flea market:

May 17, 2010

hi! i've missed being here. i want to thank you all for your sweet comments about the good news about my mom. i was just discussing with nick last night how i am so fortunate to have such a great community of blogger-friends and readers. you are all so supportive and i can't thank you enough!

how was your weekend? this weekend was filled with lots for us. we saw iron man 2, spent saturday building a standing necklace panel for my display (will post pics once it's in action this weekend at bazaar bizarre maker faire! click events to the right to find out more info!) and went to the flea market!

i found a beautiful lace dress that i thought would be lovely for the wedding, and it was only $50! i'll take a picture of that too and post later ;) i also ran into cathie, and met lots of her sweet friends, which was so cool! well anyway, here are some photos from the long beach antique flea market i thought you'd enjoy:

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my favorite stop, "how does this guy get so much cool stuff??"
is my question whenever i stop by, heh.

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i really love wood crates and wire baskets.

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beautiful printing blocks.

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a whole bin of keys, my dream! ;) bought some of these
for a invitation or something.

so that's about it! if you saw something you want/need that you can't get at your local flea (or dont have antique markets) i can i'll totally look for something for you next time i go! what did you do this weekend? share your weekend posts from your blog or stories: i love to read what's going on with you. hope you all had wonderful weekends!

57 hello's:

  1. wow, your flea market looks a lot better than the ones we have here!! i'm jealous!

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  2. Wow! I would love that bin of keys! <333

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  3. oh really. you american flea markets are so much nicer than ours. i'd go nuts seeing so much beautiful stuff!! and i'm glad as well your mom is better. so happy for you!

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  4. ahhhh i'm soo jealous that you have such a cool flea market by you! i totally want to check that place out the next time i am in LA, will you go with me? i have been wanting to get a vintage suitcase forever!! marv and i just did a one year anniversary photoshoot yesterday and one of the scenes was by a train, and a vintage suitcase would have been the PERFECT prop!!

    xo,
    sandy

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  5. wowee, I'll take EVERYTHING! Seriously, living over here in Korea... I don't get to see flea markets like that! What wonderful pictures!

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  6. I have never really been to a flea market. I am going to have to seek them out. But I think you got all the good stuff. I love the letters, and keys are my weakness.
    Enjoy the day!
    Erin

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  7. OH I am so jealous!! I love flea markets but there aren't that many here in Atlanta, GA.


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  8. Lots of fab finds! I want to go!

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  9. Where in the world is that fabulous flea market? I think I've died and gone to heaven. I would follow that guy home to see where lived, then follow him to see where indeed he does get all the FANTASTIC stuff. Well, I probably wouldn't really but oh, I would want to. Does he do all the display himself? I want it all.

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  10. i would have gone crazy for all those letters! i always keep an eye out from them in my travels and have purchased a few special ones here and there. thanks for sharing (even though your flea market made me green with envy!)

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  11. I love flea markets!! I am so lucky to be living right next to the biggest flea market here! My guy and I visit there on a weekly basis, looking for treasures for our home :)

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  12. oh goodness, where is that first booth?! i spent the whole time walking down one aisle... i'll definitely have to make a trip back for a better look around!

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  13. Where is this flea market!? I'd love to get some of those print blocks.

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  14. oh my, this flea market is a gold mine!! where are you?

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  15. Oh dear, you are in a fabulous place!!! I would buy so many things there!!!! I'll repeat someone, but where are you??? :) :)

    I hope you had a good time there!!

    Happy week and welcome back!

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  16. I've followed your blog for a long time in my Reader but finally decided to comment.

    It's such an inspiration to watch you bounce back into the swing of things after experiencing something so scary and uncertain. I'm so glad that your Mother is doing better and that you were able to spend so much time with her.

    Re: the flea market. I want that blue weekender bag, yesterday.

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  17. I'm glad you had such a nice weekend and that everything seems to be working out so positively for you :)
    Did you go to the rosebowl? Looks fantastic. Your pics make me want to go to flea markets again :)
    Feel free to visit my blog to see what I've been up to last week :) Have a great week, xx

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  18. I haven't been to the Long Beach flea market in awhile and now totally want to go again...maybe next month.

    So happy to hear that your mom is doing better...

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  19. wow! what a great flea market! we don't have many really good ones like that around here. love those printing blocks! ; )

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  20. glad to hear about your mom
    gorgeous finds!!!

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  21. glad to hear about your mom
    gorgeous finds!!!

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  22. Which flea market is this? Where is it located? I am really trying to find a good flea market to go to in the LA area when I am down there for school. LET ME KNOW!!! :)

    Well, since you asked, I am going to Thailand in June so my weekend was full of preparing for that!!! I also had a lovely day of church and reading "The Girls" by Lori Lansens.

    :)

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  23. Wow. That flea market is amazing! Which one is it?

    This weekend was great. We had a family BBQ to celebrate my niece's birthday :)

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  24. Oh it's been forever since I've been to a good flea market. Ones set up like this are hard to come by!

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  25. Love the printing blocks! I just got an L Letterpress, and ordered some custom plates. I can't wait until they arrive!

    My weekend was supposed to be exciting, with plans to go to a waterpark. But my 18mo old was very sick, so we stayed home instead =/

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  26. wow what a fun flea market. that vendor in the first photo definitely has some amazing finds for sale. and i love that photo of the vintage suitcases. such fun colors!

    my weekend involved trying a new restaurant with my significant other which was so fun because the restaurant was so gorgeous!

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  27. I wanted to go to the craft fair in San Mateo SO BAD! Unfortunately I have 2 wedding related events to attend Saturday, and the 4 hour drive is definitely not going to happen just for one day. Sad :(

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  28. I would take that flea market any day! Glad to hear you had a wonderful weekend! xo

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  29. the flea markets where i live are NEVER as cool!

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  30. I love LOVE this flea market! I try to go as much as I can since I live in LB..It's hard not to spend an entire day here.. love the great finds! :)

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  31. Wow, I'd have an absolute ball looking through all those old treasures!!
    Can't wait to see pics of the lace dress ;o)
    Have a great week!

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  32. Went garage saling on Saturday morning, got a tan, and scored an old Schwinn bike for $40!

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  33. Wow, it all looks like so much fun!! :)

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  34. Your weekend sounds so wonderful! I'm glad you found a dress :].

    I watched Iron Man 2, got a Paper Source gift card for my birthday, and went to a twins' birthday party! It was wonderful seeing you at the Irvine vendor fair! I love my mirror :]

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  35. This weekend I went to the Brimfield Flea Market!!!! So much fun! I thought of you when I came across some letterpress blocks. Took pics and posted http://mylazyapples.blogspot.com/2010/05/as-promised.html

    We went on Thursday and had so much fun we went back on Saturday! Hope you had as much fun at the flea market!!!! So glad to hear your mom is doing well!!!!!!

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  36. What an amazing spot...and such beautiful pictures! I love the Kraft Processed Cheese boxes!

    I definitely had a busy weekend. Some photos made their way onto my blog too!
    http://knottednest.blogspot.com/

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  37. Danni! So good to have you back and I'm THRILLED to hear the good news about your mom! So very happy for you and the family =)

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  38. awesome flea market finds...i'm crushin on those keys

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  39. Hi Danni!
    it was so nice meeting you at the flea market!! hope to see you at the rose bowl next month!

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  40. im so jealous, i wish we had gorgeous flea markets like that around here. everything looks amazing. i practically went gaga over the letters and suitcases. love.

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  41. hello dear friend!

    This looks so awesome!
    Especially those letter blocks are amazing...

    I hope your mum is okay too at this moment. <3

    Mila
    x.

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  42. hi danni, was nice meeting you with the rest of our army at the flea market on sunday :) looks like you found some goodies there!

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  43. I love those printing blocks! Imagine all the possibilities. If only we have flea markets like yours in Australia.
    http://forgottenfancies.blogspot.com/

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  44. these pictures are beautiful. so much cool stuff!

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  45. i wanna go! i've yet to find a cool one in atl.

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  46. this flea market looks incredible! We have some great markets in S.A! Thanks for the great pics!
    Spent my weekend catching up on sleep! really needed it!
    xoxo

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  47. I'd love to get my hands on some of those block printing stamps!

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  48. oh my gosh! i need to find one of those in rhode island! i am in lust with all those letters...oh and the keys are just charming...SO JEALOUS!

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  49. Oh wow, I want just about everything you've photographed. Why must I live so far away from this magical long beach. Our flea markets aren't nearly as fabulous.

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  50. Darn, I was going to go to it last Sunday too and couldn't make it. I've heard that it's one of the best in Southern California. Next month!

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  51. I wish they had flea markets like that here in Singapore.

    Love the old suitcases :) And those wooden typo pieces!

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  52. Holy Moly! That flea market looks amazing!!!

    Next time i'm in California [ha! whenever that is], i'm going to try and make around this market. :D

    Smiles to you!
    Jenipher

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  53. Our flea markets in Austin have roasted corn and bootleg videos. Sigh.

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  54. Too much perfection. All those great crates are making me delirious (in the best way). Oh - I want one...or two...or more.

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