Mabel's Market

10/31/2026

Clearing room for Christmas these next couple days😅🫨 So welcome to our $5 section!!🚨

First come first serve (online & in-person) BUT it must be picked up from Mabel’s by this Friday, Nov. 6th.

Everything pictured is priced at $5. If you’re interested in something, please leave a comment and we’ll message you our Venmo/Zelle. *No on-hold placements for this one since we’re moving quick!❤️⌛️🎄

10/31/2026

Never AI at Mabel’s in graphics or words but….can I have it clean up my photos?!

Thoughts?

First is my photo.

Second is me asking Chat to straighten out my picture and get rid of shadows.

Like maybe I just need to learn how to take better pics? 😅😭

Anyhow, I’m so fortunate to have the long dresser that matches this unique tallboy. Deciding on whether to finish it the same. 🤔🖤🥰

10/28/2026

I cropped out my hammer sitting randomly in view but otherwise walking by- the this scene looks very cozy, right? 🥰

10/28/2026

Want to follow along the way my brain works when choosing a color??

I wanted to paint the new buffet green. Like a green with brown tones instead of blue. Really all because I loved the warm, worn shade of original hardware and didn’t even want to freshen it up with the bronze paint I often use. I love it just as it is.

BUT. I already had a green buffet in here. AND a green vanity. So that color story seemed unlikely. 😭👎

A would you guess what happened? Someone BOUGHT the green buffet! And so I then decided to repaint the green vanity in PLUM VELVET leaving a whole wall open for the new* olive-sagey-custom mix piece.

Ta-da!!

10/27/2026

You’re not going to believe this. Aster Gardens lost her personal page which somehow translated into losing her business FB and Instagram page. 🤯😭She is handling it with all the grit, grace and tenacity we’d suspect.

She has bundles of email addresses which you know if you’re already on her newsletter so not all is lost. And she is appealing and already has another Instagram active.

While I haven’t confirmed that It’s keeping her up at night, it’s quite literally keeping ME up at night.

The thought! What would I do? What would you do? Would you notice if Mabel’s was no longer on your feed?

What are we even doing over here with 14k followers but only about 200 people interacting with this page. Social Media is SO messed up. The whole thing has me SHOOK. 😳

Anyhow- here’s her backup.👇Go add a follower if you love plants, Lemont, Farmers Market, landscaping, and/or funny quirky punk rock creative content.

And assure me you’d come find us if we disappeared! 🙏

114 Followers, 151 Following, 4 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Aster Gardens ()

10/26/2026

FYI-The Shop will be closed Nov. 13-14, 2026. Come visit me and see what vintage Christmas & holiday goodies I’ll be bringing to this amazing event!
I was lucky to be a vendor at the inaugural event last year and am looking forward to this year!

10/18/2026

One of the businesses we walked by on our Shop Hop trip yesterday was closed until NOVEMBER 6 for Christmas prep! 😮

I have to admit, seeing this had me stressed, curious, inspired for Holiday 2026.

It also had me ready to MAKE SPACE.

We’re marking down Halloween. Like -get this out of here- mark downs.

Anything with a GHOST, JACK O’LANTERN, or WITCH is worth coming to grab!

👋👋👋👻🎃🧙

Here’s just a little peek 👀 come check out the rest!

10/18/2026

Well, that’s a wrap on our 2026 🍂Fall into Vintage🍂 bus trip! And because Kiley (who is the only one of us to document anything ) couldn’t make it, we have almost no proof of how fun it was. 😭

Because looking back, I’m sure I should have taken video of Marina doing trivia on the bus, pictures of our guests with their perfect finds, how incredibly charming and friendly Ottawa is, and the vintage Halloween mask that had me laughing so hard I may have permanently bruised a rib.

But naturally, all I have is this group photo.

Maybe some of our trip goers will chime in! 

Special thanks to our trivia-loving bus driver Anthony, who got us there so smoothly and Windy City Limo for the beautiful mode of transportation.

And to this gorgeous group of ladies who were so lovely to spend the day with.

Where should we go next?! 🚍