Mother's Day Weekend

I hope all the mother's out there had a nice Mother's Day weekend.  We had a busy weekend.

Friday afternoon we went to an estate sale and a couple flea markets and shops. The highlight of Friday was Ann Marie's Farmhouse, located at 3095 Wagon Wheel Road in Springdale.  The shop is owned and ran by Melissa and her husband Jeff.   Their Facebook page can be found here. This shop is located in a cute little house, with each room filled with antiques, primitives, restored/repainted furniture and some shabby chic flair. She had an amazing Fire-king collection (I'm jealous!).  I really enjoyed meeting Melissa.  Below are some pics I took while at her shop.

Saturday morning we got up and hit about 10 yard sales around the area.  We picked up a nice set of Fire-king saucers, an old darkroom timer and a vintage trophy, among other neat pieces.

Saturday night we went to Cornerstone Auction House and loaded up on beautiful colored glass and other awesome treasures. Dan went with us and picked up a new flat screen TV.

While at Cornerstone, I visited with Ken, the auctioneer at Ken's Auction House.  He has a huge auction coming up in June at the Holiday Inn in Springdale.  It's going to be a big one!  Below are a few pics of what he has lined out so far.  It's my understanding that this list will be growing.  We will have another write up on this auction in a week or so.

After we got the car unloaded, from the earlier yard sales and auction, this is what my poor living room looked like.  Ty was a trooper and stayed up past midnight with me trying to get everything sorted and entered into my Spreadsheet (yes I'm OCD).

Sunday we met up with Mom & Dad and Cass & Ashley & Kendal for a Mother's Day breakfast. Kendal entertained us until breakfast arrived.

Afterwards we went home, took a nap, then went up to White Elephant to check on the booth and drop off some items.

I hope everyone had a great weekend. 

Picking in NWA!

Jim and I had a fun experience the other day...we got to pick an old abandoned house!  I know to some of you, that might not seem like a fun thing to do, but it was a blast!  We are both a really big fan of American Pickers on the Discovery channel  and we have always wanted to be able to go into a place (not a flea market or auction) and have the OK to just dig and get dirty and see what kind of treasures we could find.
If you haven't heard of this show click on the picture to check out their website!

The house we picked is up the road from where we live.  It's been abandoned ever since we moved in.  We happened to be driving by and the new owner was getting ready to do some work in the yard.  He is also a neighbor so we stopped to chat and see what was up with the house.  He said that he was trying to get the yard up to city code and that they were going to be tearing down the house soon.  I explained to him what we do and asked if we could look around and see if there was anything we would be interested in buying out of the house before they tore it down.  He agreed, so we went to picking!  He did say that his wife was also interested in seeing what kind of treasures could be found, so we just made a list of what we were interested in and made an offer. 

Some of the items we found included: vintage wall clocks, pyrex dishes, assorted milk glass pieces, a pair of hobnail lamps, a corner pantry with glass front doors, misc framed art, cast iron stand (possibly for an ashtray), set of green vintage drinking glasses and matching pitcher, pink depression glass cake stand and other misc glass pieces.  There were a couple more furniture pieces we might be interested in but can't make a good offer until we can move them and confirm the condition is ok.  There was also some closets I couldn't check because there was so much stuff in the floor, so there could be more treasure, it will just take getting in there with the proper shoes and enough time to be more thorough!

As we were getting ready to leave his wife showed up.  She is supposed to be checking out the items on our list and getting back with us.  We didn't' get to leave with anything but hope to be hearing from them soon.  There was also a shed that supposedly has more treasure in it.  I would love to be able to get in that shed!  We were very happy that they allowed us to look around.

If you have an old house or barn or shed that might have some hidden treasure in it and would like to make some cash, send me an email, we would love to come by!

Have a great day!
Casey

Cottage Haven - Siloam Springs

A couple of weeks ago when Jim and Dan and I were in Siloam Springs at Don's Auction, we stopped by Cottage Haven at 2125 E. Main Street. They had a great selection of re-purposed furniture and they sell CeCe Caldwell's natural chalk and clay paint right there in the store if you are looking to re-purpose your own furniture.

They had a great selection of Pyrex bowls and an awesome wall of glass!

Jim and Dan really enjoyed the shelves with the vintage toys! 

And I loved the Vaseline Glass & Jade-ite!

Cottage Haven had a lot of other cute vintage and re-purposed items. Next time you are in Siloam Springs you should check them out and like them on Facebook!

Happy Hunting!
Casey

Guthery's Auction! (and soon to be new location!)

If you went to Don's last Sunday, I'm sure you heard that they are moving to their new location this week. 3.17.13 was the last auction in their old location.  Their new location is at 650 Bain Street in Springdale.

We sure had a good time on Sunday.  The deal of the day for me was this Hobnail pitcher and 6 glass set.  I picked up this beauty for $5.00  I have found these selling all over  ebay and etsy for crazy amounts of money.  I haven't decided yet if I want to sell these or keep them for myself.

I also picked up an iridescent hobnail rectangle bowl.  I haven't done any research on this one yet so I'm not sure of the value.

For $1.00 I got some miscellaneous pieces on a table which included some bookends, a compote and two small pitchers.  I have found similar bookends selling high on the internet.  I need to do some more research on all the pieces to truly see what all I have here.

I also picked up a cool old wood box and wood shelf for $14 each.

Hope to see you at Guthery's new place on Sunday.  Check out the "Auctions and Events" tab for a listing and photos of the items he will be selling on Sunday.

See you there!
Casey

Exciting night at Cornerstone Auctions!

Tuesday night was a great night at Cornerstone Auctions!  We came home with some great treasures!  The steal of the night has to be this vintage green Moon and Star kitchen canister set.  I have seen single pieces of this in flea markets all over town but I have never seen a full set.  There were a couple chips around the lids but when the lids are on, you can't see them.  I paid $9.00 for the set and I think I can resell it for $40.

 We also picked up a vintage California pottery ash tray for $2.00 and an old pencil sharpener for $5.00.  I haven't done any research on the sharpener yet so I'm not sure it's value.

 We bough 4 framed Homestead prints by Currier & Ives.  They don't have glass in them so there is some aging on the prints but they are very nice.  We paid $7.00 for them.

 Cornerstone holds auctions each Tuesday night at their new place at 6PM.  Check out our Auctions and Events tab for all the weekly auction listing details and locations.

Click HERE to check out their facebook!

Have a great Thursday!
Casey

Vintage Cookie Jar Collections

Last week Jim and I were at Cornerstone Auction House and we picked up a black Americana piece.  It was the "Cooky" half of the "Mammy and Cooky" cookie jar set.  Cooky was not in perfect condition as he had a couple small areas that was missing some paint, but other than that he was great!  Jim has always been drawn to the black Americana salt and pepper pieces, so this was right down his alley.  There was a salt and pepper set with it but we didn't win that bid.  I quickly Googled Cooky and found all kinds of crazy numbers attached to him.  I found we he had sold on Ebay numerous times ranging from $76 to $128 and at separate times and I found him listed on an auction site as having a value of between $200-$400 dollars.  We have him listed on Ebay and hope to turn a small profit!

As I was researching Cooky, I discovered a whole new world of vintage cookie jars.  I had never paid much attention to them but decided to take a closer look.  Companies like McCoy, Brush Pottery, American Bisque, Red Wing and Hall have very collectable vintage cookie jars.  They are fun to research and look great sitting on your kitchen cabinet.  Consider a cookie jar collection if you are looking to start collecting something new.

Happy hunting!
Casey

Perfect Auction Weekend!

Do you have plans this weekend?  Going to be in NWA? Want to hit up an auction?  If so, you are in luck!  We have identified 7 great auctions beginning at tonight at 5PM all the way until Sunday afternoon.  Below is a breakdown of the dates and locations of each location.  Check out our "Auctions and Events" tab for auction times and links to list and photos for each sale.

Friday, March 15th
Ken’s Auction Service @105 Spring St. Springdale, AR
Stewart Auction Service @499 N Hwy 62 Avoca, AR

Saturday, March 16
Auctions by Larry Williams @19399 Sonora Rd Springdale, AR

Sunday, March 17
John Reddish Auctions @From HWY 412 West & 56th take 56th south, watch for signs.
Ken's Auction Service @10955 Otter Rd in Prairie Grove, AR
Don Guthery Auctions @ 6302 Wilkerson Fayetteville, AR
Block Auction @18753 Harmon Rd Tontitown, AR

We plan to hit up Ken's tonight, maybe Larry's on Saturday and it's still a toss up on the 4 for Sunday.  Block's on Sunday will have a lot of outdoors and sporting equipment so the guys are interested in that one, but I'm leaning more towards Don's.  Hope to see you thee!

I hope you have a great weekend!
Casey

Busy Weekend... Auctioning and Fleatiquing!

Saturday my son and I visited a hidden gem in Fayetteville.  The shop is called "The Place Where Treasures are Found".  They are located at 5975 E. Huntsville in Fayetteville.  As you are headed through Baldwin on your way to Elkins, they will be on your right., and they sit back off the road so you have to be watching for the sign. This shop is home to 100 vendors and is owned by a very nice couple.  I would put this shop in the "Fleatique" category.

You can check them out on facebook: The Place Where Treasures are Found

Tyler and I were both impressed with their selection.  Tyler picked a clock and a couple of small glass bottles for his collection.  I picked up a miniature tea cup that was stamped "occupied japan" on the bottom for $1.  I also purchased a couple of pink depression glass saucers.

There were a couple of nice collections in the shop that I fell in love with! The first was the Fire King Jade-ite.

 I love Jade-ite and I have noticed a lot of activity with it on ebay and etsy.  I also found a great guide for folks interested in collecting Jade-ite.  It gives a brief history and talked about vintage Jade-ite vs. reproductions.  This is important information if you are collecting Jade-ite and want to be sure your collection is authentic.

Check it out HERE!

They also had an amazing collection of Fostoria dishes, lots of oil lamps and cute Fire King and hobnail pieces.

Next we went to "Me & the Flea Market" in Springdale.  This was also a new store for me.  We put this store int he "Flea Market" category. The shop is located at 4388 N. Thompson.

Visit their Facebook page HERE!

They had a great Frankoma collection.  I only own one Frankoma piece by I'm very interested in starting a new collection with it.  Frakoma was founded in 1933 and produced some amazing pieces over the years.

There is great writeup on Frankoma at Wikipedia and can be found HERE! 

Once of the things I like about Frankoma is it is easy to find and individual pieces are inexpensive so it's a good item for a new collector to start out with.  Now most shops don't have collections this large, but you can usually find individual pieces sprinkled around in just about all of the "Fleatique" and "Flea Market" shops we talk about.

 I also picked up a great locker for $5. I will be giving this to a super talented friend to refinish and maybe even make into a table! I'm so excited to see what she comes up with! Don't you just love creative people!?

On Sunday Jim & Dan accompanied me to Don Guthery's auction.  Don typically has his auctions at his place in Johnson but this week they were at a residence (outdoors) in Siloam Springs.  Unfortunately the weather was cold and raining, so we didn't stay long, but they had a great turn out!  We did pick up a clock for Tyler and they had an awesome lot of old matchbox cars.  We ran into a fellow auction goer a couple of hours later and he said that the matchbox collection went for $500!

 It was a busy weekend for sure. Check back for more of our weekly and weekend outings! We are always coming across cool pieces to share.  Are you looking for something specific? Send me an email of what you are looking for and I'll keep my eye out for it!

Happy Hunting!
Casey

Friday Night Auction Action...Stewart & Ken's

Friday night we went to two auctions...we started off in Avoca at Stewart's Auction on Hwy 62.  This was our first visit to Stewart's Auction.  We arrived at 5PM to preview and the auction started at 6PM.  Jeromy Stewart was the auctioneer and kept a quick pace going which is always much appreciated.  The auction house was clean, served good refreshments and offered a comfortable seating area with no bad seat in the house.  Now for the fun part....the treasures we found:

We picked up two awesome old school house desks.  One was a basic square shape in a distressed greenish blue color and the other was a cream color with decorative legs. I found a similar one to the greenish one selling on Polyvore for $125.00.  http://www.polyvore.com/olde_good_things_small_vintage/thing?id=18923875  We picked up both desks for $12.50 each. We are so excited about these desks! A friend and definitely one of our favorite local furniture restoration experts will be working her magic on these, we can't wait to show you the finished product! (And even where you can pick them up yourself!)

We also got a nice wooden 5-drawer chest of drawers for $60.00.  It was a little more than I wanted to pay but all the older real wooden furniture was going pretty high.  It ended up being a great bargain, compared to some of the other chest of drawers that sold for over $100.  The piece was in really good shape and will be a breeze to repaint. 

The last item we got was a maple step end table with a small drawer.  I'm always drawn to the step end tables, probably because my grandmother has always had these in her house.  We paid $20.00 for the table.  I found a similar one on Krrb.com for $100. http://krrb.com/posts/14614-mersman-vintage-step-end-table-with-drawer

We left there around 9PM and headed to Springdale to Ken's Auction.  Ken is located on Spring Street in downtown Springdale.  Ken's is one of our favorite auctions but only stuck around for about 15 minutes.  He always has a nice selection of antiques, furniture, art, jewelry and misc. house hold items.  We didn't purchase anything at Ken's because my son (and most patient auction sidekick), Tyler was spent.  We'll be sure to catch his auction next week.  Ken's next auction is next Friday night and I'm sure he'll have some great items. 

Check our "Auctions & Events" tab for up to date auctions announcements for the Northwest Arkansas area. Hopefully we'll see you there!

Also, we are getting our facebook up and going! Please come check us out and tell your friends about us!

Thanks for reading!

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