I spy something beautiful...

I was photographing these mirrors at the store and discovered that I had captured so much more! 

I see... a light fixture made from vintage door plates. This is one of my favorite repurposed items in the store!

I see... a piece of artwork by Rebecca Puig of Sugarboo Designs. I love her work and we always have a wonderful selection of Sugarboo pieces in the store.

I see... some wonderful architectural pieces...windows, columns, doors. Architectural elements are always on our shopping list!

I see... pieces of vintage silver...oh, we have fun with our vintage silver!

The mirrors, beautiful in and of themselves, share so much with what they reflect.

Junk Bonanza 2012!

The Junk Bonanza is coming up fast, and I couldn't be more excited! I'm counting down the days until I leave for Minnesota, just a little over a week away! For the past two years, this has been one of my favorite trips and weekends out of the whole year, and I know that this year will be no different. Ki & her team work so hard to make this show a success and it is always amazing to see the happy shoppers, the beautifully full vendor booths, the incredible selection of merchandise, and all the little details that make the Junk Bonanza such a wonderful event. I can't wait to go again! 

The good news is that this year, I get to join the early-bird shoppers (thanks to these tickets)!

The bad news is that I'm flying in so I won't be able to bring anything big home with me. But that doesn't diminish the "thrill of the hunt!" I love this show--it is so well-run, and the curated collection of vendors has such a varied and wonderful selection of treasures and one-of-a kind pieces that I could shop for weeks and keep finding new things to buy!

With over 150 vendors, it's hard to remember everything I've seen over the past two years, but here are a few of my favorite finds & vendors. 

Beth from Blue Star Collections has a great assortment of carefully selected & repurposed items that I love. I bought two of these wonderful old factory carts last year...so beautiful and so heavy! Surprisingly, though, not the heaviest pieces I came home with!

Junk Refunkery, another great Midwest vendor, has wonderfully repurposed and recycled "junk," unique pieces and finds perfect for adding a touch of whimsy, of imagination, of distinctive beauty to any home (or store display!). This beautiful old cupboard wins the prize for being the heaviest piece in my load last year...but oh so worth it!

I met Cammie, from Daffadowndilly's, at the Junk Bonanza back in 2010 and we have become good friends! Cammie has a great talent for finding amazing amounts of "stuff" and I love it all!

Treasures and Trash is another great vendor from the Midwest, with beautiful barn wood furniture and other reclaimed pieces. I love this wonderful cart I bought last year.

Salvaged and Rescued Art, a local Minnesota vendor, always has such artistic and unique pieces, like this old bicycle-seat-turned-jewelry-display that came home with me last year.

Vintage Home Accents specializes in creating beautiful frames, letters, art pieces, and other home decor pieces from salvaged materials. I have bought Todd's products online for a several years...what a treat to see all of his merchandise "in person"! All of Todd's products and pieces have a distinctive beauty and whimsy that I just love!

(photo taken from Todd's Etsy shop)

Mimi-Toria's Designs specializes in creating beautiful and interesting jewelry, all one-of-a-kind and made from vintage finds. Gretchen combines history, beauty, whimsy, and her own love of all things vintage in her jewelry and each piece is a work of art. And jewelry is definitely something I can bring home with me on the plane.

(photo taken from Gretchen's website)

Last but not least, here is my very favorite find from Junk Bonanza last year and, of course, I cannot remember where I purchased this beautiful piece! I hope I can find them again this year so I can tell them how much I am enjoying the trophy.

Be sure to visit the Junk Bonanza blog to see more of the great vendor profiles that they have been posting over the past several months. It's just another element of this event that demonstrates all of the detailed and dedicated hard work that goes into planning such a big show! I am so excited to shop from all of these vendors and to hopefully meet some of them in person! The friendly, outgoing, and infinitely talented people I have met the past two years are some of the biggest reasons why I am so excited to go again this year! 

In just over a week, I'll be landing in Minnesota, ready to hit the ground running with my shopping shoes on and my checkbook in hand. I'm excited to meet new vendors and visit with old friends, get some inspiration and ideas to bring back to Old Glory, and most importantly, to shop! 

beauty + function

I strongly believe in this philosophy at the store, and in my own home. 

We love finding pieces and other treasures that combine functionality with beauty! 

Like piles of plates, stacks of silver, rows of pitchers...

...and a wonderful old metal cart to collect it all.

We love the beauty + function provided by this hard-working metal cart. It shows off many of our collections at the shop in such a lovely way!

I recently used a similar cart in my own kitchen and I love the results! 

Come into the store and see these and all of our other wonderful pieces and finds that work hard while looking beautiful. We are rearranging & refreshing daily to get ready for the new season! 

An exciting giveaway from the 2012 Junk Bonanza!

Announcing a giveaway from the 2012 Junk Bonanza!

Old Glory Antiques is excited to share this giveaway with you!

We attended Junk Bonanza for the first time in 2009

and it has become an annual trip for us!

The annual Junk Bonanza brings together more than 140 juried vendors of select vintage treasures, junk and antiques! It will be held September 13th through 15th at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota, just south of Minneapolis. 

The giveaway includes:

*2 VIP tickets, which are good for admission all three days of the event, including the Early Bird on opening day (2 hours before the show opens to the general public!)

and

*A Junk Bonanza tote to help you carry all your great finds!

and

*A copy of the latest Flea Market Style magazine, rolling off the press around the end of August!

To enter, comment on this blog post by Monday, August 20th 

at 12 p.m. and be sure to leave an email address so we can

contact you if you win! We will choose a random winner

from the commenters.

Here are a few of the treasures we brought back to Denver with us from the 2011 Bonanza...

baseballs, wire baskets, tarnished silver, springs,

paintbrushes, trophies:

fun, funky, and easy to transport!

Of course, we found some things that weren't so easy to transport...

One for the store, one for me...we discovered two of these wonderful

factory carts.  We sold one of the carts at the store

and the other one came home with me! 

Wonderful finds, don't you agree?

I can't wait to see what the amazing vendors of Junk Bonanza have in store for us this year! To meet the vendors you can visit the blog: 

 junk bonanza.blogspot.com

Learn more about the indoor, rain-or-shine Bonanza at www.junkbonanaza.com

Don't forget to comment and be entered to win this great giveaway! 

A few of my Favorite Things!

I'm taking time today to share of few of my favorite things...now at Old Glory Antiques!

I love this zinc-top table...newly constructed from reclaimed wood. The top is made from eco-friendly, food-safe zinc.  This table is beautiful!

This table pairs beautifully with these burlap-covered vintage chairs:

Another favorite of mine is this bench beautifully upholstered in a burlap rug.

And always on my list of favorite things:  Architectural elements!

Now back to work! Look for a great giveaway coming soon! 

Back to Blogging!

Wow! It has been six months since our last post!

We've been busy working on the annual antique show we host,

the Old Glory Antiques Fair!

Visit our beautiful blog for the 2012 Old Glory Antiques Fair

 to catch up on all things fair-related. 

...and then mark your calendars for the 2013 fair: June 14 + 15!

And now we are back to work at the store and on the blog!

We will be keeping you up-to-date on new merchandise as it arrives and special events you won't want to miss. Stay tuned...the next six months are going to be exciting at

Old Glory Antiques!