On the Road with Special Guest Claire Bone of Glitter & Grunge: Sacramento Antique Faire
Vintage Indie would like to welcome our special guest for July, Claire Bone of Glitter and Grunge. She took us on the road with her to the Sacramento Antique Faire.
thrift stores – you know all the usual places those will a penchant for
hoarding tend to like to hang out. Sacramento, CA and its surrounding
towns have always been home to a fine population of Antique Stores,
large thrift warehouses and in the last few years, some really killer
street faires, most notably the 2nd Sunday Antiques Under the Freeway.
Lucky for me I live here and can plunder the wealth of other collectors
all I want. I had a chance to visit both Sacramento Antique Faire and
Roseville's Spring Antique Market and am pretty giddy about the
collectors and crafters gathered at both events. My husband was
decidedly less giddy because I made the rookie mistake of taking him and letting him hold the cash. My dad was an avid collector, so I mistook my husband for him, haha!
vendors for $3 is not a bad deal I tell you! It seemed as if there was
a huge variety of vendors, magazines, records, clothes, furniture, toys
(oh the vintage Fisher Price!!). hardware, glassware. You name it, it's
here and most of it comes at a great price. Its also conveniently located
in two parking lots under Hwy 50 between W and X streets (dubbed the
"WX"). I have gone the last three months in a row and spoken to several
vendors and some of the long term vendors who participate every month
told me that they like to bring different inventory each time.
Wonderful news for those of us who want to attend every month.
If you
have kids and you give them a dollar or two, many of the vendors had
little dollar tables which were great to cease the whining – at least
for a little while (not 10 minutes after I bought my kids a vintage
Little People Tudor House my son whined for the 50th time "This is my
worst day EVER!" Happy Mother's Day to me!). If you collect it chances
are there is a vendor for it… (The only thing I don't think I'll ever
understand is the collect-ability of political and souvenir buttons.
Really. I just don't get it.) If you are looking for handmade items the
WX is a great place, many sellers sell handmade items as well as their
usual antique inventory.
A special thanks to Claire Bone, if you have a moment visit her site Glitter and Grunge for fabulous independent artists, crafters and the like.
Oh man! This looks fantastic; I might make the trek up from Oakland next time. Great article by a great lady! 🙂
Looks fantastic…wish they had something like this where I live!!