After spending the past 8 weekends selling my beaded, handcrafted jewelry at a Flea Market close to home, I'm still amazed at the variety of items that are either bought, sold or bartered by the regulars.....you name it, it can be yours: pure-bred puppies, belly-button rings, cotton candy, exotic birds......
What makes the market so much fun are the different ethnic groups that come together each weekend to show their wares. In the booth next to me is an Hispanic lady selling Mary Kay Cosmetics and across the aisle is a man from Somalia who sells everything imaginable from cell phone accessories to sunglasses to socks. The atmosphere is alive and makes me feel as if I'm in a foreign land. I can just close my eyes and picture all of the vendors transported to a community market in a small village somewhere in a country whose inhabitants are not familiar with shopping malls, drive thru eateries or smog filled traffic. People who actually enjoy what they're doing......
Today I was approached by a woman from Barbados who also makes handcrafted jewelry. Although we are both jewelry artists, we make different types. She was impressed with mine and has asked me to become part of her next show.....see what can happen if you branch out of your comfort zone.....who knows where this might lead!
I'm not sure if you can buy fleas at a Flea Market, but I am sure that you can find colorful, new friends.....
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