♥ Genuine chocolate leather satchel in perfect condition €5 ♥ Airplane silk scarf €5 ♥ Vintage 1970s avacado green beaded necklace €4♥ 1980s Moscow Olypics pin (gift from my hubby, and affordable too at €3) ♥

♥ For the baby: Set of 1960s story books including Dick Whittington and his Cat and Beauty and the Beast (where the Beast is a monkey) all for €5 ♥

♥ For the Baby: Dino Records T-Rex Clock €12 ♥

The summer is a perfect time for Dublin Flea. Don’t you dare miss it, especially if the weather is nice! Dublin Flea is the last Sunday of every month at Newmarket. www.DublinFlea.ie

Last Saturdays – Airfield Bazaar (Dundrum)

Last Sundays — Dublin Flea (Newmarket)

(Thanks to Retrorumage for the tip on Airfield. Check out the blog & shop for some amazing furniture)

♥♥♥ Coral beaded and embroidered cardigan: €11 ♥♥♥

♥♥♥ Rosie Bow Necklace from A Box for My Treasure: €12 ♥♥♥

♥♥♥ Anchor Bow Broach: €2 ♥♥♥

The cardigan came from a great stall that’s always at Dublin Flea (at the top of the stairs). I’ve found a ton of amazing things from her. She has really lovely pieces at incredibly reasonable prices. Make sure it’s your first stop.

I was super excited to find this necklace. Earlier last week, I stumbled on A Box for My Treasure on Etsy and was totally overwhelmed by all the pretty necklaces. I could have bought a bunch of pieces like this, this and this. But I’m really happy with my blue rose necklace (perfect for Easter!) Hopefully I’ll run into her again! Keep an eye out for her stand or just buy now.

I sadly have to miss the market in April, but will be there in May with an eye out for more lovely vintage, handmade and thrifty goods. There were a ton of great vintage clothes and furnishings last time (of course, very few things fit me now). It seems like the word has gotten round and Dublin’s best sellers are making their way to the Flea to offer up great deals. Don’t miss it! I’ve never walked away empty handed!

Dublin Flea Market, Every Last Sunday, New Market Square D8

I Can Haz Soda (from Spar)

Golden Hands and Decopauge (Irish Cancer Society Vintage)

Understanding Science and Great Expectations (Irish Cancer Society Vintage)

As you can see, I was incredible productive between 4:40pm-5:00pm as I left a meeting and heading down Rathmines. I couldn’t resist the Jones Soda labels and knew my hubby would dig the LOL Cats. I mean, can we ever have too many LOL Cats in our lives? NO.

The sewing mags from the 1970 are fab. They have great knitting, crocheting and sewing patterns that I may try scanning and posting in the future…anyone interested in knitting their own stockings for spring?

The Discover Science and Dickens are gifts for my growing baby. I figure classic literature can’t be bad (and can balance out our collection of Bukowski and Welsh) and the Discover Science is AMAZING. I may frame it as nursery decoration.

Way to salvage a crazy Friday. Thanks shopping fairies!

It’s that time of the month again…time for my favourite marketplace in town. I’ve missed it the past few months, but this month I won’t miss out on the newly expanded outdoor market. Fingers crossed for good weather and even better finds! Check out DublinFlea.ie for more info

There’s an insane amount of stuff in this little basement–housewares, jewelry, hats, mens, womens, you name it. It’s a really fun place to have a nose around. Check it out if you’re in town (from 1pm-6pm only). I found a really cute summer dress that fits for now and will fit even better post-baby, and a cute tiny crossover bag inspired by Jess’s new Coach bag on WIW, but much much cheaper. Here’s a sneak peak…

♥ Brand new super soft Piglet ♥ Antique tin with nursery rhymes illustrations ♥ Old travel Monopoly game, Irish version with most pieces ♥ Bambi & Robin Hood DVDs ♥

The Harold’s Cross Carboot Sale is a great assortment of this and that, from people cleaning out their closets to regular carbooters with proper antiques (and maybe a few things that fell off the back of a truck). If you’re in the area, it’s definitely worth a look…you’ll never know what treasures you might uncover. For people with kids, there were tons of sellers with brand new toys and lots of books and DVDs. I kind of love that or first gifts for the baby came from a carboot sale. This kid is going to be raised to love to thrift! He’ll be rad.

Join Re-Dress (and hopefully me) at the Clothes Swap for Haiti this Sunday, March 7. It’s a great cause and a great way to do a little spring cleaning. I might bring some of my favourite duds that no longer fit my 19week belly!  Be sure to bring some cash for a donation. Free entry. Boys and Girls clothes welcome. Read more about Re-dress

Re-Dress Clothes Swap for Haiti @ Twisted Pepper, Lower Abbey Street (March 7, 2-5pm)

For a festive mince pie and mulled wine party I decided to break out my two favourite new items from Accessorize, the Oversize Woven Clutch and the preppy pearl necklace. I’ve been in the market for a gold clutch for well over a year, but am very picky. This bag is perfect and I probably would have bought it if I’d seen it first! And the necklace is too cute. I adore little bows and pearls and thought the navy shift would be a perfect match. Since it is the holidays, I added some ruby red tights and added a longer strand of pearls to give it a little more glam.

I felt very mod in this little fitted shift dress, so I had to take my photos in front of my pop-art-ish dotty shower curtain. This amazing little navy wool dress with fitted side panels came to me via a very eager seller at the November Dublin Flea. I could not believe my luck that I walked away with this dress for only €5. I’ve been eyeing a similar dress at Perk Up Vintage for €89. I’ve had some terrible fashion faux pas lately thanks to the dark mornings and an inability to distinguish black from navy, so I decided to pair them on purpose. I wore a black 3/4 sleeve tshirt under the navy dress, along with black tights and black boots. To pull it all together, I tie my mom’s vintage scarf around my neck (with stripes of black, navy, bright blue, red and white). What do you think, the look is a little Flight Attendant-y, no?

And don’t forget, the Dublin Flea Christmas Market is Dec 20!