RetroBabs Vintage

Hello RetroBabs fans,  I know it has been a bit since I blogged.  Well- Bec and I will be at this flea market/ Bazaar in June.  If you live in Chicago stop by our booth! So far we are just doing the June 10th date but may do more. We will be sharing a booth with Delia from AmeliaBedelia on Etsy.  She sells vintage clothing and we figured we would have a great mix of items with my typewriters and cameras to her dresses and accessories. Hope you all had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend- it was blistering HOT in Chi -town!!  Keep your fingers crossed for good weather on the 10th. The Vintage Bazaar is now MONTHLY at the Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave. in Uptown just east of the Red Line Lawrence CTA station Second Sundays in the summertime, 12pm-5pm 200+ vendors of vintage decor, housewares, furniture, clothing, jewelry, and accessories, plus beer, cocktails, local food, music, and other fun stuff. Summer, 2012 da

Babs and Bec will be participating in the Vintage Bazaar flea market Sunday, June 10th in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom. Read the latest blog post about our good buddy, Martha Layton Smith.  Martha is the fearless leader of the Vesties team on Etsy and her shop Open Door Studio is a must see! Now unto the newest addition to my recycling frenzy- a coffee table created  from cast off pieces and parts. Wanted to show it to you- our newest creations of REMIX.  I took an old printers tray/drawer and some vintage mid-century modern pencil legs and created a terrific coffee table.  The hubby helped and cut a piece of glass for the top. This table is perfect for the collector who wishes to display trinkets such as coins, matchbox cars, tiny figurines, action heroes etc. The squares can be painted or left in their natural state.  Here we did one in the french "Mondrian" style of color blocking.  I filled it with some of my elephant collection, and my favori