I feel as though I have come out of hibernation. The month of June was packed with travel, mostly for work. I think I was home for about 3 days all told. But now it is July and I do not need to leave home all month. We return to our regularly scheduled program...
Flea Markets!
I have a few to share, but since today was the Pasadena City College one, I'll start with that and move backwards. I seem to do that anyway lately, so why not?
It was a lovely, not too hot, not too crowded, relaxed morning. I had a chance to visit with a few of my favorite vendors, had a great time...and didn't spend much money. A few of these items cost me 50 cents! And some of them were....free!
I'm crazy about these metal corners and can't wait to use them to finish off a really BIG metal journal.
I do believe I have begun a new collection :-). I've been finding these neat little pocket pencils lately. They were mostly advertising pieces and always have a bullet shaped head that holds the pencil and an eraser at the other end. Some of them are quite colorful and the sayings on them rather silly. These two are a little plain, actually, but I'll show you the ones I got in Brooklyn later and they are pretty funny.
But this....now this was a real find. I have no idea what it is or was, but I had to have it. The tube is glass and the two metal ends are just slightly different. There's a washer on one end, with a flange and the whole thing spins. Any guesses? It's about 3 inches long, nose to nose and 3/4ths of an inch in diameter. If I can fabricate a washer for the other end, I could have a spinning tube for a book cover or necklace, filled with who knows what.
Picked up a fair number of other metal objects and I have plans for them...oh, indeed. I can't wait! Do you notice that the sort of half moon piece is pretty obviously a "D"? Thought you did.
At one booth, I acquired a few linen tablecloths, a large photograph of a bible camp....and two large, heavy rolls of....something. I'll share the story later and my progress on working with the rolled up materials. You see, it's canvas on one side and some sort of acrylic, vinyl type coating on the other. They've been sitting in a hot attic since, oh....1938 or so. The layers have fused together and I have to figure out how to separate them. Once I do....they will be really something. And the key to that is actually in the bible camp photo. Intriguing story for another time.
Are you fleaing?
You could do a whole sands of time thing with that glass container - great theme for a journal. Just love all your finds, girl!!!
Actually, I have been fleeing - my house to more air conditioned spaces! lol
Posted by: Ginny Ballou | July 08, 2013 at 08:55 AM
Love all the finds. Please don't make us wait too long too hear the story. I am anxious to hear it.
Posted by: lizzie | July 08, 2013 at 08:46 AM