The January Big Flea and A Lovely Gift

Today I got up early. Drove the 35 minutes west to Chantilly, VA to the Dulles Expo Center where the 1100 dealer Big Flea was being held in two buildings! Yay! I met my good friend, Karen, at the Chic-Fil-A for breakfast before the 9 a.m. opening. At 8:40 we got our tickets and decided to wait outside. The air was chilly, but pretty warm considering it is January. We went on in and the fun began!

Here is my haul for the day: Fabric, buttons, flowers, a hankie, a pillow case, some jewelry~~OH MY!~~~

Here are two dozen vintage chenille chicks and bunnies:

Here is a fun lot of vintage buttons all in wonderful colors!~~~

Here is a massive amount of vintage mother-of-pearl buttons that I got for a STEAL! Gasp! I'll never use them all!~~~

I was so lucky to find lots of gorgeous vintage millinery flowers for future use in corsages and wreaths!~~

And here is a sweet Vogart pillow case with a cutie pie kitten and blue bird~~~

At the Big Flea I searched out a booth where Stephanie had left me the most wondrous gifts! She didn't get a chance to make it to the Big Flea, and I was sorry to miss her, but I was overjoyed to see two ornaments she made!~~~

Aren't they just lovely? What a wonderful way to end the day at The Big Flea!~~~XXOO, Beth