BK Flea Spree Round-up
We sure did have a fun time; who doesn’t enjoy spending someone else’s money?!
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All photos are courtesy of Jo Ann Santangelo, my photolady extraordinaire.
You’ve met the blogger teams already, but here’s a recap of how things went down today. I gave each blogger team $25 to spend at the Brooklyn Flea (Williamsburg location) on home decor or home use items to spruce up their place. If you’ve ever been to the Flea, you know that $25 is a really tight budget. (There’s a lot of great stuff, it’s just not notorious for being inexpensive.)
Let’s see how my creative shoppers did!
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Emily scouting through the vintage wares.
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Autumn rummaging through the linens.
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Faye & her bro, Allan, hashing out the merits of metal.
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Kate doing a little math while assessing a vendor’s collection.
Now, the moment you’ve been waiting for…here’s what they each came up with for home decor scavenging on a tight budget.
Team 1: Emily
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“In honor of Manhattan Cocktail Classic week next week, I scored this sweet set of 4 martini glasses, cocktail shaker and classy carrier for $25. It was a steal … a good shaker alone can set you back more than $25. I found it at the Pink Pigeon Vintage booth, and can’t wait to use it doing test runs for cocktails to serve at my supper club, Midnight Brunch.”
Team 2: Erica & Amanda
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“Our finds would be perfect for a foul-mouthed, BK scenester who was lookin’ to get their design on, on the cheap.”
Team 3: Faye
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“We took an old, rusty watercolor set and put a frame around it. It’s accidental art — art squared. The painting itself might have sucked but the watercolor set is worthy of the Met.”
Team 4: Kate
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“This is actually a mold for making rubber gloves, but I thought it would be great for hanging up my jewelry where I can see it - most of mine is currently tangled in my closet…”
Team 5: Autumn
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“I have a little apron collection (I added one to the ranks today!) that I don’t enjoy as much as I should because they’re currently stored in a closet. I got “the claw,” which I think is an old rake head, to mount on the wall in my kitchen and hang my aprons on so they’re more accessible. I also scored a super-cute strawberry preserves jar that I’ll use for dry goods storage.”
Now it’s time to get down to business and vote.
Leave a comment by May 9 at midnight EST with your vote for the best loot! Please indicate the team number somewhere in your comment. You may also cast a vote via Twitter using the hashtag #BKfleaSpree and your Team # preference, or on the facebook page here.
Winning team will receive crown of glory and all expenses paid trip to Italy. Just kidding. They’ll get something cool, though.
Kate
The votes are in…
You overwhelmingly chose Faye, Team 3 and her framed watercolor set. Teams 1 (Emily) and 5 (Autumn) recieve an honorable mention with a tie for second place. The other two teams were not far behind. Thanks all for playing.
I’m going to mail Faye a jar of some home-preserved deliciousness. All participating bloggers took home a signed copy of the book and got to keep their flea-found loot!
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Reader Comments (85)
team 3 forsure. are those paints usable? meta.
My vote goes to Faye and Team three!
Team 3 you are for me. It came out great!
Beauty comes in many forms.
Love team 3.
Being a virgo, the best flea finds are things you needed anyway and solve for uniquely well:
* Emily gets tops for urgent/specific need satisfied extremely well at extremely good value with flair
*Kate gets tops for everyday solution that will eliminate a frustration at a decent price - enjoy the rubber glove angle until it gets 'brittle' - then have no guilt about tossing when a 'better fit' meets a new mood
The other thing Fleas are good for is the treasure you didn't know you wanted but have to have - some would say that is first for them....AND for that special creative person who can actually TURN IT into something! well, my hat's off...
So Faye takes this category for the watercolor art - OUTSTANDING and I would happily hang it at my house. So, any other flea art? let me know and if you tell me what you paid, well, i'm still not a great negiotiator.
Autum gets a special mention for fingering the textiles. After 15 years of marriage, I am busy replacing my dishtowels and see no reason to buy other than vintage linen of all sorts. I spend a lot of time w/ textiles at fleas, mostly wishing I could do what Faye can!
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Team 3 - Faye wins hands down
Team 3 x1000
#3 is def the most creative!
Emily for the win!
I love that cocktail set, that's one hell of a find!