Here is just a little of the bootie I acquired at the Sunday puce in Provence...
And here's what I broke while browsing... I didn't take it with the rest my items. Was that a mistake?
A terrific coffee moulie for the wall. Ah Ha! Bleu de Provence!!!
I thought this was fun - A dealer's petit dejeuner...
Lots of dollhouse petit dejeuner sets... Who could resist? I bought one.
Complet tea sets for grownups too...
And in so many beautiful colors.
The puce went on forever down so many avenues and lanes in the park.
Here Corey Amaro, expert flea market shopper searches for special goodies. 4 eyes are better than 2, and I'm used to looking for still life objects, so we each found things the other would like but not necessarily spot . There has to be penny candy at a puce! Can you find the Fraise Tagada here?
Looks like you cleaned up on still life objects here!
ReplyDeleteLucky You
xAnnie
So many delicious china tea sets.
ReplyDeleteI bet there were going for a song too.
Love the macarons thrown into the frey too!
Did they notice you break the plate?
ReplyDeleteOf course they noticed FRENCH FANCY
ReplyDeleteThat silly broken dish set me back 5 Euros.
It costs $$$ to visit the puce :)
except for the broken dish, this puce looks fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!! I wish I had been with you!
ReplyDeleteI just wanna be there with both of you! Your pictures...the dishes...how beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI hope you gals had a great time!
Oh what fun. I loved the Coffee Moulie for the wall. Very French looking.
ReplyDeleteI'll take the pink tea set, please! It matches my office walls.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like our flea market we go to every weekend when we can here in NC. I looooove to browse through all that--that looks like it was great fun, and how wonderful that you and Corey got to go together! I can't wait to see paintings from your purchases. Sounds like you're having great fun!
ReplyDeleteI just saw your note about the cost of the broken dish--you needed to haggle more!!! You should have taken it anyway and made a little mosaic picture frame, Carol...quelle dommage.
So great to see you and Corey hanging out! What a wonderful world!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the leaves on the ground near all those wonderful things to buy! Could you capture some more colours of the Fall for us in Provence & Paris?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous finds.
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm not going to be the one to ask how you're going to transport all this without breaking anything else! Looks like you had great fun.
ReplyDeleteWere we supposed to look for that lone macaron??? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI am very suspicious of flea markets. Don't go near them anymore. Every time I liked something, it was as expensive as heaven. :-(
Are there any fleamarketing courses for beginners in Provence?
Oh what fun! Where in Provence are you in these photos I wonder. Anywhere near Avignon? I studied there in college. Am loving "traveling" through your blog back to France. Tres bien!
ReplyDeleteAND THE NAME OF THE FLEA MARKET IS ...... IN THE TOWN OF .....
ReplyDeleteYour picture of the meal of the vendor is similar to one I took of a vendor having dinner while he ignored customers. In L'isle sur Sorgue, a vendor left me with his whole kiosk filled with antique linens while he went for "cafe", then drove me back to my hotel after I bought too much to carry. Only in France.
You should have bought the green Deco teapot. Could have sold it for a good price in NY. Very in.
A great post.
GiGi
MERISI I spent a grand total of not even 100 euros.
ReplyDeleteLordie...for 18 items + 3 more I left behind at Corey's.
The most costly was 20 euros for a miniature wooden coffee mouli and the least was 1 euro for miniature porcelaine doll teacups.
Oooh, what treasures! ANd the little santos among the cups. What great eye candy. IT will be so much fun to paint. Know you had a great time. All best, Jan
ReplyDeleteSo now you're doing the flea markets. Is there no end to this? I just read at Corey's blog how you made her eat all those Macarons, how cruel!
ReplyDeleteOh what fun! And what terrific finds! Wish I could have been there with you both. :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that moulin à café ....Are you going to do a water color of it??? ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to search for one of those when I go in spring, since coffee is my thing!
I can imagine you there in Teasetland... (as happy as a young child in Disneyland)
ReplyDeleteI MUST show this post to my children, Carol !!!
This will root them in their very first impressions about you:
"Carol? ... the American lady who pictures leftovers on café tables in Paris? the one who paints cups and... cups?"
I am wondering which puce you guys went to, I saw several this pasy weekend but didn't have the time to stop.
ReplyDeletebeautiful puce! I hope you will bring all your treasures home safely andnot break them before they reached home:)!
ReplyDeleteDear Carol,
ReplyDeleteI must admit, spending less than a 100 euros is quite a feat, considering the bounty laid out there in front of you. :-)
I am always afraid of spending to much on these bargains and then having nothing left to spend for the items I'd really need.
Correction: "too much". Pardon!
ReplyDeleteWhat terrific treasure hunting! (And how, did you say, you were getting all of that home...? Just curious....?)
ReplyDeleteCan you hear me shouting?
ReplyDeleteI'm coming with you next time!
eeeeeeeekkkkkkk!!!!!!!
L
shopping in provence...shopping with corey...are you the luckiest girl ever...i am jealous...blessings, rebecca
ReplyDeleteI just love that first photo!
ReplyDeleteYou and Corey? Corey and You??? Oh what fun!!! Love all the cups and teapots! DELICIOUS...
ReplyDeleteWe need to learn from the French--even au puces, the vendor lays a TABLECLOTH for petit dejeuner!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun, especially with Corey, who's so familiar with flea markets in the area!
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