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, February 18, 2020

And Just Like That!

And just like that, February is almost over!

Hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day!


I always have the urge to declutter or just rummage through my collections when it's cold outside. So there I was going through my vintage trim collection, when I came across some fabulous pieces of trim. One is actually a belt.  They look super cute on my "favorite" vintage dress form.


This has to be one of my favorite photos ever!


I was so fortunate to have two wonderful friends give me flowers for my birthday! What a way to bring spring in!


Speaking of flowers: I love love love this vintage floral painting I picked up at a garage sale many years ago. I think that even without a frame it's super.


Especially surrounded by a few of my sea shells collection.



I wanted to show you how playing around with most of the same items can really change a vignette. This was one in my booth at the Carriage House. 


It's fun to play around with items you already have but also to add a few "new" things. I try to change things around in my booth weekly so it never looks completely the same.

I just played around with this vignette yesterday in my space:


The gold really pops!

I couldn't take the winter collections in my house any more this weekend. I wanted a splash of spring so I put away the Valentine's decor and brought out the Easter and Spring. I'll show you some pictures next post. 

This picture is from my booth and the cutest vintage Easter items I just put in. I needed that splash of spring!


I hope you marked your calendars for March 8th for the Elgin High School Flea Market.  I'm selling in the gym in space 180. If you were there last year, I'm in the same space. I have been busy pricing and organizing my treasures.  It's always a fun sale. Just remember that daylight savings time begins that day so turn your clocks ahead 1 hour.


Also remember that the Vintage Shop Hop  is that weekend on Friday and Saturday. (Some shops are open on Sunday). The Carriage House is participating on Friday and Saturday.  So Sunday is free for you to stop by the Elgin High School Flea Market.



Rummage sales are starting in March so get ready!  Happy treasure hunting!