Sunday At Elkhorn

Elkhorn was great on Sunday!  The weather was beautiful, the shoppers were plenty, and we out did our previous numbers in sales for a market.  So many thanks to all our customers on Sunday, as well as the many customers we have had in the shop over the last few months!  We saw lots of old friends at the market, and made many new ones as well.  Here are some pictures to share, in case you didn't make it out on Sunday.

  
A great old Ice Cream Sandwich sign. Perfect for Summer!  It came out of an old amusement park.

 
Does this little gal look familiar?  She graced the cover of Country Living Magazine years back.

 
Can you see her on the mantel?  The glare makes it a little difficult.  This is the inside of the vendors home back in 2007.  The vendor, Rick, was the nicest guy ever!  He was so informative, and gave us lots of tips we will be sure to use.  Check out his website http://www.farmhouse1807.com/fhome_ie.htm. 

 
I love this sign.  It is fabulous.

 
This was also in Rick's booth.  Anne was in love with this old metal vent top.  I can't believe she didn't go home with it!  How perfect for summer is the basket of soft balls?  So cute.

 
Rick and his wife are from Missouri.  They run a General store which sells primitive antiques, as well as wonderful hand crafted bird houses.  Be sure to check them out!
 
Gracie's Cottage anyone?  They had an awesome booth, which was very patriotic! These gals have a great blog you should check out.  Go to http://cobblecreek.blogspot.com/ to find out where you can find them next.  

 
More from Gracie's cottage.  I couldn't pass up a picture of the clocks.  You know how we love clocks here at Tattered Tiques. 

 
Talk about Patriotic.  A few booths down from Gracie's Cottage, on the same side, were two more sweet gals, from Alma and Rosa Collectibles. 

 
A little red white and blue for your summer kitchen?  They had a ton to choose from.

 
 
More from Alma and Rosa Collectibles.  Don't you just love these colors together. 

Two other nice gals to visit at the markets, are the Iowa Junk Gypsies.  They always have such great vintage finds.  Julie didn't have her camera when she stopped by for a visit, but check them out online.  They have a fantastic blog!  http://iowajunkgypsies.blogspot.com/

 
These handcrafted tables were awesome.  They were from another vendor who also graced the pages of Country Living Magazine.  Mike from Treasures and Trash is a really nice guy who is also a vendor at Junk Bonanza and Junk Jubilee.  He and his family are very talented artists! 

 
Remember this?  If you read Country Living Magazine, you might recognize this picture.  This is Mike Brown.  For more on Country Living Magazine, visit http://www.countryliving.com/ 

 

And now a little Tattered Tiques.  This blue dresser sold to the nicest couple.

 

 
Yeah! The chicken coop sold.  We were thrilled to not haul it back home.

 
This is an over all shot of our space.  We brought tons of great stuff to this market.  We also sold the Antique Hoosier Cabinet to the funniest guy and his wife.  So glad, it was a great piece, but too big for us to hall back and forth. 

Tattered Tiques will be back at Elkhorn on August 14th.  We will also be open the weekend after the 4th of July.  July 7th, 8th, and 9th.  We hope to see you there!  Thanks again to all the shoppers at the market, and especially to all the devoted Tattered Tiques Shop shoppers!!  In the mean time, we will all be spending the week of the 4th up in Eagle River at the cabin.  Hopefully we will find tons of great treasures in the north woods to share with you at our next sale!  See you then.

 

Happy Birthday Mom! Happy Anniversery Mom and Dad!

Here's to the both of you.  We hope you have a wonderful Birthday Mom, and a great Anniversary as well!  

 

 

 

A Little Bit of Everything

 
 
A little bit of everything.  That's what you get at Tattered Tiques shop.  We have new crafts, new furniture, and even new smalls. 

 
I don't know if you recognize this coffee server, but it was very tarnished the first few sales.  We thought it was really fab the way it was.  Look at her now.  She is beautiful.

 
Adorable basket full of goodies.

 
Our newest blue dresser.

 
I have a thing for old snack trays.  I think they make the best little dishes to keep jewerly and such on, on a dresser.  

 

 
Mom's newest pillows.

 
Sorry about the window glare.  This picture is one of my favorite new pieces in the shop.  It is adorable.

 
Mom's version of a vintage feed sack stripe.  So perfect on this chair.

 
The cutest soon to be bride bought this dresser at the last sale, along with some other great finds.

 
We love the way this little cabinet turned out.  It is the perfect size for a bedroom.  With ample room on top for a tv or even better, a vintage inspired vignette!

 
We continue to add white painted arm chairs.  They are are big seller.

 
Something for the cottage?  How about a vintage paint by number.

 
Perfect for a nursery. 

 
Getting ready for the 4th of July! 

 
Mom used some old buckets and a little paint, and voila.  Adorable. 

 
New 4th of July inspiried gift tags.

 
More feed sack design. Both vintage and newly created.

 
Vintage letter bundles.  Many of the letters are from WWII. 

 
 
Anne has lots of new crowns in the store.

 
 
 

 
This is not a new piece for us, it's just such a great piece, it deserves some new attention.

On Sunday, we will be vendors at Elkhorn Antique Market in Elkhorn Wisconsin.  Our booth number is #1357.  We will be crossing our fingers that we will have good weather!  If so, It could be a bonanza of a market, considering the first one of the season was a big rain out.  So, wear some comfortable shoes, and stop by for a visit.

   Elkhorn Antique Market is located at 411 East Court Street, Elkhorn, Wisconsin.  Visit http://www.nlpromotionsllc.com/ for more info.

 

 

 

 

Weekend Trip

This past weekend, my family and I took off for Father's Day and headed to southern Wisconsin, to the New Glarus, Dodgeville area.  It is only a few hours drive for us, and it is such a beautiful ride. My husband loves to fly fish, so we are always in search of a good stream to pull over at.  We always drive up through New Glarus and stop at the Brewery to fill up on Spotted Cow, and Fat Squirrel.  If you've never been to New Glarus Wisconsin, please go, you will not be disappointed!  It is a beautiful drive, and such a great little town.

 
This was the first stream we stopped at. 

 

And this was the road it was on.  A road into the middle of nowhere.  Just were we wanted to be!

 
This was in bloom all over.  Dill maybe?  It was spectacular.

 
The New Glarus Brewing company.  It is an awesome day trip destination (even with kids).  This place is beautiful in all regards!  The buildings, the landscaping, the decorating, all beautiful. No detail was left out here.

 

What an entrance. 

 

The backside.  There is a little beer garden off the gift shop.  There is also a beer tasting room with samples of all the beer.

 
These little guys hang out in the beer garden.  I wish I new where them came from, they were adorable.

 
 
See what I mean about beautiful.  Even the inside of this place was amazing.  Check out those floors, and all the metal rails have carved deer every so often. 
 

 
Now for the good stuff.

 
What's your favorite New Glarus beer?  Our favorite is Spotted Cow.

 
This one is called Two Women. Go to their website to get more info. http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/

 
A Swiss Chalet anyone?  How about the Chalet Landhaus Inn.  Located in New Glarus.

 
Notice the decorated cow.  They were all over town.

 
Chalet of the Golden Fleece.

 
 
These crests hang above an antique store in town along the side of the building.  Glarnerladen Antiques and Collectibles.

 
 
 
New Glarus Hotel.

 
Even the lumber company in town is cute!  For more information on visiting New Glarus, check this out  http://www.swisstown.com/

 
Here come the girls!  While my husband fished at another stream, I took the kids down the road to visit with the local wildlife.  They (the cows) were so curious.  They came over immidiately to see us.

 
My favorite version of a "Spotted Cow". 

 
Group shot.  How funny are they.  It's like I told them to get together for a picture.  After this picture they all came over to the fence to hang out with us.  They were adorable!

 
This gal was my favorite.  She was right in front the whole time stealing our attention.

 
See what I mean. 
I may have walked back to the car with one less finger or hand for that matter, but I wouldn't of cared.  I adored these cows.  They were so sweet. 

 
Another picturesc stream for fishing.

 
More beautiful Wisconsin.  This area is filled with rolling hills. 

 
 
Ok, I am embarresed to admit that, on this trip I took 97 pictures of cows.  Only three of which were of fake cows!  Anyone who knows me well enough, knows that it's a life long dream of mine to own my own cow someday.  Along with a donkey of course!  That may explain the 97 cow pictures anyway. Notice the number on this cows ear.  The exact number of live cow pics taken on this trip!

 
Old broken down trucks are one of my favorite subjects for pictures. 

As I was finishing this blog, I opened up my newest copy of Midwest Living magazine.  It features an artical on southern Wisconsin.  It also mentions the brewery.  How bizarre is that?   

 Some websites to checkout: http://www.greencounty.org/ , http://www.midwestliving.com/travel/ choose Wisconsin, then Southern Hills area, http://www.dodgeville.com

I am headed back up to Wisconsin this weekend with Mom and Anne.  We will be at the Elkhorn Antique Market on Sunday.  Come see us!