Tuesday, January 17, 2012

What we found in Seattle!

Chris and I were itching to get out of town for a weekend so we hopped in the van (hoping we would find a few large treasures) and set off at 5:30 am so we could make it to the Second Saturday Flea market in Seattle by opening time. We arrived a little late so I missed some great items but I scored on a beautiful Victorian satin ball gown. It will be perfect for a window display with maybe a French theme, ballroom theme or maybe a Valentine's Day window, the possibilities are endless, stay tuned!!
I also picked up some great large letters!!  So here is a little sneak peak as some need to be cleaned up before they are brought into the shop. 
We had such a good time finding a few new antique places to go to,  seeing friends like Dawn with Great Findz and visiting Haystack Antiques in Bellevue, Washington.

I did find 2 great antique wood molds from Haystack Antiques. They are going to be great side tables when I find the perfect size glass for the tops.


 We bumped into the always delightful Celeste from Chap's restaurant and bakery (located in Spokane), she always puts a smile on my face, she is full of song! After a full Saturday of shopping and driving, we went to a great Japanese restaurant called Wann with our other good friends from Seattle. I have had a lot of different types of Japanese food but I never had Japanese Nabe before.

 I am adding it to my new favorite foods list.
The snow was crazy on Sunday but after eating a great breakfast with Dawn and Jeff we headed to our last stop. We picked up 2 really cute pieces of furniture and headed out of town before the snow got any worse than it already was. We had to miss a couple of our favorite stops, Susan Wheeler Home and Kirk's but will make a visit next time.
We are already planning 2 more small road trips in the next few months. We will be heading to Alameda in March and Spokane in April. I will also be heading to Las Vegas for my mother's 70th birthday!! Any suggestions on antiques in Vegas??
Sweater tree!
Let's continue the treasure hunt!

Thea's

2 comments:

Christine LeFever said...

My but you are busy! What fun! Thank you for sharing. I simply must get to your ever-so-wonderful shop one-of-these-days.

Hugs,s

Christine

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Beautiful post, especially the sweater tree. It's the first time that I have seen something like this. It's so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this one! God Bless!