Thrift Haul: Flea Market Finds on a Rainy Sunday

My new favorite flea market haunt, The Bargain House of Fleas really delivered the goods on this past rainy, but pleasant weekend.

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[Beer Lamp, $2.00]

One of my favorite flea market finds is this deliciously tacky beer lamp. I intend to sell it one day, but for now I'm enjoying it in the living room. The soft light makes the room cozy.

 [Retro Drawing Books, $1.00 each]

The discovery of more retro drawing books made me feel like the thrift gods were mocking me. (I wrote about how I regretted selling some for too low last week.) Before I sell this next set, I'm going to thoroughly document them so there are no regrets!

 [Retro Animation Books, $1.00 each]

Preston Blair is one of my favorite animators, after working for Disney his best contribution to all 'toons was the sexy dancer "Red" from Tex Avery's infamous Red Hot Riding Hood cartoon short. I always laugh at those lusty wolf gags no matter how many times I see them.

[The World in Vogue, $2.00]

This is a huge and beautiful art book from the 60s, featuring fascinating content about the history and evolution of fashion and beauty.

[National Geographic Books, $1.00 Each]

I'm a sucker for ancient history books. I'm going to read every word of these before I attempt to sell these ones. 

[Orange Coffee Pot, $2.00 and Orange Gloves, .50 cents]

I love the look of this orange Japanese Mikasa coffee pot, $2.00 seemed like a fair enough price.

[Turtle Pot, $2.00 Turtle Trivet, $1.00]

The turtle planter isn't exactly my style, but it reminds me of a children's book illustration and suits my antique shops kitsch aesthetic. It now hosts a plant and awaits its new home.

We're always slinging around hot pots of tea and soup at my house, it's silly but it feels like we never have enough trivets. This cute turtle trivet would hold up a tera cotta pot of herbs up nicely as well.

[Antiques Bird House, $3.00]

I was taking tons of pictures  of a table full of these houses when the owner told me the bird houses would look "better in my home than in pictures". When I found out the houses were only $3.00 each I selected one to resell. I'm sure a fellow antique lover will fall in love with it.

What did you guys find this weekend?

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