Kam Swap Meet

Lately I've been into making fabric flowers for headbands like this and like this.  A few days ago I went to Fabric Mart and bought me some remnant fabric.  I coulda got away with spending only $13 except that there was this silk fabric that was soooo pretty that I ended spending an additional $7 for just the 1/2 yard of silk. 

I decided to go to Kam Swap Meet today to see if I could find some embellishments to go with the pieces that I plan to make.  I hadn't been to the swap meet in years, and today's overcast skies made it a very comfortable outing for me. I got there at around 7:30 and didn't leave until around 11:00.



I took kinda a lot of pictures so you'd get a feel of what the swap meet is like.  Most are shot from the hip as I didn't want to draw attention to myself . . . or get scoldings. 










The guy who was selling this sprayed people who stopped by his tent.  I loved the smell.  I walked closer and was tempted to buy some . . . until I saw the price . . . it was between $30 and $40 a bottle.  I quickly walked away.




I didn't understand this sign.


This guy was looking through some baseball cards.  He picked quite a few.  I didn't hang around to find out how much they cost.




I'm not too stylish myself, so maybe I shouldn't criticize, but is this not ugly?












A lot of the tents had Bath and Body stuff.  Wonder how they get um . . .






















There were a lot of people just standing around under this lunch wagon's tent.  I wondered what was going on until a guy asked, "Are your BBQ sticks pau?"  The man answered, "Two more minutes but already got around 25 people before you waiting."


So of course I had to get a shot of the sticks.  They were $2 for one.


Me and my siblings used to get dirty linkins from my mom with hangers like this.










Here are a few of the stuff I got today.   I bought the lechon for $8.  I don't know how much a pound they were.  The guy said, "Which one you like?" and I pointed and he said, "$8."  It was maybe a pound.  This plate I got for 75 cents!!  Whata bargain yah!


This bowl was 50 cents.  The pearls (from a different seller) were also 50 cents. When I asked the guy who was selling the bowl, "How much?"  He said $1.  I'm thinking, how can I pay $1 for this small bowl when I just paid only 75 cents for a much larger, nicer plate. So I just nodded and put the bowl down.  He said, "Okay, okay 50 cents."  Boy, do I know how to bargain!


These cards were 25 cents each.  The matching stamp I got from a different seller.  It was 50 cents.


These two puzzles were $1 each.   I got the Rubik's cube 'cause I like prove to Leslie that I can solve it. 


These feathers I actually got from 3 separate sellers.  They were about $4 total.


This bracelet was $4.  Isn't it pretty?  I'm thinking of separating the panels and making something with them.


I think some drunk Millefiori glassmaker made these.  I still think it's pretty even though most of the flowers are misshapen. It was only $1 so I bought it.


I bought this for Leslie.  So cuuuuuute.  It was $10.


This string of beads was $4.


This one was 50 cents!!


I offered 25 cents for these and the guy said okay.


These earrings were missing the other side so I offered the lady 25 cents each for these too. 


These were going for $5.  One had a broken clasp, so I offered to buy the broken one for $2.50. The lady said I could have them both for $3 so I bought um.


Now, I wonder if I'm actually gonna make stuff with the things I bought or they're gonna end up taking up space in my just cleaned out closet.