Found while Flea Marketing

I finally got around to snapping a couple photos of my haul from Maxwell Street Days.

 A rosy hankie, rhinestone necklace (that needs a new chain to fit) and a tiny majorette for a future project.

Just a small gathering of a few of the many letterpress blocks.  Yes, there are more, and yes, I'm a bit ashamed to admit how many more,

Flea Market 2012 Season Opener

In my book it is now officially summer.  The flowers are blooming like crazy, it's a long memorial day weekend, and today was the very first Maxwell Street Days flea market of the year!

I journeyed solo, but met up with old friends Beth and Ben for some scourging and discovering.

I missed seeing some of my favorite booth operators, the letterpress and scrap guy as well as the couple that always have bags of used postage stamps were both absent, but there were so many new booths open that it was wonderful to see some new wares.

Had a couple of finds, but as usual only have photos of the things I left behind.  I can't wait for the next flea market, and hopefully I'll have Tia to take along with me!

Welcoming Fall

While last  Wednesday was the official beginning of fall the event that marks the end of summer for me is coming this Sunday.  The last Maxwell Street Days flea market of the season.  And to make it even more exciting we're going to have a booth!  So if you're in Cedarburg, WI you should come visit us!

This week will be a whirlwind of getting ready since we weren't sure if we were doing this until this past Monday.  I suppose there's no time like now to get ready!

2010: Resolution #39

In my big old list of 2010 resolutions, I've added another.

39. Build/Buy a flea market wagon before the first Maxwell Street Days on May 30, 2010

This is really something I've been meaning to do for a while, and while I did give myself leeway to "buy" a wagon I'd really rather build one. And if I go in the direction of purchasing I'd really love to buy something home made, so if you have any leads - send them my way!

I've been looking at some diy tutorials on instructables.com and have found a couple that are promising, at least in an inspiration sort of way.

I especially like this milk crate one because I have quite a few milk crates around the house, I'm just afraid it might not be big enough for my flea market jaunts. I'm mainly concerned with size when it comes to bulky and heavy items, because most of the time my usual rig of backpack and extra canvas totes work for smaller items.