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Flea Market Finds and an Etsy Shop

June 12, 2015 By Karen Creel

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You can never have enough junk….or can you?  When you have to rent a storage building, I think you have to face it.  You may be a hoarder.  I have collected lots of “treasures” over the years.  Some for my use, and others to stock various booths I have had, and to take to garden shows I attend annually.  But it is time to sort through, keep, donate to the thrift store, or sell.  Some things have already made it to a local thrift store (reluctantly), and I have decided to resurrect my Etsy Store.    I never realized it was so hard!  Cleaning, photographing, weighing and measuring for postage, and creating descriptions.   That’s why my first listings  are only a few, but much more is to come.

Flea Market Group

Flea Market Trio

I grouped these three rusty items so that you could create a “vignette” for a table.  My idea would be to add a small ivy or fern to the little bucket, a battery operated tea light under the rusty grater, and add a stick to the dragonfly to create a plant pick.

TeaCups www.Etsy.comshopGardenchick

This pretty set of cups and saucers is a favorite of mine and I have to admit I kept one.  These are marked Homer Laughlin on the bottom.

Homer Laughlin Mark www.Etsy.comshopGardenchick

One of the saucers has a darkened area on it, but would be covered by the cup.  These would make great gifts with a tin of tea, and tea strainer. Or, you can do what I did and add some hens and chicks.

Close up of saucer www.Etsy.comshopGardenchick

These two vintage canisters are another favorite of mine.  They add a pop of color, and would great in a Farmhouse  Kitchen.  Red and white are the perfect colors.

And finally, this great galvanized bucket with it’s own dipper.  So many uses, inside the house, or outside.  I see it in your kitchen, on your deck, and decorated for the holidays.

bucket and ladle www.Gardenchick.com

I hope you visit my Etsy shop, I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the prices, and be able to add many to your collection.  So, shop till you drop.  After all, I have a storage building to rent.

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Comments

  1. Jenny says

    June 12, 2015 at 4:42 pm

    I love rummaging through flea markets and antique stores to find the perfect (fill in the blank). Great finds, especially the pail with dipper.

  2. Barb says

    June 12, 2015 at 8:40 pm

    love the rust and bucket stuff.
    Came over from FB
    Be blessed
    Barb

  3. Angie Nelson says

    June 14, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    I love vintage “everyday items.” They are so relatable and give you a peek into the past.

  4. Heather - New House New Home says

    June 17, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    Great find!!!


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Gardenchick is a place for gardeners, flea market fanatics, lovers of the farmhouse look, and purveyors of all things rusty!

I’m not sure when my fascination with junk began, but gardening was in my blood from an early age.  I remember my grandmother could throw a few seeds out and have the prettiest flowers.  Sweet peas were rampant beside the front porch.  I can see her now, bent over pulling weeds, and I find myself doing the same thing anytime I’m in the yard.  My dad was raised on a large farm, and even though he moved away, and we always lived in the city, he had a garden.  He had me help him  plant a garden in May before he died in August.  So you can see, gardening just comes naturally to me.

I can’t explain the love of rusty and all things chippy, but I have dug through more barns and sheds than I would like to admit to bring out a rusty wagon or old chicken feeder.

So, I hope you will follow along, and we can learn a few things together.  I’ll be sharing gardening ideas, my flea market finds, and thrifty ways to repurpose.

 

 

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