Don't Miss Open House Weekend in Aurora!!

OK, the cooking is done and the food is put away.  Now you can concentrate on your “Black Friday” shopping plans!  Face it; it does get a little crazy out there.  If you are ready for a leisure shopping experience in a sweet antique and collectible store, stop by South End Antique Mall this weekend.  This is the last big sale of the year for us so be sure not to miss it.  The vendors have worked hard to stock their spaces with beautiful antique and vintage items.  You can shop for Christmas decor or just plain primitive and antique cuties!  We have a nice selection of collectibles as well.  Cute contemporary signs for your home, Jim Shore, hand crafted jewelry,

etc.  A very nice selection!  The entire store is 10% off with many vendors offering up to 20%.  It is “Open House” weekend in Aurora and all the shops are participating.  Take time to visit the town and be sure to stop by and see us!  We even have the coffee and cookies ready for your visit!

Many different vintage ornaments to choose from

Blow molds never go out of style!

Jim Shore is always a welcome gift!

Jim Shore Santa

Beautiful green glass accents

Just imagine what is waiting behind this entry!

Festive Holiday "Sippers"

This is the season for entertaining!  It can be large groups or small, intimate settings.  Whatever the

occasion, it’s always fun to serve beverages in classic holiday glassware.  The deep ruby red or forest green glassware of the depression era is always a favorite this time of year.   Impress your guests with coffee mugs, decorated tumblers or just a single character cup for sipping cocoa.  The depression era and mid-century designs tend to be my favorites!  They are a little quirky and simply colorful!  Don’t miss out on the elegant cut glassware for more formal “sipping”.  Collect them throughout the year and share with your guests season after season.  They are timeless! Make sure you stop by South End Antique Mall to check out the selection they have available.  Our holiday sale will be this coming weekend, November 25th - 27th!  Everything in the store is at least 10% off with many vendors offering even more.  This is a great time to stock up on your entertaining glassware!

These are so cute and quirky!

Beautiful frosted tumblers

Simple coffee mugs for a small gathering

Perfect for a couple of special kids!

A sweet set of Santa cups!  Great detail to the design.

Everyone needs a special mug for hot cocoa!

Twinkle & Tinsel For The Holiday's

They have done it again!! The “elves” have been super busy here at South End Antique Mall. We have changed our entryway into a terrific winter wonderland!  Come check out the life sized horse and sleigh!  Those of you who shop with us regularly know how terrific our special sales are so start marking your calendar and gathering your Christmas list now!  If you have not been to one of our sales, don’t miss this one. The weekend of November 25^th – 27^th is the “Aurora Celebrates the Holidays” event.  Special sales abound throughout the town!  South End Antique Mall will be having their

last sale of the year for this event.  The entire store is 10% off with many vendors offering 20%.  The store is getting packed out for the sale already with great vintage "twinkle and tinsel".  Get your

Christmas list ready now and come shop with us!  We always have the coffee pot on and a plate of cookie to welcome you!

From "Goblins" to "Gobblers"

It's tough not to jump right from Halloween to Christmas but we MUST pause and take time for Thanksgiving!  The first Thanksgiving feast was thought to be in 1621.  The guests were the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Indians.  It wasn’t until 1863 that President Lincoln declared a national day of Thanksgiving to be celebrated each November.  I am blessed to have wonderful memories of Thanksgiving dinners as a child and it is still important to me to make sure this holiday does not get left in the dust!  This is just as special as Christmas and needs thought and preparation for not only the food, but the table service and décor.  Let us give you a hand!  Soup to nuts (at least the containers for such things) can be found here at South End Antique Mall.  It doesn't matter whether you want a formal table or a more casual one, you can find so much to choose from!  Having said that, I do need to remind you all that the last sale of the year takes place the weekend after Thanksgiving.  Put the dinner fixings to rest and come out to Aurora for a city wide celebration of the Holiday season.  We will be having our sale November 25^th – 27^th.   More on that later!  And now for a correction from last week’s article.  I identified the new “visitor” in our entryway as a “Percheron” when it is actually a “Friesian”.  You must stop by and get a look at this huge addition to our seasonal décor!

Vintage silver plate serving utensils

Ornate serving platters

Something special to cook the turkey in!

Beautiful glassware!

Formal candle holders to more casual mix and match settings

Don't forget the gravy!

Elegant mid century coffee service