Follow me on my pathtojunkentreasure as I hunt for treasures at flea markets, garage sales, rummage sales, thrift stores, estate sales and even on the side of the road. I'll share my love of ironstone, hammered aluminum, vintage Christmas, vintage jewelry, doilies and tablecloths, flower frogs, garden items and anything rusty and chippy. You can find me at Carriage House Antiques in Crystal Lake Illinois. Please join me on my pathtojunkentreasure!

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

I'm In......

I'm in the July/August issue of Flea Market Style magazine!



I am super excited to be in the Show and Tell Section!


It's on news stands now.

Happy treasure hunting!

Monday, May 13, 2019

Catching Up!

It always seems that I'm catching up on my Blog. There just isn't enough time in the day.

I promised pictures of my sun room so here they are....


I bought two vintage stands recently so I changed the look.  I had that fabulous white chippy basket and couldn't find a place for it until now. I knew I would find a place sooner or later.  I love it!


I paired down my vintage planter collection to only the green family or white.


I bought that fabulous white cart from Chippy Shabby at the Washington Street Market. It is super cute!


I love how it all ties together.


How cute is this planter? I received it from a friend for Easter. I also got this beautiful spring bouquet from a family friend. After all that snow, I needed for it to feel like spring even though it is slowly arriving.


I recently visited Holland Michigan for the tulip festival. Along the way I just had to stop at some interesting places. This door was fabulous!


Here I am at a park that was filled with decorated wooden shoes.


The tulips were lovely....


but the windmill tour was really great.


It was a busy week when I got back. We had our Spring Open House at the Carriage House and I had to redo my space. I brought in some really cool treasures....


and these too....



On the one day that I wasn't working at the Open House, I found this fabulous dress form! Isn't she lovely? I had to have her. She's now standing in my dining room next to my milk glass china cabinet.


Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day. Here is my mom holding me during my Christening.


My baby brother turned 50 on Mother's Day! I could hardly believe it. I don't like to think of myself as getting older but this had me thinking for sure.

There are a few events coming up this weekend...

Saturday and Sunday is the Pec Thing flea market in Pecatonica. Saturday is Main Street Market at its new location in Belvidere at the Fairgrounds. Sunday is the Elkhorn Flea market at the fairgrounds in Elkhorn WI.  May 26th is the Cedarburg Flea market in Cedarburg WI.

Happy treasure hunting!