De Anza College’s monthly flea market is a place for local vendors to offer their custom made products to willing buyers.
Stephanie Wentz sells hand-made earrings with her sister. Her inspiration comes from her Japanese heritage, which helps create her original style.
Wentz says she has not made a lot of money with her earrings yet, but if and when she does, she has plans for it.
“There’s a couple of [charities] like St. Anthony’s and Sacred Heart; I used to do charity work for them,” Wentz said. “Those places I would definitely donate a lot of money to.”
Dana Lardner sold work out towels, tanks and tees with her own original sayings on them, like “There will be no jiggle in my wiggle” or more serious sayings like “No excuses.”
“I started it because I wanted people to have something that motivates them, that makes them laugh,” said Lardner.
“I like it because it’s unique, it’s something different and we have a lot of friends that are into working out right now and losing weight and this is something that could be very motivating to wear and have on,” Monica Ulrich said.
If you are looking for one of a kind, hand crafted accessories, signs, pens or if you are just a fan of woodworking, visit Eric Rodriguez’s shop.
He makes all his products by hand. He gets most of his materials online and most are bought in the U.S..
“A lot of people take my business cards so they say they’re going to call me for some custom work. I’m meeting a lot of people here and making friends,” Rodriquez said.
Not every person in the flea market is trying to sell you something. Some are there to offer a free service. Chiropractor Angel Lee gave free posture exams.
“I focus, especially on helping people correct their posture so that they can be more aware of how they position themselves against gravity so they don’t injure themselves or help them with relieving back pain,” Lee said.
