Country Living Fair ticket giveaway!

Hey friends- I know I have been very absent here.  We have been on the road bringing JBS Mercantile to town's all over the country and trying to get our new website loaded so we can launch it (along with a new blog).  But in the meantime, I wanted to let you know that I'm giving away 2 Early Bird weekend passes to the County Living Fair April 22-24th here in Nashville over on Facebook at my A Vintage Affair at Haven Farm page and on Instagram (@jbsmercantile).  Enter to win now until Friday night at both places for two chances to win. Good luck!

March announcement. . .

Hello friends!  While we are very close to launching our new website, it seems that March has arrived and we still aren't ready.  I hope to have an update soon on our new launch date.

In the meantime, our current site is still stocked and be sure to check out our new home for crafting on Etsy - JBS Mercantile Craft.  We are adding new items every week and will continue to do so.

Please note that we have discontinued the Magpie Box.  Thank you to our loyal subscribers who have been following along with us through each transition!  If you love the idea of getting a coordinated kit of vintage crafting goods, be sure to favorite us on Etsy as we will be adding kits from time to time there.

Thanks to everyone for their patience!

Announcing JBSMercantileCraft on Etsy!!

JBS Mercantile has evolved in many ways over the past several years.  It seems as we have hit the road on the show trail and jumped deeper into the antique and home decor industry, the need to re-imagine our website and brand has become clearer.  But in the process of doing this, we hesitated to totally abandon our love for all things vintage-craft, and more importantly, our dear friends (that's you!) who have faithfully followed us for the 10+ years we've been in the craft industry.  And that's where Etsy comes in!

Welcome to JBS Mercantile Craft - our new home for all things vintage and vintage-style crafting on Etsy.  Here you will find many of your favorite Flea Market items from our current site with many new-to-you items thrown in.  Be sure to add us to your favorites and check in weekly for new additions.

Until we launch our new website later this month, www.jbsmercantile.com is still live and stocked with hundreds of antique and vintage items, many of which are one-of-a-kind and will ONLY be available on this site.

Stay tuned later this month for a complete undate on the new site and all of the exciting changes we have in store.

February New Additions!

Our hearts are full this month as we celebrate the month of love with a Magpie Box full of pinks, reds and metallics in the form of vintage buttons, old florist ribbon, vintage kitchen labels, silver spoons and German foil and glitter. . .

We've stocked the Flea Market with some great finds like this sweet little set of numbered bowling pins. . .

a 2 roll set of vintage pharmacy labels. . .

a beautiful set of old Marshall's photo tinting tubes. . .

a couple of curated collections including this vintage desk set. . .

a beautiful beaded souvenir needle case. . .

a collection of old Dennison products. . .

and lots more.  On sale tonight at midnight central time!!

Midmonth is here. . .

Wow- the first 15 days of the year flew by!  As you will see below we are already thinking ahead to Valentines day as we will be loading the Flea Market tomorrow with lots of festive offerings like. . .

 Bobble Eye Valentines . . .

Mechanical Valentines. . .

 

A large roll of beautiful fuchsia woven ribbon . . .

 

A very large Montgomery Ward catalog with color, sepia and black and white images page after page. . .

And lots of new "old" Ephemera sets like these strawberry labels. . .

Old stock green price tiles. . .

 

pastel check set . . .

 

and more.  10:00 central tomorrow!

It's a New Year!

We are so excited to welcome 2016 at JBS Mercantile with a fresh Magpie Box filled with vintage letter and number finds, crisp colorful old stock labels, and a great pocket watch movement to mark the passing of time . . .

And we are stocking the Flea Market with lots of great items like this cast iron antique receipt holder. . .

a beautiful vintage sewing collection . . .

vintage metal cash register display frames. . .

a great set of heavy old pocket watch movements. . .

and several paper/book items like this household library book . . .

and this hardback recipe book for children. . .

So at 12:01 on the 1st, after you ring in the new year, be the first to swing by our site for some great finds!

Join me in Finding the Quiet . . .

I'm so excited to announce the upcoming launch of Finding the Quiet - a FREE inspirational class being offered by my amazing and talented friend Jeanne Oliver (and one for which I was so honored to be a part of).

Join over 20 men and women as we share in a four week study all about finding the quiet in each day and hearing the voice of God.

The world can be so loud and we desperately need quiet. We need time to think, process, pray, worship, plan, dream, forgive, heal and find direction.  To just be still.   Do we give ourselves this time to be quiet and truly listen to the voice of the Lord?  Are you striving and trying to navigate life in your own strength? Are you tired?  Do you know that the Lord pursues you?  Do you know that he wants to carry your burdens? Do you know that he deeply longs to communicate with you and have a relationship with you?  Are you ready to find the quiet and listen to his voice?

If you don't make intentional time with the Lord each day will it happen?  Your walk with the Lord is a relationship and relationships only grow when we make time for each other.  Each week you will hear Listening stories from the men and women in this study.  We will be sharing our own journeys of listening and intentionally finding the quiet.


Instructions to join class:

To join this free study you just need to be registered at jeanneoliver.ning.com (registering is free).
Once you are on the site you will find this study, free videos (business and art), my Creativity Takes Courage series and new online courses along the left hand side of the page.
You will find all of our courses/videos under the COURSES heading.
To register for Listening | Finding the Quiet
1) Go to COURSES along the left hand side of the page
2) Go to the bottom of the course and click “view all” to find Listening | Finding the Quiet
4) Click on Listening | Finding the Quiet
3) Click the +join button on the upper right hand side
4) All of the details are on the page and you are all set for the study to begin on January 1, 2016
Tell your friends!

Find the trailer for the event here:

https://vimeo.com/145948599


Find Jeanne's blog post here:

http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2015/11/17/listening-finding-the-quiet-free-study-starting-january-1-2016/



I can't think of a better way to start a new year!

This is a BIG one . . .!!!!

Hey there!  I know you are all expecting some new additions to the Flea Market today, but we have something a little better!

In anticipation of the launch of the brand new JBS Mercantile website this winter we are announcing a huge sale beginning today:

That's right, EVERYTHING on the site will be discounted 60% when you use the code 60off2015 at checkout.  Be sure to check the General Store where we have put back up for sale many classic Jenni Bowlin Studio products again (Please Note:  Some of these items do not have inner photos - just the title and thumbnail).

Of course this also includes Past Kits and the entire Flea Market! 

Orders will begin shipping right away.  Shop now for best selection.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year is Coming!!!

 December 1st starts the countdown in our house (my teenagers still love to move a piece to the tree each day on the felt calendar their Grandmother made)!  The countdown is over at JBS Mercantile however.  Christmas has already arrived as you can see with our December Magpie Box, filled with lots of vintage paper goods, cupcake decorations, German foil and glitter, milk caps and more. . .

And Santa has arrived in the Flea Market too (literally!) in the form of blow molds and honeycombs. . .

 

and he dropped off several amazing old trucks (this one is a Coke delivery truck) . . .

 

chicken feeders. . .

a double decker stamp holder. . .

and lots of other Christmas goodies including this reflector set.

 

All on sale beginning at midnight tonight central time, officially December 1st!

New Flea Market Finds. . .

on the shelf now at JBS Mercantile like these wonderful vintage small scalloped glazed crocks. . .

a great set of old clock faces and works. . .

 

these amazing old stock cafe bags from Belgium. . .

 

a set of Victorian studio portraits and more . . .!

 

And if you aren't already, follow A Vintage Affair at Haven Farm on Facebook and see how we are preparing for our upcoming show on our little farm in December (tickets are now on sale for our Friday night preview party - be the first to shop, and sip some wine while your doing it)!

November is here!

Well...almost.  After the ghouls and goblins go to sleep tonight!  Then you will find all of these wonderful treasures awaiting at JBS Mercantile for your shopping pleasure.  Treasures like. . .

A brand new Magpie Box that whispers Fall with gold and copper accents, rich fabrics and wood details. . .

New to the Flea Market this month you will find . . .

Large burlap coffee sacks. . .

A lovely tin toy barn. . .

antique postcards of Paris. . .

more watercolor tins. . .

extra large acorn tea strainers (we love them as string dispensers). . .

 

a wonderful old Buddy L extra large truck ready to haul trees for the holidays or these sweet dotted glass bottles. . .

 

and lots more.  See you on the 1st!

Something a little different on the 15th. . .

Hey all - we had an issue with the site when I first sent this out, but all is well now so shop away!!

Hey friends!  I know you are expecting some new items today in the Flea Market, but it's Fall Break around here and we have given our hard working operations folks some time off.

However. . . we have a really excellent promotion for you instead!

From now until the end of October, use the code fall25 at checkout and receive 25% off of your entire order on the site!  This even includes already discounted merchandise.

Please note that shipping of these orders will begin on the 23rd of October.

Enjoy!

October is here!

Perhaps you can sense a theme here?  We are ready for October and a certain holiday where orange and black reign and lighted pumpkins dot the landscape  . . .

Our Magpie Box has some fabulous Ephemera this month including Italian receipts, 1930's letterheads, old CDV photos, eye water labels and more. . .

Find some great vintage Halloween themed items in our Flea Market too including these old stock plastic gorilla masks. . .

An amazing set of vintage artist marked decorations on cardboard. . .

Vintage honeycomb balls. . .

2 vintage blowmolds from the 1960's. . .

Vintage microscope slides and microscope. . .

A Set of two vintage books with graphics perfect for the holiday. . .

and much more!