Anybody else love antiqueing?

[Shada]

My favorite thing to do.. antiqueing! I love to browse local (within 45 miles)antique shops. In my area, we have a monthly antique show at the fairgrounds, along with twice a summer antique show at a neighboring town.

Will today was a antique show and I spent all day there! Temperature was great, high 60's, but wind was strong at times. The dealers were in a very large tent, along with dealers outside of tent using 3 sided tarps and another tarp for top. At one point, wind came up, and the outside dealers tarps went flying, merchandise was being toppled over, sound of breaking glass, total bedlam.

I along with my friend Lu, spent probably 20 minutes at one dealers section holding down the support beams holding his tarps in place. It got a little scary, many dozens of people milling around, some were helping, others were still in and out of these dealers spots looking around, hard to believe because things were collapsing all around them. Help finally came and the tarps were all dismantled.

I felt so bad for the dealers who lost their merchandise due to breakage. Many packed up right after that. It was a mess.

Other than the wind causing such a problem, it was a good day. I bought a nice vintage linen kitchen towel. Also brought home a life sized ceramic poodle dog. Passed on a beautiful small wooden chest. Now that I am home I am kicking myself for not getting the chest box. It would have made a great small coffee table. Hoping I see it again at next show, but the odds of that are slim.

Had lunch there that was a half (small) chicken cooked on a huge fire pit, stopped on the way home at my favorite resturant to get a quart of their potatoe salad. Beyond yummy that is!!

All in all a great day, walked for miles, feet hurt, can hardly wait for the next show!

[Janet]

That sounds like so much fun really. Even with the wind. I like going and looking but very seldom buy anything. I need to get rid of more stuff to make room...LOL. I also like flea markets, auctions and garage sales.

[Marilyn]

Sounds like a nice time. I never have time for things like this. I work all the time and weekends are spent cleaning and catching up on things I couldn't do during the week because I was working or doing things that hubby needs me to do for him or his business.

I have a daughter getting married very soon, and needed a punch bowl, so I've been darting into a few antique shops during the day, I'm outside sales, so travel some for work. Found a really nice punch bowl and some crystal bowls to use at the wedding. From this brief experience, I think antiquing would be something that I would like. Maybe when I retire.....

[judy]

An antique punch bowl would be such a lovely gift Marilyn. Have you checked on ebay? It can be difficult because you can't actually see the bowl.

I can't wait to go flea marketing, etc. when I move. I love to decorate. I don't use a lot of furniture. More "things."

I can probably count the number of things I bought new on one hand.
Antique shops in NY are over the top expensive. Thrift shops, flea markets and so on are the way to go here.

Jessie bought a ton of stuff at auctions up there. She got really great buys.

[DianaB]

I love to go antiquing!!!! I love to go to flea markets and garage sales too! And E-Bay!! I wish that I had a friend that liked to go to those things too but it seems like nobody else is into that kind of stuff or they're too busy. I used to drive to Canton, Texas, for the really big flea market that they have. They have it every month but I could only make it once a year because it's so far away. I have aunts and uncles who camp right near the grounds and I would stay with them. I was there last spring and it's gotten so much imported stuff now that I don't think that I'm going to go again. I'll just head to a few of the farther away antique malls and save money on gas. Wish that you lived closeby!!!!

[Shada]

Originally Posted by DianaB

I love to go antiquing!!!! I love to go to flea markets and garage sales too! And E-Bay!! I wish that I had a friend that liked to go to those things too but it seems like nobody else is into that kind of stuff or they're too busy. I used to drive to Canton, Texas, for the really big flea market that they have. They have it every month but I could only make it once a year because it's so far away. I have aunts and uncles who camp right near the grounds and I would stay with them. I was there last spring and it's gotten so much imported stuff now that I don't think that I'm going to go again. I'll just head to a few of the farther away antique malls and save money on gas. Wish that you lived closeby!!!!

I am fortunate to have a town 35 miles away that is nothing but antique stores. LARGE stores! It can easily take a day just to go thru one! Right now I am looking for a small chest and vintage red dish drainer. What fun it is to look and hunt.. then most always find a little treasure I wasn't looking for but found anyway...
Also have a large outdoor flea market about 15 miles from me that is open Tuesday and Wednesday thru summer months. It is a tourist town that is also filled with unique shops, along with my favorite Amish Resturant, have to eat sometime!! Then a really nice antique store across from that which is open year round. Couple hardware stores from years gone by it seems like when you walk thru their doors..
Estate auctions, garage sales, love 'em all.

If I had the time and money I would be out every day hitting at least one of them..


Too bad you don't live closer!!!
I would treat you to a custard ice creme cone! LOL.. there is also a small shop selling different flavors every week. Next week they open and the first (and my favorite) flavor will be lemon custard.
I am so looking forward to my first taste of that since last summer...