Road Trip

First stop was this charming quilt shop in Metamora.  Unfortunately it is going out of business.  I was able to get a couple of fabrics I can use for backs at $3.00 a yard.  Every quilter loves a deal.

As I have written before, we love to travel the back roads.  You never know what you may find.



We needed to make a turn in the town of Kickapoo. We saw this bottle tree, and a sign that said 20,000 Christmas ornaments. The largest selection ever.  That was grounds for stopping.

This is what we were greeted with as we walked in the door.  Floor to ceiling, wall to wall, ornaments.  There was tree upon tree with specialty ornaments.  The ceiling was covered with lights and ornaments.  Every room was like a fairyland.

This little tree was full of vintage ornaments.

Found the Flamingo tree! Little hard to miss.

Check out this ceiling.  Everything was for sale.  Jim Kightlinger, the owner, said they start in October to decorate with the ornaments. It takes at least 750 hours to put everything up.  It will all come down after Christmas and be replace with antiques for the rest of the year.

Here is the outside of their cute shop.

Here are the two signs  that drew us in.  I am so glad we stopped.  It was so much fun to see so many wonderful ornaments. We were at Kightlinger Antiques and Collectibles in Kickapoo, IL.

See you tomorrow with the next stop.
Have a great evening.
Mary