A Vintage Merry Christmas

A Vintage Merry Christmas

We have been posting vintage Christmas photos all over our Facebook and Instagram pages since before Thanksgiving.  I guess you could say there is a slight addiction here at MVA to all things vintage and we went a little crazy here at Christmas time. 

We all remember the ornaments and decorations our parents and grandparents had on their trees when we were young.  Some they still have, some have been lost over the years, but when we see them again, or one similar somewhere else, it always takes us back to our childhood.

When I bought my first tree as a college student, I went out and bought all new ornaments from Wal-Mart and some more decorative ones from local boutiques.  I loved the bright new shiny balls and the cute decorative characters.  As the years have passed, and my love for vintage has grown, I am now replacing all my modern decor and ornaments with vintage pieces.  We bought way more than we could sell this year in our booths so after Christmas, when we pull all the left overs out of the booths, my personal collection is getting a new (old) makeover!

Below are some of our Christmas pictures from around the house, yard sale scores, auction boxes and pics from our booths.  Some of we are keeping for our own collections and some has already sold, but it's all awesome and since Christmas is almost here, I wanted to share these one last time.

Wishing everyone a safe and Merry Christmas!

Casey
Modern Vintage Antiquing

The blog is back!

It didn't really go anywhere, we've just been crazy busy since the last post.  Let me do a quick catch up since July...

We relocated our Midtown booth for the 3rd time.  Now we are permanently in the back at "Midtown Village".  We love our new bigger space and since the rest of the finish out back there is almost done, many more quality vendors have joined us.  We even grabbed up the space directly across from where we are so basically we have 2 booths at Midtown now.

We also took on space at Fayetteville Funky Yard sale and sales have been great.  We hope to expand further in December.  

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MVA.

MVA is at White Elephant Emporium!

Saturday we moved into our new booth at the White Elephant Emporium.  It was a lot of fun but also a lot of work.  I would like to send out a big hug and thank you to Dan and Jim. I would probably still be there working if it wasn't for their help.  So thanks again!!

This was my first experience at setting up a booth.  For anyone interested, my advise is do lots of planning ahead!  For example, we found a great wooden shelf at Potters House that measured 7' long and about 4'tall for the back wall of the booth.

 

I set up the shelf at the house Friday night and figured out all the glassware arrangement and snapped a photo on my iPhone.

Then on Saturday when we put the shelf in the booth, as we unwrapped the glassware, I just looked at the photo and knew exactly where to put each piece.  What I didn't want to have happen was to be arranging everything on the shelf 100 different ways during set up.  Dan was even able to help put items on the shelf by looking at the picture and everything made it to it's correct spot and none of my OCD had to come out!!

The coolest part of the day was having folks "ohh & ahh" at the items in the booth as we were setting up.  We even sold 3 things before we were done.  The space next to us was vacant, so we used it as a staging area.  We sold one of our most expensive pieces out of the staging area before it even made it into the booth!  It made me very happy because once we got the booth all put together, it was apparent that we wouldn't have had room for it anyway!

Jim and I checked back on the booth Sunday afternoon and another small piece had sold.  I guess we did a good job of picking and staging.  I hope the good sales continue!

So if you're in South Fayetteville and are looking for a bargain, come check us out at the White Elephant.  They are located on MLK kind of catty corner and across the street from Zaxby's. Our booth is downstairs and it has a big MVA sign in it.  Hope to see you there!

Casey

White Elephant Emporium!

Modern Vintage Antiquing will be setting up a booth at the White Elephant Emporium (WEE). 

We are so excited to have a new home for some of our treasures.  We have been looking for a permanent booth location and WEE is a great choice!  They are located at 1561 W. MLK BLVD (6th St) in Fayetteville.  We met with Gregory last night and once some booth swapping and rearranging happens, we will be ready to move in.  We will be in the downstairs area and will post photos as soon as the booth is up and ready.

After our talk with Gregory, we walked around admiring some of the treasures they had in the shop.

If you are interested in being a vendor, give them a call at 479-249-6093 and check them out on Facebook at this link:

White Elephant Emporium

Go by and check them out.  They have a lot of great pieces and are haveing a huge sale this weekend!

Hope to see you there!
Casey & Ash

Grandma's Cupboard

Once a week Jim and I take a meal over to my grandparents house after work to eat dinner with them and visit.  This week we had pork tenderloin, peas, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes and sweet ice tea.  It was great!

After dinner we were sharing some of our auction experiences with them and talking about collections and antiques.  My grandmother has collected cows for years.  As I think back, she started around 1990, so that's been about 23 years now.  She would buy any and everything she found that had a cow on it and over the years, the collection grew and grew.  Most items have been packed away now but a few pieces (probably 50 or so!) still remain in her dining room and kitchen.  I started looking around at the collection after dinner and noticed a couple S&P sets were stamped "Japan" on the bottom.  Others were not marked but you could tell they were old.  They intrigued me so I started doing some research online.  I found a couple of her sets selling on ebay and etsy from $4.99-$20.00.

I also started looking at some of the china and other glassware she had in her cabinets and noticed some other items of value.   She had a place setting for 12 of a set of Windsor Rose Fine China from Japan, large plates, cups and two sizes of saucers.  I found the small saucers on etsy selling for $3.99 each.

She also had some nice Pyrex bowls and one with no markings that I'm still trying to identify.  Mom thinks it's Anchor Hocking but I'm not 100% sure.  Hopefully I can identify it soon.

As we were getting ready to leave, my grandfather handed me some bags full of linens and table cloths from a closet he was cleaning out. Folded up between two old plastic table cloths was 3 Belgian Lace Cocktail Napkins.  I found a set of 8 selling on ebay for $45.00. I'm sure she didn't even know they were in there!

 

I'm not planning on selling any of my grandmothers items, but it's fun to research them with her. And it was very important to tell my grandfather not to throw away anything without letting me see it first!!

Happy Hunting!
Casey

Welcome!
Welcome to the first official post for Modern Vintage Antiquing!  Ashley and I have been working hard to bring you an awesome site with all the up to date information you need for antiquing in beautiful Northwest Arkansas. 

If you haven't yet, check out the "Where to Shop" and "Auctions & Events" tabs.  The "Where to Shop" tab is a comprehensive directory of great shops in NWA that have been categorized by the type of items they sell.  For instance, if you are looking for a chalk painted coffee table, you will want to look in the Shabby Chic category.  If you are looking for depression glass, take a look at the shops listed under Fleatique.  Or, if you are looking for mismatched glass ware for a Pinterst project, check out the True Thrift section.  Each store has been recently visited and categorized so that you can go straight to the type of store for the items you want!  I'm currently working on another 30+ shops that need to be visited, then they too can be added to the categories.

The "Auctions and Events" tab is also complete, for now!  I will be updating this tab weekly with the upcoming events and auctions, pertaining to the blog.  Soon I'll be doing a blog post on attending auctions.  I know lots of people who are interested, but have never gone, and seem to be a little intimidated by them.  I'll show you the ropes and you'll be a seasoned auction goer in no time!

I'll be working on the 'Map" tab soon as well.  This is going to be a great resource for folks who want to take a day and visit numerous shops.  They will be laid out on a map with the shop's address and hours.

Thanks again for visiting and check back often.  Ashley is working hard on blog coding/linking and technical type stuff and I'm writing the content.  Together we hope to provide you with a great shop guide, lots of tips and maybe help you add to or start a new collection.

Thanks!
Casey

Coming soon to Northwest Arkansas....

Your first local guide to antiquing, thrifting, flea markets and auctions! Please feel free to contact us with questions while we prepare to wow you! Email us!

See you soon!
Casey & Ashley