Scenes from the Fenton Street Market

The Fenton Street Market re-opened this weekend, and I was thrilled to go and do some indie-shopping. After a successful trial run last spring/summer, the Market will be open every Saturday from 9am-3pm, until October 31.

Right now, there's a roster of 60 or so vendors, who will be at the Market on a rotating schedule, so you can never be quite sure what kind of awesomeness you'll be walking amongst. (I just found out that after a morning at the Farmer's Market, partaking in an amazing breakfast of Caramel-Pear Danish from Praline Bakery--I love talking to the French baker who's selling their wares, and their macarons are also fantastic--I missed out on fresh donuts from Migue's Magnificent Mini Donuts...maybe next time.)

So, what might be in store for you if you drop by the Market--which is conveniently located in a vacant parking lot on Fenton Avenue & Silver Spring Street? Well, like me, you could...

Buy a beautiful bracelet made of natural materials (these are freshwater pearl and ORANGE PEEL--I got one in yellow) from calamarie.

Kinda-sorta wish you had a kid so you could buy one of these cool handmade wooden toys from Unexpected Surprises.

Wander around and marvel at all of the booths, both the ones manned by the artists who created those wares, and the ones who just looked like they cleaned out their grandmother's (or their own) attics. Finally buy a miniature bust of Michelangelo's David for $3, and...

Two formerly free-with-purchase recipe books from Julia Child's TV show The French Chef!

I also watched screenprinting workshops, listened to a folk band, saw toy trains move slowly around their track, and drooled over jewelry from Little Blue Studio, among other vendors. I'll definitely be back; if not next weekend, then absolutely sometime soon.