Blarney Stone Antiques and Collectibles

Antiques and Collectibles for All !!

Our Top Selling Items

You will find many fun and hard to find items at Blarney Stone Antiques and Collectibles

When you buy from me, all orders with a net total over $15.00 qualify for a free gift. You can choose any of our freebies, some of which include:

An unopened package of 6 beautiful bird prints
An older Silver Lk Bolo Tie Slide ONLY
Kennedy 1/2 $ in it
A Gold or Silver Plated Necklace chain
A Pair of Beautiful Coppertone Chandelier Earrings
Other items in our store marked as freebies

In addition to freebies, we have the following specials currently in place:

Take 15% off when you buy at least $35.00 of Blarney_Stone Merchandise, This will be figured automatically at checkout.

Shipping Information

We do our best to keep shipping costs low.

Combined shipping on all orders
We do recycle bubble wrap and peanuts. This keeps costs down, and helps the environment.
International shipments are also available.

See our shipping details page for more information.

Antique Postcards Are Great Learning Tools!

Antique Postcards are Fascinating!

A long time ago I got involved in antiques. I never thought much about paper media, when I began to see an attraction to "Old Stuff". The allure for me, at the time, was the ornate woodwork of some furniture, and the amazing patterns in the brocade and damask fabrics and draperies.

Then, one day I went to an auction, and my world changed!

I bought a BIG box of postcards. Really old ones, and probably a couple thousand of them!! Most were used, some not. They were all from the first 20 years of the 1900's, about 1906 to about 1919.

I sat down and started reading them. I read the printed picture captions on some of them, as well as looking at the pictures on the front. They related, in age, to the old furniture that I have learned to love, and showed the towns, streets, and even the houses where some of it could have even lived in it's day! I also turned them over and read t he messages.... WOW! I was all but communicating with these people!!

The messages were just like quick telephone calls home. Dad must have worked for the railroad. He wrote notes about when he would be getting home, and how he and the passengers would need to get off the train, and help clear snow from the tracks, so the train could get through...Who would have ever known!! I sure didn't know.

There are kids who do history research, and families who research the geaneology of their families. These postcards hold so many keys, and so much information!!

One group of postcards has the history of a young lady... I watched her be a young girl, move all over the Great lakes area, of the Midwest, and then, finally she must have gotten married, because, her name changed. Her family was prominent in the upper midwest, they had a town named after them!!

I have learned so much from these postcards, with the wanderings of the writings, and the wonderful photographs of homes that sadly do not exist any more, that I hope that kids and people younger than I, will see the wonderment in them, and share my passion!

What To Do During White Tail Season In Minnesota

The Minnesota White Tail Deer Hunting Season Opens November 7th, 2009.

What will I do while my husband is off looking for our winter store of meat?

I won't go with him. I do not like to hunt, and I don't like to be cold, especially when I have a choice.

I will make my great Deer Hunting Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies for him before he leaves.... My own recipie, not written down anywhere, and it is a little different each year.

What will probably happen, Is that I and My dog Lucy will spend a lot of time bonding. She came to us three years ago, just before we lost our old Boy, Buddy. Petting, and rubbing her head and belly get me lots of bonding points.

Lucy will still miss her Dad. I may take her collar off, and let her run around the house naked... She loves it!

We will eat what we want to, when we want to, go to bed when we want to, and Lucy and I will go for our walks when the time is right...Ahhh... Subtle independence... Everyone needs it for a moment!

Then comes the work! My goal is to research some of the latest Vintage Jewelry that I have purchased over the summertime. I will consult with one of my pals at the Antique Store, a specialist in jewelry, and then I will look on line at various venues to see current asking prices, and real selling prices. I also have some books, but it is unusual to find exactly the piece I have to price.

I also will use some of my huge collection of stones and cabochons to set some new jewelry for my shop. This is therapeudic.

Christmas is coming, so I need to think about the Display Window that I will be decorating beginning December 1st. I need to find Blow Mold Santas and Rein Deer, and Sleds... Time to hit the garage sale circuit!!

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Hundreds of Shops Christmas in July at Bonanzle!!

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Bonanzle never ceases to AMAZE me!

More than 250 Dealers and sellers at Bonanzle have combined efforts to have the biggest online sale of the year!

Stop by http://www.109frontstreet.com/, to see the fabulous sales, specials, and promotions beginning July 1-31.

Click the picture below to see a complete list of participating sellers and their specials.

Welcome To The World of Blarney_Stone Antiques and Collectibles

Quote: Every little pebble in the stream believes itself to be a precious stone – Japanese Proverb

Welcome to my world!!

I have been an antique and collectible dealer since 1995, formally. My family has always had an interest in old things, and as many say, I got it from my Mother.

Early 1950s Roy Rogers And Trigger Wind Up Watch USA