A Rainy Friday and Some Fun Treasures...

I went to an Estate Sale today that was an in an Antique Shop that was liquidating and going out of business.  My husband tagged along because he wanted to go to Menard's afterward. He got a couple of antique buck saws and an old pipe wrench.

I got a couple of milk bottles, a glass ice bucket (Anchor Hocking), and a new glass bottle garden ornament. I might go back on Sunday and see what is left-because the prices go down by 50%.

After we got home, I took off with my friend (Chicken's Auntie) to visit The Lamb's Gate and Salvage Yard to see what kinds of treasures we could get with our 20% off coupon! If you sign up for their email list, you get a coupon every month.

I really fell in love with a 1950's table and chair set that they are selling. I saw it first on their website (and it was $30 cheaper in the store than what it was listed at on the website!). I think it would be the perfect size for our sun room. The only problem...my house is more in the purple, cream, tan and beige tones, not glittery red chairs and gray Formica.  Although, my husband did say if I wanted it to go ahead and get it...I just couldn't----it wouldn't fit in with anything. I'm not regretting not getting it, just hoping to find something just as nice, but more traditional... it was really neat!


Tonight was supposed to be our first night of sand volleyball (we play every Friday all summer on our sand court), but the weather decided to drastically drop in temperature and pour buckets of rain from the sky. It wasn't a total wash out...we did have sun for about 23 minutes around 2:00!

Fun in Williamston and Grand Ledge...

Today was the eagerly anticipated Williamston Antiques Open House! I went with Chicken's Auntie and another friend, Pam. We all enjoyed the yummy appetizers they provided as well as the 15% discount and booths loaded with great things to look at and buy!

We enjoy visiting when they have their open houses, but one thing that is kind of frustrating for us shoppers is that they have most of the dealers in the store on open house days. While that can be a good thing-if you want to try for a better price, or learn more about an item...it can also be a bad thing when you have so many dealers all standing around and visiting with each other, that you can't even get in to their booths to shop! I had to say excuse me so many times today just to get in to a booth to look around that it was getting old fast, and a couple of them I just skipped right by.  I'm sure they don't even realize that they are making it difficult to shop, they are just there enjoying the day/event and being able to see other sellers that they don't get to see very often.

One fun highlight of the open house was to meet Mitzi from Mitzi's Collectibles! Hers was the first blog I read from someone I didn't know. She made these really cute pink and green clothespins with her blog address on them, and I had picked one up about a year ago from her booth. I love her booths and her blog! I asked her permission to take some pictures of her booth to update my blog and she was very agreeable. While I was in one of her booths, someone picked up a quilt and was asking everyone who's booth it was, and since I had just met her, I told the lady to look for Mitzi at the front entrance. I hope they connected and she bought the quilt!

This picture is of her second booth.

After we left there, we headed to Lamb's Gate and Salvage Yard (in Grand Ledge). The further west we went, the worse the weather got! We left gray skies and a windy 34 degrees and ended up in a snowy, blowing mess! It was good to head home and out of the messy snow.

We all made purchases at Lamb's Gate too! That is such a neat store! It is so worth the trip! We ate lunch at Sweet Linda's Cafe (just a couple of doors down). Chicken's Auntie and I got the Tuscan Chicken Panini and Pam got the daily special of quiche and salad. It was all very yummy and really great prices.

 It had roasted red peppers and a pesto mayo-yum!

We saw a store when we came in to town that was actually in the opposite direction of Lamb's Gate that had ANTIQUES in big letters on it. After lunch we walked through all the blowing, wet, yucky snow only to find that it was a candle/craft store with a few pieces of glassware. It didn't really live up to the sign. That was the one "frog" of the day.

See the snow on the roof-ugh! So much for the first day of spring!

Other than that one "frog" shop, everything else was a "prince"! Here is what I got today...

 A cute little gingham skirt with hand embroidery, that I am hoping to talk either Pam or Chicken's Auntie in to making it into an apron.

A cute little spring tablecloth (it was only 2 feet inside the door!).

I just love the little flowers on this one!

A pretty little pastel tablecloth.

Where and when is our next adventure??? I'm thinking it will be soon, because Chicken's Auntie recently sent me an email that Knightsbridge Antique Mall in Northville is having a sale through the end of the month 15%-50% off storewide! If the weather stays crummy tomorrow...

Brighton Masonic Antiques Show...

Today was the big day! The yearly Masonic Antiques Show at the old Hartland High School. It has been 2 or 3 years since we (my friend Chicken's Auntie and I) visited last, and today seemed to have more vendors and more buyers-it was fun! I was very happy to see Carol from Lamb's Gate and the Salvage Yard (one of my new favorite shops), and a couple of ladies that sell in the Royal Oak Parking Structure Garage Sale. It's fun when you get to shop from some of your favorite sellers!

Chicken's Auntie was the big winner at the show, she got a few neat things. All I got was a bag of popcorn and a bottle of water.

After that, we headed to the Great Midwest Antique Emporium in Waterford. This is a neat little shop that seemed to have pretty decent prices. I enjoyed visiting this shop so much, I wish it would have been bigger!

 

  

We made a quick pit stop after that at Dixieland Flea Market (I've been there more in the last 2 months than I have in the last 10 years!). I got a  set of glass coasters-half off for only $1. I'm thinking of  spray painting the carrier.

  

Nothing fancy, but for a dollar...I might be able to dress it up a little and once they are clean they should sparkle a little bit.

My GPS took us way out of our way on the route home, but we found a moving sale on the way and I got an Anchor Hocking Savannah bread and butter dish, 3 iron skeleton keys (all for $1), and a card/picture holder
for $2.

 

 

 

Somehow, the GPS brought us out in downtown Fenton and ended up at Garage Sale 360 & Hitz Consignment. I got a GREAT piece of material to make into a tablecloth (if I can persuade Chicken's Auntie to finish the edges).

From there we went to Fratz Consignment and we had a ball walking around and looking at everything. I got a great Pyrex refrigerator dish, that is just the perfect size for leftovers, and a purple slag chicken on a nest. How do you tell if it is old or if it is a reproduction? The woman at the register said she thought it was probably 20 years or so old. Anyone have any clues how to date them?

 

 

All in all, it was a fun day! Beautiful blue skies, lot of gorgeous sun, almost 50 degrees, and lots of laughs! Today was not a frog, but a prince!

Chicken's Auntie suggested we travel to Jeffrey's in Findlay Ohio for one of our adventures. I was surprised when she said it is no farther to Jeffrey's than what we drove for our Bay City trip! Jeffrey's here we come!!!