What is it about a secondhand market, also known in French as "brocante," that stirs our souls? It is where we search for weathered chairs, vintage books, and antique linens. It is where we find objects that sing to us as we invite the power of potential to unleash our imaginations as we seek to elevate how we live, what we create.
If the hunt for flea market treasures is something you’d like to discover for the first time, or enjoy in the company of like-minded friends, it is our hope that you’ll join us for a special outing as outlined below:
Heather Bullard, Pam Garrison, Amy Hanna & Jenny Doh
Cordially invite you to
Brocante Carnival
Date: Sunday, November 8th
Place: Pasadena Rose Bowl
Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
A limited number of goody bags will be dispensed at 9:00 a.m. at the front entrance gates. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. After the goody bags, we will enjoy quick introductions, followed by a review of friendly flea marketing tips, and some fun surprises. And then, we will all enter the grounds to shop. You are free to roam the aisles alone, or with other guests, or alongside Heather, Pam, Amy, or Jenny.
Lunch Time: 12:00 p.m.
At noon, you are invited to join us at the green picnic tables with a lunch that you have packed for the day, or purchased at one of the food stands. During lunch, we will enjoy the best part of flea marketing, which is a "show & tell" of what you’ve found with others. After we have re-fueled, Heather, Pam, Amy, and Jenny will award very special handmade prizes to those with the best flea market "tote-ables" as follows:
Best flea market apron
Best flea market cart
Best flea market totebag
Notes:
Brocante Carnival — in terms of the activities planned by Heather, Pam, Amy and Jenny — is a free event that will officially conclude with the best tote-able awards, but of course everyone will be welcome to continue shopping until the flea market closes at 3:00 p.m. Please note that in order to enter the flea market, regular admission of $8.00 per person will need to be paid at the gate. For details regarding admission, please visit the Rose Bowl Flea Market site here.
You are encouraged to visit my blog post containing some of my best flea marketing tips to help you prepare for the event here.
Throughout the day, photographs will be taken as we aim to cover the adventures of Brocante Carnival in a future issue of Somerset Life magazine.
Will we be seeing you there? Let us know. We are looking forward to meeting local flea market loving people from the blogosphere! xo
{Update: No need to RSVP, just show up if you feel so inclined that day}
