Abilene, Texas is a town often overlooked when it comes to choosing a destination for a vintage shopping trip. But, you will definitely want to include it! The first 9 shops, out of a total of 31 shops, to be showcased are located in close proximity to one another because we know you do not […]
Month: March 2021
Indigo Fabric
Indigo fabric is a remnant of the last product of a chapter of English textile history. The brown indigos were only developed during the late 1800s. The navy blue indigo fabric that appears almost black was developed through the late 1830s. Dyed and discharge printed in Manchester for 140 years, Indigo was manufactured for export […]
Hurricane Causes Flood in Glen Flora Emporium
Imagine owning an 8,000 square foot shop filled with hundreds of beautiful antique items for sale, and hearing the news that a hurricane would be hitting the Gulf coast, 130 miles from you within a few days. Trish Winkles, owner of The Glen Flora Emporium had weathered hurricanes that had hit the Gulf Coast before. […]
Glen Flora Emporium Filled with Antiques
Renell Moore June 23, 2018 The Glen Flora Emporium is currently filled with 8,000 square feet of quality antiques. The store is well organized, clean and air conditioned. If you didn’t know her store had flooded 10 months before, you would never even suspect it. Owner, Trish Winkles would like everyone to know that […]
Historic Clothing Shop Sells to Hollywood
The Cat’s Meow Antique Shop, in Midland, Texas is a historic clothing shop that sells vintage and antique clothing to the general public, but also privately to Hollywood movie producers. Historic clothing and accessories are a unique specialty of owner Steven Porterfield who is a native Midlander. He travels 50,000 miles per year on buying […]
Army Air Corp Propellers – Repurposed Lone Star Signs
The Lone Star brewery acquired WWI Army surplus propellers from Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas. These were repurposed and distributed by the brewery from 1941-1942 with a clock or shield. The porcelain shield was produced in 2 sizes. There were a few variations with neon or painted letters on the blades. The propellers were […]
Unique combination of Upscale, Vintage – ‘Experience’ – not just another Sale
Vintage Market Days®, an upscale, vintage-inspired event comes to the Ellis County Expo Center in Waxahachie, Texas the first weekend of each March. The events are 3-day events, providing amazing vintage shopping, live music, and incredible food. “The Ellis County Expo Center has incredible character and charm, and really helps set the tone for what […]
Grapevine Texas Antique Shopping
Even the rain didn’t stop shoppers from parking their vehicles behind and adjacent to the downtown area. They popped up their umbrellas and strolled through downtown to find that special item. Day shoppers looked forward to enjoying a day of Grapevine Texas Antique Shopping and more. What’s in store for the day ahead? A visit […]
Vintage Shopping Yields Hidden Treasure ????
Vintage shoppers love the idea of finding the unexpected, the unknown when they head to an open-air vintage market, venue or antique shop because they just might discover an item they fall in love with and can’t live without! Vintage merchandise often sells at affordable prices for quality brand merchandise. In the past, the antique […]
What kind of Emotion does Pyrex Conjure up?
What kind of emotion does the word Pyrex conjure up in your vintage heart? For me, it takes me back to a time when my grandmother used various Pyrex pieces as a vessel for serving or storing her amazing meals. Long ago, this special glass was called borosilicate and was used in science labs because […]
Junkology – Repurposed and Upcycled Junk
“It is junkology that we have turned into something else and made for sale,” said Lucy Capps, owner of LL Junkology Shop, located at 401 E. Main in Eagle Lake, Texas. LL stands for Lucy & Lynn. These two women work together to take a lot of junk and do something with it – they […]
Vintage Engines Power Restored Machines
It is a beautiful spring morning in Louise, Texas where an occasional train whistle, and a rooster crowing can be heard in the background. Charlie and Margie Stehno are both dressed in matching khaki coveralls and wearing white straw hats. Charlie smiles and points toward Margie “She makes doing all of this worth it.” “All […]
Whirligigs: Folk art that doesn’t just blow in the wind
A whirligig is any object that spins or whirls. Collectibles often include pinwheels, weather-vanes, and gee-haw whammy diddles. by Larry LeMasters Sep 13, 2017 @ 10:23 The word whirligig derives from two Middle English words: “whirlen” (to whirl) and “gigg” (top), or literally “to whirl a top,” and the first usage of the word […]
John Wayne Movie Posters
John Wayne is one of America’s most beloved and famous actors. He was prolific on the silver screen, having averaged a pace of 3.5 movies a year. He kept this up for five decades and appeared in 170+ motion pictures. The most sought-out collectibles from his acting career are original movie posters . They were […]
Witch Postcards Make Charming Collectibles
Recently, August 2017, I visited Salem, Massachusetts. Although Salem is a beautiful port city, most of its cultural identity centers on the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692. The witch trials were a series of prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft. Held between February 1692 and May 1693, the trials resulted in the executions, for […]
Nay Nay’s Cottage Antiques: How I started selling antiques at Round Top Hill Antiques Show
It was a cool, crisp spring morning on March 25, 2010 when Sandra Becker opened her doors to a “first business” of her own, known as “Nay Nay’s Cottage Antiques.” Deciding on the name of her business adventure came easy as her four grandchildren call her “Nay Nay.” Renell Moore January 8, 2018 Selling at […]
Marburger Farm Antique Show Shares Surprising Secrets
ROUND TOP, TEXAS – If an antique show had secrets, what would they be? The Marburger Farm Antique Show in Round Top, Texas spills some secrets here. For instance, did you know that shoppers can actually enter the show early at 8 a.m.? And did you know that those very early birds will find complimentary […]
Evant, Texas: Reclaiming its heritage – located on highway 281 between DFW and Austin
Have you ever traveled through Highway 281 between Dallas Fort Worth and Austin? Or maybe you’ve been on Highway 84 from Waco to Brownwood? If so, you’ve been through Evant, Texas. But in the past, you probably didn’t notice it. You might not have slowed down. And most likely, you had no idea how to […]
Former School Administrator turned Entrepreneur Finds Lucrative Avenue Upcycling Antiques
When Molly Bodungen opened a consignment shop, The Mercantile, in El Campo, Texas, she said her original purpose was to be a workshop where people could bring in their own pieces and she could walk them through the process of painting them, but the consignment took off and became so popular that she found she […]
Browsing an Antiques Store: Shoppers Open Up, Experience Flashbacks from Past
Flashbacks and trips down memory lane are just two of the things people experience as they stroll through the aisles of an antique store. For one Midland man, who was often fondly called the “music man”, a stroll down the aisle of Sunflower’s Showcase Antiques meant a meeting with a long-lost brother. The gentleman walked […]
Gatherings for the Home Store Features True Antiques, Antique Reproduction Pieces
A mix of antique reproduction pieces and true antiques, Gatherings for the Home Store in Sugar Land, Texas offers a unique combination of primitives, and country along with accessories to compliment the items. Cherry Whittington, who has sold primitives and country pieces for 22 years, also offers accessories such as real natural floral pieces to […]
Woofle Bird Lamp Shines Whimsy
Walter von Nessen, a German immigrant, founded Nessen Studios in New York in 1927. His original goal was to design and fabricate architectural lighting, but his far-reaching vision had a profound effect on modern lamp design. by Larry LeMasters Oct 9, 2017 @ 10:23 Rare, pair of Art Deco Woofle Bird “Peacock” lamps by […]