January Shop Scenes 

Need help decorating for Winter? We've got lots of new home decor this month, including a few old favorites. PLUS, a whole batch of houseplants arrived last week. Here's a quick peek. 

I love how these new floral prints look on the wall. They really fill in a large space.  Each sold separately. Notice the large crocks underneath with the ferns and olive tree. LOVE these. 

How cute are they?!  I love that they say White Cottage Stoneware Company. Cute, neutral, and just about anyone can use these. Plus, we have them in a few different sizes. They are perfect for our olive trees and favorite ferns.  

These lanterns are new too. They are LED bulbs and have a 6 hr on and 18 hr off timer.  

Look at these faux ferns!  They are pretty fantastic. Obsessed with the big one. How cute is the terracotta bird feeder?

These sweet dachshund dog planters are back in stock too.  Super cute planters. Perfect for plants, or just about anything you need to corral.   

Finally got the candle snuffers and candle snips back in stock. These make a great addition to add to our  candles to make a nice gift. 

Houseplants are here! 

Pick up a little a little fresh greenery. 

If you haven't been in in a while, we hope you plan on stopping by this month.  We are OPEN Wednesday thru Saturday 10-3, Sunday 11-2.  See you soon!

Antiques & Vintage Trending in 2023

I hear that antiques and vintage will be trending in 2023! How exciting is that?! We at Tattered Tiques’s love to go antiquing, thrifting, road tripping and more for good old vintage.  We haven’t met a flea market we didn’t like.  When we are out picking, we see such amazing things. Some of those make it home with us. Heck, many a roadside treasure have even made it home with us. Over the years, we’ve managed to bring home a good assortment of cool vintage.  Things like ironstone pitchers, globes, old scales, maps, seed boxes, vintage alarm clocks, yard photos, signs and so much more have made their way home with us. Flea markets are the biggest culprit! Over the years, we’ve managed to fill entire cars, trailers and rental trucks from flea marketing. Memorable road trips to places like Springfield Extravaganza in Ohio will never be forgotten, and neither will all the vintage goodness that we found.  Take a peek at these old photos I found. 

Years ago we showcased some of our favorite pieces and collections from our homes.  

This was my vintage globe collection. 

This was one of my favorites.

This is an old shoe rack mom(Nancy) transformed into a shelf. 

How great is this old seed box she has?  These are not that easy to find these days…if you do find one, they are REALLY expensive.  I think she paid under $40 for this one. 

The shoe rack also holds her antique ironstone pitcher collection.

We all have our own version of this collection. Ironstone pitchers are a weakness of ours. 

This is part of Julie's.

This is a MINOR part of Anne's.

  The truth is…we all LOVE these old pitchers and we all have a pretty good selection of them. 

Have you seen antique yard photos?  They are so cool!

I used to have a large collection on a wall in my living room.

I love the blank and white group photos.  

We used to sell yard photos at the shop, and may still have some in back. 

This was one of Anne's favorite pieces.  It used to be in her chicken coop.  It's an old galvanized nesting box from Iowa.  The old hardware sign above is a great piece too.  She got it for $20 and it's double sided!

What do you collect? Are you a lover of antiques and vintage? 

Welcome back to our blog!

 I came across our ORIGINAL blog!  I noticed that it actually was still getting views everyday. This blog was started over 10 years ago...that's crazy.  So here I am, writing a post for those who still see them. Thank you to whoever you are.  If you're local, please stop by and see us. If you're not, visit us online. Website linked below. We frequently add new merchandise, so make sure to check it out.  

TatteredTiques.com 

💙 Julie

Quick Pic of Tattered Tiques

SavvyCityFarmer

This is so much fun.....check it out!  Our good friend Joy from Savvy City Farmer stopped by today for a visit and did a live "scope" on Periscope.  What fun.  You can follow Joy on Periscope and soon, Tattered Tiques too. 

The Daily Herald

We are so excited....and very thankful for being featured in The Daily Herald. A huge "Thank You" to Anna Marie Kukec for such a great article. She compares us to The American Pickers...kinda funny! Check it out! 

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150223/business/150229867/

Recycling with Succulants

I recently was "sucked" in by the beauty of Succulents. I thought it only proper to recycle vintage items to use as new homes for these beauties. 

I snapped this pic at a The Home Depot. 

I picked up special potting mix for cacti and succulants, along with river rocks for drainage. I grabbed some cute, vintage containers from the shop today, along with some succulents from The Home Depot.

With Margaret's help, we added rocks on the bottom, then soil, and the plants.

 Seriously.....how easy is this?!

Quick, easy, and so adorable!

I'm hooked on succulants now! Soon I'll be making more terriaumns for the shop too. Stay tuned.....and stay warm! Brrrrr it's cold here in Chicago!  Julie