April 7, 2009

Pretty old books

Hello friends! Sorry for the long absence. Work has been busier than usual, leaving me with little energy in the evenings for blogging or crafting. I hope it lets up soon so I'll be able to sew and put new things in the shop!

This past weekend I went to the Alameda Flea with my treasure-hunting buddy, Traci. I saw these old books and loved the beautiful patterns on the covers. I love the contrasting labels too - so perfect.




Oh, we're leaving this weekend for France! This will be my first time in Paris - I can't wait!

20 comments:

  1. insaknittyApril 7, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    gasp! they are so pretty! :D

    ReplyDelete
  2. KristineApril 8, 2009 at 2:50 AM

    What a lovely find. I've never seen books like that before. Lucky you.

    ReplyDelete
  3. perideau designsApril 8, 2009 at 3:10 AM

    lovely books! have fun in paris!

    ReplyDelete
  4. VerityApril 8, 2009 at 3:28 AM

    Bon voyage! Those books are gorgeous. Paris in Spring time! Lucky you!

    ReplyDelete
  5. modernemotiveApril 8, 2009 at 3:36 AM

    Oooh Paris! A vacation! How jealous am I? Have a wonderful time my friend.

    Great finds btw. I love the patterns/labels too. How I wish you lived close by so we could go on similar adventures. I don't have enough 'designy' friends. :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. leslieApril 8, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    i hope you have the greatest time. in france. whoohoo.

    ReplyDelete
  7. corneliaApril 8, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    very nice!!! =) i'm always tempted by pretty journals that i see with similar covers. so what are the books actually about? haha

    ReplyDelete
  8. AMM blogApril 8, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    Have a fun trip, that's so exciting!

    ReplyDelete
  9. RitaApril 8, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    soo jealous! but have fun :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. MONApril 8, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    very nice books!!
    have a lot of fun in Paris...

    ReplyDelete
  11. Krissy | Paper SchmaperApril 8, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    gorgeous books. have a FANTASTIC trip!

    ReplyDelete
  12. SusanApril 8, 2009 at 6:19 PM

    The books are a great find, the contrast is perfect. Have an amazing time in Paris:)

    ReplyDelete
  13. TraciApril 8, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    Yay! They look great Wendy! Definitely a good find (and glad that dude was able to dig them back up for you!). Can't wait to do the flea market with you again!

    ReplyDelete
  14. The Double BindApril 9, 2009 at 8:56 AM

    hi there, you have great eyes for cool things! have an awesome time in Paris!

    ReplyDelete
  15. IsabelleApril 10, 2009 at 2:32 AM

    You are going to Paris, great !!!!
    Enjoy your trip !!!

    ReplyDelete
  16. caseyApril 11, 2009 at 3:06 PM

    FRANCE!! You will LOVE it.. my husband and I are headed that way in May too!! I can't wait! Post pics when you get back...

    ReplyDelete
  17. LauraApril 13, 2009 at 2:12 PM

    Hope your having a fab time in Paris! It is such a beautiful city, can wait to hear your best bits :)

    ReplyDelete
  18. cleenApril 18, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    i hope you are having a gorgeous time in paris! time to revive that rusty old french from high school, eh? :) qui qui!

    ReplyDelete
  19. carollaiApril 21, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    oooh! have fun. :)

    ReplyDelete
  20. XxxSeptember 7, 2009 at 1:20 AM

    Hello Wendy,
    I stumbled your blog a long while ago but just today I found the time to really go through your wonderful and lovely posts! When I saw the picture of your Flea market finds I smiled because you found old versions of a still existing book series which is very well known to us (in Germany). The editing house is called "Insel Verlag" (Suhrkamp) (which by the way means Insel = island) and they have this series where each book is covered in such a lovely design (I too love them ;-). I searched through their website and found a collection of ALL books which have been published: http://www.suhrkamp.de/alle_titel_der_reihe_132.html. I hope, you enjoy!
    Have a wonderful week,
    Yours, Theresa

    http://www.neu4bauer.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete