Sundays Are Complete Again! Beacon Flea Market Opens April 10, 2016

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The Beacon Flea Market Opens for the Season April 3, 2016, and has Spent Winter Running Estate Sales

Did you find yourself walking aimlessly down Main Street this winter, taken in with all of the shops of course, but missing your anchor, that nudge in the back of your mind of something you wanted to do but couldn't put your finger on?

That is because Beacon Flea was closed for the season, the outdoor flea market located behind the Post Office in the parking lot at 6 Henry Street that is open every Sunday from 8am-3pm weather permitting. Perfect for walking through with a cup of coffee from a nearby cafe, or full belly from brunch from these eateries or a Belgium waffle at the Yankee Clipper Diner. The flea market will be open again on April 10th through the Fall.

UPDATE: Due to the snowy weather on April 3rd, the original opening day, Beacon Flea moved it to April 10.

When Emma Dewing, Owner and Market Manager of Beacon Flea, announced on her Facebook page that the Beacon Flea had just signed a contract with the city for another near of flea marketing, the post was shared over 65 times. Says Emma: "People are excited for the market to open. It heralds Spring, warm weather, and a terrific social event in the heart of Beacon. On a Sunday morning, customers walk to Main, grab coffee, meet friends and neighbors in the Flea Market and hunt for vintage and handmade treasures! There is a buzz that is just wonderful, and I am so thrilled for Beacon!"

Estate Sales From Beacon Flea

Those in withdraw from hunting for treasures outside could still attend Estate Sales Beacon Flea put on throughout the Hudson Valley.

Photo Credit: From Beacon Flea's Instagram page.

Beacon Flea Now Accepting Vendors

Got something you want to vend? Beacon Flea is now accepting vendors. Welcomed items include vintage, retro, antique, junk, salvage, architectural elements, collectibles, attic clean-outs, yard sale, costume jewelry, art, musical instruments, and hand made items. Any questions, contact Beacon Flea directly for more information: beaconfleamarket@gmail.com  (845) 202-0094.

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Target Up Route 9...The Happy Pill To Organizing Your Life!

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"I wish I lived in Target," said my 5 year old on the eve of the First Day of Kindergarten. Little did she know that this guy did live in Ikea for a week back when people still used white pages and flip phones.

While she wouldn't find a lot of beds in Target on Rt. 9 in the Poughkeepsie Galleria, where you will also find a Best Buy, JC Penny, Macy's, and a full mall of stores like H&M, she could easily play in the "Kid Section" of Target all night, and forage for pizza and popcorn for dinner, and hopefully fruit from the back grocery area. I prefer the "Grown Up Section," which is everything else and includes these glorious organizational bins. Who knows how Target can transform your life! Need a laundry room makeover? Bring order to your office! Streamline your business!



Target is pulling out all of the stops on organizational bins, and has brought Montessori thinking to the masses. Like the phrase "Put a bird on it!", all you need to do is: "Put it in a box!" You can completely have any of these boxes in your kitchen, living room, bedroom, and even inside of your closets where only you and your cat see the chaos, yet he/she probably prefers sleeping in blended piles of sheets and towels rather than in bins of folded pillow cases.

#NoShame...peek inside my closet for the clarity that comes from bins!
Slouchy fabric containers...but of course! Maybe you will transport your laundry with a happy skip to your step. Maybe a slouchy container will live in the trunk of your car to contain the stuff thrown back there. Maybe the pretty fabric bucket holds towels for house guests in your bathroom (if you're like many in Beacon who don't have a lot of closets upstairs).


Reader take note: not every Target is the same, and the one up Rt. 9 is especially amazing for those living in Beacon and beyond. Just try to walk in without buying one little thing! When these creamy buckets are in the $1 isle (confession...they are $3), I come out with at least four buckets. You just never know when you'll need to hold toothbrushes or plastic fish from a game! In July/August, the shelves were stocked as you see them here and parents milled around with school supply lists. In early September, the shelves were actually getting bare, waiting for a re-stock after the rush from college and grade level schools cleared out the great ideas.

Easily enhance any vintage find at Beacon Flea Market with mini $3 buckets from
Target that come in a variety of colors!


Target this time of year is actually better than Christmas. #BackToSchool is really just an excuse for adults to buy organizational supplies and for wardrobe refreshs. Because really, the school supply list and all that surrounds it is the most fun part about September - whether you have kids or not!

This is the happy pill to your admin work.


Poughkeepsie Nissan is located just up Route 9, before Target.







Designer Screenprint Fabric at Clay Wood & Cotton

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Like this fabric? So do I. I found it at Clay Wood & Cotton last summer and bought it to be used as curtains for my little daughter's room. The windows have shades, so I hung it in front of the shades with spring rods from Target. And it's still pinned up at the top because I'm afraid to even look at my sewing machine, for fear it's too dust clogged to operate.

But, visit Clay Wood and Cotton, because there is lots more where this came from! Or click right here to browse this and other fabrics. They have it by the half yard, or additional yardage can be ordered. The designer, Nina Jizhar of Swanky Swell is based in CA, and is an interior designer by day, fabric designer by passion.