flea market finds

this weekend, i went to an awesome little flea market in the parking lot of a nearby high school. i feel like these days a lot of so-called "flea markets" are filled with booths reselling crappy chinese imports. this flea market, though, was filled with booths run by retired women who buy estate jewelry and resell it as a hobby. i ended up finding some of the coolest things, and for about $50 i got three scarves, two necklaces, a bracelet, three pairs of earrings, and about five brooches. a few of my favorite things:

these two scarves are vintage vera silk scarves. i plan to tie them in my hair when i'm traveling in europe. :)













this scarf, which i picked up for a sweet $1.50, is actually about the spanish civil war. (yeah, i had never seen a political scarf either.) the text in the middle says "entre los dedos acerados del proletariado morira el fascismo"--"between the steely fingers of the proletariat, fascism died." i love the colors too.












a couple pairs of cool retro earrings:













this photo didn't come out too well, but i love this quirky owl pendant:












i had been looking for the perfect necklace with jet black faceted beads, and this one was just excellent. now i can stop pestering my neighbor lauren with requests to borrow hers.













the blue beads on this necklace are very hefty. (glass?) of all my purchases yesterday, this was the most expensive, but i think it was worth it because it is so unusual.












finally, i bought an assortment of hollow brass beads, and strung them on a bracelet once i got home. i especially like this because each bead probably has a unique history.