaller-sized child's ski's SOLD right away, along with the poles... I can just SEE it displayed in a basket with some greens GREETING HER HoLiDaY Guests...

PeRfeCt HoLiday "Coffee Table" Adornment ~ lasting long through January... These naturally-frosted white pine cones were a nature-find from our FALL NEW HAMPSHIRE TRIP...

These Vintage Bottle Garlands look FaB strung across a Mirror,Windows, Shutters...

Sooooo "Jeanne 'd Arc / Nordic Style!*!*!

How Fun is that Darling Green Cart

with Red Wheels!*!*!

It went to a very good home!!!

Just PeRfeCt - For changing out "Seasonal Decorations"...

My Galvanized Buckets W/Painted Chalk-Board Area, were a good seller... Adorned with greens ~ they'll make a PERFECT HOSTESS GIFT during your holiday visits... Tuck-In a nice Bottle of Wine - even better!*!*!

Frog Husband had a LARGE AQUARIUM he wanted to sell... I came up with a SNOWY WINTER-WOODLAND DISPLAY...

***SQUIRREL***

***RACOON***

Jeff's side of the booth...

PeRfeCt Table Centerpiece Adornment...

ChiPPy Primitive Cubby-Drawers

Original Old Green Paint...

I just loved this Sweet, Smaller-Sized,

Winter Wonderland "BiRdiE Display" with candle...

PeRfeCt to display - just about anywhere... No Worries that it did not sell... It will now be adorning OUR HOME this HoLIDay Season...

Just FaB ~ PeRfeCTLy ChiPPy Architectural

Candle Support Pillars...

"Endangered Species"

SpArKliNg SNOW OWL in SHaBBy BirdCage!*!*!

By the end of the weekend ~

This was such a welcome sight!*!*!

**Kisses Froggie**

HoLiDay Adornments to WOW Your Guests...

2011-12-09T09:52:00.000-06:00

If you like "unique/one-of-a-kind" finds, be sure to "SHOP-MY-SHABBIES" ~ this weekend at the Lake County Fairgrounds - Grayslake, Illinois!*!*!

By now you probably have your HoLiDaY Decorations up ~ and are looking for those last-minute "fill in display pieces" to **WOW** your guests!!! ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! has them!*!*!

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It's WEDNESDAY... It's ChiPPy... It's WHITE...

2011-12-07T13:24:00.000-06:00

WEDNESDAYS have become my FaVoRite Day of the week - "linking-up" with Kathleen of "Faded Charm" - Host of W*H*I*T*E W*E*D*N*E*S*D*A*Y...

I REALLY should be working on readying my "Show-Stock" for this weekend's Flea Market ~ but I got hit with the Christmas Spirit ~ and just had to play a bit!*!*!

I always do a "seasonal display" in our entryway...

I picked up this mantel Early Fall ~ and decided it was time to use it!!! I love its somewhat smaller size... The ChiPPy White Planter Box seemed like a good starting point at the base...

Although it's going to be NEXT WEEK before I can actually finish the display, I'm loving dreaming up "Possibilities"... For Starters, I'm thinking of filling the chippy wooden planter with BOXWOOD & TALLOW BERRIES to give it some height...

Hope to SEE you this weekend at

Grayslake Antique Flea Market, in Illinois...

December 10th & 11th

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SHaBBy Sightings @ My FaVoRiTe Things ~ Nevada City, Calif.

2011-12-06T21:27:00.000-06:00

As we walked up and down the the main street of "Historic Nevada City, California, all it took was a little chippy side-table - resting on a porch - "to draw me into this darling little Shop" -

**My FaVoRite Things**...

Meet Tina, the owner...

She was sooooo welcoming...

Sooooo many of the Store's Props were

"PeRfeCtLy ChiPPy"...

Unfortunately - this wasn't a trip via the van...

FaB ViNtaGe H*A*R*P Centerpiece...

The Vintage HARP had FaB Details and was sooooo wonderfully ChiPPy!*!*!

Rescued Metal Industrial Dresser...

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Grayslake Antique/Flea Market

Saturday & Sunday

December 10th & 11th

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ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Visits CALIFORNI*A'S GoLd Country!!!

2011-12-05T12:31:00.005-06:00

Sacramento... Auburn... Nevada City... Sutter Creek...

Frog Husband and I spent the last 5 days in sunny California ~ Bottle Show in Historic AUBURN, then onto quaint towns - like SUTTER CREEK - "My FaVoRiTe Pick"...

I was pleasantly surprised to see a complete remodel of the Sacramento California Airport... Look at those hanging birdcages!*!*!

More "eye-candy" at the airport...

Word is that there is an ANTIQUE FLEA MARKET
2nd Sunday of the month in this area...
Sacramento antique faire

I netted this sweet "Anthro" BiRdie Wrap Sweater at
FRENCH CUFF CONSIGNMENT, in the hip "MidTown" District of Sacramento...

Auburn had a quaint old historic downtown...

Lots of "Good Eateries"...

Scenic winding roadway on our way to Sutter Creek...

My FaVoRite Town...

Wait till you SEE pics of
THE ANTIQUE GARDNER STORE!*!*!
Maria of DREAMY WHITES also did a post on Aimee's Store last spring...

I'll be posting lots more pics of my visit

~ when I can fit it in...

Just got back ~ My week is sooooo busy...

**ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Booth**

This Weekend, December 10th & 11th

GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE/FLEA MARKET, Illinois

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ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ReUpholstered MAKE~OVER!!!

2011-11-29T20:01:00.002-06:00

Some years ago (I'm much tooo embarrassed to actually say how many years...) Jeff and I were On-The-Hunt for either a New -OR- Used Pair of Upholstered Chairs for our home... With our tall, almost floor to ceiling windows, we needed chairs with very low backs so we could easily take advantage of the views... After much shopping, we opted to "Re-Upholster" a pair of chairs from a ReSale Shop - that were covered in some gruesome "Hippie-Style" 1970's Fabric!*!*!

Just before Thanksgiving, the Upholsterer Delivered our Newly, "Not Toooo ShaBBy", Upholstered Chairs... I just LoVe how they turned out!*!*! SHADES OF WHITE can be quite tricky... We were just thrilled that we picked the perfect shade of white ~ not blinding to the eye, & not too strong of beige or yellow tones...
*~*Just a soft creamy white *~*
We had him do some updates ~ omitting the skirt and exposing some newly varnished legs to match the sofa... We also had him add lots of piping detail...

The Pottery Barn Catalog arrived shortly after and these HoLIDay Pillows were "Shabby-Love" at first sight!*!*!

The Catalog was already Sold-Out
on this GoRgeOus Pillow,

so I netted mine at the store...

Now hop on over to Faded Charm

& enjoy the rest of the WHITE WEDNESDAY ENTRIES...

Have a good rest of the week!*!*!

***

Jeanine

ViNtaGe Mercury Glass Globe Shade ~ Re-Purposed!!!

2011-11-28T14:46:00.000-06:00

It's now time for me to start "Fussing-Up" ~ My-Own-Home for the HoLiDays!*!*! I've started the "nesting process" for the long winter season ahead, - sorting, packing, & rearranging all my SHaBBies from this past Season... I'm almost always rewarded by coming across something I had long forgotten about... Such was the case as I came across a FaB ViNtaGe Find that I netted from the Iowa Junk Gypsies... When I spotted this time-worn ViNtaGe Mercury Glass Globe Shade, I had a pretty good idea what my plans were for it...

I have the large globe flipped over ~ resting on a vintage plateau mirror...

A side view of the globe reveals

a much desired silver loss patina... Adding a candle in a glass holder, most certainly will enhance this time~worn patina...

I added some springs of "G*R*E*E*N*S from our garden, along with a sweet BiRdiE Adornment, painted silver acorns & leaves...

A unique, one-of-a-kind re-purposed F*I*N*D,

not only for the HoLiDay Season, but long into January as well...

DOOR COUNTY Wisconsin ~ Just for the DaY!!!

2011-11-27T09:33:00.000-06:00

EARLY Friday morning Frog Husband & I headed "Up-North" to our most favorite place DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN... We are soooo lucky to be only 2-1/2 hours away!*!*! We did our usual ~ breakfast at the White Gull Inn, in Fish Creek ~ then on to Viva la Cottage's ViNtaGe NeSt HoLiDay Market...

The NOVEMBER Scenery was just B*E*A*U*T*I*F*U*L...

I've always wanted to snap a pic of this sign... TODAY was the day... LoVe those gorgeous cedar trees...

Sooooo Door County!*!*!

Although the ViNtaGe HoLiDaY Market hosts just a handful of vendors, the parking lot was quite full, and it most certainly did not disappoint!!! I came home with some FaB Finds ~ some possibly going to Grayslake Flea on December 10th & 11th... (see sidebar for details...)

I just LoVed this Mug Display!*!*!

Carol's Booth was the first thing you saw upon entering...

Angie, owner of Viva la Cottage, ALWAYS does up EVERYTHING "First Class"...

Just LoVed this Display!*!*!

ChiPPy SiGhTinG!*!*!

Our last stop was FRED & CO. in Fish Creek... I was sooooo lucky to get some "pet 'n purrrr" time with my most favorite Himalayan Cat in the world ~ Everest... It's a RARE occasion to see him at the store... Thank YOU Terry!!!

ChiPPy! - SHaBBy!

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

Send Some L*O*V*E... It's VaLenTiNes Day!*!*!

Selling ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Finds - THIS PAST WEEKEND, LAKE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS - Illinois...

Shop-My-SHaBBies - THIS UpComing WeekEnd @ THE GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE MARKET - Illinois...

BeSt ViNtaGe F*I*N*D with Birdie Motif!*!*!

FaB S*A*L*E*S and a Good-Time **DuPaGe Expo Antique Show 2012**

VAN LOADED with SHaBBies!*!*! - DuPage Expo Antique Show...

WHITE WEDNESDAY ~ TiN ArChiTECtuRaL Fragment...

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! S*I*G*H*T*I*N*G*S- from the weekend...

On-The-Hunt for ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! FinDs...

Winter Stillness ~ A TIME OF WAITING...

Re-Purposed GREY TABLE with Shelf!*!*!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Sightings ~ AROUND OUR HOME...

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style ~ RUSTY-CRUSTY ARCHED GATE!*!*!

ViNtaGe JEWELRY NOOK PreTTies!*!*!

ViNtaGe WHITE FLOWER LITHO ~ ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style...

V*A*L*E*N*T*I*N*E Hearts-A-Flutter "ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style"...

Last Weekend's **ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!** K*E*E*P*E*R...

White W*E*D*N*E*S*D*A*Y BiRdiES!*!*!

SHaBBy ShoPPing ~ Saturday's BeSt ~ Grayslake Market - Illinois...

SHaBBy WHITE-OUT @ Grayslake Market, IL

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ViNtaGE WiNDoW w/Hints of Old Pink Paint!*!*!

**ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Finds on ETSY - F*I*N*A*L*L*Y...

HaPPy NeW Year ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style...

OMG!*!*! What a Busy Year for SHaBBies!*!*!

PacKaGe Sightings... ~ It's a Wrap!*!*!

SPaRkLing B*L*I*N*G Necklace.... Oh Soooo SHaBBy!*!*!

It's a **ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!** W*H*I*T*E O*U*T...

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! WHITE TWIG TREE with BiRdiE!*!*!

**SpArKliNg Window Display** Tomorrow's Heirlooms ~ Sutter Creek California...

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ~ A SpArKliNg Blue ChRisTMaS!*!*!

THE STORE OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT... **Marshall Field & Company, Chicago**

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! BirdHouse ~ It's White WeDNeSdaY!*!*!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Booth - December 2011 Grayslake Flea- Illinois

HoLiDay Adornments to **WOW** Your Guests...

It's WEDNESDAY... It's ChiPPy... It's W*H*I*T*E...

SHaBBy Sightings @ **My FaVoRiTe Things** ~ Nevada City, Calif.

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Visits C*A*L*I*F*O*R*N*I*A'S GoLd Country!*!*!

**ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!** ReUpholstered MAKE~OVER!*!*!

**ViNtaGe** Mercury Glass Globe Shade ~ Re-Purposed!*!*!

**DOOR COUNTY** Wisconsin ~ Just for the DaY!*!*!

WHITE WEDNESDAY!!!

Send Some LOV*E... It's VaLenTiNes Day!!!

BeSt ViNtaGe FIN*D with Birdie Motif!!!

FaB SALES and a Good-Time DuPaGe Expo Antique Show 2012

VAN LOADED with SHaBBies!!! - DuPage Expo Antique Show...

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! SIGHTINGS- from the weekend...

Re-Purposed GREY TABLE with Shelf!!!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style ~ RUSTY-CRUSTY ARCHED GATE!!!

ViNtaGe JEWELRY NOOK PreTTies!!!

VALENTINE Hearts-A-Flutter "ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Style"...

Last Weekend's ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! KEE*PER...

White WEDNESDAY BiRdiES!!!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ViNtaGE WiNDoW w/Hints of Old Pink Paint!!!

**ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Finds on ETSY - FINALLY...

OMG!!! What a Busy Year for SHaBBies!!!

PacKaGe Sightings... ~ It's a Wrap!!!

SPaRkLing BLING Necklace.... Oh Soooo SHaBBy!!!

It's a ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! WHITE OUT...

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! WHITE TWIG TREE with BiRdiE!!!

SpArKliNg Window Display Tomorrow's Heirlooms ~ Sutter Creek California...

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ~ A SpArKliNg Blue ChRisTMaS!!!

THE STORE OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT... Marshall Field & Company, Chicago

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! BirdHouse ~ It's White WeDNeSdaY!!!

HoLiDay Adornments to WOW Your Guests...

It's WEDNESDAY... It's ChiPPy... It's WHITE...

SHaBBy Sightings @ My FaVoRiTe Things ~ Nevada City, Calif.

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! Visits CALIFORNI*A'S GoLd Country!!!

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! ReUpholstered MAKE~OVER!!!

ViNtaGe Mercury Glass Globe Shade ~ Re-Purposed!!!

DOOR COUNTY Wisconsin ~ Just for the DaY!!!