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Yup, Giverny is where I went to shop today, the fair started in the streets before dawn and I was there, flash light in hand, looking for goodies. and when the sun came up and I needed a pause from brocante I slipped into the gardens of the impressionist museum and immersed myself into my favourite ‘white garden’.
Here are a few things I saw at the fair but didn’t buy, that includes the little pup above, he was so cute, tied up to a vendors chair, but really really wanting to trot down the street after us!
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And here is what I did bring home, pharmacy bottles, unused old linen; a cool leather postman’s satchel; a silver plate water pitcher;………….
a length of unused dishcloth fabric, dated and perfect for a table runner;
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this perfect sized bottle dryer, that I actually found for a friend visiting from Australia;
and behind it the most amazing roll of 19th century wall paper….
this wallpaper is rather wonderful – scratching my tiny brain for ways to use – what would you do with it?
more white flowers when the going got tough!
the sweetest egg carrier;
a pile of old school books and notes from biology lessons, dated 1903!
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I have my favourite out of this lot, but tell me please, which is yours?!
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68 comments
Dear Sharon, Did I over sleep and miss the ride?What a wonderful loot shoot and day. I miss all the gang!!! My best, Cheri
What? Are you trying to tell me that you DIDN'T buy the plastic kitty with the orange belly and the day-glo green eyes? Well, I never… 😉
Choosing a favorite is very hard because I would really like to use that leather satchel but I am fascinated by the notebooks and the delightful egg carrier!!
Great purchases!!! Wish I could've joined you. But I love the things I bought with you last week.
xo
Hello Sharon, my favourite would be the bottles! And the dog! Best wishes!
That's pretty tough Sharon!
This was a great pick. I love everything!!!
I think I'd have to choose the biology notes… are they for sale?
Can't wait to go picking with you 🙂
Love,
Terri
love the bottle dryer! thanks for taking us along.
smiles.
michele
I love the runner and the zinc jugs…
honestly I love everything you've found.
That wee dog is adorable.
Hmmm, hard to pick! The length of dishcloth and the little egg carrier I think. The bottles are pretty neat.
What a double treat, brocanting in Giverny! I can't think of a better way to take a break than meandering in Monet's gardens! You're very lucky!
Che meraviglia! Adoro quando ci mostri le immagini dei mercatini… immagino di essere lì!
How great for you to be in Giverny for your brocante morning loot shoot. My choice would be the runner linen cloth, followed in close 2nd position by the cute little egg carrier. Looks like you had a find.
Hi Sharon: Oh, I wish I had known about this! We were wondering what to do today and ended up at Vanves. The shopping was ok, but nothing like Giverny! I love antique wallpaper: and, I would take large pieces of them and frame. Maybe do a collection of three or four? Wonderful wall decor!
I would love to go to Giverny! i was doing the same a few days ago at the Avignon Deballage… "Chiner" is my favorite part of the job!
Stop it this minute!!!
This is not making me insanely jealous!!!
Only kidding
,My friends from 'The Growing Suitcase' in Beechworth Vic, have purchased a propert in The Loire Valley and they are sending me updates of the Brocantes they are going to and the garden festivals and I am loving it all.
Hi Sharon…Someday my sister and I are going to come see those beautiful gardens in person! But…as to my favorite find? It would have to be that sweet little egg carrier. cute puppy! 🙂
What a great find of so many treasures. I Love the blue & white soup terrine.
The wallpaper could be used to line the back of a open shelf cabinet or I would put it under a glass sheet on a side table or coffee table. You did leave behind a stool at the fair though that I would have snatched up ( well it looked interesting in the photo).
Have a great week
Karyn x
Wonderfu location for your brocante today. All those loots and @ Giverny and taking a nice break at the white garden. What more can a girl asks for on a Sunday morning? You found some great stuff. My very favorite is the 1903 biology notes. Love the bottle carrier too and gaga over the lovely little dog!
Sharon,
Looks like that could be ghetto's cousin!! Wonderful photos and finds and I'm with Cherie….I miss everything about this and long to do it all again!
Sarah
LOVE LOVE LOVE it ALL, Sharon!!! But I've gotta tell you….that sweet little pup stole my heart from the get-go. lol! 🙂
xoxo laurie
Definitely an other amazing score!!! Of if only the tag sales around here provided even a 1/4 of the finds. The dishcloth fabric is brilliant!!
As for the wallpaper either paper the back of exposed shelving in an armoire or frame pieces of it and display as art … truly a fabulous find. happy Sunday xo HHL
My favorite is the bottle drying rack. I have never seen one like that before and it is a good size.
I like the linens and the blue and white soup bowl. Looks likes fun shopping day.
Sharon, I have two favorites, is that allowed. The blue and white serving dish and the bottle drying rack. But actually they are all my favorites. Love those kind of sales..Happy Sunday..Judy
It was a lovely picture you gave us of sorting through all the treasures in the dawn light with a torch! The dated linen for me…remebering that 1939 was the year that war broke out…poignant thought…
Oh, I envy you these mornings spent among all these treasures. My favorite…….that precious egg carrier! I've never seen one like it……….Sarah
I love it when you take us with you on these jaunts – almost as good as being there. And that little dog was darling!
LOVE the linens with the red stripes!
The linens and the rosaries! I really love the rosaries, they are beautiful. I wish I could have been there…sigh!
Well, my favorite is the adorable dog, but of the brocante items I like the blue and white covered bowl–a soup tureen?
Karene in So. Calif.
Of course the first favorite is the blue and white soup tureen then the wall paper and and the leather mail postmans bag and all those glorious watering cans!
I was ready and waiting for you Cheri, you know you're welcome back when you wish!
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The kitten was tough to resist Heather, but you know how it goes, I had a budget to stick to …. 🙂
The leather satchel is going to be wonderful once I have force fed it with saddle soap and oil
best
Sharon
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You would have loved this Stacey, and Henry could have had another peek at the gardens while we hunted for loot
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everyone would have taken that dog home Geli!
One day Terri you'll stop by here and we'll walk in the forest and go brocante hunting together!
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you are welcome Michele
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I adore those zinc pitchers too
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I know I'm lucky, that's why I like to share. Thanks for stopping by
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grazie Monica, buon giorno
looks like the egg carrier is going to be a winner
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What a shame Libbye, it would have been so easy for you to come out from Paris!
next time?!
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That must have been wonderful in Avignon, I love to 'chine' in the south
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living vicariously is a great way to save your pennies 🙂
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You would love Giverny Laura, if you want to come for the fair, it is always the third weekend of September
loved your pics fo Brimfield
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I left behind LOADS of great stuff Karyn, you just have to know when to stop
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The school notes are fantastc, i've been showing them to my kids, trying to inspire them to neater school work!
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You're right Sarah, that could have been Ghetto's cousin, and yes I'd love to see you all here again, we had such fun!
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I think it's just as well the pup was tied up Laurie, 🙂
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Very good idea for the wall paper , thank you
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You're right Kim, it is most unusual
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I think my favorite is the wallpaper but i do love the old linen then theres those 1903 biology notes.
How do you choose! we just dont get things like that here in Australia.
what did i do before bl.ogging? thanks for the pretty sights
My favorites are the watering cans and pitchers. I've always loved Monet and Giverny and have been lucky to have visited Giverny more than once. However, I've never been to the brocante there. Someday…
Great finds as always. Too bad you couldnt bring the little guy home! He was so cute. I love the old books and notes. I just love something about old writing and documents. – Tonya
Such wonderful finds. I love the bottles but my favourite has to be that wallpaper. You could get a pretty penny selling it but I think you should line the back of a kitchen cupboard with it and use some contrasting Annie Sloan paint to finish the project. What are your plans for it?
Di
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My favorite is the table with the Rosaries!! They're beautiful! The egg holder is a close second-place….
Mary Ann- Tampa, FL
The dated linen is a great find…
Spero un giorno di riuscire a visitare Giverny, la casa museo di Claude Monet e i suoi giardini.Ha i fatto degli ottimi acquisti ,io adoro i teli di lino,gli annafiatoi di zinco,le bottiglie…………..
Baci Giò
Is the cute egg holder for sale? I just built a chicken house,and it would look so cute in there!
My, it is hard to choose! I think the dish towel fabric is my favorite. But, those watering cans and pitchers and that blue tureen!!
The 'Honorine Jobert' Japanese anemones. But if you are talking about stuff; well, I like the blue and white soup tureen.
Hi there Sharon…Wow you found a lot of really great items. Love the postmans bag, the egg carrier and the old biology book, I'm going to have to go check out your shop for sure.
Enjoy your day!
XXX
Debra~
The egg carrier is my favorite + thanks for taking me on this trip with you. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com
The bottle dryer and the egg carrier are both terrific yet my first pick would be the old school book with biology lessons. Some terrific finds from this trip.
Kristin
Love zinc pitchers and egg carrier. Would love to take this dog.
They all look gorgeous but my favourite would be the little blue and white tureen, so pretty…then that lovely long length of vintage towel fabric, wonderful finds 🙂
Mabel
Well, after the puppy I like the egg-carrier and the bottle-dryer!
I love the biology notes with 2nd place going to the the leather satchel! Great finds.
Jeana Ball
Why did I even tread close to this post! My eyes if you could watch them (on an action replay) went from the wins, to today's date on my computer and then to your post's date. Sitting here in Europe, I have a vague idea when such fun activities stop and am secretly hoping I can just fly out well in time to join you!
Is that market open on weekends? Annually? Monthly? We are going to Giverny in August and I would love to go! My favorite is the soup tureen, and the turquoise-y dishes in the second set of pictures. I want to buy a tureen while I’m there, but have no concept of price range I should be on the look out for. I don’t want to pay double bc I’m American. We are also looking for somewhere to stay while we see Giverny, Amiens, Gerberoy, etc. Is your cottage in the area? We will be there July 29-31.