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« Natural wood tones Be my (thrifty) Valentine » Crystal paperweight I’m going to go out on a limb and say that hands down the best thing to do on a Sunday in Seattle is head to the Fremont Market. This year-round farmer’s market has everything from pizza, fish, and honey to shabby chic furniture, vintage clothes, and letterpress blocks. Two Sundays ago my parents were up to visit and my mom really wanted to go to the market. Since Ryan and I are being penny-pinchers right now, I only allowed myself one small purchase: It’s a hunk of rock crystal about the size of my palm. It was marked $15 and I got it for $13. That’s the other great thing about the market – welcome haggling. I’ve always loved rocks, and I think I actually gasped when I saw it. It has great heft and texture and sparkle. The perfect little splurge. It is now crowning a stack of magazines on my desk that I flip through for inspiration. If this piece is the kind of thing you’d love to see in your office or on a bookshelf, Anthropologie has some similar pieces. You’ll just have to spend a little more going retail than sifting through junk for an hour before scoring a deal. (Note: The purple is a votive candle holder, but I think it still counts!) Well what do you think? Could your desk use a little extra sparkle? Click on the photos to buy! Or if you’re also on a budget, where is your favorite place to score a deal? February 3rd, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized 2 comments to Crystal paperweight Stevie February 3, 2010 at 11:22 pm Oh man, I’ve been going to the Fremont Market since I was a kid. It’s such a happy place, no matter what time of year! Some of my most favorite things in the world have come from that little slice of Seattle. I love it that you can go and see the same vendors there, week after week, year after year, and yet there’s always something new. Those rocks are wonderful! Maggie February 4, 2010 at 12:14 pm Stevie, Ryan swears by the oven-baked pizza there. We’ve also seen them at the Phinney Ridge market and it’s SO GOOD. Can’t remember the name though. And the day I got my new paperweight I fell in love with a constellation globe that was just a smidge too high at $30 (and they would barely budge). You can find lots of cool stuff there if you’re willing to stick around for a while. Maybe if they still have that globe next time it will come down in price! Leave a Reply Cancel Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website You can use these HTML tags <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <q cite=""> <strike> Receive additional comments for this post in your email

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that hands down the best thing to do on a Sunday in Seattle is head to the Fremont Market. This year-round farmer’s market has everything from pizza, fish, and honey to shabby chic furniture, vintage clothes, and letterpress blocks. Two Sundays ago my parents were up to visit and my mom really wanted to go to the market. Since Ryan and I are being penny-pinchers right now, I only allowed myself one small purchase:

It’s a hunk of rock crystal about the size of my palm. It was marked $15 and I got it for $13. That’s the other great thing about the market – welcome haggling. I’ve always loved rocks, and I think I actually gasped when I saw it. It has great heft and texture and sparkle. The perfect little splurge. It is now crowning a stack of magazines on my desk that I flip through for inspiration.

If this piece is the kind of thing you’d love to see in your office or on a bookshelf, Anthropologie has some similar pieces. You’ll just have to spend a little more going retail than sifting through junk for an hour before scoring a deal. (Note: The purple is a votive candle holder, but I think it still counts!)

Well what do you think? Could your desk use a little extra sparkle? Click on the photos to buy! Or if you’re also on a budget, where is your favorite place to score a deal?

Stevie February 3, 2010 at 11:22 pm Oh man, I’ve been going to the Fremont Market since I was a kid. It’s such a happy place, no matter what time of year! Some of my most favorite things in the world have come from that little slice of Seattle. I love it that you can go and see the same vendors there, week after week, year after year, and yet there’s always something new. Those rocks are wonderful!

Oh man, I’ve been going to the Fremont Market since I was a kid. It’s such a happy place, no matter what time of year! Some of my most favorite things in the world have come from that little slice of Seattle. I love it that you can go and see the same vendors there, week after week, year after year, and yet there’s always something new.

Those rocks are wonderful!

Maggie February 4, 2010 at 12:14 pm Stevie, Ryan swears by the oven-baked pizza there. We’ve also seen them at the Phinney Ridge market and it’s SO GOOD. Can’t remember the name though. And the day I got my new paperweight I fell in love with a constellation globe that was just a smidge too high at $30 (and they would barely budge). You can find lots of cool stuff there if you’re willing to stick around for a while. Maybe if they still have that globe next time it will come down in price!

Stevie,

Ryan swears by the oven-baked pizza there. We’ve also seen them at the Phinney Ridge market and it’s SO GOOD. Can’t remember the name though. And the day I got my new paperweight I fell in love with a constellation globe that was just a smidge too high at $30 (and they would barely budge). You can find lots of cool stuff there if you’re willing to stick around for a while. Maybe if they still have that globe next time it will come down in price!

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kotori

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you are my fave

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