Saturday, August 22, 2009

The hidden charm of the flea market.





Photos courtesy of Flickr.

How would you like to wander around these very quaint French flea markets stalls? I know I would love being there, seeing all these wonderful treasures.
All the colours are so pretty and subdued.

We have beautiful weather here today and have been doing some housework and cleaning.

I hope that you are having a splendid weekend.

Hugs
Carolyn
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37 comments:

  1. Sixpence and A Blue MoonAugust 22, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    I just love French Flea Markets. I love French linens, well actually, I love ALL things French.:) Living in Europe for 10 years gave me a lot of opportunities to visit French Flea Markets. Now I have a small townhouse way too full of things.:)

    Hope you have a lovely and relaxing weekend.

    xoxo

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  2. Fé...August 22, 2009 at 4:28 PM

    Trully wonderful vintage template :) Heart it.

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  3. Tracie~MyPetiteMaisonAugust 22, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    I would love to go flea market shopping, Carolyn! Just a second while I grab my backpack. Happy weekend to you too.

    Please send your nice weather here, it's hot, hot, hot.
    xo~Tracie

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  4. A Fanciful LifeAugust 22, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    Hi Carolyn,

    Well, that is one flea market I'd love to attend! I would certainly take those two white chairs home with me to go with two similar ones I own. It's all so fabulous! I'll be going to our monthly flea market in two weeks but it's outside in a parking lot. It certainly doesn't compare with those photos but so much fun anyhow!
    Hugs,
    Sharon :-)

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  5. Draffin BearsAugust 22, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    Thank you Sixpence and I hope that you are having a lovely weekend too.
    It must have been great living in Europe for 10 years.

    Hi Fe,

    Thank you so much for visiting and your kind words.

    Hi Tracie,

    Would love to go to the flea market with you Tracie.
    Sorry the weather is so hot there and I hope that it cools down a little for you.

    Hi Sharon,

    I have enjoyed seeing your Farmers market, that you have shared on your blog. Have fun at the flea market.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  6. AnonymousAugust 22, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    Lovely - post. Oh to find these finds! - hugs Suzi

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  7. Draffin BearsAugust 22, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    Would be great Suzi, wouldn't it!

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  8. Fabulously FrenchAugust 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    Fabulous photos, I adore vide greniers and love looking for new treasures....

    Bon weekend,

    Leeann x

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  9. debra@dustjacketAugust 22, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    Oh what lovely images, it's like a treasure trove, you never know what you might find.

    Hope your having a lovely weekend my dear. Thanks for you super comments at mine :)
    xoxo

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  10. Illuminated Manuscripts WorkshopAugust 22, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    Hi Carolyn ... Lovely little tour. If only we could go today... wait a minute... oh pooh! thought I heard the jet pulling up out front.

    ...Thank God for the internet. This morning I have already been in London, Senegal, and now France... and I am still on my first cup of TEA! Thanks for sharing

    blessings,
    Rosalind

    (PS: Sixpence -- if you ever have a yard sale -- e-mail me: rosalindnichol@gmail.com -- I am there!!! :-)

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  11. LolaAugust 22, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    Love flea markets - great ones in the UK & France but sadly not here in Spain! :(

    Gorgeous photos - the 2 white chairs are so take-homeable!

    Hope you're having a great weekend!

    xxLola:)

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  12. JoAugust 22, 2009 at 11:52 PM

    Oh this looks lovely ~ I'll take one of everything, thank you! I wish I had such a flea market here in Connecticut!

    Jo

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  13. Draffin BearsAugust 22, 2009 at 11:54 PM

    Hi Leeann,

    Bon weekend to you my friend.
    I hope that your Nana is feeling better. Thinking of you.

    Hi DJ,

    I love all the beautiful things you have shared with us.
    Have a great weekend.

    Hi Rosalind,

    What a weekend you are having, going half way around the world.
    I hope the jet can stop and pick us all up to go to some, fun place.
    Enjoy your cup of tea.

    You too, dear Nora and Lola,
    The white chairs might be taken but I am sure there will be enough for you and I.

    enjoy your weekend
    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  14. Draffin BearsAugust 22, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    Hi Jo,

    We will pick you up on the jet and all go to the flea market and buy some of these great treasures.
    It would be great to be able to do this.

    hugs
    Carolyn

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  15. The Victorian ParlorAugust 23, 2009 at 12:31 AM

    What a fabulous flea market! Love the vintage clothing in the first picture-amazing!!!

    Blessings,

    Kim

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  16. Marsha @ Tattered ChickAugust 23, 2009 at 12:31 AM

    Oh, my, how absolutely beautiful! Although green is not a color I care for, that chair is gorgeous!!

    Have a wonderful weekend!

    Hugs,
    Marsha

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  17. Jodie (everything vintage)August 23, 2009 at 1:35 AM

    Good Morning Carolyn!
    You had my FULL attention at the first photo! Everything is soooo beautiful!
    (However I couldn't "read" your post words...but that's okay because the photos stole my heart!!!
    ;)
    everything vintage

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  18. Its So Very CheriAugust 23, 2009 at 1:39 AM

    Thanks for coming by. For some reason your profile must be set up so it doesn't show your blog on my followers so I was waiting for you to come by and leave another comment so I could add you to my blog roll. I always love reading your comments.

    Cheri

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  19. Ele at abitofpinkheavenAugust 23, 2009 at 3:44 AM

    I enjoyed these pictures, a lot! I can only dream about going to a flea where they would have items like these!

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  20. LisaAugust 23, 2009 at 4:57 AM

    Oh GASP!! I love the pink box on the chairs!! Yes I would LOVE to wonder around there!!!
    Thanks for sharing!!
    Hugs, Lisa

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  21. Draffin BearsAugust 23, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    Hi Kim,

    I was really taken with the beautiful vintage clothing too.

    Hi Marsha,

    Maybe you could recover the chair, it is a nice shape isn't it.

    Hi Jodie,

    Oh sorry, I was playing around with the font and I guess not all computers show up what I had written. I have now changed it back. I thought the word Flea Market may have caught your eye.

    Hi Cheri,

    I do not know why that would be sorry. Thank you for coming by and your comments.

    Hi Ele,

    I am like you, just wish there were beautiful things like that here. Dreams do come true and I hope that we could all go and have a look around places like this.

    Hi Lisa,

    Yes, the pink box is lovely and imagine what lovely things you could store in there.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  22. GracieAugust 23, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    such a beautiful template. how vintage !
    love your blog !
    xx

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  23. Draffin BearsAugust 23, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    Thank you so much GracieFrances.
    I have a sister called Gracie.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  24. JuneAugust 23, 2009 at 3:46 PM

    Hi Carolyn,
    These pictures are amazing and so are the treasures. I would love to be able to go to a great flea market. Ours here in Idaho are not too great.
    Hugs,
    June

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  25. Draffin BearsAugust 23, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    Hi June,

    We do not have flea markets like this either. I would so love to go there one day and see some fabulous things.
    I am on the look out for an armoire,
    like that one.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  26. ReneeAugust 24, 2009 at 1:48 AM

    Take me away...........

    What a fantastic removal from my head.

    xoxox

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  27. PiitisAugust 24, 2009 at 4:55 AM

    Hei Carolyn!
    These photos are wonderful and the treasures. I love vintage:))

    I wish you a lovely new week!!

    Hugs to you:
    ^_^Piitis

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  28. AnonymousAugust 24, 2009 at 6:56 AM

    oh, thankyou ever so much for your kind words :) and these pictures are so inspirational, i feel like that too, that is my dream one day to take lots of money to spend at a beautiful french flea market, how amazing would that be? and i especially love the wardrobe photo, it looks slightly like a narnia wardrobe! i wish i had one like that ♥

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  29. Draffin BearsAugust 24, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    Oh dear Renee, thinking of you lots.
    Sorry that you have so much going on there, my friend and sending hugs to you.

    thank you very much Piitis and I hope that your week is a good one.

    Hi Suzannah,

    I love the wardrobe too.
    It does look like it could have come from Narnia and wonder what magic, there is behind the doors?

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  30. DeannaAugust 24, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    Wandering through the French Flea Market would be absolutely wonderful!
    I really like the clothing you have posted here...so very delicate and lovely to look at.
    Blessings,
    d

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  31. Draffin BearsAugust 24, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    Hi Deanna,

    I love the clothing too and that hat, is pretty.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  32. C. JoyBell C.August 24, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    Oh my word! such lovely, lovely furniture if I have ever ever seen lovely furniture before!!!! do you live in a fairytale storybook, Carolyn? :)

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  33. MillieAugust 24, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    Such delightful images to start the week with Carolyn!
    Millie ^_^

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  34. TIGAugust 25, 2009 at 3:54 AM

    oh! these photos are gorgeous! wandered around the paris flea markets last summer -- so, so lovely

    hope you had a beautiful weekend,
    xo

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  35. Draffin BearsAugust 25, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    Hi Charity,

    Do I live in a Fairytale storybook? It is lovely to dream of wandering around the French flea market.
    These are photos that I got from Flickr. Would love to be here with all these lovely things thoughd.

    Hi Millie,

    Glad that the meet and greet went well for you.
    They are delightful images to start the week off. I hope that you have a good one.

    This is Glamorous,

    How wonderful for you.
    Something I would love to do one day.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  36. BellaRosaAugust 25, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    Carolyn, what a beautiful flea market that would be to see in person, ohh and to be able to actually bring home some of those treasure, my stars that would be lovely. I wanted to thank you for visiting my lil blog and leaving such a sweet comment it made me smile :) The bebe studio just might beat me yet... I am getting tired :) I think I need to finally listen to that lil voice that keeps telling me to purge stuff and stop bringing more (junk) treasures in :) Rose

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  37. Draffin BearsAugust 25, 2009 at 4:19 PM

    Oh I know the feeling Rose.
    Sometimes we find things that are too beautiful to leave and then there is finding a place in your home for them.

    Thank you so much for visiting my blog.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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and I look forward to visiting you.


Carolyn xx

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