A photo journal comprised of my thoughts on motherhood and other life happenings, as well as some of professional work as a photographer. Southern California is home.
The other weekend I had the pleasure of escorting myself to a local flea market, where I had a glorious time. Here are my finds:
I am in love with that little vintage pillow. I got the whole back story about where it came from too, which is always a bonus. The back has lots of stains, so I’ll be asking my lovely mother to take it apart and add new fabric to the back (note to self: learn how to sew). I also bought some trim to add along the edges. I’ll be sure to share the final product. I found that gorgeous turquoise ring within steps from the entrance and I snatched it up instantly. Sure, it’s already broke but when I repair it and give it another life, it will be making my long skinny fingers look gorgeous all over again. And perhaps my biggest splurge was on that danish bed set. But isn’t it perfect? I missed it the first time I walked down the aisle and happened to be strolling back that way and boy am I glad I did. It’s about the same as I was planning to spend on a new twin bed and it’s larger and will last Hooper throughout his childhood. It’s stamped by the Furniture Guild of California. The man that sold it to me was as sweet as could be and even brought it out to my car and loaded it for me. I repaid him with a fresh squeezed orange juice. It was a good day.
I try not to buy books on Etsy, I really do. I prefer to find them at thrift stores or flea markets for the satisfaction in the hunt and price. But every now and again I come across an Etsy find that I just can’t pass up. This is one of those. Take a look and you’ll see why my knees buckled. It won my heart over with it’s depiction of all the family helping. What a wonderful world it was back then 😉
I mean it came complete with a vocabulary list, can you really blame me?
One of my favorite Etsy sellers, Lishyloo, is having a President’s Day sale: 50% off with the code lishyloo50. I just grabbed these vintage books. The Book of Jokes has been in my cart for a few weeks now. What a perfect opportunity to snatch it up. Thanks Lishyloo!