Fun and Games

Lots of new stock at the shop!

We would love to have you stop by and take a look.

Please let us know if there

is something you are searching for ... 

we love the hunt too!

Iron chairs get a little makeover!

We picked up two of these iron chairs

in over the summer. 

They aren't very old

and they lacked .....something?

Well, add a couple coats of

Paris Gray

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, some

freehand brush strokes,

plus a combination of her clear

and dark waxes to seal them....

and whaa-laa -- 

here they are now.

What do you think?

They will be going  

to the shop today for sale. 

Come by and take a look!

Blue Cardinal is open seven days a week. Stop by soon!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from blue cardinal

and all the pumpkins in Highwood, Illinois! 

Junk Bonanza Part 2

Here are more photos from this great show!

Lots of great industrial junk!

More stuff we love!

So random!

Old naval training signal flag cards---these came home with us!

Another awesome display

Never seen an Edgemont Cracker tin like this!

Incredible world traveler...it is like an I-SPY book... I spy the colander, I spy the subway token, I spy the zipper!

There was an ugly lamp contest...Number 1 was my choice!

My second choice for the ugly lamp contest!

Junk Bonanza

September brings one of our favorite things... the Junk Bonanza!! Here are some photos from this great event. We will be making several posts as there are so many photos to share. We packed an entire truck full of treasures for the shop...look at these photos and you will see why!

Did anyone go to JB? What was your favorite find?

Tick tick... it's almost time for the Junk Bonanza!

It's almost time

for the Junk Bonanza

in Shakopee, Minnesota!

We will be making the trek.

Will you?

Here are some pics from last year!

Waiting in line first thing in the morning for the Early Bird admittance. Let us in!

The tail end of Junk BonanZA !!!

Owl see you there, ok?

Make sure you get your copy of FMS!