flea market finds
Saturday we went to the local flea market–an outdoor affair with all of 5 or 6 vendors–in the parking lot of our community center. We found a few little treasures. Caleb and Zia each got one or two things they liked, and I found some things for Cash. The wooden bench was $1, and worth every penny. He drags it all over the house, and the saying on it is definitely true. (Insert wry smile.)
This “Queen Buzzy Bee” is a pull toy that just needed a string. Its wings spin with a nice little clicking sound when it moves.
I fell in love with this little pull toy horse. Its head bobs when you pull it, the soldier bobs a little, and the bell jingles.
This telephone also needed a new string to pull it. The eyes move up and down and it rings when you let the dial spin.
I hate to admit I spent $25 on those three old toys, but I did. My best haggling skills only brought the total price down by $5, but secretly (or not so secretly) I’m happy I bought them. They are so much sweeter, I think, than all the plastic toys in Walmart. Besides, I had to teach Cash how to use a dial phone before there are no more. 😉
The end table was $2. If I had the time and patience–and propensity for sanding possibly lead-based paint–I would have brought it all down to the original wood. I decided to keep it a quick project, so I painted it with the leftover Chili Pepper paint from the kitchen, but it didn’t seem durable enough. I went over it with glossy black, but then realized I needed I nice pop of color for the laundry room, so I went to Home Depot for a can of bright red. I’m a little obsessive when it comes to paint. I think I’ll keep it red, but it’s taken 5 coats so far, and it will probably take another 2 to cover the black. So much for a quick project.
We spent the rest of our weekend swimming and at the park by the creek in Boulder. Zia has been home from school with a little cold this week, but our excitement can’t be dampened. Dadda comes home tomorrow night!
Awesome and fun finds! I’m borrowing that phone for Masters 2015 heheh, so cool. This is the last night in good ol’ armpitville, although I never really thought of it like that. Until, that is, I was distracted the other night watching the rain flow upward on the drafts between buildings when a rather hefty native walking toward me squatted suddenly and let out a very loud, “Squawwwwk”
He almost got knocked out and I almost needed new unds, funtimes armpit, FUNTIMES! See you soooooon! /:O)
Nice to see the flea market things…nice little table,too…..David, glad you’ll be getting home soon! It’ll be good to get home!
Love the picture of your little guy pulling the horsy toy…. And I remember having that Queen Bee pull toy in my home growing up! So fun!
Such great finds. They were all popular when I was a kid. I think you got a pretty good deal considering they’re vintage toys. I used to do in-home shows for a company called Country Peddler. We sold stools that had that saying on them. I sold a ton of them. So sweet. : )
~ Wendy