Thursday thru Sunday (May 28-31) will be a Spring and Garden open house at Carriage House Antiques in Crystal Lake. The store will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for it. There will be sales, raffles and refreshments with a chance to win a gift certificate and flower arrangement from The Greenhouse on Route 31 in Crystal Lake. So many wonderful garden accents are being added daily to get ready for the open house. Not to mention all of the wonderful items inside the store. We have so many wonderful treasures to help you create what you have been dreaming about. Please stop by to see us. Check out the Facebook page for more details.
Yesterday we went to the Cedarburg WI flea market. It lightly rained the whole time so many of the vendors covered up or closed up so we didn't get to shop that much. I did find a few treasures but not like I usually do. It was disappointing but at the same time, it was fun. I love going to Cedarburg and walking around the town. We didn't get much time in town either because of the rain. The next one is July 12th.
Garage saleing was fun this past week. I found many wonderful treasures and even decided to keep a few of them this time. I have been trying to not keep anything, but I couldn't help it this time. I found a wonderful, quirky metal stand that has a figure of a woman at the top. I changed around my room and added her in the corner. I just love it!
We finished planting the garden today. I have been waiting for the perfect weather and couldn't wait any longer. I'm glad we did it tonight. The soil wasn't too wet and it seemed like the right time. I need to buy more tomato cages though. Another errand for this week....
Bethany Church on Crystal Lake Avenue in Crystal Lake is having their rummage sale on Friday May 29th.
Happy treasure hunting!
Monday, May 25, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
The Past Few Days.....
Whew! The past few days were extremely hectic but fun. I did have my garage sale on Friday and Saturday, so the days prior I was busy setting it up. The turnout on Friday was a little slow but after the rain ended on Saturday, it got really busy. Anything that was left over, went right to Savers in Crystal Lake. I don't like to hold onto anything that didn't sell. I also don't like to wait to donate it somewhere. As soon as the sale is over, we pack up and off it goes to be donated.
I had never been to the Pecatonica Flea Market in IL. It is twice a year and on a Saturday and Sunday. We were planning on going to both the Pecatonica and Elkhorn flea markets in the same day. I know that it could be done but once we got to the Pecatonica flea market on Sunday, we never left. It was fabulous! We made 3 trips to the car and left with a full trunk. My favorite buy was a vintage blue stool with the coolest pattern paper on top. I put it into my living room in a corner by the china cabinet and just put one blue/white vase on top. It looks so nice. I'm keeping this stool. It was a gift to me. I picked up a few pottery planters, jewelry, garden items, wooden boxes, comics for the boys and I can't even remember what else. The rain stayed away and it turned out to be a beautiful day. I had so much fun. The buys were great and so were the prices. The next one is Sept. 19-20.
May 29th is the Bethany Church sale on Crystal Lake Avenue in Crystal Lake, Immanuel Lutheran Sale in Crystal Lake is June 11th and the Calvary Church Rummage sale on Rte 31 in Crystal Lake is July 30th.
Stay tuned for the open house dates at Carriage House Antiques. It's coming up next week......
Happy treasure hunting!
I had never been to the Pecatonica Flea Market in IL. It is twice a year and on a Saturday and Sunday. We were planning on going to both the Pecatonica and Elkhorn flea markets in the same day. I know that it could be done but once we got to the Pecatonica flea market on Sunday, we never left. It was fabulous! We made 3 trips to the car and left with a full trunk. My favorite buy was a vintage blue stool with the coolest pattern paper on top. I put it into my living room in a corner by the china cabinet and just put one blue/white vase on top. It looks so nice. I'm keeping this stool. It was a gift to me. I picked up a few pottery planters, jewelry, garden items, wooden boxes, comics for the boys and I can't even remember what else. The rain stayed away and it turned out to be a beautiful day. I had so much fun. The buys were great and so were the prices. The next one is Sept. 19-20.
May 29th is the Bethany Church sale on Crystal Lake Avenue in Crystal Lake, Immanuel Lutheran Sale in Crystal Lake is June 11th and the Calvary Church Rummage sale on Rte 31 in Crystal Lake is July 30th.
Stay tuned for the open house dates at Carriage House Antiques. It's coming up next week......
Happy treasure hunting!
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Everything Homespun
I finally had a chance to stop at Everything Homespun in Delavan Wisconsin. What a great store! Not only are there many treasures to buy, but the owners are the nicest people. It was so much fun. Lots of primitives, but also candles and an assortment of items so that you will not leave empty handed. I bought a sap bucket and a vase. They are only open on certain days so be sure to check out their facebook page.
Happy treasure hunting!
Happy treasure hunting!
Monday, May 11, 2015
Mother's Day Weekend
Happy Mother's Day! I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. Mine was hectic but enjoyable. I got a huge beautiful basket of flowers that I put in front of my house on a vintage white ice cream parlor chair. (It sits on the concrete square that covers up the well.)
We stopped by the Pepper Road and Friends Spring Market on Saturday in Lake Barrington. It was nice to be at an outside market with so many fun items from an assortment of vendors. I found a cute black iron miniature plant stand that I'm using in my room to hold my flower frogs and assorted office supplies that I use. It looks great! I new that I would have a use for it. I also found a wonderful necklace with a heart that has Vintage Girl on it at Tattered Tiques. It is by a jewelry designer Beth Quinn. (She has a website, Beth Quinn Designs, and a Facebook page). The boys tried to convince me that I didn't really want it because they wanted me to walk away from it so that they could buy it for me for Mother's Day. How sweet they are! They just ended up buying it for me right away so that I could wear it. I love it!
On Mother's Day, we visited the Wilmot Flea Market in Wilmot, WI. Since the weather was misty and cold, there were only a handful of vendors. We didn't find anything, but they are open every Sunday. It costs $1 a person to get in.
Speaking of flea markets, Elkhorn WI flea market starts the season this Sunday at 7am. I love this market! There is also a flea market in Pecotanica IL. I have never been to this one but I hear it is a great one too. I'm hoping to get to both on Sunday. (I think the Pecotanica one is Saturday and Sunday). I will probably be having a garage sale on Friday and Saturday so I have to fit in both flea markets on Sunday. I know it can be done. I'm hoping for nice weather for the garage sale. There is a subdivision down the street from my house that is having one at the same time and I was hoping to get some of their traffic. I will start setting up tomorrow after checking the weather reports again.
Since we were having some nice weather the past few days, I started planting kohlrabi and swiss chard. It must be a bad year for ticks because I found 3 on me this past week. I always panic and threaten to never go outside again. At least I found them before they attached. Be careful this time of year and be sure to look yourself over well after coming in from outside.
On Thursday is the McHenry County Defenders sale at the Algonquin Township Office and in the afternoon is the Grace Lutheran Church Rummage sale in Woodstock across from Woodstock Water Works pool.
Happy treasure hunting!
We stopped by the Pepper Road and Friends Spring Market on Saturday in Lake Barrington. It was nice to be at an outside market with so many fun items from an assortment of vendors. I found a cute black iron miniature plant stand that I'm using in my room to hold my flower frogs and assorted office supplies that I use. It looks great! I new that I would have a use for it. I also found a wonderful necklace with a heart that has Vintage Girl on it at Tattered Tiques. It is by a jewelry designer Beth Quinn. (She has a website, Beth Quinn Designs, and a Facebook page). The boys tried to convince me that I didn't really want it because they wanted me to walk away from it so that they could buy it for me for Mother's Day. How sweet they are! They just ended up buying it for me right away so that I could wear it. I love it!
On Mother's Day, we visited the Wilmot Flea Market in Wilmot, WI. Since the weather was misty and cold, there were only a handful of vendors. We didn't find anything, but they are open every Sunday. It costs $1 a person to get in.
Speaking of flea markets, Elkhorn WI flea market starts the season this Sunday at 7am. I love this market! There is also a flea market in Pecotanica IL. I have never been to this one but I hear it is a great one too. I'm hoping to get to both on Sunday. (I think the Pecotanica one is Saturday and Sunday). I will probably be having a garage sale on Friday and Saturday so I have to fit in both flea markets on Sunday. I know it can be done. I'm hoping for nice weather for the garage sale. There is a subdivision down the street from my house that is having one at the same time and I was hoping to get some of their traffic. I will start setting up tomorrow after checking the weather reports again.
Since we were having some nice weather the past few days, I started planting kohlrabi and swiss chard. It must be a bad year for ticks because I found 3 on me this past week. I always panic and threaten to never go outside again. At least I found them before they attached. Be careful this time of year and be sure to look yourself over well after coming in from outside.
On Thursday is the McHenry County Defenders sale at the Algonquin Township Office and in the afternoon is the Grace Lutheran Church Rummage sale in Woodstock across from Woodstock Water Works pool.
Happy treasure hunting!
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