Kind Hearts and Coronet

Look at this adorable coronet, pining for your lips! 

Ants in our pants

The beloved and I will be celebrating our 4th anniversary of wedded bliss (ha!) by having a booth at the Gardner Village Farmers Market!  We'll have the goods . . . a fresh batch of marquee letters, wooden letterpress, register flags, typewriter keys and other oddities curated especially for the market.  The shop will be open as usual so come to the market and see us, or shop at abode and mention the break in special for 20% off one item.


We'll leave the back door open for ya, (wink)

It's a good news bad news story

"The front door is smashed and the back door is open", not exactly the words you look forward to hearing at the start of abode's day!

Someone who reeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaally likes quarters and rhinestones paid us a visit over night (kind of sounds like an old-timey burlesque dancer - doesn't it?)

The abode girls are hearty souls and we have some great friends - our door is fixed, the show goes on AND we're having a 20% off one item sale - we're calling it the "Break in special".  Just mention that you saw it here or on Facebook and faster than a cat burglar we'll give you 20% off!

And next time - if you're going to rob us - at least shut the back door (LOL)

Sunny, thank you for that gleam that flows with grace

That about sums it up - eat your mush on sunny and never have another bad day!

flea 4 all keep on the sunny side

an inside look at the brownie magic coming to the flea . . .

flea 4 all days of yore

Long, long ago at an abode far, far away (translate:  last month at abode), a flea was commenced - a flea 4 all, and what a flea it was!  Tomorrow promises to be even more fun - don't miss it.

flea 4 all diets beware!

I might be curled up in a treat coma by the end of the flea!

My nephew, Adam is earning money to go to Japan and his two grandmas are baking up a storm.  Take a look at me and you'll know exactly what kind of cook my mom is and his other grandma is every bit her equal.

Don't say I didn't warn you!

flea 4 all cracking me up!

eleven eggs - wait, that dozen even make sense, har har.  You'll love these gals and the treasures they are bringing to the flea 4 all!  Spend some time and get to know them - they're fun funky and functional, just like us!

flea 4 all - that's what I like about you!

Vintage:  "of old, recognized and enduring interest, importance or quality."

Destash:  To sell or trade your existing crafting supplies


Where:  abode's flea 4 all, Saturday June 16, 9 am to 2 pm

flea 4 all june is busting out all over!

Unpredictable, that is how we like it!  Weather - it's hot, it's cold then hot then cold . . .changing from minute to minute.

The June flea 4 all will be fun, interesting, diverse and filled with bargains and finds.

We always have a lot of fun drawing for discounts in the shop - we love the look of the lucky winner of the 50% discount

We have the flea 4 allers around:

Baked goodies for a boy saving to go to Japan

Vintage buttons, lace, jewelry components and inspiration for artists and creators 

Furniture, mirrors, books and home accessories for any taste

Vintage tableware and serving pieces

Something old, something new, the shabby and the well behaved

Join us Saturday, June 16th 9 AM to 2 PM!

a pretty girl is like a melody

Snap on your girdles ladies, it's party time!  These frocks will make heads turn.  Some of the finest vintage we've had can be yours . . .

You know it's June when a 200 year old wedding gown arrives!

When she got there the cupboard was bare

And so the poor doggie had none!


You'll want to find another place for your doggie treats when you see this cupboard redux.  Amber bought a delicious cupboard from abode and covered the shelves with antique wall paper and filled it with clothes and treasures.  Country Living . . . point your cameras here!

flea 4 all the cherry on top

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This is the big one

the hurry and get in the car one

the forget the car and bring the big rig one

This is a tiny taste of what they'll have tomorrow!

flea 4 all she can really dish it out!

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bowls, baskets and buckets of dishes for your collections and for your state dinners - come and load up!

flea 4 all who asked you?

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We're having a little fun this flea - our vendors are inviting everyone they know and winning in the process!  Come into the shop and let us know who invited you to the flea and one of our fabulous vendors will win BIG

flea 4 all and The Dr's Barn

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My great-grandparents lived in a big craftsman bungalow in Bountiful.  Grandma was a no-nonsense woman who spoke her mind and took no prisoners when it came to Grandpa, who she called "The Dr.".  Yes, he was a Dr. but calling him that, really?  He was a big red-head who loved my mom, being a physician, farming and collecting stuff, (I knew it was genetic).

He had a garage they called the barn and it was one of those places you could climb some wiggly wooden stairs and go on a hunt of epic proportions - think Jumanji meets National Treasure with a little Chuckie mixed in just to keep it lively.  We spent hours fluffing dust bunnies and screaming about spiders as we rooted through years of accumulation.

OK, I know you are rolling your eyes after this diatribe but I really do have a point . . . this market vendor will present a stash that could rival the barn!  Look at that plaid garment bag . . .come and see her Saturday!

flea 4 all brings out the best

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In true flea market style

We welcome these chic vendors to flea 4 all

Saturday!!!

Variety is the spice of life

Variety is the Spice of Life - the customer who shops at the most vendors at Saturday's flea 4 all wins $50 (ya gotta buy to try).  

flea 4 all I'm dreamin' my life away

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My name is Karen and I have been doing crafts and loving it as far back as I can remember! I was always encouraged to "make" a gift for someone that was special, because those are the gifts that mean the most!.... my scrap booking and gift wrapping ideas made it into 2 books via Sterling publishing, I am 46 and a mother of 2 delightful children. I don't like long walks on the beach or candlelit dinners...I just like glue and paper and other things that need to be loved!

flea 4 all I need a drool guard quick!

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Meet Lauren, meet Lauren's cool collections at the flea!

"I have been into vintage and making things as long as I can remember. I spent my summers with my grandmother Ruthie Pearl (my business's namesake) who worked in a sewing factory called "Ala-Tex" (Alabama Textiles) for 45 years. She had suitcases full of men's shirt fabrics that I would sew into doll clothes and nighties. My parents owned a dry cleaning business, and the two old ladies who did all the seamstressing would give me impromptu lessons almost daily. There were huge boxes overflowing with old buttons and fabric scraps - it was heaven! Add to that the Goodwill store across the street from the dry cleaner...and its drawers full of $.25 sewing patterns...and you had a foundation for an obsessive crafter.

Now, I have an eagle eye for spotting a good-condition, 60s-era sewing pattern or piece of Pyrex. I get giddy at the sight of milk glass, and even giddier at the sight of someone who loves it as much as I do. As much as I hate turning down some pieces, I am quite picky when it comes to actually purchasing pieces for resale, and I get a thrill out of carefully cleaning and arranging vintage goods into attractive groupings. I wish I could keep it all for myself, but my husband would kill me...my one-year-old would break it all...and my 99-year-old bungalow just couldn't contain it. That's why I'm so happy to share all my amazing finds with the patrons of the Abode Paris Flea Market!"