THE FLEA AND ME. . . . .

Yesterday started out a little cloudy with patches of blue sky. . . . . the temperature a little crisp, but the sun so warming to my heart and soul!    A perfect day for the 'flea' even though it would just be me at the 'flea'! (not hardly, the fair grounds were packed with people).

Parked the car (and that wasn't easy!)  Found the entrance gate (very easy!)

and now to find Diane's booth(as I walked through the gate I thought (impossible) I decided to go to the Kane County event

office and thanks to a log book, they were able to direct me!   The barn at

the far end. . . . .side entrance.  There were barns all over the place!

But, I found it and I knew exactly when I had arrived at her booth. . . . .

she just has a look.

Industrial  pails filled with topiaries, old screens and troughs,

metal of all sorts and wonderful lighting made from baskets!

The vintage shutter as a back drop, an old farm basket shining

down on a pail full of wheat.  Beautiful!

An old industrial cart on wheels with a topiary mossed container.

The Baby Tears was in an old poured cement container.  Lots

of test tubes which could be repurposed with flower stems.

Beautiful glass beekers from a science lab of some sort. (These came home

with me!)  Supposed to be reselling these!  Hmmmmmm.

More industrial metal shelves, a memo board made from old green

wood molding, corbels and old metal drawers. . . .

Loved these test tube holders and the vintage round

tin bin under the pail of wheat!  (in fact that came home with

me too)

Old mirrors, more metal, teamed up with bittersweet, wooden boxes

and wheat!  Her look was so easy to love if you had entered the world

of repurposing!  She really knew how to do it!

Another industrial glass dome that would be so easy to use in

any home setting!  A great table centerpiece. . . . .

An old zinc container filled with bittersweet and grain sacks.

The 'full monty'  Ha, well not exactly!   So easy to love even if you are on the edge of

jumping in!  (and I do know that this look isn't for everyone).

However, parts of it could be adapted to anyone's home.

Industrial wheels turned into mirrors.

I coveted this glass jar planted with an herb and vintage scissors and all!

I asked Diane about the unusual shape of the jar and she explained it held

a battery.  Very unusual to have not been broken while removing the battery.

It was fabulous. . . . .I had to remind myself that I was there to prepare for an

event NOT shop for me!

If you should ever visit the Kane County Flea, it is held on the first weekend

of the month, starting on Saturday at noon until five.  Followed by all day Sunday.  Look up Diane Possi's booth,

you will love her mix!

Off I went looking for The Frenchman's Wife. . . . . Diane said I

would like her look and I did!  Lisa has a real gift of display.  She

knows how to set the mood with her finds so as to enhance the

customers eye.  I know the inportance of display after owning

a shop . . . it is everything.  Note the rattan covered wine bottles. . .

Vintage scissors, wooden bowels, metal sugar and flour scooper's and

even vintage light bulbs (forgive me, I have forgotten the name of these bulbs)

I think they are referred to as vintage filament bulbs.

A couple of these came home with me. . . . . The craft paper behind this

had a story all written in French.

Grainy leather suitcases holding wooded mortars and pestles.

Not quite sure who VEILING KAMPEN is, but it was a delivery

crate of sorts.  Loved the squash she had used with it.  Could also be

a great holder of wood for the fire place.

The sun was shining in from a ceiling window and hit these French linens

just as I took the picture.  They were pristine!

An old chair in take-home condition. . . . Loved her old doors too.

A vintage laundry basket and a vintage fruit basket that had

been whitewashed. 

That old farm fruit basket filled with twigs. . . . primitive but oh

so NA TUR ALL!

More hunting and finding to do, but first there was this old pick up

truck.  . . . .bittersweet wreaths and bunches of bittersweet.  Yes, I did

bring some home.  I selected the green berried wreath in the middle.  The designer

explained that these green pods would open by Sunday and the orange bitter-

sweet berry would show its color.  It is Sunday, I have orange bittersweet today! (tho'

I loved the green berry)

This farmers display of mums was emptying out by the minute.  His

product was so healthy, so many different colors to chose from and his

prices unheard of. . . . . these big mum plants were selling for $5.50 a piece!

Yes, I did!

I came home with old stools, pictures and paintbrushes (of the vintage kind)  This

too is a new collectible!  Artists brushes, draftsman's brushes and that beat goes

on. . . . . a lot of booths had them!

A lot of stuff and something for everyone. . . . all you need is a little

imagination and some time.

All I needed was a little more time and a lot more  money!

This old wire egg gathering basket could have easily come home

with me, but I had no room and it was getting late.  The sun had changed

and I have a feeling it was close to five.  Just then came the announcement

that they would be opening in the morning and the gates would be closing.

Had I really spent 4 hours there?

On the way home. . . . Geneva beckoned and so I stopped and shopped

for a half hour.  There had been a pumpkin carver in town and this is what he

had carved.................loved it.

I hope you all had a happy Fall weekend doing what pleased you!  Today was a planting

day, mums, flowering kale and getting our entrance company ready!