Weekend Treasures!

The first weekend of spring was absolutely lovely. Perhaps a bit on the cooler side of perfection, but so sunny and cheerful. Saturday, I hopped on over to my little local flea market (it's a tiny one on a country backroad) and found a lot of great deals. I just love a good flea market. I used to think that the ones in bigger cities were probably better, but I'm not so sure anymore. Little backwoods ones, like mine, tend to be better for treasure hunters, because things are less picked over and prices are much lower.

There is also a great sense of comraderie at a flea market. The elderly gentlemen I bought these hats from was so charming and personable. It was really rather sad, because he was telling me about his wife, who had passed away years ago. The hats were hers and had been sitting up in their attic for over 40 years. He was very sweet though and seemed glad to see someone showing interest in them. In fact, I only bought the two hats on the left (for a price way too low, I tried to give him more money but he wouldn't take it!) and then he went out to his storage building and brought me this amazing pink fascinator and the other black hat for free! Unfortunately, I think the only thing I'll be able to wear is the fascinator. I always have trouble with vintage hats because I have a rather large head. Too much hot air in there I suppose. :) In any event, these are tiny, so I'll probably put them in the shop soon. But this little beauty is mine! So perfect for springtime!

At another booth I found these two brown leather purses. I saw one peeking out of a cardboard box under some sort of old tools, and the other was underneath it. Great shapes on both and I love the clasp on the squarish one.

I also scored some really sweet vintage dresses. Very fresh, springtime colors. These will also be going into the shop soon! The lady I bought the dresses from was so sweet, she gave me these great vintage earrings for free!

So after that perfect afternoon, my husband and I went to see one of my FAVORITE musicians, Darrel Scott, at The Grey Eagle and were completely blown away. More on that later in the week....

Here's to spring!!!!! Cheers!