Wolff's Flea Market Blog

By Guest Blogger Candice Lee Conner All Photos by Candice Lee Conner Thank you Candice for introducing the friendly faces of Wolff's Flea Market! It takes a lot to run a flea market with over 700 vendors almost every Sunday. Wolff's Flea Market has been running their market smoothly for 25 years, because of the folks behind the scenes. This past Sunday, I talked to Wolff's cashiers.  Meet the Cashiers! Mary Ellen,  Supervisor Makes sure vendors pay up Saves the day when cashiers need a break Been at Wolff's for 12 years Darlene, Cashier Supervisor 16th year at Wolff's When not at Wolff's she's working O'Hare Airport Rollerskating, p laying volleyball on Mondays with seniors Working events at the Allstate Arena And she was looking at a unicycle - to buy - whilst we were talking! Joanie, Cashier Daughter is getting married very soon During the week, Joanie is a full time Substitute Teacher Been at Wolff&

Today's guest blogger is Betsy Fons .  Thank you for sharing your projects and ideas! The first item I ever bought at a flea market was a 5 by 7 carved wooden box. I was 8 years old and we were on our way back home from visiting my grandmother. My dad took the family to a flea market and gave $10.00 to each of his 6 kids to spend. I loved that box and it held many of my childhood “treasures” for many years. Now, working at a flea market, one of the things I like best is to see customers thrilled about the unique items they buy. I can completely understand their excitement at finding something they have special plans for in their home. I have grown from buying carved wooden boxes to items I can repurpose in creative ways.  The pictures below are of a few of my finds. I bought an old gardeners tool box, painted it, and put it in my bathroom to hold toiletries. The other picture is of an old church music hymn board that I use to hold family pictures. It’s easy to find c

By Guest Blogger Candice Lee Conner I've said it before, and I'll say it again, you can find anything at Wolff's Flea Market. From Love - which we talked about earlier - to antiques.  And yes folks, even your fresh produce. An epic place to get those strawberries, mangos, and veggies is Dave's Farm Stand . If you've been to Wolff's Flea Market in the past 17 years - you've seen their rather large stand in front of the Allstate Arena. I interviewed Ruben, Dave's son last Sunday while he was tending to his many hungry patrons.  "I grew up in this place!" said Ruben. He's been working at the market since he was a kid, when his dad ran the stand. Dave and his family joined Wolff's Flea Market 17 years and Wolff's is happy they stayed with them! The customers love Dave' Farm Stand too. As I was interviewing Ruben, a customer named Lisa yelled out that his "stuff tastes good and that everyone should buy here al