Thrift Haul: Mid Century Modern Clocks, Lamps, and More From The Market

Flea markets are more than a smorgasbord of vintage hunting opportunity for me. There's a fascinating culture that goes with it, and each vendor's set-up is as mesmerizing as the retro and pop culture scores I excavate. With low prices, fun sellers, sunshine, fresh air, and fresh fruit to pick up along the way, I wouldn't miss thrift stores if flea markets became my only way to get merchandise. Last weekend I scored all the mod in this post for $7.00 from a favorite flea stop:

I added everything in today's post to my Southern Crossing mall booth and it might all be gone, but do e-mail me if you'd like anything you see. I was glad to get a nice hoard for less to stock up the mall since most of what I've got in stock is Etsy bound!

I tried to leave this sunny mod serving plate behind, but bought it home despite the damage. Love the geometric shapes.

My boyfriend found this groovy frog plaque in a box for a song, perfect for the bibliophile or frog obsessed among us.

And since we're on a plaque kick, this is the third plaque of this kind I've found. Always charming!

And I'm a sucker for this style of retro cartoony style kitchen plaque, love the random incongruous characters we have mixed in here and the splash of blue for color.

I managed to keep my cup lust to a minimum, bringing home this beautiful fox (is that a fox?) German-style beer stein.

I've seen many others like it but not one with an animal for a handle.

I also scored a mod table, magazine rack, and a retro sewing box. Loving all three of the glorious goodies.

The pattern on the table top is beautiful, it's quite faded so I was selling the table for $12.00 if anyone local wants to scoop it up. It may have already sold in Southern Crossing over the weekend. Selling the sewing box and magazine rack for $9.00 each.

And woah, big eye art. This one is too saccharine for my tastes but I can never resist retro art in this style. Selling her for $12.00 if anyone's interested, it's a big piece!

This adorable Hey Diddle Diddle kid's lamp is the first of its kind I've found without any of the character's arms or legs missing. Had to have it, though this type of lamp sells slow for me. Selling it for $9.00.

Here's a closer look at the atomic shaped magazine rack, if no one buys this beauty of $9.00 I may end up using it to host my hoarder's ransom of craft  magazines.

I'm on a huge lamp kick these days and the flea market delivered! I'd keep all three if I could but they've gotta go! Selling the two on the ends for $9.00 and the beautiful one in the middle (my favorite!) for $12.00.

I found another starburst Pyrex coffee pot, a beautiful small blue planter or dish (Made in Japan) sticker on the bottom and another lovely squirrel jar. The jar was intact but I broke the bottom when I got home, dammit! Selling the top for $3.00 if anyone would like it, would still make an another display? Garden decor, perhaps?

And I scored some more lovely needlepoint art work, love these things!

I love the Native American style pattern on the vase, the floral arrangement is very late 70s early 80s, I remember being fascinated by vases and arrangements that lingered around from this era when I was a young child in the late 80s.

And buttons of course! They were inside of the sewing box, I'll probably try to sell them as a lot on Etsy. You can buy them from me for $6.00 total if you need some buttons for art or crafting.

My favorite find was this glorious atomic style clock! Worse for wear, a bit faded and dirty, but those numbers! Glorious, I tell you! If you want a beautiful project piece with character (need a new clock kit installed) you can buy this beau from me for $9.00. As you can see, everything's priced to move with this haul. Gotta get 'em moving, lots to do!

By The Way: Making Ads and Designs for You!

This month has been fruitfully filled with helping clients set up their blogs, online marketing campaigns, and online stores. It's so rewarding, I love helping people get started on reaching their dreams. Here's my latest finished design:

Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for. The colors and font are perfect... those colors give the relax beach vibe I want to convey to customers. Also clean and classic. 

Thanks :)

-Donna, Jersey Shore Cottage

I still have ad space available for August, 2013, each ad comes with a free ad design! Send me an e-mail if you'd like to advertise on Thrift Core in August or if you'd like to work with me setting up any part of your web presence. I take product photos, build blogs, make branded packages and do marketing consulting.

Find anything amazing at the thrifts this weekend?! Do share your finds and posts in the comments.

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