Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend! It rained a lot here...not good for picture taking...nor did Blogger cooperate with me this morning {it kept rotating my pictures the wrong way when I tried to upload them}, but here goes anyway...my flea market finds from Paris...
First, I should say that the flea markets that I went to were expensive, so there was definitely no buying in bulk and then spending even more boat loads of money to ship stuff back here. But, I did manage to find some fun things that I was able to squeeeeeeze into my already full suitcase!
...starting with a stack of old French button cards with my favorite white buttons on them...here's a sampling...
Lots of beautifully worn French books from the 1800's...
I found a nice stack of old sheet music in various shades of creams and browns, but this one that was almost a pale pink is my favorite...
Carte Postales...
Vintage French grain sacks in burlap {not so easy to find, even in France}...I'm not sure what I will do with my new ones, but I do like how they look just stacked up and on display...I love the juxtaposition of the rustic with the pretty that they add to a room...
And, sigh, my favorite find, a stack of the prettiest letters from the 1800's...
I just LOVE the script on them...they wrote so beautifully back then...
Many of these, are actually business ledgers and transactions that were just folded, tucked, sealed with wax and mailed off as is, no envelope at all...
And, of course, I brought back stacks of French decorating magazines to keep me inspired!
I would have loved to bring some of that gorgeous furniture back with me, but the hubby wouldn't here of it! Fortunately, it doesn't take much to make this French loving girl happy :)
Did any of you find some great treasure at a flea market or thrift shop this weekend???
I'm so glad it's finally flea market season again!!! :)
Thank you so much for sharing in my Paris experience!!! It has been so fun for me to do all of these recent posts...
Tracey
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82 comments:
You bought beautiful stuff at the flea market! Enjoy it!
Lovely greetings, Ingrid
such wonderful treasures found!! especially the letters!! they would be great used as textures for your photos. well, all of your french images are just divine you lucky girl. the french flower market looks incredible and of course the architecture!!! thanks for letting me live vicariously through you. don't know when i will be able to travel there.......someday.
Gorgeous stuff!!!! I love the grainsacks.....the material is so nice!! Enjoy!!
greetings
Lynda
Belle chine!!!!
amitiés
manon
I love your pictures - those are the kinds of things I love. The sheet music, the letters, the sacks....yummy!
What wonderful French flea market treasures you've found, Tracey! Gorgeous stuff!
Hope your Monday is just lovely!
Tracey, your French flea market finds are SO gorgeous! I love everything you brought back with you. I am particularly swooning over those old French letters with that beautiful script...
What beautiful finds!! All look so lovely -- gorgeous photos -- as usual!
Hope you have a great week!
Janet
I love your blog - I came across it while I was leaving a post on "a beach cottage" I have looked at your older post as well and noticed you started out with small picyures but somewhere along the way have figured out how to enlarge them, please let me know how you have done this.....I love them and wish to do the same on my blog. Thanks JoAnna
p.s. love the trip to Paris.
tracey! you found some wonderful things! i am lovin it all! thanks so much for sharing your trip with us! it might be the only way of "visiting" there! xo
Don't forget all the wonderful memories you brought back...those have to be priceless.
I love the letters. The handwriting is an art form.
Debbie
Gorgeous stuff Tracey, those letters are amazing and of course your great photography allows us to see the incredible detail of the script.
Beautiful photos Tracey! Love that amazing script too. Have a beautiful week ahead.
Hugs~
Beautiful treasure! You've got a lot of bang for your buck because, not only are they pleasant for you but, we're happy from seeing them (and the romantic way that you've photographed them), too!
Love, katy Noelle
Ah...those old letters are dreamy! I am glad that you had a wonderful time...and got to visit a French flea! Thanks for sharing your finds!
:)
Awesome photographs Tracey!
Everything has a romantic overtone to it! Like Paris itself!
Have a lovely week!
donna
What perfectly lovely treasures. The buttons are my favorite.
Such beautiful finds! I have enjoyed catching up on your blog posts from your adventure. The photos are just so lovely! Thank you for sharing, Tracey. ~ Angela
oh.my...sigh...i'm in *love* with all your finds!! it is probably good that you weren't able to squeeze me in your suitcase...i'm not sure if we would have been very good influences on each other ;0)
so glad to have you back!!
blessings,
kristin
Such amazing things Tracey!! Those are exactly the kinds of lovelies I hope to find in France (anything flat that I can pack). I'm sure your treasures look beautiful in your already beautiful home!! Glad you had a wonderful trip!
l.o.v.e. your french finds...and as a matter of fact...I did find some treasures this past week...and they're simple inexpensive things...but I'm easily pleased too ;o)
All that large furniture is great, but I love the small stuff too, and your finds are brilliant. Lucky you.
While you may had to stuff items into your suitcases those are nice finds. I like the sack display.
Yes, I did find some treasures. One being quite special and wrote a post dedicating it to my sister.
beautiful find of the flea market, enjoy it!
And the weather...we have a very sunny weekend, sorry.....
Have a nice day ☼
Hugs
Patricia
You took some great pictures of your finds - thanks for sharing...I truly enjoyed them!
Oh Tracey...all of your french items are gorgeous! You must have had the most wonderful time hunting for such beautiful treasures!
Enjoy!
Cathy
You came back with some great items! I can't wait to see what you do with the grain sacks.
Beautiful finds and photos. I love seeing what you brought home. Thanks for sharing! Love everything.
Oh what wonderful flea market finds!! I need a bib now because I'm drooling so much...just love, love the treasures you found:) Thank you, Tracey, for sharing it all-- posts, photos, finds--with us!
sigh....drool....gasp....
That about sums it up!
XO,
Anne
Oooooo Tracey.................I love the grainsacks.................so beautiful !! i like all the stuff you find !!!
Have a great happy evening .........hugs from Ria
I think Anne just summed it up perfectly....
sigh, drool, gasp, LOVE it all,
xo,
LuLu
You got some great things there Miss Tracey! Love the sheet music.
Gorgeous finds Tracey! Enjoy it all!
Dear Tracey,
Oh how I love everything that you bought back from France. The letters are wonderful, the grain sacks, the postcards, the music and the beautiful worn French books.
When we were there last, I did notice how expensive the flea markets were. I think that you have to get out of Paris and into the rural villages to get a bargain nowadays !!
Thanks for showing us all of your amazing things. XXXX
tracey, everything is so perfectly french...just as i imagined!
the postage written in beautiful script, sigh.....
Wonderful finds! Beautiful!!! And we have enjoyed your posts just as much as you did!
Kate
What a gorgoeus post, so many pretties.
debby
Hi Tracey... Of course you know I love it all....
Drifted through a local antique mall. But came home empty. I love those old letters. You're right. The handwriting was so elegant!
Brenda
it is beautiful handwriting...everything is just beautiful...I love it all Tracey and so glad your trip was amazing!
Gorgeous finds! And oh, those old letters ... I swoon ...
I have just loved following along on your trip! What gorgeous photos and treasures you came back with. By the way, if you decide you just really need to sell some of those old letters I would love to buy them.....just saying;)
Bonjour Tracey,
Love all the beautiful treasures you got from the flea markets.
My favourite things too, buttons, old letters (love the script too) and sheet music.
What a lot of happy memories you will be able to have seeing all the gorgeous things about.
Have a happy week
Hugs
Carolyn
love everything! so beautiful and your photos are gorgeous! enjoy the week! susan
Hi Tracey
Welcome home and all your treasures look wonderful! Just pea green with envy here... :)
It is so wonderful there, I will try and go next year! Until then I will live through your adventure...
Blessings
Rebecca
I love all of your Paris treasures
especially the handwritten letters.
And the grain sacks too....oh, I love it all.
hugs
Sissie
Love the buttons and the letters!
Wow! Love it all :)
Michelle
Oh Tracey your finds are absolutely stunning! Perfect colors too. Great photos a usual to display! Can't wait to see some magazines...lol ~lulu
Oh, Tracey, the LETTERS! They are my MOST favorite! Probably because I think that it is a lost art. My HEART still skips a beat when I get a REAL letter in the mail box....you know, the one on a post out by the street! Your photography skills are really wonderful....must have been a BLAST when capturing images on your trip! xx P&H
all those treasures! how beautiful for display, nostalgia and inspiration.....looking forward to see what you do with the letters on display (weak spot of mine - letters and old script)
So great of you to share with us your trip.....and can't wait to see you in a few weeks!
Anne Marie
p.s. bring your sweet tooth
What lovely and nostalgic souvenirs!
Oh Tracey~ you did find the most wonderful treasures...thanks so much for letting us live vicariously through you!
Oh Tracey your flea market finds are all so lovely. Treasures fro sure. Exactly what I would have brought home. I'm glad that you had a wonderful time.
hugs
Wow, beautiful finds! I wish I had half as much luck in my own thrifting adventures as you!!
How wonderful! (I write as I listen to the rain hitting and running down the roof)
Happy Tuesday, Tracey!
: )
Julie M.
you found some beautiful treasures. love the sheet music and the old letters. gorgeous. isn't the flea market this weekend. maybe i can find some treasures. none as pretty as yours though.
Your photography is lovely and I love the addition of the fresh flowers to your pics - beautiful.
The letters you found are my favorites too, although those grain sacks are amazing, too. I can't wait to see what you do with them.
Thank you for taking us along on the trip to France...wonderful. Hugs - Julie
Hey Tracey.....nice finds my friend,love the french grain sacks..love it all!Glad you had a good time,nothing better than getting away from it all for a bit.Enjoy your week,love my magazine..redoing our little sunroom next month got tons of ideas from this issue! Talk soon,xo
Oh My Gosh! You lucky Duck! The lettering is gorgeous! The .... well the evrerything is terrif! Love your post girl, Jennifer jennsthreegraces stop by again....
What a stash! Such joy in sweet vintage things...sigh..enjoy your day. xoxo
fabulous finds for a french loving girl.
xo
Lovely trasures you found in Paris! Love your grain sacks and I like the old script on the letters!!!! I found Paris very expensive the last time I went there...but it's impossible to resist to all the beautiful things in Paris!
Hppy Wednesday!
Vale
Hi Tracey,
Le sigh... those are some beautiful photographs! I love the old letters with the lovely French script and the grain sacks. Finding those treasures must of been so much fun! I noticed you have the Nada Barn Sale button on your sidebar.. I'm going too!
:) Lara
Tracey -
Everything is awe inspiring! I especially like the french books there is just something magical and beautiful about French text. And the letters....oh they transend time....lovely just lovely...I did actually thrift shop this weekend...I found some vintage jewelry cases that will get a makeover and bought a twin headboard that will get some TLC.
So glad you had a lovely time in Paris...thanks for taking us there too with all of your lovely post.
Many Well Wishes -
Denise
It's all just gorgeous, love the letters and ledgers! your photos are just beautiful!
xo,
Debra
MIss Tracey,
I've been gone from blogging so much that I see I've missed all your fun and excitement!! April in Paris..Oh LA LA...How fun was that...and it looks like you brought back some of the very things I would have sought out...paper goods..nothing better, sadly it may become a thing of the past...It's now in worthy hands!
Gale
Thank you for your sweet comment on my blog.... AND for your beautiful blog!
Agneta, the swedish one ;)
Hello Tracey,
I have been waiting for this post. I really love everything you picked out. I especially love those grain sacks. I don't think a girl could ever have too many. : )))
Your photographs are all beautiful!
Take Care,
Maria
you made magnifique photos of your treasures!
Val
Tracey ~ I am just catching up with your Paris trip posts. The shots you took are spectacular ~ looks like you had a wonderful time!! Your flea finds are pretty great too ~ loving the grain sacks and sheet music!
Beautiful treasures! I'd love to go to flea markets in Paris, but I know my hubby will never agree to go.
These are EXACTLY the things that I will be looking for. Beautiful treasures to me.
Love love that first image! Have a happy day!! xx
Tracey- Your flea market finds are all wonderful...you did well in Paris!
-marie
Lovely finds- your images are wonderful!
Please open the grain sacks for us to see!!
Please............
oh it is all so fabulous!!!! I love everything you got! I wish I could have been a wee little mouse in your pocket to see it all in person. sigh.
That's the problem, isn't it? Shipping. I found some wonderful buys but it costs too much to ship!
Love your sheet music find..and the burlap. Will anxiously await what you do with it.
Blogger can be very annoying. Often when I check preview, half the post is gone. Takes a lot of patience and forget support of any kind from them.
beautiful beautiful beautiful Tracey
i love the old letters with such thoughtful script... perfect.. xx Julie
so delicate picture !
Merci de nous éblouir ainsi !
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