Time for another Fun Frugal Finds blog post! Last weekend we went to Pennsylvania’s Largest Indoor & Outdoor Flea Market & Farmer’s Market called Saturday’s Market. We are really fortunate that we ONLY live 15 minutes away and can get down there pretty frequently.
Sometimes when we go to the flea market I find very little and other times when we go…well, I’ll come home with a trunk full of stuff! This last time, I made out really good and was totally happy with all of my bargain finds!
As most of you know, I decorate in a coastal & beach style. A few weeks ago the kids broke one of my glass candy dishes and at the flea market I found this gorgeous aqua-colored glass candy dish for $1.00. I love it and it looks beautiful sitting on a side table in my living room.
Next, during the holiday season I decorate my family room in a snowman theme. The rest of my house gets beachy Christmas decorations but I do decorate the family room in a traditional snowman style. I picked up this ceramic stoneware snowman candle holder at the flea market for $1.00. It will hold a votive candle inside his body and I’m going to place a battery-operated candle in him when the holiday season arrives.
One guy had a booth set up where he was selling all kinds of brand new clocks and watches. He had a new turquoise colored wall clock with silver colored numerals and I fell in-love with it. I knew it would be the perfect clock for my coastal-style kitchen. I’ve been looking for kitchen items in aqua & turquoise colors. The clock had a price tag on it from a retail store for $19.99 but he sold me the (new in the box) wall clock for $5.00. What a deal. I love how big the numerals are and I can read the clock from across the room. It’s nothing fancy but I love how it looks in my kitchen.
Along with those items, my husband picked up a gently-used table saw for $5.00 and I got an old metal watering can for $1.00 and an old metal wash basin for $5.00. I’m going to put garden plants & flowers inside them next year and set them out in my garden. I’ve seen others do that in magazine gardening features and now I can do it too and I’m doing it on the cheap!
So, have you grabbed any great bargains, steals, deals and/or clearance items lately? Do you enjoy going to the flea market? If so, what kinds of things do you shop for when you’re there?
Great clock! Sounds like you guys really scored on all your finds that day. It’s been ages since I’ve been to a flea market. I do love thrift stores, although I haven’t been lucky lately as far as finding anything great on the cheap. I’m such a miser these days!
One of my best bargains was a toy garbage truck for under a dollar that I picked up at a thrift store. I did not realize that it had blinking lights and sound and moved around until I brought it home. My 1 year old grandson loves it.
I haven’t been to a flea market in years. The only one I know about is a long way from my house so I don’t frequent it. I like that clock with the big numbers and neat color.
I love flea markets and garage sales, but have not been able to frequent them in a while. I love your aqua candy dish and the snowman. All your finds were great deals.
Very cute finds. I love the snowman, lol. And I wish I could find some of those blue glass candy dishes! Those are classics!
I’m having a hard time finding good quality aqua and turquoise colored glassware pieces. I see a LOT of cobalt blue and ruby red…but the colors I’m looking for are harder to find. Sigh.
What great buys! I love going to flee markets. There used to be one in the Poconos that I went to with my Mom. Wish it was still there.
Love the Poconos! I was just up there 2 weeks ago and go up there several times a year. Beautiful area.
I haven’t been to a flea market in years but I do like to frequent yard sales especially ones in my own neighborhood. I like to find a great deal on things people want to get rid of that I can use, especially furniture.
We used to always go to Garage sales and flea markets. You definitely can find some neat items cheap!! If you are creative as I know you are… You can makeover some of the dated things to look just gorgeous. I just love your Blue clock. I would love one just like it in a light neon green, Thats the color of my new Kitchen I have new Gray Cabinets and Stainless steel accesories so Pretty.. Thank you for your very enjoyable post..
i love flea markets and garage sails and any other chance at a great bargain.
we have a large traders village near where I live and i have bought plants, purses, and even furniture there.
My last bargain buy was a Nightmare before Christmas mug on Sunday at a Halloween themed garage sale in my neighborhood.