February 23
Mishawaka Antiques
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Every Saturday, I share my weekly Artist Date. I think over the course of 2013, I’ll find myself taking many Artist Dates in antique stores.
This is one of my favorite antique stores, Mishawaka Antiques.
I love antiques, and I imagine my Aunt Alma is responsible for a lot of that love.
 
Why do I find antiques so fascinating? I imagine it’s because…
…antiques are special to their era and capture a unique moment in time and history.
Their uniqueness makes them an art form…
…and often help us demonstrate our style and perspective in how we use them and incorporate them in our lives.
Antiques speak simultaneously of permanence and change.
They hold a sense of mystery.
Each one holds stories and journeys untold, and when we bring them into our story…magic.
The selection of photos you chose to show are items of such beauty. I like antiques too and enjoy wondering what their story was.
Bert’s My Vickie
Love antique shops.
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
What an interesting place!
Nola
I can get lost in an antique store for hours! I agree, it’s a great place to spark creative ideas and also just to reflect on lives that must have been vastly different from our own!
We share your passion. If all the treasures could talk…such stories!
Wyatt’s Mom
Antique stores, especially consignment shops, are my “go to” places. I love the substance of old things. Bringing pieces with history into my home seems right, somehow. Your photos are striking. Hope you found something special to take home with you. 😊
I love junk stores. That’s probably why our house is so stuffed and we have to do major spring cleans 🙂 I want that chair badly!
I love antiques as well – very beautiful pictures. We have a place here called the “Antique Mall”. Very fitting name because the place is huge! Lots of different vendors have booths there.
Lovely place. Some places here sell things as antiques, but they aren’t. I love seeing the genuine things.
We LOVE antiquing. You need to go to Quartzsite some January. Antique heaven!
Those marbles and the little chair are great!
Love antique shops 🙂
Lynne x
Looks like a great place for an artist’s date!
I love antiques, too. I find them fascinating, partly because I am interested in social history; how people lived, and the things they used in their daily lives.
Love the jars of marbles! I’d have found it hard to resist those.