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Studio Goodies from Brimfield Flea Market

14 May 2010

Just got back from a day trip to the gigundo flea market that is Brimfield (Massachusetts) and I have goodies to share. Well, OK, pictures of goodies.

I was on a mission to find quirky storage and organization containers and furniture as well as displays of stuff you could use in your art while you're in your studio. If I got to spend eight hours fondling vintage textiles and rusty-crusty Victorian keyholes, and buttons that looked like candy in the process, please do not feel sorry for me. I did it all for you.

So, without further ado, here are a few of my best finds of the day.

 

 

   

Finally, I was completely taken by this patchwork wall of rusting corrugated metal. It served as the backdrop for a "booth" of salvaged materials that included a terra cotta globe that had once been signage, a "stairway to nowhere," fabulous iron grates and railings, and a jumble of other myriad odd parts. An assemblage artist's dream!

Cloth Paper Scissors editors Jenn and Barbara are going to Brimfield tomorrow, and I'm sure they'll want to play show and tell with their finds on the Cloth Paper Scissors community. So be sure to check back to see what they discovered.

If you have pictures of your own fabulous flea market finds that you now use in your studio, be sure to post them in our
Studio Pix gallery.


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on 14 May 2010 4:08 PM

Oh Fun!  I love seeing other peoples finds because other people always think of using things in ways I would never dream of!

on 14 May 2010 4:09 PM

Fun!  I love seeing other peoples finds.  I don't seem to have the same creativity in seeing other uses for items.  Thanks for sharing!

judysheart wrote
on 17 May 2010 8:14 AM

I have never been to Brimfield and I live in Massachusetts.. and next to Stow too.  I didn't realize you all were close. I miss the store.  I have to venture to the fleamarket; but I'm afraid of what I'll find and LOVE.. and take home.  I love the trims and the "quirky" storage. yum