Laura, my dear! Your 'crochet pieces' are lace work, not crochet! Belgian or Flemish lace is famous and Bruges is particularly renown for a unique style of lace. I loved living in Belgium as a child in the 1970s, and even then, you would see some elderly ladies, sitting in the doorway of their homes, working their lace. My Mother would buy biscuits with an uneven top surface, which my younger brother aged 3 named "bumpy road biscuits" after the cobbled streets which he loved riding across when in his buggy! It's a beautiful, charming country and I'm so glad that you are enjoyed your visit. Liz
Hey Laura, the bronze "Last supper" plaque that was inscripted at the back translates to "Go out into the world and teach all the people" (I guess they imply the word of god here). Amazing finds, as always!
Hallo, Laura, your haul from Brugge is incredible. Two things: put the egg shells under the egg. The two crosses are not crocheted they are made in a bobbin lace technique in German called Kloeppeln.
As a Belgian and Kringwinkel addict (that’s the name of the orange thrift shop you went to) this is so funny to watch :) They have these thrift stores all over, in all cities - our goodwills!
Hi, from Paraguay. I just found your videos, so I'm catching up on some past ones. The art work by "Esther" was interesting because her full name was on the back. She passed away in 2023. Possibly lived in Canada, but both she and her husband had family roots in Belgium. I'm thoroughly enjoying your videos...great job!
I returned home to Europe 5 yrs ago and the prices are indeed incredible. I may be moving back to the States in 2024 but will be definitely sourcing from the connections I've made here. I've even found vintage clothing wholesalers who ship bulk bundles to the UK & EU areas with FREE shipping so i will take advantage of that while I'm here. The city markets are fabulous but the smaller towns and villages offer even lower prices. Many fashion designers have warehouse sales at 50-70% off. The taxes, import, customs fees and then the retailers markup in the states almost triples prices.
Laura I think this may be my most favorite thrifting video of all time from your channel. I have watched it three times and the finds are just incredible. In addition, I am now on the hunt for some egg cups, never realizing that my husband grew up eating three minute eggs this way. This just makes you want to thrift and only thrift!!!
OMG Laura I found that wine rack for free about a month ago. When I saw it I had thought of you. Well anyway I got distracted by something else and had taken a photo to look up. Lo and behold I walked out without it but I was going through my photos and did a Google search and almost had a heart attack. You can bet your bottom dollar I was there first thing in the morning and it was still there! So happy
Laura, the lace work in Brugge is handmade. It is done through tatting with fine cotton or silk thread on spindles and pins on cushions following patterns drawn on paper. Very fine works of art.
You are better than me. I was never selective which is why my collections are all over the place. I started with English tins and pewter in the 70s to Italian golden wooden plaques now.😊
It is not a butterdish! It was used for putting soap in, and in a matching set together with a pitcher and a bowl for washing your hands and face. Before we had proper bathrooms😊
OMG. I have a set of those onyx brass things. I can't remember where I bought them in Germany. I have never saw them anywhere except here. They live on my window sill.😊
I would go nuts in that thrift store. I would have the train full of luggage and packages. When we rode the train back from East Berlin in 86 one side had all our packages and we sat across from it.😊😊
@@leftcoastrevivals Years ago the price to do so was quite reasonable and often a few vendors would go in on a container. I'm actually looking into options. I'm originally from Europe and here now but planning to move back to the States in 2024. I have made many connections and do clothing, accessories, and smalls but the furniture prices are so good. I personally love mirrors and chandeliers and would love to bring them 😉
Omg!!! I now must go to Belgium. I haven't planned my 2024 trip and I've never been to the Northern European countries so now they are looking very alluring. I was so surprised at how inexpensive religious iconography is in Europe and how well it sold for me online. Can't wait to see the next video.
My favorite city in Belgium not only because my daugther lives there. Very romantic and historical place I was so happy to meet you there! I love the litle stals by the water. They are there every weekend Sarah I love the owl you choose! Love the marble Loved the hanging oillamp I love brutalist style jewlery The anteater is so cute! We need a truck to go thrifting , dont we My mom used to make those "gekantklostte"(hard lacework) crosses. Still own one from her hand I love the watermill painting A vanety is on my thriftlist foe 2024 The "butterdish" comb and brusholder has a beautyfull design The thriftprices there a sheaper then here The house of waffles, I need to visit that too Thank you for visiting our country X
That's not a butter dish at 24:02. It's a toothbrush holder from a Chamber pot set. It's probably from about 1917 or so at best guess. One can always repurpose, but I think a butter stick might be too tall foi it. In New England, it particular one would probably go for $25-35 dollars depending on the store and the condition. I hope that helps.
If you please, the brass incense box with spoon is for storing powdered incense, not for burning it. The powdered incense is spooned out and burnt in a separate, different brasier that also holds a hot coal and has a perforated top to let the smoke out XO
The cleanliness and organization of those thrift stores was amazing! I live in CA and Euro tourists would be horrified if they walked into one of our Goodwills.
Awesome finds, absolutely amazing! Those waffles looked so good I am now going to make waffles for dinner, lol. Thank you for sharing, Laura! I am finally getting caught up on all of your videos. Yay! ❤
Holy moly! Such an unbelievable amount of super cool stuff at the roadside table. And the thrift store was really amazing too. Great video. And i loved seeing your meetup in Bruges on the Italian couple's channel. Wish i could be there.
Oh wow!! Belgium looks absolutely amazing! 😻 Thank you for this beautifully inspiring video, Laura! (PS Love love love the little anteater/hedgehog critter!)
What a wonderful trip! Your crocheted crosses may be tatted. I’ve only met one person who could tat and she passed away 25 years ago. I would definitely get those checked out.
Belgium feels so welcoming and the finds appeal to me on a deeper level than the more delicate French fine antiques. I can not wait for your next installment.
Great finds! Your crosses are handmade lace done with very fine thread and small wooden spools….when I was there in 1985, I watched the lace makers. It was fascinating and of course I brought some home and bought an old spool at the market.
So cool you’re in Belgium my mom is from there and lots of my family. I love Bruges it’s such a cute town your videos take me back to when I was there. Thank you for sharing it.
What a beautiful trip! You are finding the most beautiful European places to visit, not just for vintage and antiques but for food, for culture for the whole experience and vibe .. Myself being European I appreciate it so much ... Laura , you are becoming the best tourist guide ever ! But I do adore all the beautiful sites and stores and places you are showing us in America ... The USA is such a beautiful country, the nature is just breath taking , the art , the paintings, the pottery and the heritage items as well ... Thank you so much Laura xxx
Thank you so much! 😊 Truth is I love just about everywhere! I’m going to highlight new incredible spots around the west coast (home for me!) this next year and I’m so excited about that too 😄 I just love exploring anywhere new and it doesn’t have to be far (although obviously I love to travel to Europe for its rich history!). Thank you for your kind words of encouragement and for watching my vlogs! Excited to share new adventures with you in the new year!
Laura what beautiful things you bought in Belgium its beautiful there thanks for sharing your trip with us so many beautiful things to choose ftom🥰❤️🦋🦋🦋🌻🌻🌻🐝
I’m so glad you got the brass porcelain Madonna. She’s lovely. I’ve been binge watching your channel since I found you a few days ago, and a few other similar channels, but your taste is exquisite. I’m trying to figure out how I can start a side career.🤩
People are funny. I went to high school with a girl that filled her German apartment with American things. This was back in the 80s. She bought things from the states and had them shipped to Germany. Now she lives in the states and her house is filled with German things even to the food in her cupboards. So funny.😊
Ive been waiting for the Bruges finds, wow! Love the religious pieces and that wine rack!!! I love Bruges, I knew you woukd as well. So funny that you were there as I inquired about it.
Husband and I are a planning a Easter road trip to France, Belgium, Luxembourg and back to Munich and I’d love to stumble across an antique market along the way 🤞
OMG It would be so hard to shop there because you would want to bring everything home because it was so cheap. Dont you wish you could shop like that in the US. What a fun trip.The food looks so good and they give alot. Cant wait to next time. See you later
Laura, My parents were from the Middle East, and we always ate soft boiled eggs from olive wood egg cups. I loved them and wish that I still had those egg cups.
I love all the religious items of Our Lady. It's always a favorite for me. Love the furniture at the thrift stores and so in expensive. Thank you for taking me along. I would love to see some purses old and leather ones.
The butterdish is actualy a holder for your comb and brush as part of a washset. It came with a soapbox (the smaller version of the one you bought), a pitcher and a big bowl. The pattern suggests that it was used by people with little money. I have a set alike this one in green. It belonged to my grandparents, they where farmers. So the one you found is also a true antique dating from the start of the 19e century. I hope that you ara not grossed out by this now. 😉 I live in the Netherlands and wish I was closer to that thriftshop, they had great deals. 👍🏼😄
Old dark wooden furniture like those wardrobes you saw in the thrift store for €5 or 10 is very out of style at least here in Germany and people tend to give it away for free because you can hardly sell it anymore. I guess it is similar in Belgium.
WOW…….❣️❣️❣️I know that I will be reviewing this video at least a million times, I don’t want to miss a single second ! Really awesomely beautiful items and purchases. This was so amazing to watch, I can’t even imagine how wonderful it was to experience! Thank you taking us along, it was so much fun 🎉❤
Laura, my dear! Your 'crochet pieces' are lace work, not crochet! Belgian or Flemish lace is famous and Bruges is particularly renown for a unique style of lace. I loved living in Belgium as a child in the 1970s, and even then, you would see some elderly ladies, sitting in the doorway of their homes, working their lace.
My Mother would buy biscuits with an uneven top surface, which my younger brother aged 3 named "bumpy road biscuits" after the cobbled streets which he loved riding across when in his buggy! It's a beautiful, charming country and I'm so glad that you are enjoyed your visit. Liz
I am adopting “bumpy road biscuits”. Love it.
Hey Laura, the bronze "Last supper" plaque that was inscripted at the back translates to "Go out into the world and teach all the people" (I guess they imply the word of god here). Amazing finds, as always!
Hallo, Laura, your haul from Brugge is incredible. Two things: put the egg shells under the egg. The two crosses are not crocheted they are made in a bobbin lace technique in German called Kloeppeln.
Was about to say the same. Lace bobbin is called kantklossen in The Netherlands, I assume they use the same word in Belgium.
"inkwell" box could be a stamp box
As a Belgian and Kringwinkel addict (that’s the name of the orange thrift shop you went to) this is so funny to watch :) They have these thrift stores all over, in all cities - our goodwills!
The brass ink well/ring box was a postage stamp box.
The thrift store was to die for. I would want to go back again and again. The prices were unbelievable.
Hi, from Paraguay. I just found your videos, so I'm catching up on some past ones. The art work by "Esther" was interesting because her full name was on the back. She passed away in 2023. Possibly lived in Canada, but both she and her husband had family roots in Belgium. I'm thoroughly enjoying your videos...great job!
Europe is amazing. I grew up there as a teenager from 72 to 96. So much fun. So many stories. So much mischief....😮
I returned home to Europe 5 yrs ago and the prices are indeed incredible. I may be moving back to the States in 2024 but will be definitely sourcing from the connections I've made here. I've even found vintage clothing wholesalers who ship bulk bundles to the UK & EU areas with FREE shipping so i will take advantage of that while I'm here. The city markets are fabulous but the smaller towns and villages offer even lower prices. Many fashion designers have warehouse sales at 50-70% off. The taxes, import, customs fees and then the retailers markup in the states almost triples prices.
I think your butter dish is an asparagus dish, but it would be a charming and unique butter dish! Im in love with Belgium now!
Oooooh I’ll have to try this because asparagus is a staple in our home 😋
It’s for combs. It’s called a ‘kammenbakje’ and is part of a ‘lampetstel’ 😊.
It is part of a toilette set and it is for coms, not for food
Laura I think this may be my most favorite thrifting video of all time from your channel. I have watched it three times and the finds are just incredible. In addition, I am now on the hunt for some egg cups, never realizing that my husband grew up eating three minute eggs this way. This just makes you want to thrift and only thrift!!!
The bronze plate of the last supper says "go out into the world and teach all the people"
That was the greatest resale shop! Fabulous items and prices.
The best!! 🙌
CONTAINER!!! Whoop!!😂 There were SO many fantastic items. Egg cups can also be used as salt cellars. Thank you for taking us along!❤
OMG Laura I found that wine rack for free about a month ago. When I saw it I had thought of you. Well anyway I got distracted by something else and had taken a photo to look up. Lo and behold I walked out without it but I was going through my photos and did a Google search and almost had a heart attack. You can bet your bottom dollar I was there first thing in the morning and it was still there! So happy
WOW! I was drooling over everything you filmed and those prices were unbelievable. Lucky you!!!
Hello Laura,it is not a butter dish but an antique hair comb box ! But you can use it for butter!
Laura, the lace work in Brugge is handmade. It is done through tatting with fine cotton or silk thread on spindles and pins on cushions following patterns drawn on paper. Very fine works of art.
I shipped 2 containers of my mother's household goods to the states.😊
I remember the windmill pictures. Those frames are so 80s.😊
You are better than me. I was never selective which is why my collections are all over the place. I started with English tins and pewter in the 70s to Italian golden wooden plaques now.😊
The first box with two compartments is for stamps .❤
It is not a butterdish! It was used for putting soap in, and in a matching set together with a pitcher and a bowl for washing your hands and face. Before we had proper bathrooms😊
That brass box in the beginning is for stamps.
The “ butterdish” is actually for combs.
The little box is a stamp box I had one in the 70ties ❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
HI LAURA! I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL OF MY VIEWERS TO COME TO YOUR CHANNEL! IM SO GLAD I DID!!!!❤❤❤
Hi Laura At the 1:30 mark, I believe I learned (from George!) the little brass box held stamps. I have one just like it. I love it so much.
OMG. I have a set of those onyx brass things. I can't remember where I bought them in Germany. I have never saw them anywhere except here. They live on my window sill.😊
Hi, your butter dish is actually a toothbrush holder, part of an early 20th century washing set. There would have been a jug and basin too.
I would go nuts in that thrift store. I would have the train full of luggage and packages. When we rode the train back from East Berlin in 86 one side had all our packages and we sat across from it.😊😊
You could decorate a house with furniture where the large items were dirt cheap and they were lovely.
It was so surprising! Oh how I’d love to fill a container up to bring home 😍
@@leftcoastrevivals Years ago the price to do so was quite reasonable and often a few vendors would go in on a container. I'm actually looking into options. I'm originally from Europe and here now but planning to move back to the States in 2024. I have made many connections and do clothing, accessories, and smalls but the furniture prices are so good. I personally love mirrors and chandeliers and would love to bring them 😉
Omg!!! I now must go to Belgium. I haven't planned my 2024 trip and I've never been to the Northern European countries so now they are looking very alluring. I was so surprised at how inexpensive religious iconography is in Europe and how well it sold for me online. Can't wait to see the next video.
Do it! Send me a DM on IG before you do cause I’ve got tips for you 😘
@@leftcoastrevivals I would love that. I’ve already earmarked the market on my calendar.
My favorite city in Belgium not only because my daugther lives there.
Very romantic and historical place
I was so happy to meet you there!
I love the litle stals by the water. They are there every weekend
Sarah I love the owl you choose! Love the marble
Loved the hanging oillamp
I love brutalist style jewlery
The anteater is so cute!
We need a truck to go thrifting , dont we
My mom used to make those "gekantklostte"(hard lacework) crosses.
Still own one from her hand
I love the watermill painting
A vanety is on my thriftlist foe 2024
The "butterdish" comb and brusholder has a beautyfull design
The thriftprices there a sheaper then here
The house of waffles, I need to visit that too
Thank you for visiting our country X
Did you check out the Bruges lace makers (lace made on pillows) and the Belgian masters art museum while in Bruges?
My family is Dutch and Ive spent many many years doing flea markets and thrift in Belgium and NL....absolutely the BEST stuff.
The little brass box in the beginning is for stamps!
That's not a butter dish at 24:02.
It's a toothbrush holder from a Chamber pot set. It's probably from about 1917 or so at best guess.
One can always repurpose, but I think a butter stick might be too tall foi it.
In New England, it particular one would probably go for $25-35 dollars depending on the store and the condition.
I hope that helps.
If you please, the brass incense box with spoon is for storing powdered incense, not for burning it. The powdered incense is spooned out and burnt in a separate, different brasier that also holds a hot coal and has a perforated top to let the smoke out XO
Thank you for this info!! I didn’t understand how it was for burning incense ❤️
The cleanliness and organization of those thrift stores was amazing! I live in CA and Euro tourists would be horrified if they walked into one of our Goodwills.
The Blue and white pattern @4:45 is a reproduction of the Meissen Blue Onion Pattern.
Awesome finds, absolutely amazing! Those waffles looked so good I am now going to make waffles for dinner, lol. Thank you for sharing, Laura! I am finally getting caught up on all of your videos. Yay! ❤
My friend always raved about how beautiful Bruges is…would love to visit one day, thank you for the great fun❤
The little brass box is a stamp box .I have one exactly the same .
The dish at 24:02 was originally a toothbrush holder.
Hei Laura, your butterdish is a part of a set the lady's put on their dresser. Greetings from Belgium
I am absolutely astounded at the items and price you got!
Mini box is a stamp box for postage stamps
Holy moly! Such an unbelievable amount of super cool stuff at the roadside table. And the thrift store was really amazing too. Great video. And i loved seeing your meetup in Bruges on the Italian couple's channel. Wish i could be there.
18:47 I have the same quartz candlestick
Oh wow!! Belgium looks absolutely amazing! 😻 Thank you for this beautifully inspiring video, Laura!
(PS Love love love the little anteater/hedgehog critter!)
The butter dish is actually part of a vanity set. Great idea to use it for butter though!
What a wonderful trip! Your crocheted crosses may be tatted. I’ve only met one person who could tat and she passed away 25 years ago. I would definitely get those checked out.
It’s handmade lace, using bobbins.
Bruges has some great prices on Mid Century furniture. Merry Christmas Laura🧑🎄🎄☃️
Loved the landscape. Vameer put a pin in the vanishing point of his paintings, leaving a little hole.😮
You must get at least one piece of Lace and go see the only Michaelangelo statue outside Italy. Awesome. 😊
My favorite Left Coast Girl can shop like a BOSS🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Belgium feels so welcoming and the finds appeal to me on a deeper level than the more delicate French fine antiques. I can not wait for your next installment.
The bleu and white dis isnot a butter disk but a kamholder is of a set waterkan and po and wash dish ....grten uit Rotterdam
Ohh!! There were so many good treasures & I really loved the markets there. 😁😍 I'll definitely have to look up part one. 😊🇦🇺🇳🇿
You found so much awesome stuff! I have visions of you chucking out all your clothes so you can fit your treasures in the luggage.
😂 you know I would! I used it for extra wrapping this time 🙌
Great finds! Your crosses are handmade lace done with very fine thread and small wooden spools….when I was there in 1985, I watched the lace makers. It was fascinating and of course I brought some home and bought an old spool at the market.
So cool you’re in Belgium my mom is from there and lots of my family. I love Bruges it’s such a cute town your videos take me back to when I was there. Thank you for sharing it.
I love the Madonna in the brass frame, gorgeous!
Lots of love from Belgium Antwerp❤
The porcupine toothpick cheese holder is by roberto rigon his animals are very cute. I have one of his bulls, great finds!
What a beautiful trip! You are finding the most beautiful European places to visit, not just for vintage and antiques but for food, for culture for the whole experience and vibe .. Myself being European I appreciate it so much ... Laura , you are becoming the best tourist guide ever ! But I do adore all the beautiful sites and stores and places you are showing us in America ... The USA is such a beautiful country, the nature is just breath taking , the art , the paintings, the pottery and the heritage items as well ... Thank you so much Laura xxx
Thank you so much! 😊 Truth is I love just about everywhere! I’m going to highlight new incredible spots around the west coast (home for me!) this next year and I’m so excited about that too 😄 I just love exploring anywhere new and it doesn’t have to be far (although obviously I love to travel to Europe for its rich history!). Thank you for your kind words of encouragement and for watching my vlogs! Excited to share new adventures with you in the new year!
The US thrift stores need to take note of the great prices in other countries!!!!
The prices here reflect our hight of income. What we earn true work is very diffrent to the dollar. That is why it looks cheap for tourists.
Not just high prices but crappy inventory. Yes, please take note.
Supply and demand. And a lot of this stuff is repro.
Much more vintage in Europe….
Le pain Quotidien is a chain. They have them all over France and I have been to them in California
Oh Laura! This series is amazing. Bringing back so many memories .
Laura what beautiful things you bought in Belgium its beautiful there thanks for sharing your trip with us so many beautiful things to choose ftom🥰❤️🦋🦋🦋🌻🌻🌻🐝
I think your butter dish is a antique tooth brush holder
The framed crosses are Belgian lace. Belgium is famous for it.
I’m so glad you got the brass porcelain Madonna. She’s lovely. I’ve been binge watching your channel since I found you a few days ago, and a few other similar channels, but your taste is exquisite. I’m trying to figure out how I can start a side career.🤩
The 15 E brass small box with the sunflower was for stamps
Man I can’t get over the prices you’re so lucky
Holy cow! Amazing prices & finds!❤
People are funny. I went to high school with a girl that filled her German apartment with American things. This was back in the 80s. She bought things from the states and had them shipped to Germany. Now she lives in the states and her house is filled with German things even to the food in her cupboards. So funny.😊
Ive been waiting for the Bruges finds, wow! Love the religious pieces and that wine rack!!! I love Bruges, I knew you woukd as well. So funny that you were there as I inquired about it.
The butter dish looks like an antique toothbrush holder.
I havent been to Belgium in years. I think its time to visit again. Thanks for the video.
That dresser at 22:27, WOW, BEAUTIFUL!
Love the butter dish. When I thrift in my local area in Anchorage AK, the tops of butter dishes are never there.
Your items at about 16:00 are bobbin lace, at least the cross is.
I’ve been in Bruges and Antwerp myself, cool places to go for a trip indeed…🙂
Only found your site a couple weeks ago, but enjoy living vicariously while watching your adventures.
Glad you found me and are joining me for these adventures! ❤️
Husband and I are a planning a Easter road trip to France, Belgium, Luxembourg and back to Munich and I’d love to stumble across an antique market along the way 🤞
Not sure if anyone has told you yet but the item you called a butter dish is actually an antique toothbrush or razor box 😊 great video as always! ✨
Been to Brugge twice! My favorite place in Europe.
OMG It would be so hard to shop there because you would want to bring everything home because it was so cheap. Dont you wish you could shop like that in the US. What a fun trip.The food looks so good and they give alot. Cant wait to next time. See you later
Would the ‘crochet’ not be handmade Belgian lace? The sort made with bobbins?
Laura, My parents were from the Middle East, and we always ate soft boiled eggs from olive wood egg cups. I loved them and wish that I still had those egg cups.
The blue and white porcelain are Meissen 😊and rare to find
I love all the religious items of Our Lady. It's always a favorite for me. Love the furniture at the thrift stores and so in expensive. Thank you for taking me along. I would love to see some purses old and leather ones.
Your finds were AMAZING!! I would have bought the oil painting. I LOVED it. Thanks for the video.❤️
The plaque with the German lettering on the back was The Last Supper.
Bruges is so beautiful. I went in early Winter as snow was falling on the canals. So picturesque.
The butterdish is actualy a holder for your comb and brush as part of a washset. It came with a soapbox (the smaller version of the one you bought), a pitcher and a big bowl. The pattern suggests that it was used by people with little money. I have a set alike this one in green. It belonged to my grandparents, they where farmers. So the one you found is also a true antique dating from the start of the 19e century. I hope that you ara not grossed out by this now. 😉 I live in the Netherlands and wish I was closer to that thriftshop, they had great deals. 👍🏼😄
Old dark wooden furniture like those wardrobes you saw in the thrift store for €5 or 10 is very out of style at least here in Germany and people tend to give it away for free because you can hardly sell it anymore. I guess it is similar in Belgium.
WOW…….❣️❣️❣️I know that I will be reviewing this video at least a million times, I don’t want to miss a single second ! Really awesomely beautiful items and purchases. This was so amazing to watch, I can’t even imagine how wonderful it was to experience! Thank you taking us along, it was so much fun 🎉❤