Christmas came early!

Hey y'all!

Oh how I've missed flea markets! I went to the Rose Bowl Flea Market on Mother's Day and I was not disappointed.

I walked around for the first 45 minutes or so not feeling so great about my choice to go. I didn't really see anything that caught my eye. Which is really disappointing.


Greg convinced me to keep going and "perk up" and I'm glad he did.

I've really been on a mission for a vintage christmas. Typically vintage christmas items are hard to come by and very expensive. You'd think family would just hand things down - damn hoarders! :)

I found a few really cute stuffed Santas for a grand total of $25 for the 3 of them at various stands. Hopefully I'll find some great ornaments soon. I also found a green metal 6" tree that lights up. The vendor wasn't sure if it worked but wanted $40 for it. I had to pass.

In between the santas I found a stand that only sold quilts and they were $25 each. They had some really lovely quilts and I snagged this one for my collection. I don't know what I'll do with it yet but the colors match my guest room so I'll probably put it in there. How was I supposed to pass this up for $25?!

On the way out for the day, we passed a vendor selling metal garden ornaments that looked like animals. Again, how am I supposed to pass that up?! I can't. After about 15 minutes of trying to figure out which one I wanted - though truth be told I'm going back next month and getting more - I settled on a cute little armadillo. 

And then.. I thought I was going to end up buying a trailer. I have had this weird, back of my mind idea of redoing a 15-20' trailer. I don't know why, actually. It just hit me one day. Walking around, there was a vendor with a vintage section and this was the display...

Unfortunately for me but fortunately for Greg, it was not for sale. How cute is this though?! It only furthered my want to get my hands on my own. That would be an amazing project!

I'm so glad I went and I've absolutely missed them since I was away. I might slip off to another one soon... There are so many!

For those in the LA area, these are my favorites and most frequented... 

PCC Flea Market - Pasadena, CA - 1st Sunday each month

Rose Bowl Flea Market - Pasadena, CA - 2nd Sunday each month

Long Beach Flea Market - Long Beach, CA - 3rd Sunday each month