It's been a while since I pulled away from my sewing machine to visit what I call Treasure Land (the flea market). Treasure Land offers up a seemingly endless supply of random, quirky and eclectic riches, almost always for very little money.
As I headed there last week, I couldn't help but fantasize that I'd scoop up a real treasure like the fellow recently featured on Antiques Road Show. Did you see it? He found five hand-carved bowls that are worth over a million dollars ~ yowza! (Click HERE to watch the video clip.)
I know my picks aren't rare artifacts, but I love them nonetheless!
My favorite thing about flea'ing is finding creative ways to use my goodies for something other than what they were originally intended. I'll upcycle the vintage floral planters into pincushions like I've done in the past:
And since I have two big shows coming up in October, I'm thinking the little vintage train case might be an eye-catching way to display my Retro Revival Insulated Flat Iron Travel Cases. Something like this:
What's your favorite thing about flea'ing? Do tell and you'll be automatically entered to win this month's fun, free, blog giveaway...
...A $20 gift certificate to spend as you wish in Patti's Etsy shop! Drawing is August 31st.
