I've convinced my friend,  and talented Michigan fiber artist, Liz to share and part with  a few of her many hand worked reproductions of antique samplers just in time for Mother's Day.  The workmanship is amazing and I'm in awe of the patience it took to complete these works of art. They have all been professionally framed and they are ready to hang for all to appreciate.  Unfortunately, my photography skills on this particular task are definitely not up to par so you'll need to stop by The Goodrich Flea Market and see them in person.  We'll be there at 8am and hope to see you there.

Completing a nest of antique or vintage bowls is so exciting.  Sometimes we find them one at a time and every once in a while we find the full array together.  My challenge is coming up with ideas on how best to display them.  Saw this  display concept on Pinterest and  you can see it in our booth at The Goodrich Flea Market on Saturday.  Both ladder and bowls will be for sale.

I was drawn to this chest of drawers because of the beautiful walnut and the interesting pulls but was curious about the configuration.  It's a tall piece with just three drawers in the middle, hmmm? When I got closer, it became obvious there was storage space both above and below the center drawers.  Was the intended use for jewelry, money or the family silver?  I used this in my office  -  the top draw held checkbooks and bank statements and the bottom draw held personnel files.  Hope to have it in our booth at The B. Hive for the weekend!

I was about to post this image and didn't know if I should call the items shown "doilies" or "antimacassar" - didn't know if there was a diffference but I find both terms odd.   I thought I'd spend a minute and "Google" the origin of the words. An hour later after being educated on doilie, doiley, doyley, d'oyley and d'oile I still haven't made a decision.  Around our house they'd be referred to as foo foo things so I thought I'd see if that actually has a definition.  It does and pretty much means "cute things serving no purpose"  - so that's not right! I'll have some with me at The Goodrich Flea Market this Saturday so put your thinking cap on to see how you'd put them to use after you decide what to call them.

I rarely go anywhere without a tote in tow and often have a few to keep things a bit organized.  For this weekend, we have both The Garden Bucket and Spring Totes available at our booth in The B. Hive as well as The Goodrich Flea Market.  The Garden Tote is a heavy duty canvas bucket adorned with a hand hooked wool flower and contains a bandanna, garden gloves and pruning shears .  The Spring Totes are available in three sizes and an assortment of fun colors and each is one of a kind.  Prices range from $15 to $25.

Thistle Do Nicely! has a wide array of items that are just perfect for Mother's Day gift giving and we've been mindful of everyone's budget. These hand crafted Key Keepers are both fun and practical - they are hard to leave behind and quickly located in any purse. The Key Keepers are individually designed and made from both wool and novelty yarns.  They are only one of many product offerings for under $15.  We'll have a few on hand at the two-day market this weekend as well as on display now at The B. Hive.