Flea Markets can be overwhelming - too much to see; too many booths to visit. In fact, I am skipping the Long Beach Flea today (which is my FAVORITE). So, I needed a little fix yesterday.
Every 6-8 weeks, there is a Sidewalk Sale in our neighborhood. It's organized by some very artsy people and sometimes includes overflow from the studio of Clare Graham. It's on the sidewalk next to his studio, so that makes it easy.
My biggest most exciting find.
It's a drawer FULL of little paper packets containing different sizes of watch crystals. I love using them in my work and now, I will probably never run out! Crazy.
I love gears.
And the eternal spiral. Oh...did you think these were just watch springs?
It's hard to explain how yummy these book covers are. This is an address book/notepad from a lawyer's estate. It is falling apart, but I can easily see how I can rebind it into a cover for a journal. The embossing is so lovely.
And talk about lovely - how sweet are these two?
And finally, in case I find myself unable to see any of the details...
I feel so fortunate to have this little sale to look forward to every once in awhile. I could even take the bus there if necessary, it's so close. Great people; you see all your art friends there; right across the street from a neighborhood coffee shop. I am happy.
Thank you for your blog. I enjoy the photos and things you like to collect.
Do you teach the different styles for bookmaking stitches? Or do you have a suggestion? of a cool place to learn different stitching techniques? I live in southern Ca.
Thank You.
Joanna
Posted by: joanna taylor | September 16, 2013 at 03:41 PM
Some really fabulous finds.
Is that etsy shop yet??????
Posted by: lizzie | September 15, 2013 at 04:07 PM