I spent the day doing one of the things I have been wanting to do from some time now. I went to the Long Beach Antique Market (the Rose Bowl Flea Market is on my list, too . . . maybe next month!) . The LBAM is held the third Sunday of the month and it seems I always think about going right after it is held and over the next month, I promptly forget about it again until it is too late. :-( But, this time, I had decided I was going to go no matter what.
I had been working on getting some things moved around my place yesterday. I had put in a long, hot, grueling day weeding, pruning, watering and moving a lot of my potted trees around and was very sore at the end of the day! And did I mention it was HOT! ! ! ! I had run a quick errand and when I got back, I just sat in the car a bit longer than I needed to just to sit in the air conditioning, which I had running full blast, with my face right in front of the blowers! Awwwwwww . . .
Come morning, I was still pretty achy and I wasn't sure about all that walking today, but, I had decided I would not miss it this time, so I went and I am glad I did. I didn't manage to get through the whole thing, as I got a late start and it was so hot the vendors were packing up a bit early! But, I got through more than half of it and did enjoy it and am looking forward to returning sometime, hopefully, I will get a much earlier start! :-)
They had tons of stuff! Costume jewelry, crystal, glassware, silverware, kitchen ware, small appliances, vintage clothing, tools, toys, furniture, lamps, garden items, shells, coins, collectibles, knives, musical instruments, and, well . . . lots and lots of stuff.
Here are a few of the things I saw there. I have been wanting to get an hour glass, but haven't seen one that I really like. Though this one is nice, it wasn't quite what I am looking for!
I couldn't get a good picture of these cute little bird houses. I couldn't figure out a way to crop out the vehicles or other distracting backgrounds. They had a fork, with bent tines for the perch in front of the entrance and forks and spoons dangling as wind chimes below. I'm not sure what Mr. & Mrs. Bird would think about the constant door chimes, but I thought they were really cute!
I really liked this vase . . . I should have asked how much it was! Blue just always catches my eye!
There were a few quirky items I should have snapped pics of to share! Like the big stuffed toy tiger that was nearly life-sized! For some reason, he kind of reminded me of Tony the Tiger trying to act like a real tiger instead of a people. ;-)
And this is the loot I actually ended up with! I have been wanting to start collecting cloches and this was one of the most unusual I have seen. It is a little on the small side, but I love the shape! And, I am interested in getting a collection of flower frogs, so I picked up a couple today. I love the blue in the vase (candy dish? ? ? ) and the teeny salt bowl. I'm not sure why I had to have the cream/blue Wedgewood vase, or the swan, for that matter, but I did. And I just really liked the decoration on the creamer, unfortunately, this picture does not do it justice. In case you can't tell. . . I'm really liking blue and white these days! I saw several bone crochet hooks and decided to pick one up to try it out for doilies or snowflakes! There was also an awl that appears to be made of mother-of-pearl. I'm not sure if it will work as well as the other ones I have, but I really liked it. Mom and I use them to poke holes in the tops of towels to crochet tops on them for hanging in the kitchen. Finally, I picked up a couple more shells. I just really liked them! They were so dainty and fragile looking!
I couldn't decide which pic of the loot I liked best . . . so I am using both of them! ;-)
I saw a window that I think I should have bought! I have been wanting to get one to use just decoratively, and I think it would have been a good one for that! It was a good-size and paned, but the panes were diamond shaped rather than square or rectangular and it wasn't all that expensive. But, because I wasn't sure exactly where I would put it, I decided to pass on it. But, . . . now I'm thinking . . . Darn . . . Well, maybe next time!
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