Photos and Text by Corey Amaro.
When brocante bloggers meet they get right down to business, straight pass the how are you and right into… What did you find? Was it expensive? Do you want to sell it?
Brocanting is like a good wine, it gets better with age and allows the conversation to flow. Mix that with blogging buddies and the world is a mighty fine place, mighty fine.
Mary and her husband Jim, came to Bluffton to meet us. We met in front of Lynn's shop. The first thing Mary said after, "Hello, I feel like I know you from childhood," was…. "Can we go inside Lynn's shop?"
I knew we were on the same page, brocanting is a bug as you know, where being contagious is just another word for friendship.
The brocante bug is Mary's middle name. Look at her looking: That serious look we all get when we are looking at antiques…. Observing Details: Is that peeling paint attractive or is it just peeling?
Mary's brocante passion is French country style, her home looks like it came plucked from France. Besides furnishing her home with French antiques, Mary loves quilting, French Boutis to be exact, and has traveled to France for classes to fill in her collection.
The other day I found something unusual, it was sterling silver… in telling Mary about it I learned that the piece I had found was a highly collectible boutis needle. I had no idea what it was, and the French Dealer that I bought it from in France thought it was a hole press for baby shoes. But while looking at pictures that Mary brought of her home and books about boutis, I recognized the needle as something I have.
Mary told me how hard and valuable it was. "Did I want to sell it?" she asked. With a big gulp I told her I sold it to a jewelry maker not so long ago.
We both wanted to scream, "Ding dong!"
Mary's husband Jim and French Husband got along fine, while we women folk talked shop.
Meeting bloggers, meeting friends, I tell you the world is a mighty fine place, mighty fine! Especially when one of them who has been looking forever for a rare boutis needle finds out that her blogging friend has sold it… I am lucky that Mary likes Ding Dongs.
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