Dudley Does Right

If you've never heard of it before, there is a flea market in Dudley, MA called the Dudley Do-Right Flea Market. It's a decent sized flea market with some vendors offering antiques, used items, some with crafts, and some with your run of the mill priced down new stuff. I made out really well yesterday with the same vendor that I'd bought my used Ed Hardy bag and new scarf from. I bought 18 paperback books for $8. Most of them were Steven King of Dean Koontz books. At another vendor I found a really cute black and white belt for $1 that's adjustable to any size because of the way that the belt is woven. Here's a pic:

The same vendor had a really cute Betsey Johnson umbrella that I almost bought but I thought she was asking too much for it considering how cheap I am. ;)

     We we looking to stop at a few antique shops in the area and on the way I spotted a consignment shop. The fact that there were a few cars in the lot of the small shop seemed really promising to me. We were still in Dudley, MA and the shop was called Victorian Rose Consignment. I found some cute sweaters when I first walked in then realized that I wasn't looking in my size. The owner has everything arranged by size which makes it really easy if you're paying attention. lol Which lead me to find this sweater:

This wasn't the highlight of my experience there though. When I made it back to the shoe section, Ken pointed out a couple of pairs of cowboy boots which I have been searching for for a while. I've been looking for something authentic looking, in leather. I already have a plain black pair of cowboy style boots that are really simple and cheaply made and I've been searching for something nicer, with a cool embroidered, embossed, or painted design on them. Well, we found them. The "authentic" looking pair is made by a brand called Laredo. I've looked them up online and new they sell for $80-120, used for about $50, I paid $15 for mine! :) Here's a picture of me showing them off:

       We also found a more stylish pair of cowboy boots that weren't marked inside with a brand name but seem to be really well made. I wore them for the first time today and 3 people asked me where I bought them. So, I searched high and low online to try and track down the original source and I couldn't find them. I found a pair of really high end boots made by Sora Razz that look almost exactly like them selling for $300-$400, but mine aren't marked with the name where the Sora Razz boots are so they aren't that brand. Sadly for anyone else looking for a pair, I think I found the only ones. hehe Anyway, here they are:

     I wore my new boots to the Seekonk Flea Market and to Providence walking around. I think I'm well on my way to breaking them in. Yesterday, walking around Dudley and the rest of our Western Mass adventure, I wore a pair of boots that I bought last winter from hidden treasures. I picked them up for a few dollars, maybe 5 on sale and I've only worn them one other time. I think with the cold weather that we've been having, it's time to break out the wintry boots:

     Now that I've told you about some of the most of the awesome deals that I got this weekend, I'll get to the deal of the day. I found today's on Guess's website. You wouldn't think that there would be much dealworthy on there but it's just a matter of sorting by "price lowest to highest". haha These earrings weren't the least expensive item on the site, but I thought they were really cute. One thing about them that is important to me is that they're nickle and lead free, so they won't bother my ears. They also come in they're own pouch and they're on sale for $14.99. Here's a pic and the link: http://shop.guess.com/Catalog/View/UBE12012

       My wishlist item tonight comes from a designer who's name I really hope I'll see at Second Time Around  some day, Alexander McQueen. Maybe his stuff is a little too expensive to ever end up in a consignment shop and I'm just dreaming....that is what this wishlist is for afterall. I don't even remember how I stumbled across this scarf while I was looking for stuff for my blog but I love it. It's that perfect combination like my last wishlist item where it's kind of hot, but kind of creepy, only not so creepy. It's a purple leopard print silk scarf, but within the leopard print, there are McQueen's signature skulls. It sounds perfect, until I see place where it says $475.....nevermind. Here's a picture of the scarf and the link: 

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/alexander-mcqueen-leopard-skull-chiffon-scarf/3201435?origin=category&resultback=

.....and goodnight