Thrift Share Monday - July 23

Aqua Glasses purchased from the Flea Market

Either I've lost my thrift mojo or it's just plain slim pickings this summer. Either way, I'm arriving home after a morning of Thrifting with very little to show for. I purchased 4 of these fabulous aqua colored glasses at the Flea Market. They are going to be for sale in my case at the Antique Society in Sebastpol.

The Flea Market is such a fasciating experience. Since I wake up so early these days, I tend to get to the Flea Market just as dealers are setting up or even when they are just arriving. I'm not alone though as I always see the familiar faces of local dealers. Many I know from standing in line every weekend at estate sales. It's really a wonderful social event as well as a venue to buy inventory.

Since the early buyers are a little too early, we start making the circuits around the Flea Market. We look at the items new sellers are setting out and wait for new sellers to arrive to start unloading. When we see another dealer that we know, we typically stop to chat with each other, complain about the somewhat bad thrifting summer and then carry on with walking around. Since I typically work on my own much of the week, this chance to catch up with others is a nice addition to my business. Yesterday I walked around with a friend of mine named Steve. He's a silver and gold buyer but he also buys books, smalls (as we call them which refer to small pieces of inventory) and much more. He's a wealth of knowledge and I adore talking to him and learning everything I can from him. It's one of my favorite aspects of the Flea Market.

Fiberglass Bowls

These were purchased from the same booth as the aquamarine glasses. These will also be for sale in my case.

3 Shot Glasses from the Flea Market

With the Flea Market, you really never know what you will find. Some days I go away practically empty handed. I still enjoy it though and it's a fun part of my Sunday morning.

Wheel Mold?

I bought this at an estate sale on Friday morning. The seller told me that it was an antique wooden wheel mold. I've yet to research it properly. Does anyone know off hand if that is the purpose of this?  It needs a tiny bit of cleaning but I think it has a great patina.

Did you go thrifting this weekend?

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Comments

[Elethea]

Sunday flea Markets are fantastic!!!

[Van]

I just made a triumphant return to our vintage-stuffed flea market yesterday afternoon and came home with lots of vintage. I love making connections with the vendors and searching for vintage in the fresh air-- even if it's hot as hell down in Florida. You came home with beautiful finds, I love the cups and plates!

[Jem @ Beautiful Clutter]

The aqua coloured glasses are just sensational! Perfect for sipping some homemade lemonade from! :-)

Jem xXx

[Joy P]

I found a very similar wooden cog wheel last weekend. I have no idea what it was made for but it is beautiful. Thanks, as always, for hosting. Your Thrift Share Monday is my favourite place to visit and share. Thanks you for continuing to host this party.
Joy

[Denise M]

Hope you don't mind but my thifting was with my camera - I took pictures but didn't buy. Thank you for hosting and I appreciate the time you put in to providing this Thift Share Monday party.
Denise.

[Thrift Shopper for Peace]

love those bowls and the wheel mold - even if that's not what it is, there's just something about old, wooden things that tug at your heart strings and make you want to keep them, isn't there?

[Nikki]

Those aqua glasses are gorgeous! I feel like my thrifing mojo has been off lately too. I think it's the heat.

[Katie]

Hi! Thank you so much for hosting this link party! I love seeing your thrifted finds along with all these other cool peeps!

I just did a series on my blog called "7 Days of Somethings" where I posted 7 sts of different thrifted hauls for 7 days straight. I linked up 5 of the days this week -- hope that's ok.

Thanks again!

[Alicia]

Oh how I love those aqua glasses! I would love to come across those!

Thanks for hosting!

[Lesley]

I'm glad you mentioned the slow thrifting summer, because I'm experiencing it, too! It's been pretty bad. Love your finds, though :)

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