I like to be surprised, so I like to let some time pass in between my Brooklyn Flea visits, so vendors can rotate and I can be delighted by new things. Today my Brooklyn Flea companions were my Twitter friends (converted to IRL today, whee!) Betsy (@btreinen) and Christine (@christinetaffe). First stop is always food at the Flea, and today had some new and exciting vendors. First, I introduced Betsy to the Asiadog. I got a Porkball sandwich from Porchetta (they didn’t have potatoes and crispy ends but they let me squeeze the pig and I felt better!) I squeed when I saw the Manchego Crispy Fritters from Good Fork. I’d always had Manchego in cold form, with say, a good crisp apple. But I needn’t have worried. They served it up hot and fresh from the fryer, with a sweet/sour sauce on top.
Betsy was enamoured with People’s Pops shaved ice, today in Deep Plum and Sour Cherry. Both were heavenly.
You can’t handle the cute!
Ok i love the food but the real reason I go is to see what’s new in craftland, or treats. Today I met Susannah of sktceramics. A yellow porcelain bee cup caught my attention. Susannah draws/paints, throws and fires everything. The drawings are so delicate, and she told me they each have a story, from the otter and bees that came from commissions, to the little penguin she says has a backstory of coming from the midwest (just like me!) and she actually has a series of paintings about it (which I am dying to see!) She even makes a musk ox cute. Here is the adorable necklace I bought.
Yeah, I dig cute things. Piss off. 
I almost got this one (the penguin with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background), but I liked the round one better.
She told me she used to do flies. *nose cringe* Why is it that bees (which are also insects) can be made “cute,” but flies are still disgusting? bleah.
Piggy Banks
Foundation4.com drew us in with some zipper flower pins, lovely paper leaf chandeliers, and this adorable pleather piggy bank. But how do you get the money out? Open up the butt! 
Twig Terrariums
On my way out I spotted Twig Terrariums, little scenes assembled inside various glass containers. I asked the ladies if owning one required any semblance of a green thumb (I joke that the only reason my cat is alive is that she meows to remind me to feed her) and they said just “mist it and keep it out of direct sunlight”!
and now, a few random photos.
THe cute paper bag I got an item in
I wish I’d bought this friendly bunny doorstop.
and officially I’m grossed out by hairy wrestler guy but how funny would he be on my desk? and what’s up withe the green tongue?
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