On Saturday, I met my best friend, Amanda in downtown St Louis to go to the 2nd annual Spring Fling The Spring Fling is hosted by St Louis boutique, Parsimonia Vintage and is one of the very few vintage events in the area.
This was my first year at the event and it was a wonderful time! It took place at the historic Crown Square, next to the city's oldest soda shop, Crown Candy Kitchen- in business since 1913. We had hoped to take the kids to Crown Candy but the line was never less than 50 people long so we skipped it this time.
The street was lined with vendors, both from brick and mortar and online shops, and a few who only set up at festivals. I got to chat with many curators and artists while we admired their beautiful things. My friend, Erin was there, with her beautiful booth from Yellow Bird Gifts
I bought a great pair of confetti cat eye sunglasses and a chunky bakelite bangle for a song.
Here are just a few of my favorite vendors from the Spring Fling. Do check them out online!
beginning at the top, from left to right:
That Old Blouse House- jewelry handmade with antique quilts and papers
Scarlett and Maria- fabric flowers in jewelry and hair ornaments
Squaresville- retro style pot holders made from upcycled fabrics
Juxtapose Vintage- retro decor for the home
Mimi Griffith Designs- Darling vintage pennant pillows
Michelle Volansky- illustration (on etsy here)
Bohemian Babies- handmade childrens clothing and accessories
Morning Glory Collectibles- retro decor for the home
After our travels around town, we went to Pj's company picnic where we played Bingo, watched the kids romp on the playground and enjoyed live music and lots of yummy treats. A few snaps from Instagram:
Outfit
40s straw hat with glass cherries-somewhere online- I have no idea!
purple 70s dress- thrifted
belt- Hannah Jane
assorted bakelite
vintage wedges- estate sale
transversion purse- ebay
Love your dress!
ReplyDeleteOh, how I wish I was there! I wonder if there's anything like that in middle TN? I hope so.
ReplyDeleteAww, this is such a great recap! Thanks so much for including me, Brittany! :) You guys were so cute and sweet! And holy cow, you really found a gem with those sunglasses!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I found your blog! I'm excited to start following along! :) xo
What a fun event! I, too, wish there were events like this in my area. Alas, living in a small town in a rural part of my state means events like this don't happen very often. So glad you shared your great finds, too.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Fairs like this! I so wish I could visit it one day, everything looked lovely. x
ReplyDeleteGosh...
ReplyDelete*hyperventilates heavily*
What a mesmerizing amount of amazement! This, to me, would be a dream. Unfortunately, I have never had a chance to get into one of those events, or go to one of those places.. since we don't have any over here.
Still, thank you ever so much for sharing this.
Marija
Thanks so much for including me in your list of favorites. It turned out to be a great event and we couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather!
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Bohemian Babies
You are looking super cool in confetti cat eye sunglasses. Nice collections of kitchen wares and I love the earring with eyes in it are good. I found more vintage collections are vintagemaya.com
ReplyDeleteLove those sunglasses!!!
ReplyDelete~xoxo, CoriLynn
What a fabulously fun looking event! Love your cheerful springtime outfit. That lilac-y shade of purple should be the official colour of May, if you ask me.
ReplyDelete♥ Jessica
I didn't know about this! I'm going to have to plan ahead for next year!
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