had a favorite girlfriend in town this weekend, which just happened to coincide with eugene’s favorite treasure hunt, the picc-a-dilly flea market. off we went, armed with cash and comfy shoes. scores of the day? she grabbed a cute vintage spring time skirt in yellow and white. i ended up with exactly what i was after, a milk crate to help transport bouquets and vases a little better than the old corrugated cardboard box.

this guy is ready for his photo op if your wedding is a bit on the vintage or rustic side of life. not going rustic? well, he’s still prettier than a cardboard box and his nice compartments keep the vases super snug during their car ride. bonus that he’s an oregonian crate. better yet, this crate has now been personified and is apparently male. *shrug*

could i stop there? pfft. no.

yep. those are twelve inch tweezers. they’re for making terrariums with skinny necks. perfect, right? also doubles as an excellent halloween costume accessory. because twelve inch tweezers are kinda terrifying.

these guys are floral pin frogs. stick ‘em in the bottom of a vase (opaque, please, unless there’s river rock involved) and they help secure the stems and give me a nice grid to work with. pin frogs are really great for reducing the dependency on floral foam, which is maybe some of the environmentally worst stuff ever invented. but that’s another blog post.

the picc-a-dilly flea happens every other sunday at the lane county fairgrounds. if you’re an early bird, admission is $4.50, if you go after 10, it’s only $1.50. if you’ve never been to a flea market, check it out! piles of cool stuff everywhere, no actual fleas, and everybody is really nice.