Posts Tagged ‘flea markets’
…And a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Did you go out shopping on "Black Friday"? The roads and stores around here are so jam-packed that I just order most of my gifts online. And fortunately, my family as a whole likes gift cards and certificates, so most "shopping" is fairly easy.
Christmas Tree Pins by Eisenberg, JJ and Art (Click to Enlarge)
However, David and I ventured out yesterday (Saturday) in search of more flea markets. We've been traveling around South Florida, and have even ventured up into Central Florida searching for treasures. And aside from some things that show up in virtually every flea market we've been to (Avon, lucky bamboo and parakeets), you never know what you'll find.
But you know what I am having a tough time locating? Christmas tree pins. For that matter, Christmas jewelry as a whole. I see a ton of jewelry sellers, but they are mainly the gold-plated chains and sterling silver jewelry. Oh, and the stretch bracelets. But no one has Christmas pins!
(Of course they could always be like me and be hoarding them.)
Well, I have managed to snag a few from ebay, but in some cases, they were a hard-won battle. At any rate, let me leave you with a photo of the pins I have won from ebay.
Then later on today or perhaps tomorrow, I will share with you pictures of a gorgeous Christmas gift I got from Jennie, involving lots and lots of seed beads in bracelet form. I don't even want to think of the time it took her to make them!
Today's eye candy consists of , which even though I don't work it anymore, I still love the look.
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 5FISH BoRo GLaSS LAmPwoRK SeT BeaDs Fiore Bello  US $15.49
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 5FISH BoRo GLaSS LAmPwoRK FocaL BeaDs ChaoticRainbw US $9.49
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 5FISH BoRo GLaSS LAmPwoRK PanDora BeaDs Wind Tale US $12.99
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 GS Boro seahorse glass beads bead pendant US $24.99
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 BC Lampwork BIGGER Boro Beads CASHMERE sra US $25.00
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Flea Markets, Beads and Jewelry
For the first time in awhile I went on a flea market search for beads, beaded jewelry and vintage signed costume jewelry. What fun I had, looking through the piles! But my eyes hurt from squinting to see the signatures on the jewelry (even with a loupe it was difficult at times).
My mission today was simple; I was on a hunt to find vintage costume jewelry with one of the three "R's" -- re-sellable, re-usable or restorable. And yes, I found nice examples of all three.
I took my husband David with me, and he was a big help, in pawing through the jewelry looking for signatures. In fact, he found two pieces that I immediately snatched up! And he suggested that we go to a much bigger flea market tomorrow to see what we can find. So we'll go early and probably stay all day (it's a very, very large flea market).
Were They All Treasures?
Well, I did make a few mistakes, about $2 worth. Don't ask me why I picked up 3 Christmas pins that I didn't mean to buy...but I bought anyway, by accident. They are pretty, for sure, but I realized that one tree had a branch broken off. Another was a necklace that I thought had a particular designer's signature, but I didn't check with my loupe. Oops, once I got home, the signature wasn't what I thought. But at 50 cents each, my mistakes didn't cost too much.
Like Vintage "Redux"?
Jennie sent me an email this morning about a book by Kalmbach publishing (you know, the Bead & Button people) about taking vintage pieces and remaking them into new pieces. Naturally, I checked on Amazon and they have it (for a much better price). If you think this is a cool idea, check out Vintage Redux: Remake Classic and Collectible Jewelry
Well, I'm going to go for now and go play with today's finds. So I'll leave you with some (if you don't have any good flea markets nearby).
 | US $24.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 22:11:27 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
Big LOT Vintage New Red Leopard Czech Glass Beads
 | US $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 16:21:17 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
Big LOT Vintage New Green Glass Beads Leaves Turquoise
 | US $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 14:51:38 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
12pc VINTAGE ESTATE GLASS BEAD NECKLACES COLORFUL LOT
 | US $10.55 (6 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 19:25:40 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
HUGE VINTAGE LOT OF GLASS & CRYSTAL, VENETIAN BEADS!!!
 | US $43.01 (2 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 17:49:52 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
LOT COLLECTION VINTAGE ART DECO GLASS BEAD NECKLACE
 | US $13.49 (5 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 12:40:37 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
~ Huge Vintage Lamp Work Glass Bead Lot ~
 | US $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 20:38:00 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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