Funny thing. The economy is officially in the crapper and I had my best day ever at the Brooklyn Flea. It was BUSY! And what I noticed was that it was not just your average flea market shopper buying things, there were people looking to decorate their new businesses. Looks like nobody let Brooklyn know we’re heading into the Great Depression. Ssshhh.

I did a Halloween themed booth this weekend. Well, I just brought a couple of creepy looking things and put out some chocolate. That was the extent of it. My daughter, pictured above, wore her Obama t-shirt and handed out candy. She was for sale, but I’m kind of in love with her, so whenever someone inquired, I wasn’t pushing it. I took her off the streets about 15 years ago and she’s been in my home ever since. The hubby says “Sell!” but she needs to go to caring adoptive parents.

Baby in a Box was a big hit. I had the idea to do this kind of thing months ago, but finally HAD TO make one for the Halloween weekend market. That was my excuse anyway when people were totally creeped out by it. “It’s Halloween”! Little did they know I mutilated my dolls as a kid and I’ll be creating more “Abused Doll Art” in the future. Baby sold around midday after being photographed more than Paris Hilton herself. She’ll be going into the window of a clothing boutique in Dumbo.

I trekked all the way over to the booth next to me to report about this week’s flea find. I’ve been meaning to talk to “Long Island Eddie” for weeks now, but he always looks too busy. Well, I finally caught him! Eddie, sans website at the moment, works out of….guess where…..Long Island. He makes his furniture out of reclaimed barn wood. The flea prices are wholesale and they are pretty affordable. Of course I can’t find the price sheet I took from him, but I seem to remember tables being in the $400’s? Not bad for a hand made reclaimed job. LIE (Long Island Eddie) is in space C 7-9 every Sunday.