Craft Videos And How-Tos
In our house growing up, the holidays were all about baking. We’d bake pumpkin pies, make peppermint bark, and decorate gingerbread men. We loved using Grandma’s cookie press, Mom’s cookie cutters, and the ancient sifter with the wooden handle. So with Christmas around the corner, we decided to hit the flea market and add toRead More
We love decorating for Christmas, especially when the decorations are made by hand. Whether they’re crafts we’ve made over the years, family heirlooms, or vintage finds from the flea market, our favorites are always homemade! So we put on our matching pea coats and set out to deck our halls with Christmas crafts from theRead More
Every Christmas season, we deck our halls with vintage decorations for our annual holiday party. This year, we decided to create a Christmas village as the centerpiece of our table. So we bundled up and headed to the flea market to shop for our miniature yuletide town. Entering the gates to the flea market wasRead More
This year, add a little old-fashioned fun to your holiday season with vintage decorations. The fancy ornaments of today may be eye-catching, but there’s nothing like the warm feeling you get when you see silvery glass balls, glittery old Christmas cards, and a classic, celluloid Santa with all his reindeer. So take a tip fromRead More
Feeling ho hum about holiday decorating? Greet the season with a playful attitude and deck your halls with boughs of jolly! You don’t have to trim the tree with the same-old-same-old year in and year out. Get creative! You can make an ornament out of anything – think papier mâchè fruit, cookie cutters, or evenRead More
Even grown-up kids want toys for Christmas! Christmas is a great time to shop at the flea market, especially if your wish list includes vintage toys. So when our brother and sister-in-law came to visit for the holidays, we couldn’t wait to take them to our local antique fair. On the way in, we chattedRead More
Have yourself a merry little Christmas with vintage Santa collectibles. When Christmas comes we like to pick a theme for our décor, and this year we both decided to do Santas to the max. We wanted Saint Nick in all shapes and sizes in every room of the house. So, where did we go toRead More
This holiday season open the door to delightful vintage reindeer. It’s our favorite time of year for flea market shopping. Vendors dig out all the Christmas goodies they’ve gathered throughout the year and create elaborate displays that are so inspiring! Just browsing the stalls reminds us of Christmases past and gets us excited about ChristmasesRead More
What’s more fun than an antique store? An antique mall! With so many shops-within-a-shop, antique malls are terrific treasure hunting spots. The variety of vendors means there’s a variety of merchandise. We’re lucky to have two of the largest antique malls on the Peninsula in one spot. The Antique Trove and Antiques Then & Now,Read More
We found a cure for holiday shopping stress…we skipped the mall and headed to our Christmas street fair! The roads along the square downtown are blocked off and the regular flea market is turned into a winter wonderland with booths showcasing everything from Christmas collectibles to handmade decorations and tasty homemade treats. Snow much fun!Read More
Guarantee a white Christmas with wintry flea market finds. It’s snowing at the flea market! Vendors change their wares with the season, and now is a great time for wintry wonders. A pair of ice skates hung over the back of a chair feels like a white Christmas, even if you live in the SunshineRead More
Celebrate Christmases past with vintage ornaments from the flea market. Holiday shopping is a joy at the flea market. Throughout the year we hem and haw over what to buy and how much to spend, but when it’s Christmas—it’s Christmas! And you can never have too many ornaments. Kitty had clip-on birds on her wishRead More
One of our favorite holiday events is the annual Christmas cookie party. Each of our girlfriends brings a recipe, and we bake cookies together all afternoon. So with the party in mind, we decided this trip to the flea market would be all about cookies! Jennifer wanted three cookie cutters––a reindeer, a cowboy, and aRead More
This Christmas, we are on a mission to find tin toys for our Santa’s Workshop-themed holiday party. We need at least enough toys to make a long centerpiece down the dining table. The flea market is the place to go for tin toys. The wind-up cars, tops, and animals have irresistible charm, and with soRead More
Give your traditional table a twist with mismatched vintage china. This year, we’re hosting the holiday festivities for the whole family. But with twenty-four on the guest list and only fourteen place settings between us, we thought we’d better get creative––and get to the flea market! We decided to create a shabby chicRead More
The flea market is our go-to place for bargain holiday decorating. Although Christmas items pop up year-round, vendors bring out the bulk of their decorations in September. On this trip to the flea market, we were on the hunt for Shiny Brites and other colorful ball ornaments to display in a glass bowl on aRead More
The family is on their way and you still haven’t finished getting ready for Christmas. It’s not too late to deck your halls! Buy bags of classic red and white starlight peppermints and place them in glass dishes around the house. Fill a large bowl with shiny ornaments and place it on your coffee table.Read More
