My go as a flea market peddler

I love the unpre­dictabil­ity of flea markets.

Going aisle by aisle and find­ing new, unex­pected curiosi­ties at each booth, from the weird knick­knacks to the hand­made items to the hand-me-down books.

And I hope some shop­pers found some happy sur­prises at my booth.

As of yes­ter­day, I took the leap from flea mar­ket attendee to full-fledged ped­dler. Em Dash Designs had a booth at the Flea Off Mar­ket in the Nulu/East Mar­ket Dis­trict in Louisville.

The Flea Off Mar­ket started in 2011, and through the few times that I’ve gone to it, I’ve really fallen in love with it.

I’ve bought an antique globe, old metal fan, hang­ing ter­rar­ium and some books at it in the past, along with great food from some of the local food trucks. I passed up this Ken­tucky Derby poster last fall and am still kick­ing myself over it.

About 100 ven­dors came out yes­ter­day, which had some of the best weather we’ve had all year. And it also ran today, though I just opted to do the one day.

Hap­pily, I was posi­tioned right across from the fine bev­er­ages pur­veyor. Here’s a view from my booth, pom pom gar­land and all.

I sold infin­ity scarves and fleur de lis, Ken­tucky and bus-scroll-themed pillows.

And new to Em Dash Designs were these hand­made and hand-stamped linen napkins.

Friend Kirsten Mur­ray — who writes the won­der­ful blog, the Dupont Diaries, which is about mov­ing from the bustling East Coast to a rural Indi­ana farm — dropped by and took these photos.

I’m happy that she’s let­ting me share them.

One of the best parts of the Flea was catch­ing up with friends and talk­ing to the customers.

I have to say, though, that this flea mar­ket attendee was, by far, my favorite.

See you at the Flea Off Mar­ket next month!

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