Alameda and Blogging Friends

Antique hide-covered horse at the Alameda Point Antiques Faire.

English antique printed crocks 

Hi there!

Hope you are enjoying 

your week.

Entrance to the Alameda Point Antiques Faire

We were attending 

a family wedding 

in Berkeley, California

this past weekend and were able to

squeeze in a trip to the  

Alameda Point Antiques Faire.

It was
AWESOME

Alameda is an island just to the west of Oakland in the SF Bay. The flea market takes place  on the old naval base grounds at the western end of the island -- over 800 dealer booths - held  on the 1st Sunday of every month.

Look at that San Francisco skyline backdrop!

So much to see.

Trendy food trucks line the right side of the market

to keep you nourished while you are treasure-hunting.

Vintage Christmas items.

Old carved wooden bowls from a European importer/vendor.

Another French importer's booth and its wares. Lovely.

SO MUCH FUN!

I highly recommend it.

The space seems endless
with rows upon rows of booths and vendors. 
Something there for everyone, no doubt.

Since I knew in advance
that we were going to be there,

I was able to make plans to meet

my long-time blogging friends --- 

Becky and Waveney.

Becky and Waveney -- love them!

What a treat!

You can find Becky at her blog

Sweet Cottage Dreams

Please check her out there
if you have not yet had the pleasure. 
Her collections and style 
and the way she arranges 
her vignettes so perfectly 
is NOT to be missed!

Though Waveney does not

have a blog, she is a writer, an artist 
and had an interior design business for many years.
Her European style and talents are perfectly
showcased with cherished collections
in her warm and inviting home in California.

I featured her home in 2011 -
and it is still one of my most
popular posts ever -- 
please click below to visit her at

Glendogal Cottage.

It was so nice to finally meet

face-to-face 
with these wonderful women

who share SO many common interests

and collections/obsessions 
with me
-- to include a HUGE love

of plaids and tartans.

Becky brought me this antique pin with enamel insets and then we found this
little tiny teensy book that I brought home as a souvenir of the day!

I have a vintage enamelware horse head pin from my childhood
that I am going to somehow attach to the little chains.
Plan to pin it on a red velvet pillow for the holidays. Thanks Becky!

The meeting was so special.

It was like we had known each other forever.

Effortless conversations, lots of laughs,

shopping this giant market 
with the three of us 
zeroing in on
 the same things, of course.

What a great day ---
one of the highlights

of my trip out there. 

I highly recommend the Faire.
If you are from the Midwest, I would compare it to
the urban-based 
Randolph Street Market in Chicago,
but this one is 10 times larger or more,
no kidding!

Since we had flown out there
for the wedding with tightly packed bags,
I was not able to really shop,
but I did grab two old 100# 
Euro grain sacks with stripes 
in perfect condition 
and one holiday
item that I will share at another time.
:)

What a great area.
Love that part of California.
Wish I could have stayed a few more weeks to explore.

Someday .....
I will come back with a TRUCK,
Waveney and Becky!
Then we can 
REALLY do some damage
at the Alameda.
:D


  
xoxoxoxox~
Alison