Flea Market Shopping in France: Finding the good stuff!

Bonjour from France where today we went to flea markets, lots of flea markets, in many small towns throughout the Loire. Come along for some brocante and vintage shopping scenes.

If you like old French paper ephemera I have printable scans on Etsy and you can find those here:

Please check out my illustrated journal online course for all of the basics you need to know to start and keep on keeping your visual diary, whether you can draw or not. (I promise!):

And here is my online shop where you can also find vintage French ephemera for sale but please note I am not shipping until 18 May:

To see my hand-curated French ephemera bundle boxes, go here and then drop me a line if you are interested:

At the end of today's video enjoy a clip of a band that was playing at one of the sales. They are called Gramms and try as I could I can find no other info on them but they were charming as all get out.

Join me in a couple of days when I will show this trip's haul!

Hope everyone is having a creative Sunday.

Kelly

[MissDaisyParsley]

Oh! I loved this video! Really miss garage sales here! Should be soon! Absolutely loved seeing the flea markets in France and the music! Especially the drums! Thanks for sharing!

[sandybe]

Kudos to Napoleon for that gorgeous stretch of road! Thanks for sharing that tidbit. Enjoyed seeing another corner of the world.

[nicolaj]

Ooh I'm so envious Kelly, what a lovely day, have a glass of Rose' for me🍷

[thegildedpaintbrush]

Wow wow wow! Love it! Can’t wait to see what treasures you found! Safe travels!

[SaltLifeGypsy]

I Love when you take us shopping! Would love to join... seems the pond is to wide at that moment 🤔 🤣😭

[blossompetal]

What a wonderful day! Funny how so many markets have sausage sizzles. They are very popular here in oz but we don't have the wine to go with them.

[kymberleegilkey]

The sarreguemines china!!!! I'm heading to the Alsace region for a few days next week, and watching your video is getting me super excited to rummage the vide greniers and brocantes in the area. So many treasures!

[kathyfenton]

Thank you for sharing your French flea market experience including your battle plan with buttons - it was the next best thing to being there! I loved the swaying drummers, too!!

[esmeraldahuber]

Kelly Thank you so much for making time on your trip for us, the flea market was amazing. Lots & lots of Great stuff. Can’t wait to see what you bought.

[angelastrozier]

I adore your travel videos! France is one of my dream vacations. I would love to go to flea market!!!! 🥰

[Primrose_CraftedLife]

It’s so lovely, thanks for taking us along, beautiful weather, beautiful old books, and love the brass band.

[bettyereece]

Oh my goodness! I have been watching you for awhile and love your sharing your trips! Thank you!
I'm a fellow Mississippian - from the Delta - but have lived most of my adult life in Arizona. We have some great markets here but would so love to travel to France and go to markets there.
Thank you again for sharing your art, your travels and your wares. Wonderful ❣️

[LisaSh]

Another glorious day for you, Kelly! I can't wait for your next video to see what you added to your already beautiful stash of vintage goods and treasures. Thanks for sharing! ❤️✌️🙏

[jodimartin]

Oh I so wish I were with you guys. I saw so many things I would want. Hahaha 🤪. I loved that tree lined street too. You always give great history info. Looking forward to seeing your treasures. Keep having fun. 💐💐💐

[keeperofwords]

…do I like the “good stuff”? Ha. Yes! Napoleon planted trees!! The weather looks gorgeous and thank you for the outdoor concert at the end. I can’t wait to see your treasures! Btw, I’m so enjoying the 1912 Le Miroir Des Modes magazine!

[NolaTheAlamoChiliQueen]

Good morning Kelly! Thank you for the lovely videos. At 4:00 on this video when you saw the rosaries, I saw those wonderful old irons in back of them. I have several old irons like that that belonged to my great grandmother and family members. I guess I have a collection because I have about six of them.
Sorry I didn’t get to comment earlier, but Friday Saturdays and Sundays for the last six weeks I have been actually selling at a small flea market here in Texas, so that takes up my entire weekend.
It was a treat to come home and go through French flea markets via video with you. Have a blessed week.

[kimgoranson]

Thanks. Fun! What a beautiful life u have.

[debsmith]

These markets are fascinating; thanks for bringing us along :) Looking forward to seeing your goodies

[BundleOfVintage]

Love those vintage books and papers!!! ❤

[lynnboyd]

Kelly, this vid was a blast! I loved your vintage buttons, marking the way to the best sales. I even think I heard your friend quietly snicker as he filmed that. ;)
Loved the drums playing in the background as you guys shopped about! How beautiful, all those old amazing books, photos and roseries! Eegaads gurl, you really hit the Mother Load! Thanks for taking us all along with you.