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Vintatge Finds and instagram...

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So I have a question... do you instagram?  I do and I love love it!  I love the idea of being able to have a camera with me at all times and having the editing tools there too.  It is super fun and I am sure I post too many of the same pictures just from different angles.. this is how I use my regular camera too.  I take a lot of pictures and then I look for just the right one (usually they are really the same but I like to abuse my use of the camera memory).   I would love to know if you are on instagram and if you would like to have some new followers please let us all know your user name in the comments section...

I get a lot of emails and comments asking me to show some of my purchases from the flea markets.. I did take a couple of pics with my phone of some of my goodies!   (The first picture is of the gorgeous peonies that I picked up before dinner today- not from the flea market but had to share).  I found these beautiful pale green glass beads to mix in with my bone beads- love them... I also bought this great Union Jack - it is a little oversized and very thin.  Perfect for a window or to just drape around.



This is one of my favorite things!!!!  I am taking this in this morning to have it made into a pillow... so so loving this one.  Just underneath it is a beautiful English wedding document that will be getting framed and off to the side is a great croc bag (it is the real thing) that I picked up for a steal about a month ago.

Wishing you a wonderful late start to the week!

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Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Santa Monica flea market

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We spent the better part of the morning at the flea market on Sunday.  This was my first time to Santa Monica flea market and it was pretty successful as far as shopping.  It was a small group of vendors but there was a pretty good selection.  I found a lot of textiles and pillows which is always fine by me as those are a few of my favorite things!  We even had a few celebrity sitings which made for a fun morning.


This booth was from elements- he had some really great pieces and I had a chance to talk with him which was nice once we had circled the market twice.  I am looking forward to seeing him at Long Beach as he is expecting some pieces to come in from France in a week or so!



I was so close to buying this set of Lucite tables..  so fun!



I picked up a pillow with the embroidered dragons on it- love it!


 (please excuse the dumpsters)


I totally love this mix.  So fun for a girls room or beach house!

the pillows are from Indian Pink



We also discovered another small but really great flea market in Anaheim off of Lincoln and Lemon.  Some of the best finds of the day are from there!  Once I get a chance to go through all of my stuff I will have to share some things with you.

all images taken with instagram check us out @greigedesign

Location for Santa Monica Airport Flea Market
South side Santa Monica Airport
Airport Avenue off of Bundy
Exit 10 Frwy Bundy South, Right on Airport Avenue

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Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Spring at the Rosebowl fleamarket

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We spent the better part of the morning at the Rose bowl flea market yesterday.  It was a little chilly in the morning but turned into a beautiful day.  It was one of those days where you leave with your wallet empty and your car loaded to the brim.  There were so many fantastic things..  I will share my ultimate amazing super fantastic buy with you tomorrow.... 

But I still love the vintage mix industrial lamps, fantastic European imports from the boys at Atelier de Campagne, some really great styling by Big Daddy's as well as a large assortment of other great vendors.  These are the days when I wish I had a shop to place all of these fantastic pieces in so that I could share them with everyone for real.

Happy Monday!


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Paris Possibilities

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My Sweet new friend Jeni has opened up the possibility of visiting Paris to me in the Spring.  Time full of shopping and adventuring around the city that I love so much!  I am so excited by the possibilities!

 
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LA Mart discoveries...

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We headed up to LA for a quick day at the Mart last weekend and found a lot of fun goodies!  I feel in love with the new lamps from Jamie Young.  The glass pieces are amazing!  I want the lamps in the first picture, I just love the color and texture..





 

Eloquence is always one of my favorites and they had a new larger showroom which was so nice to see everything together.  (note: my Vespa is still available)



 

We headed upstairs to Bassman Blaine a great way to see some of my favorite lines in one place.  That art is perfect for a job I am working on!  This is just a little peek.  I know it is not the same as going to New York or Atlanta (they are on my list for later this year) but it still does inspire!
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Rose Bowl Flea Market...

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So we hit the Rosebowl flea market on Sunday morning, it was a beautiful day thank goodness!  I have been really happy with this flea market so far, it is full of great vendors and fantastic pieces!  I completely fell in love with these giant vintage posters and art pieces.  Each piece is mounted on a larger canvas for easy framing and storage.  I so wanted the Louis Vuitton piece but is a little bold for me.  I would be happy to point you in the direction of this vendor if only he had had a card for me.  He is at the Rosebowl for every show unless it is raining on the isle against the fence near the entry.





Some amazing stadium lighting just in case you needed some!  The boat too- there are some really interesting pieces to be found here.






I always love the vintage trophies and coral such a fun combination!





This vendor used some of our Lanet fabric for upholstery.  So so cute I thought!





Irons and Duck so fantastic as always!





I was so excited to see Robert again.  It has been months since I have bought any of his vintage textiles.  I got some great pieces!!  I love them for upholstery and pillows.  There are some vintage pieces that I bought that I would love to reproduce (if anyone has any info on having your own fabric made I would love it).





Fred was there from Grenouille,  I picked up this vintage ledger from him!  I cannot wait to frame it up for the wall!






 Of course there were some beautiful vintage clothing pieces, I just have not given into this idea yet.  My sister says I am crazy!



 I did get this super cute little hat though.  Fun and great for a little shade on my nose!!





We were completely taken by the pieces in Mark from Create a Vision Antiques.  My sister bought one of his converted lights for her living room.  Which looked so very cool when we put it in!  I am wishing I had one too!








My Bags were so full and so heavy!  I was ready to head out before we even walked the entire show.



We did not find any dining chairs for my sister but we did get her a fantastic little curved back settee, I cannot wait to see it reupholstered and in her space.  

I hope you are having a wonderful Monday so far!!  

sources:
Robert Snaith eurostuf@yahoo.com
Mark at Create a Vision Antiques m.wollman@yahoo.com



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