local fleamarket

it was a glorious day in the city

cool crisp morning, sunny all day, good food and great finds

at the junction fleamarket

a few reminders from growning up

finish it off with cappuccino and meringue's at pascals

fleamarket faces

as i wondered the fleamarket this weekend

i couldn't help but notice lots of faces

DIY project

since the end of april i've been in "redecorating mode"

while waiting for furniture to arrive and looking for the right accessories for my livingroon

i've been working on a DIY project

i found this wonderful ladder at antique shop for $30 and wanted to turn it into a stand with shelves

after debating several opions i found these grungy rusted tin sheets ($1 each) that worked great!!

now i have the perfect display for my brownie collection

the red kodak timer, photography notebook and letter " n "

add the finishing touches and bring the room together

(more on my new livingroom on my next post)

great finds

as always i'm on the lookout for metal

and on our road trip we manage to hit at least 7 antique store on a 35 mile stretch of hwy

above i spent under $15

i have a kodak brownie collection (21 different ones so far)

so when i notice the timer and notebook i was thrilled and

they match perfectly to the new color on my living room wall

another wonderful find a kodak abc photo-lab outfit

everything you need to develop your photos

the kit includes everything from darkroom lamp, metal trays, thermometer,

 glass beaker, tongs, hanging clips, mask charts, universal developer

all packed in a metal printing box $20

a steal at $5 for all of these car name plates

and the perfect paper "judy" for only $25

flea market finds

so many cute things at the flea market

luckily i had my iphone

this way i didn't spend a fortune!!

a few things i did spend my money on

song book $6, paint scrapper$1, cloth measuring tape $4

and photo corners $1

fleamarket finds

a gift from carmi and paul

i have a starflash, starluxe and starflex and now a starmiteIIII

it will be a challlenge to find any other starmites

my collection is growning 19 different brownies so far

and of course i found some metal and jewelry to add to my already huge pile

the pearls where a great find, occupied japan, 12 stands for $5

i love this little olive jar, when you lift the lid there is a spoon attached

and gifts for a friend

fleamarket finds

brownie flash six 20

brownie 8mm
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it was a nice day at the st. lawrence antique market
lots of outdoor vendors
where i always find the best deals and more "junk"
than antiques
my 2 favorite finds to add to my brownie collection
that makes 15 total in all

flea market finds

lots of crochet and lace trim, books, an old water color paint tin

and 2 player piano sheet music

of course lots of metal

8 pieces of tin crown molding and 2 beautifully crackled finials

locks and keys and more metal!!!
( on the player piano music roll)

a day in the country

i spent a lovely day driving out in the country with my friend lu

we stopped at the queensville antique mall

lots to photograph...............

i did manage to find a few cameras for my brownie collection
and take over 100 photographs
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it was nice to see the big blue skies

food for thought

how people treat you is their karma

how you react is yours

wayne dyer

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photo taken on my iphone

at the weekend market

fleamarket finds

we started out sunday morning

with the intention to drive to the clarence flea market

but when we got up at 6am it was pouring rain

with no sign of stopping

we decided not to make the long drive

so we headed to st. lawrence market instead

everything seemed expensive and we were disappointed

back in the rain

off went to busybee's to pick up a few magazines

closed, opening at noon--drag

back in the rain

off to the junction to find a few "junk"shops

all closed on sundays--damn

wait a minute we found something open

smash

maybe the day won't be waisted

and luckily eric was working

he told us about

market road antiques mall
well we were planning a road trip anyways.....

before we left the store

i noticed a brownie camera in the showcase

then another and another

three more for my collection

a brownie reflex synchro

a baby brownie with original box

and a eastman bullet camera

that makes it 13 in my collection

weekend shopping part 2

on sunday we spent 3 hours at the flee market

the prices where unbelievable!!!

i found all this lace and door pulls

for only $10

this metal drawer was filled with tin plates
door pulls and hooks
i pick up once piece and asked how much
$5 ," for one piece, no thanks"
"that's for the the box"
a steal at double the price
there was at least 20 pieces in there!!!



i collect kodak camera's
this one came with the three light meters
all for $10!!!
and the books where amazing
the encyclopedia of furniture circa 1930's
1896 illustrated catalogue of
jewelry and european fashions
from marshall fields and co.
and
1902 edition of the sear, roebuck catalogue
1162 pages of images and prices

all three book $5
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it was a good haul!!!