A usual day at the Flea Market
Vintage Jewelry box
Makeup case
Mesh bag & Lipstick holder
Candle holder stamped Japan
Carpet Bowling game from the late 30s-40s (These balls are Bakelite)
I have been wanting a Leopard belt
1976 Koala
This thing WAS FILTHY but I still wanted it. It has a sticker on the inside bottom that says "Jasmine Tea" It also has instructions on making the perfect Jasmine tea. So as odd as it seems I think Jasmine tea was once sold in this Kitschy little basket.
Two sombrero's are sitting at a garage sale. A Honorary Mexican comes up (The Sombreros call out to her from the table legs they are propped up against) The Honorary Mexican cannot ignore the pleas from the Sombreros to take them home. They beg to be brought to a place they will be appreciated.
The Honorary Mexican notices they are both tagged at $5 each... she offers $8 for both. The seller accepts her offer not knowing how many nights she will cry when she makes tacos for dinner.
The Honorary Mexican WINS AGAIN!!!
(If you didn't know I have plans for a Sombrero wall)
That's why I am buying up sombreros like they are the must have item of 2012.
Funky Footstool
Blue radio
This radio looked rather horrible when I purchased it. It was seriously "Yellowed / Brown" from living in a home of what I can only assume was a SERIOUS chain smoker.
I didn't know if I could get it clean.... I may have spent an hour cleaning the darn thing. BUT it did come clean... I slightly lost some lettering in the process. But that's bound to happen when you are trying to get a gummy tar like substance off of something that's about 50 years old.
Just something about this Coronado radio. It turns on and has a buzz... I just don't have a (Antenna) for it just yet. It had a screw to attach a antenna too in the back. (I love old radios... the sad thing is we only have one AM station left here where I live.)
That doesn't give me much choices does it?
FIND OF THE DAY
Vintage aquamarine and white sewing machine. I tested it out last night & cleaned it & Mr. Coco oiled it. It runs so quiet I thought it was broken at first.... It's quieter than my modern plastic thing!! "This beauty is no featherweight" She comes in at 40 lb or 18.1436 kg
Coming across delicious sewing machines is not a regular occurrence for me. So I did have to go to the bank to take out another $20 to buy this $15 dollar machine.
(REMEMBER I only go garage saling with $25)
Flea Market Finds
We have a Flea Market in our town every Sunday morning. I went every now and again the past few years but on my previous visits stuff seemed to be priced quite high. So I pretty much stopped going.
Then last summer I went twice, once found nothing the second time bought a vintage brooch.
Now fast forward to last Sunday I finally decided to give it another chance. I did find something - this vintage bag with wood handles. The inside is lined with some pretty floral fabric.
So because I found the bag last week... I decided to go again this morning. I am glad I did because this is what I found.
A Coconut purse from Hawaii with cute beaded handles. The Woman I purchased it from wanted $5 I asked if she would take $4 she said yes!!
This lovely green and gold cabochon necklace! There is a seller at the market who has a great choice in jewelery he had 3 big racks of necklaces and all were priced at $3 each. (They were all quite nice no junk really.) Buying things from our flea market is still more pricey than our garage sales.... but it's better than it was a couple years back. So I may have to start visiting it every now and again.
Linking up with: Her Library Adventures Flea Market finds.
Linking up with: Her Library Adventures Flea Market finds.
Also after everything I brought home this weekend I am going to fill a box with stuff I no longer use/need/want and bring it to Salvation Army. I don't want you guys seeing me featured on a episode of Hoarders. *lol*
On Sat evening we took a drive up in the mountains and spotted this Bear in a field. He looked at us then turned his back. I wanted a picture so yelled "HEY POOH BEAR" And he turned and looked at us. Mr. was too slow taking the picture as the bear turned again and all you could see was his bum... so once AGAIN I yelled "HEY POOH BEAR" He looked back with a face like "LADY I am not Pooh Bear my name is (Insert name you like here).
No matter how many times I tell him to put on sun-block....
I thought you would want the necklace modeled!!
Thank you J for posing so cute!
