Cedarburg Maxwell Street Days 9/4/2011

I love flea market season. Flea markets are where I find most of my vintage jewelry. Sure, I could probably get things cheaper at auctions or estate sales, but you don't get the volume and variety of things you see at a flea market. Both estate sales and auctions can be quite time consuming (at estate sales, you usually need to be there pretty early to sign up so that you can be one of the first ones in, and then you never know what you'll find inside).



Me and my (decaf) coffee this morning

My hubby and I make a great team too. He is 6'4", so he can see over the heads of a lot of other people and scan booths for jewelry. He's my partner in crime. He's gotten really good at knowing what I like and what I'm willing to pay for it (and I think he secretly enjoys it too).

This morning, we headed out early for Maxwell Street Days in Cedarburg. This is a pretty big flea market with a good mix of vendors. You have those people who have all the locked cases of exquisite jewelry (pricey!), but then you also get the people who have a bunch of random items with a small area of jewelry (I usually have the best luck with them). We are starting to recognize the vendors at these things, so we kind of know which ones to stop at and which ones to just keep walking past. 

I got some really great deals today on some beautiful pieces. The timing is perfect too, because I have another big show in a couple weeks, and I can quickly whip up some things using the pieces I found today. New inspiration is always a good thing.



Goodies galore!



I hope to take some pictures of the things I have been creating, but honestly, I am not sure I will have time. I have to work work work these next couple of weeks, and next Wednesday, I will be headed to Minnesota for the Junk Bonanza flea market. I went last year, and it was so much fun. I don't think I'll find many rhinestones there, but I like going there for inspiration and for stuff for my house (last year I scored an awesome baroque style mirror for $45.00 that now hangs in my bathroom)

Okay, so this is not my most exciting or detailed blog post, but like I said, I am really busy trying to make stuff for my next show. So I will just leave you with this photo from today that I texted to my younger sister. See, when she was little, she used to say, "I'm so hungry, I could eat a buffalo!" It has been an inside joke in our family for years.



Sam, did you eat the rest of this
 because you were so hungry??