52 Flea Finds!

It was dark when I left the house this morning and just a sliver of moon was shining in the sky....
...but almost an hour later as I was getting close to the market the sun rose up like a big fiery red ball from behind the mountains...
I knew it would be a beautiful morning at the flea market!



I met Deanna, my friend from Gather in Ivoryton, CT and she had something special for me...
This is an old lab table from Yale....the apron on the other side has a 51 stenciled on it.
...apparently it was shared by two university students...



This is a shot of the top of the table...it has a burn mark...actually a hole in it and the black paint on top seems to be coated with a layer of wax...
...it appears to have gotten a lot of use.
Mr. Flea wants to know what I am going to use it for now.
I have no idea!



...a few other finds I picked up this morning...that is a compact in the front and the birds are salt and pepper shakers...



...an old Eastman pen holder...



... a stylish vintage feather hat and an old hotel key...



... some old laundry pins and a brass needle case...



...a wonderful old receipt book with a marbled paper cover...



...it dates from 1872...



...an instruction manual and music for an Estey Organ...





These are interesting and something I haven't seen before.
They are old zinc and brass templates from a photographer's studio.
...used for portraits...



...lots of vintage lace...











...the sweetest wedding cake topper...



...and a winsome and charming wedding veil and wreath...



...with delicate wax flowers...

I will show more pictures from this weekend's adventures later on in the week...
... found some lovely linens and other treasures that you will enjoy...

Just a few more posts and 52 Flea will hit the 400 posts mark...
Still trying to figure out what to Give - Back this time...
... to one of my blog friends...one lucky winner...

Should it be the new edition of Jeanne D'Arc Living?
Maybe some old lace?
Maybe something special from the French brocante?
Any suggestions? What would you like to win?

I will be posting the details soon!

Hope your weekend was full of fun and that the week ahead brings all good things!
:)

Thrifting Finds, My Rainy Day Read and a Flea Market for a Good Cause

Don't let the sunshine in this picture fool you....
It has been pouring all day....windy and just plain horrid outside...



Have you heard about this good cause?

Corinne at Designing DNA had this wonderful idea and is hosting an online flea market to be held next weekend, March 20th and 21st. It is to benefit an organization called Samaritan's Purse...which is still working to rebuild homes that were destroyed during Hurricane Katrina and the floods in Atlanta.
It sounds like it will be a fabulous event...lots of fun...click here to find out more about it!



So I finally got to curl up with my copy of Jeanne D'Arc Living and spend an hour drooling over all the gorgeous images...
...Thanks to Ruth at The Beautiful Life and Carole at Maynard Garden!
If you haven't a copy of this wonderful publication you can get it from either of them or Tracey at French Larkspur.
I think that there are extra copies in Danish that may even be on sale....I have been buying this magazine from the start...before they printed the text in English and have enjoyed it just as much with Danish text as it is the beautiful images that are so compelling!



I loved this article on old tins because, well... because I have lots of old tins...
...they seem to have come into their own here!



...and this faded blue dresser...well,
... it makes me weak in the knees!



Moving on to a few thrift store finds this past week...
...lots of vintage lace....



...so sweet, so delicate!



...and this heavy steel candle holder turned... egg stand?



...or maybe I could use it this way...
...just kidding!



...and this pretty blue green transferware dish...



...and this little carrot shaped sack of ivory beads...



...and that's all I have had time to photograph...
...did I mention that it is pouring rain outside...
ALL day long?
...and flooding?
At least it's not snow and this will surely wash the last of the snow away...

We saw the first two beautiful robins this morning...
...dancing around the yard in the rain...

Yes, spring is coming close!
Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead tonight!
:)