While it might feel like a heat wave with the temperatures finally above freeing, there’s still a long cold winter ahead of us.  At the New Egypt Flea Market Village, you’ll find what you need to bundle up and be cozy without breaking the budget.

From vintage to new to gently used, we have plenty to keep you warm this winter.

Jeff, The Pyrex Man, has more than just classic dishes.  Each winter he makes sure to have heated socks in stock.  That’s right, heated socks.  You can keep your toes warm all winter.  Just stop by building #24 and see Jeff.  He’ll make sure the cold temperatures don’t give you cold feet.
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You’ll also want to bundle up in warm layers to keep the chill away.  You don’t have to wait for the end of winter clearance specials to find great prices on warm clothes.  Georgia, in buildings #29 and #30, has been selling seasonal clothes at the Market for over 50 years.

Each garment she sells is spot free and freshly cleaned.  Not rips.  No tears.  It’s all ready for you to wear.  And while you’re there, you can even pick up a brand-new pair of warm winter gloves.

If you’d like a classic look, The Fancy Flea in building #36EW has a collection of vintage coats that will never go out of style.  They also carry vintage women’s hats to complete the perfect timeless winter look.

Of course, there’s plenty more winter weather items throughout our 40+ shops.  Hats, gloves, scarves, sweaters, and maybe even some boots.   You can hop from one heated shop to another heated shop until you find everything you need to stay cozy and warm this winter.

We’ll have our heaters on by 8 am every Wednesday and Sunday.  Stop in and warm up.

And just in case another blizzard comes our way, be sure to Follow Us on Facebook for announcements about any winter weather closures or delays. 
 
The New Egypt Flea Market Village is open every Wednesday and Sunday from 8 am to 2pm, year-round, rain or shine.  We’re one of the last of the old-time markets featuring 40+ buildings each an independently run shop, plus plenty of table vendors with everything from antiques, vintage toys, furniture, handcrafted goods, homemade jams and jellies, great bargains on new items, and thrifty second-hand finds.  Follow Us on Facebook.

​Between the holiday parties, Christmas gatherings, and New Year’s celebrations, you probably have a few hostess gifts to buy.  We’ve roamed around the New Egypt Flea Market Village for inspiration on some great gift ideas.  While there’s countless wonderful gifts at the Village, here’s 6 gift ideas that are sure to make any host or hostess happy. 

1.  Not Another Bottle of Wine
Let everyone else coming to the party bring a bottle of wine.  You, instead, can bring a wine bottle holder that matches the interests and tastes of your host or hostess.  Beyond the Wine Rack (Building 1E) is full of gifts, décor, and wine accessories, including some of the coolest wine bottle holders. 
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Everything they sell seems to have character.  It’s the perfect place to find something unique that will fit your host or hostess’s personality.   And most importantly, when you give your host or hostess something from Beyond the Wine Rack, no one will sigh and say, “Another bottle of wine.”

2.  Retro Records
Record players are popping up in homes everywhere.  And what party doesn’t have music?  Even if your host/hostess doesn’t own a record player, album covers are sought-after wall art these days.  You don’t get liner notes or cover art with an MP3 or streaming service.  Only good old vinyl gives you that. 
 
New Egypt Comics, Vinyl, & Video Games (Building 5E) has the market’s biggest selection of records in a wide range of genres. Plus, most shops at the New Egypt Flea Market Village have a stash of records.  If New Egypt Comics, Vinyl, & Video Games doesn’t have the album you’re looking for, just keep peaking inside the shops until you find it.  

3.  Grab n’ Go Gift Baskets
Why let some company pick what goes in a gift basket?  You know the host/hostess’s favorite jams and jellies...or if they have a taste for BBQ sauce instead.  At Jersey Girl’s Produce and Seasonal Items (Building #49) you can fill up your own Grab n’ Go Gift Basket.  Not only do you get to pick just the right flavors, you also gett TammySue’s award winning, locally made jars of deliciousness. 
 
Once you’ve filled your gift basket for your host/hostess, you can even fill a tray of hand baked cookies or pick out some of TammySue’s fudge for everyone to munch on at the party.

4.  Nuts and Candy Dispensers
Who doesn’t have a favorite candy or love peanuts?  These nifty peanut and candy dispensers are handmade here in Ocean County by R&D Wood Creations and you can find them at The Poetry and Arts Barn (Building 12E).  They can fit Skittles, unshelled nuts, jelly beans, and other candies as big as peanut M&M’s. 
 
Fill one up with your host/hostess’s favorite little candy or nuts.  They’ll love it year-round.  And you’ll always know what to get them for the next party...a refill of their favorite candy or nuts.  

​5.  Christmas Stocking Surprise
Break away from the traditional gift basket and give your host/hostess a holiday stocking full of surprises.  Christmas stockings are a favorite for everyone.  It’s one gift with bunches of gifts inside. 
 
To fill your stockings, stop by one of the newest shops in the Village, 20 and Below (Building 25).  It’s stocking stuffer central.  Everything is new, organized, and there’s everything from the practical to the whimsical for men, woman, and children.  You can pick a theme, fill it with tool and supply items, or go with hats and gloves...there’s so much at 20 and Below you’ll probably fill a few stockings.

6.  Traditional Charm
If you want to go with something a little more traditional, take a look inside another new store at the Village, Butterflies and Heliotrope (Building 10E).  Two retired florists have just opened up a shop here and they’ve brought in a beautiful selection of wreaths, wall plaques, and gift sets.  It’s the perfect place to find something heartfelt and handmade.

We’ve just given you 6 host and hostess gift ideas, but with nearly 50 shops in the Village, there’s literally thousands of unique items that would make a great gift.  There’s everything from the new to the nostalgic to the handcrafted.  And of course, host and hostess gifts aren’t all you’ll find here.  There’s truly something for everyone, you just have to stop in and visit each shop to see all that they have to offer.

​The New Egypt Flea Market Village is open every Wednesday and Sunday from 8 am to 2pm, year-round, rain or shine.  We’re one of the last of the old-time markets featuring 40+ buildings each an independently run shop, plus plenty of table vendors with everything from antiques, vintage toys, furniture, handcrafted goods, homemade jams and jellies, great bargains on new items, and thrifty second-hand finds.
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​If you’ve driven down RT 537 Monmouth Rd., just a few miles south of Great Adventure, chances are you’ve wondered about that collection of rustic buildings on the side of the road.  Those buildings make up the New Egypt Flea Market Village, a place where even the building have a rich history.  Each of the 40+ buildings have their own story of a past life in another place and time.
 
In the late 1950’s, the town of New Egypt lost their local farmers market.  Esler (Les) Heller had just returned from serving in the Navy and noticed that the vendors were looking for a new market.  It was then that Mr. Heller decided to use the land near his home as a new venue for livestock auctions and produce sales.  Soon after opening his new market in 1959, Mr. Heller added tables for second hand and antique sales and The New Egypt Flea Market Village was alive and thriving.
 
In the late sixties, Mr. Heller began bringing in buildings.  One by one they arrived from towns throughout central and southern New Jersey.  Many of the buildings were destined for demolition, but he preserved them by bringing them into the market and giving them a new purpose.  He laid them out in a village setting with dirt roads.  The last of the buildings arrived in the mid 1970’s and nearly all the buildings are still standing today.

​Among the buildings is approximately sixteen WWII era army barracks purchased from Fort Dix.  Once home to soldiers, the barracks now house everything from a furniture store to a food pantry.  The market has three rows, or roads.  The back road has a dozen old barracks each painted a different color.  Most of the barracks are section off into two independently run shops.

​Another four barracks are located on the front road.  Here you’ll find the most icon one.  Several years ago, the entire back of building 39 was painted with a patriotic American flag mural.  Visible from the road, it has become one of the most iconic buildings in the village.
 
Next door to building 39, you’ll find the oldest school house from a nearby town.  A century ago, its one room taught reading, writing and arithmetic.  Now, as Glen’s Hut, it’s spent nearly two decades housing Southwestern American treasures and other historical items.  

​The school’s red exterior is long gone, replaced with a bright yellow.  Who choose that color and why someone would paint an old school house yellow remains a mystery.  But that’s the way it is here.  Each shop owner adds their own touch to each building and as the years pass the unique characteristics of each one grows.
 
Unusual colors are typical here at the market.  Towards the end of the front road stand three old officer’s quarters, also purchased from Fort Dix.  One, a baby blue with cedar shakes, is home to Everything Under the Sun and Moon.  It’s neighbor, a pastel pink, is the home of the Poetry & Arts Barn, which hosts poetry readings and writing groups. 

​Not all the buildings have a military and educational background.  The second road has more than a dozen and a half buildings with an exciting past.  They came from a variety of resorts and camps that were popular decades ago.  Think of the movie Dirty Dancing.  That’s the kind of resorts we’re talking about.  When the heyday for those resorts came to an end, Mr. Heller saved many of the cottages from destruction by bringing them to the village.  Now, they’re filled with antiques, collectables, refurbished furniture, and vintage items.

One of the most unusual buildings is the office.  Its past life was a Dairy Queen.  But now, it plays double duty as the New Egypt Flea Market Village’s main office and as an antique and collectables shop run by the market’s manager (Mr. Heller’s son-in-law) Keith Warner.

In total, there’s more than forty historical buildings in the New Egypt Flea Market Village and even more unique shops.  The next time you’re driving down RT 537 Monmouth Rd., stop in and take a walk through history.  The market is open every Wednesday and Sunday, year-round from 8 am to 2 pm.
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The New Egypt Flea Market Village is open every Wednesday and Sunday from 8 am to 2pm, year-round, rain or shine.  We’re one of the last of the old-time markets featuring 40+ buildings each an independently run shop, plus plenty of table vendors with everything from antiques, vintage toys, furniture, handcrafted goods, homemade jams and jellies, great bargains on new items, and thrifty second-hand finds.  - Written by Ann Kestner.
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When the judges at the Burlington County Farm Fair announced the 2017 culinary arts winners, it came as no surprise that for the second year in a row, TammySue Hopkins and her daughter Rebecca took home 13 winning ribbons. The folks at the New Egypt Flea Market Village have been enjoying her jams, jellies, and gourmet products since TammySue opened her Jersey Girl’s Produce and Seasonal Items Shop at the market in 2009.

This year’s sweep of eleven 1st place and two 2nd place ribbons confirms what customers and vendors at the New Egypt Flea Market Village have known for years.  TammySue’s original recipes are delicious.  She grows her own produce organically and cans her goods using no artificial additives of any kind.  Every jar in her TammySue’s Kitchen line of products is made with wholesome ingredients (and a lot of love) by TammySue and her daughters. 
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We should mention that her daughter Rebecca, who’s only 14 years old, took home some of those ribbons too.  In fact, Rebecca even beat out her mom in one category.  In one of the categories daughter won 1st and mom won 2nd place.  

​Here’s the tally of this year’s winnings for TammySue and her daughter Rebecca:

TammySue:
Caramelized Onions & Peppers in Balsamic Vinegar-1st 
Uncle Lee’s Secret BBQ Sauce-1st 
Blueberry Balsamic BBQ Sauce-1st 
Zesty Pickled Brussels Sprouts-2nd
Hot Pepper Jam-Strawberry-1st 
Blueberry Black Plum Jam-1st 
Uncle Lee’s BBQ Onions-1st 
Zesty Pickled Asparagus-1st 
Spiced Carrots-1st
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Rebecca:
Monkey Butter-1st 
Hamburger Relish-1st 
Watermelon Pickles-2nd
Hot Peach Salsa-1st

TammySue’s shop, Jersey Girl’s Produce and Seasonal Items is located in the New Egypt Flea Market Village, 933 Monmouth Rd, Building 49, Cream Ridge, NJ.  Her shop, along with the while market, is open every Wednesday and Sunday from 8am to 2pm year-round.  You can find her full TammySue’s Kitchen product line there including 53 varieties of jams and jellies, and 40 other gourmet items such as pickles, relish, and BBQ sauce.
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During the holiday season, Jersey Girl’s also offers a selection of gift baskets, homemade cookie trays and pies.  You can start placing your Christmas orders in late November.  Special orders are also accepted for special occasions.

Jersey Girl’s Produce and Seasonal Items is also a great place to stop for a little light comfort food, a snack, or a cup of coffee while you’re spending the day at the New Egypt Flea Market Village.  

The New Egypt Flea Market Village is open every Wednesday and Sunday from 8 am to 2pm, year-round, rain or shine.  We’re one of the last of the old-time markets featuring 40+ buildings each an independently run shop, plus plenty of table vendors with everything from antiques, vintage toys, furniture, handcrafted goods, homemade jams and jellies, great bargains on new items, and thrifty second-hand finds.
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The other day we spotted Harry Warner playing a handcrafted license plate guitar at Everything Under the Sun and Moon.  At a relaxing family run market that’s full of shops owned by friendly people focused on sharing what they love, it’s no surprise to catch a laidback impromptu jam. 
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Harry started playing guitar as a kid and has previously jammed in several bands.  His brother is Keith Warner.  Keith is the market’s manager and Keith’s wife Talba is the daughter of Sandy and Esler (Les) Heller who have owned and operated the New Egypt Flea Market Village since 1959.   

The guitar Harry was playing was made by local craftsman, Jim Milligan, of New Egypt Folk String Instruments.  Jim is a good friend of John Kearney who owns Everything Under the Sun and Moon, building 42.  You can always find at least one of Jim’s handcrafted guitars at John’s shop along with everything else under the sun and moon.
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Here’s a little clip of Harry playing.  

​Not all the music at the market is impromptu.  In fact, one shop at the market is entirely devoted to music.  The Musician’s Room, building 12W, is run by Matt Stroud and Rich Barry.  Rich recently made it into the finals at the Laurita Winery Idol Contest.  

​Another talented musician at the market is Willie (Whiskers) Shaker.  Whiskers owns Almost Not a Mess, building 6E, a shop reminiscent of an old general store which carries a variety of treasures from the rustic to handmade to collectibles and keepsakes.   For nearly a decade Whiskers has been playing bluegrass.  

He brings his love of music to his shop by hosting bluegrass jams a few times a year.  You can catch the next jam September 17th, 2017 (same day as the Big Kid Toy Show).  The group, Blue Grass Roads, will start playing around noon under the big tree next to building 6E.  The band features Whiskers and several other musicians from a variety of bands and roads. 
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You can also catch their Fall Bluegrass Jam October 7th, 2017, same place, under the big tree next to building 6E.  After that, in late November, Whiskers will be preparing his shop for the arrival of Santa.  He turns a part of his shop into a little North Pole where Santa visits every Sunday during the holiday season.  

We’ll have more information on Santa’s arrival later.  In the meantime, we hope you’ll check out the music instruments for sale, music lessons, impromptu jams, and scheduled bluegrass jams at the New Egypt Flea Market Village.  We’re open every Wednesday and Sunday from 8am to 2pm.
 
The New Egypt Flea Market Village is open every Wednesday and Sunday from 8 am to 2pm, year-round, rain or shine.  We’re one of the last of the old-time markets featuring 40+ buildings each an independently run shop, plus plenty of table vendors with everything from antiques, vintage toys, furniture, handcrafted goods, homemade jams and jellies, great bargains on new items, and thrifty second-hand finds.
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When it’s 90 degrees, cool off with a 90’s rock pun like “Sage Against the Machine.”  Not sure what we mean?  Don’t worry.  You’re about to find out and we’re sure you’re going to love it.  (We did.)
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This June, BrutaliTeas opened their first shop right here at the New Egypt Flea Market Village.  Their irresistible artisan blends of tea cleverly named with heavy metal puns were a hit from the start.  Last October, they began making the rounds to rocking events like the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market and Monster Mania Con.  It was immediately clear that they needed a brick and mortar shop, or what they so kindly called their “first home.”

​They’ve found that home here at the New Egypt Flea Market Village in building 8W (in the back row just a stone’s throw from The Big Kid Store).  Inside their new shop you’ll also find BrutaliTea’s sister line of teas, The Bee’s Teas.  It’s the same delicious teas in a softer more family friendly packaging.  Why two lines of teas?  Their teas are amazing, but you’re Aunt Edna might not want “A NightPear On Elm Street” for her birthday so you can always get her some “We Make a Sweet Pear” instead.

All their teas are great hot or cold, but some are extra nice served icy cold.  “Smoke on the Watermelon” and “You Stole a Peach of My Heart” are two summertime favorites.
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Once you’ve got your tea, you’ll need the perfect serving set.  From the hard core iced tea drinker to the dainty sipper, we’ve got what you need at The New Egypt Flea Market Village.  

​Just down the row at Mi Casa es Su Casa (Building #10W) we found this cool little surprise.  It’s a top hat ice bucket.  Okay, so you probably won’t be pouring any tea out of it, but we just couldn’t walk passed it without taking a picture to share with you.  Mi Casa es Su Casa truly lives up to its name.  One step inside and you know this isn’t just Kathy’s shop, it’s a little bit of home that she shares with you.  She’ll welcome you in with a smile.  The TV’s usually on and she has a beautiful array of items on display.

Wandering along the second row, we found this Vintage Libby Rose Tea & Lemonade set with pitcher and glasses at Hidden Treasures LB/Mamma’s Gone Junkin.  It’s perfect for sipping some “Raspberry Apple” or even “Mint to be Together.”  At Hidden Treasures LB/Mamma’s Gone Junkin you can also find some luxurious vintage items that are great for relaxing on hot summer days along with items you’ll treasure year-round.

Take a trip down to the market and beat the heat this summer with some iced tea.  Find a special blend to fit your pallet at BrutaliTeas & The Bee’s Teas.  Then stroll around to find the perfect set for serving it.  We’ve just shown you two of our finds in two shops, but the New Egypt Flea Market Village has over 40 shops full of treasures.  So come join us Sundays and Wednesdays from 8am to 2pm.  Pick your favorite tea and enjoy a delicious day of treasure hunting.  We truly do have something for everyone. 
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The New Egypt Flea Market Village is open every Wednesday and Sunday from 8 am to 2pm, year-round, rain or shine.  We’re one of the last of the old-time markets featuring 40+ buildings each an independently run shop, plus plenty of table vendors with everything from antiques, vintage toys, furniture, handcrafted goods, homemade jams and jellies, great bargains on new items, and thrifty second-hand finds.