Now that the mercantile has closed for the year, I've been taking truck loads of goodies up to my booth in "The Loft" at Coachman Antique Mall in La Porte, Indiana.
Coachman is open 7 days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 on Sunday.
Just got these ginger guys made last week.
Too bad you can't see the old recipes on them.
The large one is made from an old sugar sack
and you can still see some of the printing
under the grunge and spice coating he wears.
Love how my free-hand cut, army blanket tree turned out!
It's wrapped with a garland of rusty jingle bells and it's base is an old masher.
The snow guy in the old ice skate has a spray of battery-operated lights
that really sets off the arrangement.
We sold out of the candelabra 7-candle holders at the shop,
but we received another one last week.
Wish I'd gotten the name of the customer who wanted another one!
The box on the table is an appliance cover. The back is open and it hides a coffee maker or mixer on your counter. We antique lovers enjoy hiding our modern-day electronics, but still want to use them!
Maybe Santa will bring me a new camera for Christmas
(or teach me how to use the settings on the one I have!)
Most of these shots didn't turn out very well!
If you get a chance to run in to La Porte,
be sure to check out "The Loft" at Coachman Antique Mall!
Merry Christmas!
