Tales from the Flea Market Episode 5 by Cindy Cooper: Vintage Garden Necessities
Alameda Point Antiques and Collectibles Faire
The Main Runway at Alameda Point. Alameda, CA
http://www.antiquesbybay.com
It's officially Summer!
Whether gardening is a passion or on the list of things to try, the many flea market vendors of Alameda, offer impressive vintage garden decorations, trinkets and elements to lift the spirits in any outdoor space, and well-worn tools that are experienced and ready to work the earth.
First stop – Sandi Cook and her son Eric Rollins spaces D4-5, which has the most dazzling array of vintage flower frogs in cast iron and leaded glass in striking colors. Flower frogs are used to help arrange flowers and make a garden arrangement stand proud. A flurry of patents in the 1920s, followed the metal flower frog popularity, all claiming to save the housewife time and allow her to beautifully and creatively arrange flowers.
After the glory of the flower frogs, William Berg of William's Antiks comes up next on the radar. William offers French urban rural, deco, modernism, bistro & kitsch as well as vintage and restored leather club chairs. His selection of watering cans look as though they were plucked fresh off a lavender farm in northern France and they actually may have been as William ships a fresh supply of Paris flea market discoveries on a frequent basis.
Vintage garden necessities
Down the aisle a bit on the corner of G21 is La Petite Chaise. Mary de la Vega has set-up a setting featuring a galvanized industrial sink and wooden potting bench perfect for the gardening porch and an assortment of tools to make you an experienced gardner just by taking them home. Most intriguing was the long stake-like rusted wrought iron pieces that slip into the ground leaving a large round holes exposed – viola! a hose guide. Really fancy way to keep your garden hose in line. Spickets, watering cans, metal baskets and simple everyday items with an overwhelming amount of visual intrigue – all delightful pieces to build an inspiring garden story in your own backyard.
It's no longer necessary to just fantasize about having the perfect gardening pieces to start a collection or add to an existing one. Wonderful gardening adornments and some plain and simple tools can all be found at the Flea Market.
Find Mary de la Vega of La Petite Chaise , William's Anitks & Sandi and the collection of flower frogs can be found at Alameda Point.
Vintage Indie is happy to welcome Cindy Cooper as our newest
Guest Contributor. She'll be joining us for "Tales From the Flea
Market" a new series sharing real life stories of trips to the flea
market. Cindy Cooper is also a vintage jewelry aficionado and would
love to help answer your vintage jewelry questions.