Flea Market Styling and Photo Shoot Inspirations

One of my favorite things to do once I source my items is to have a photo shoot! Photo shoots are a great way for me to practice styling my treasures for my next flea market and to showcase my items online. I sometimes notice a theme with my latest collection, sometimes its a color, print or texture. Lately I have lots of wicker, yellow turquoise and fuchsia. Bright colors make me happy and I'm drawn to them when I'm sourcing new pieces for my collection. 

Below is a glimpse into my growing collection of vintage and great second hand pieces I have recently discovered and listed on my online store. Take a look and feel inspired to decorate colorfully. 

Flea Market Finds

Hi guys! Its been a while since I last did a blog post, right? Well everything is going good for me, just been really busy working fulltime and doing my side business which is my online shop as well as flea marketing. I'm really happy that I got back into this because a few years ago I started and somehow just stopped...so it feels really awesome to have my hobby that brings me some extra cash as well as a sense of creative freedom! Thank you for everyone who has ever bought something from me, supported my flea markets, like my pics on instagram or has been a follower of this blog, it's all very special to me, so thank you.

 

I'm super excited to announce I will be at the Mercantile flea market Saturday Oct 1st!

 I had taken a couple months off to start collecting again and I have an amazing little spread for ya'll!

 

One of my favorite things to do once I collect merchandise to sell is have a little photo shoot to bring it all together and tell a story. The most recent round up of treasures seems to have a theme...lots of wicker, bold colors like fuchsia as well as textures and prints!  

 

A lot of people ask where I find my items that I sell! Well, I find my items all over the place from thrift stores, yard sales, estate sales, consignment, and from my own collection of vintage apparel and décor. If I don't love it, I don't want it in my collection...I've become more picky over what I take into my collection as its a representation of me.

 

So now that you know a little about my process of how I pick items and have fun photographing them and selling them, take a look at what I have to bring to the next Mercantile Flea Market on Saturday October 1st!

 

 

Here is a little spread of what I will have for sale at the market, also most items are listen on my online shop for sale as well. Doggy not included!

Vintage hand made Apron

 

Vintage Tribal Backpack

Vintage Straw Bag

 

 

Vintage Camel Cardigan

 

 

Retro Cherokee Tote

 

 

Wicker wine rack

 

Vintage embroidered tunic

 

 

Daisy crop top

Vintage VS crop top

Day Off Indulgences

 I believe I deserve nice things and so do you! You work hard, spend 40 hrs a week on your feet and another 7 driving dealing with whatever life throws at you...so indulge once in a while! 

You're worth it! 

DAY OFF #1

I think that my love language is a mix of 3 different styles: words of affirmation, gifts & of course time. Since I'm a Taurus I love to indulge, I think that is why I struggle with some things in my life including my fluctuating weight as well as spending too much money on coffee! With that said, I have lost quite a bit of weight, and I don't get coffee every day. The picture above is a collection of nice things I gave to myself as a gift...I had a crazy week at work so it was well deserved! 

This rose water chocolate from Mothers Market was crispy, tart and great for a sweet tooth! 

I picked up this cute little Gardenia scented mason jar candle from Celias Reloved! Find her on INstagram @Celiasreloved

I headed over to Trader Joes for some Vino...yum! 

Oh and of course fresh flowers! 

And once again, another Gardenia product! This body wash from Mothers Market is great for sensitive skin! 

DAY OFF #2

I have family in town so it was chore day so before I could do anything fun I had to finish my cleaning and then it was off to have fun! 

My forst pit stop was The Aussie Bean in Old Town Orange! How could I not take a pic of this cute latte! 

Stopping in one of the many vintage stores! 

So much vintage, so little time! 

I found so many amazing dresses! 

This bag was soo cool! Beaded perfection! 

Vintage platforms with embroidery, sigh! 

Not every day off is filled up with this much fun stuff, this just happened to be an extra amazing week! Whats your favorite thing to do on a day off? Any great places in Orange County? Thrift stores? Coffee shops? DO TELL! 

Mercantile Market May 7th

 Some of you may, or may not know that I have taken up a hobby of selling at Flea Markets! I have done two so far this year at the Mercantile Market in Downtown Fullerton, they're super fun and rewarding. I put lots of thought into what I'm doing because this is after all an expression of myself. There is a ton of behind the scenes work that goes into planning for these shows, I have to go hunting for pieces I know my customers will love and I try my best to listen to what you want and find it!

I also have an online store where I sell mostly apparel for baby, kids & adult so please check it out!

Here is my booth at the Mercantile Market this past May! This time around I brought my vintage clothing collection as well as second hand kids wear! Such a hit, if you love unique bright and fun clothing I have it! 

We sell succulents in vintage mugs and the're going for amazing prices! They make great gifts! Also so many people wanted to buy my display, its not for sale, but if you like it I found it at Ikea! 

Here is another view of our booth, chock full of vintage, bright colors and great deals! 

Don't forget you can find us on instagram @shopdecoaurora we're having a contest! check it out now!!!

The best feeling I get from doing these Flea Markets is seeing my customers happy when they find a new treasure! This little girl Natalie stole my heart, she was so excited after her mom got her this elephant romper and jacket! She came back a few moments later and had changed into it to show me her new look!

Check out the Next Mercantile Market Saturday June 2nd!

@shopdecoauora Spring Preview

 

CHECK OUT THE DECO AURORA ONLINE STORE FOR AMAZING VINTAGE AND PRE-LOVED PIECES! 

YOU CAN ALSO FIND US ON INSTAGRAM @SHOPDECOAURORA 

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! 

PEACE & LOVE TO YOU ALL!

-MAGGY

Around Town & Decorating

Some summer days are best spent doing a whole lot of nothing & some decorating on the side. During the dog days of summer I spend time with my mom since she has a whole month and a half off...perks of being a teacher! So on a typical day Loki and I headed over to my moms house to run errands & eat lunch etc. 

A stop at the iconic fountain outside the Placentia Library was in order. I remember this day was too hot to bear being outside...but it was a pretty day nonetheless. By the way, did you know that the Placentia Library has a reading hour for kids that includes therapy dogs? I wanna GO!

Loki is always happy to be along for the ride! This little boy makes life so much more interesting. 

After running around the town we drove by these really cute trailer homes that had super cute yards. Since you know we're in a drought here in SoCal we all have no yards...just dirt and succulents. This yard was super cute and inspirational for my mom to show my dad,who in her opinion has no design style...lol poor dad. We still

love you!!

After perusing around town we headed back home to start working on rearranging furniture and making the back room habitable for our house guests all the way from Australia! My mom pulled out a great book called Sun Country Style and we got to working. The books a few years old but it's full of bohemian vintage inspiration for decorating the home. I posted a few pics below for you to see for yourself.

After we were done I took a few pics of our progress, here is the bench seat, bay window that we decorated with throw pillows and a native American blanket from a cute store in Claremont called the Grove vintage.

Alright now, I have to get gping, I hope you enjoyed what I had to share today! Peace xoxo