Do you love shopping at the thrift store for vintage finds? Wait until you see what I found thrifting at the outdoor antique mall for the garden.

Labor Day Weekend was a HUGE day at the outdoor antique mall and flea market in Wilmington, VT.

There were so many great vendors and we found lots of cool stuff!

Some things came home with me.

And others I had to leave behind.

Wait until you see what I found thrifting this month!

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The Latest Thrift Hauls

Have you been following along with my thrifting journeys each month?

Last month, I found the coolest yellow chairs that you all thought I needed to go back and get.

And I couldn’t agree with your more!

This month, I found some AWESOME items that I brought home and some other cool things I wish I bought.

thrifting for the garden at the outdoor antique mall

What I Found Thrifting for the Garden at the Antique Mall

For starters, how cool are those baskets?

I’ve seen them a few times at the vintage market but they are a little pricier than I wanted to spend.

And since they were at one of the first booths at the antique mall, I kept shopping to see if I found anything I wanted more.

thrifting for the garden at the outdoor antique mall

There were several vendors with tables and tables of vintage dishes and other serving ware.

I thought about picking a few up to use in some tablescapes.

They’d also make great additions to window boxes.

Wouldn’t that be so fun?

But wound up not buying any on this trip.

Thrifting for the Garden at the Outdoor Antique Mall

Looking back, I should have bought this sign!!

Why why WHY did I leave without it???

It’s so cool!

Thrifting in VT in Sept

These vintage quilts stopped me in my tracks!

I wanted the red one to use for the holidays, but it cost a little more than I wanted to spend.

So pretty though!

thrifting for the garden at the outdoor antique mall

Ok how cute is this truck?

I love all the chippy details.

It was a little expensive so I didn’t get it.

But I thought it would look so adorable on my bay window shelf with some plants tucked in around it.

thrifting for the garden at the outdoor antique mall

But then we hit the bomb diggity vendor at the antique mall!

It was so hard to choose just a few things.

Gah!

The things I could do with these vintage pieces and plants!

thrifting for the garden at the outdoor antique mall

You guys know how much I love using toolboxes as centerpieces for my dining table.

I love this chippy gray one, don’t you?

But then I found this, and had to have it!

thrifting for the garden at the antique mall

It would look AMAZING potted up with some fall mums, wouldn’t it?

And then planted with some pretty faux winter greens for the holidays?

Um yes…I snagged this one.

thrifting at the outdoor antique mall

And as we were leaving, I saw this gorgeous urn and thought it would look so pretty with cut flowers from my garden.

Aren’t the details so pretty?

It is so beautiful, in fact, I was stopped a few times as I approached the exit because random strangers wanted to buy it from me!

So you know it was a good find then.

Not to mention, we got a great deal on it.

thrifting for the garden at the antique mall

Thrifting for Vintage With Friends

One of the best parts about blogging is meeting friends from around the globe.

It is super cool to see how different things are in different areas of the country.

And I’ve come to learn that thrifting and shopping for vintage decor can be easy or a challenge depending on your location.

thrifting for the garden at the outdoor antique mall
This would be perfect for the Vermont cabin garden I’ve been slowly working on.

Wait Until You See What Some Friends Found This Month Too!

And my good friend Jennifer from Cottage on Bunker Hill in New Hampshire shares her tips about things you should NOT pass up when thrifting at the flea market.

outdoor antique mall thrifting finds
Photo by Cottage on Bunker Hill
thrifting finds at the antique mall: decorative metal bucket and spice sign
thrifting finds at the antique mall: baskets

Thank you so much for following along.

Enjoy a beautiful day! xo

Stacy Ling
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  2. Please tell me that if I ever get to come and visit you we will go shopping here! I am in love with everything! And every time I see a vintage toolbox I think of you. This was so much fun Stacy.

  3. Ooooh, I stopped to look at the pic of the pretty spice sign and said I hope Stacy got that sign…then I scrolled on!! That will be the one that haunts you, we all have one!!!

  4. That moose crossing sign was $30??!!! How did you pass that up!! What an amazing deal. Glad you came away with some treasures.

    1. I know! But if you saw all the other stuff I bought I think Chris was going to have a canary if I bought another thing. hahahahaha

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