Flea Market Finds – Shabby Storage for the Art Studio * Winner Chosen
Gail Hutchinson . . . you’re our random winner. I’ll be sending an email to let you know. Wishing all an amazing day!
As many of you know, I love old things and flea marketing. It was fun that my daughter and her friend wanted to join me. I had the lovely privilege of seeing a sweet friend as well. A sweet friend and her sister run Whimsy (where I’ve taught before) and put on two amazing flea markets each month. Find out more here and here.
So I found some goodies on our trip; a caddy I’ll use for tools, a semi rusty basket and an awesome jumbo mason jar with a cute blank chalkboard label that I titled bottoms and al,out filled it to the top. I love it! And so inexpensive.
How about you? What’s a fun or great find you’ve acquired recently? I’d love to know.
Just for fun, I’d like to send a little package of vintage style buttons as well as some fun vintage stickers and some other surprises. Just make a comment here and I’ll pick a winner next Monday.
artsychick
Daughter, Wife, Mother, Friend, artist, vintage loving, law enforcement officer, Southern Californian, God and country loving girl who loves to meet like minded creative people, share life with new and old friends. Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. ~André Gide
14 Comments
Beth Williams
How fun! I am so jealous-and glad you had such lovely company for the day!
artsychick
Beth, you’re so sweet. I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Sending warmest regards.
Gail Hutchinson
Lots of nice finds there….wish I were shopping with you!!
artsychick
Gail, I wish I could take you/go shopping with you. Wishing you a beautiful day!
Rhonda
That looks like an awesome flea market! Great bonding time:)
artsychick
Rhonda, sure was. Fun stuff. I like totally going slow, the teens were a little more quick about their browsing but it was fun!
Lisa Simpson
I love all things old and vintage. My last flea market find was some buttons, also, I believe a girl can never have too many buttons.
artsychick
Amen to that. Buttons are so inexpensive but each have a story. 🙂
Maureen Hayes
I haven’t been to a flea market or junking this year, but I love it! I think it is the thrill of the unknown, “what will I discover this trip?!” Sometimes it is something big, like a piece of furniture, but many times it is something small, like antique buttons (a favorite) or something lovely and chippy and shabby that I can repurpose for my bedroom or craft room. My last find was an antique comb, brush and mirror set that I display on my dresser. It isn’t really functional, but it is so pretty and makes me smile every time I see it, which I think is the whole point, I also love to get the story behind the item, when possible, and if it isn’t possible, then I find it fun to make up my own “backstory” -which is what I did with my comb/brush/mirror set. It is fun imagining who the owner was and what she went through and felt while using them.
Hope you are well and happy these days, I miss hearing from you,
Maureen
artsychick
Sweet Maureen, I loved your comment and I’m right there with you. I love what you love. It’s a treasure hunt isn’t it? I miss you too! Are you doing well? Sending you warmest regards and wishes dear one!
Tanya Napier
I’ve been to that market once before and hope to make it again sometime. (Maybe with you???)
artsychick
I would sure love that Tanya!
Maxine Hodges
Looks like such a great market. Nothing like finding treasures. No one can have too many buttons!!!
artsychick
Amen to that Maxine! Miss you and wish we could do some fun shopping together.