Fill a Bag for $7!

Today Kevin and I took off with a list of about 7 sales to hit. We never made it to the first sale of the day. My GPS wouldn't come on (again)! I think I have just about worn it out! It's only 3 years old, but it gets used every weekend a LOT! Sometimes it just won't come on, or it gets stuck and won't move. I've tried hooking it up to my computer for upgrades, but that doesn't work either.

By the time we got the GPS to come on, it was time to head to the second sale on my list, a church barn sale! I've been to this barn sale every year for a few years now and I always find some good stuff. Today was "fill a bag for $7" day and collectibles were priced separately.

Kevin picked up a couple wool sweaters (I swear, he is turning into an 80 year old man right before my eyes!!), and a couple of other things he thought I would like. I picked up a few collectibles and a few things to fill the bag.

When we got to the car, I asked what he got that he thought I would like (since it was buried in the bag). He got a weather vane arrow and an old potato masher. I thought that sounded cool-he's finally getting what I'm looking for! I asked him where he found them because I never saw them...he said, "up on that balcony area"...gulp! I asked if he meant the "collectibles area" and he said "yeah".

I explained to him that they were priced individually and that you're supposed to pay for them in the collectibles area only and they couldn't be part of our $7 bag. He didn't know, he wasn't trying to steal from a church-he just saw them, thought I'd like them, saw they weren't priced and assumed they'd fit in our bag.

After we got the rest of our stuff loaded in the car, I went back in and gave another donation to cover the two things he mistakenly added to our bag. It didn't end up being the smokin' hot deal I thought I was getting, but at least I have a clear conscience for going back and paying for those things!

After that, every sale we went to I felt like I hit the jackpot! I haven't had such a good day junkin' like this in a lonnnnnng time!

Here is what I got:

 Weather vane arrow...there is one on Ebay right now at the whopping price of $1.25!! 

 Crystal knife rests-from a garage sale.

 Cow creamer from the same sale as the knife rests.

Thermos from the church barn sale-in the $7 bag.

 Vinyl tablecloth that is reversible-Christmas on one side and Birthday on the other. From the Church barn sale-along with other Christmas tablecloths picked up at different garage sales.

 5 Tablecloths a couple dish towels and a runner all from garage sales.

 Instructions from 1977 to make the following glamorous gifts...

 All of these glamorous gifts were from the church barn sale.

 Mackinac Island tray from the church barn sale.

 More vintage circus tumblers from the church barn sale-these were from the collectibles area, but were pretty cheap. They weren't marked and the lady just guessed on a price.

 Woodland Pyrex from a garage sale.

 Tiny little crock from the church barn sale.

 Masher from the church barn sale.

 A couple of boxes of old ornaments from a garage sale.

 Nesting Santa dolls from a garage sale-gotta love fifty cents!!

 Nesting Christmas Trees-from the same garage sale as the Santas and another fifty cents!

 Christmas light from the church barn sale.

 A couple old net hats and a hat box for $1.

 A few little hankies.

Here are the tablecloths all opened up.

The last tablecloth had two repair spots. The repairs were what convinced me to buy this tablecloth. I think they give it character! Who repairs tablecloths these days? I've come a LONG way in my tablecloth collecting haven't I? 

I also got a ghost and pumpkin blow mold, 2 antique wood planes, a small wooden dresser (at the church barn sale for $5), and an old rusty hand drill.

How was your junkin' Friday? What kinds of goodies did you find? 

Like a moth to a flame...

I just can't seem to resist vintage linens! I have collected wayyy too many, and I have way to many for sale in my booth, but for some reason, I can't walk away! I'm keeping my eye out for my blog friend Deb, for a certain size and color in vintage tablecloths, but so far no luck! You should check out her blog Garage Sale Gal.

 I also am drawn to vintage thermoses...all because of this really cool blog I read called Monkeybox. Shara always has great finds, and great collections. You should stop by and check out her blog. I bet you'll put it on your follow list just like I did!

I went to a couple of sales after work today. One was so ridiculously priced, I'm still shaking my head! The prices made me say to myself--"Really? You've got to be kidding me! No wonder the house is still packed at 2:30! and I'm outta here!!!" Another sale had a really bad b.o. odor in the house (everywhere-ugh!) and everything felt sticky, icky, dirty. I'm glad I carry hand sanitizer in my car!!

I have a small list of things that I am always on the look-out for that friends have asked me to try to find for them, and it got me thinking...we all go to a lot of sales, why not keep an eye out for each other!?! Is there something you've been hunting for and you just can't find it? Is there one little elusive piece to a set that you are dying to complete? Are you kicking yourself for passing up that great whatchamacallit, because you haven't seen another one in years?

Maybe I can help!! Maybe we can help each other!! We could have a network group of thrift store, estate sale, garage sale, antique store bargain hunters-who could keep an eye out for each other!! What do you think?? I might see something at every sale I go to, but you can't seem to ever run across one where you live. What if we traded picker-for-hire services??

I've been thinking of starting a Wednesday blog party called "Wednesday Wishlist" where like-minded blog friends can post one thing that they are dying to find, along with a price range they are willing to pay (and a picture if you can find one) for all of us to keep our eyes peeled for, and if we find it, we could contact the person who posted it with what we paid for it, and how much shipping would be! What do you think??

I don't mean for it to be, oh, I bought it for $5, so I'll tell them I got it for $10 and then add in a couple bucks on the shipping. I want it to be, I got it for $5, it's yours for $5 plus actual shipping-from one treasure seeker to another, because it's a fun and rewarding (helping someone) thing to do!

Think about it, and let me know what you think! I would LOVE to be able to help someone finish up a set, or find that special something they've been looking for-forever!

Estate Sale Thursday...

I've been working so many hours the past couple of weeks, just trying to keep everything moving and on track, that I got to leave early today! Things have been kind of stressful at work the past 5 months. We have 2 new directors in our area and a new intern, so there has been a LOT of extra work, and now our intern has moved on and we are in the process of hiring a third director. I'm thinking another new person means more stress and more work...that's why when the weekend comes and estate sale time comes....ahhhhh-rejuvenation!

Since Kevin was off today, he agreed to go with me to a sale in Detroit. From the pictures, it looked like it was packed full of stuff! Boy, was it a longggggg drive! It was a really dirty house with really dirty stuff, but I was able to find a few gems amongst the dirt and dust.

An Anchor Hocking Savannah covered oval casserole-new in the box and a vintage tablecloth! I've been collecting Savannah for several years-I just love the pattern, and I have a hard time passing it up.

As we were leaving, I noticed that Auntie called, so I called her back and she told me of another good sale on the way home in Beverly Hills...or Franklin if you wanted the GPS to pick up the address, so as she shared the address, I was relaying it to Kevin to type into the GPS while I drove. He decided to wait for me in the car this time.
I had only been inside for about 5 minutes when he came in and said, "We have to go-the well drilling company is going to be at our house at 3:00!" We've been having a stinky water/low pressure issue for a few months and after doing everything we could possibly do to fix it and getting it tested for safety, I finally whined complained begged enough for him to contact a well drilling company to look in to it. So, 2 1/2 hours later-it's all fixed and we have wonderful pressure and best of all-no more sulfur water!!!

I did good in my 5 minutes...this is what I got at the second sale...

I got the 3 larger boxes of bulbs at the first sale, a couple of really badly stained tablecloths (one is already Biz-ily soaking-these are the "before" shots-I'll show you the stain free pictures (hopefully---these are probably the worst I've ever bought) in a few days. Another thermos and a couple of fun glasses.

Not a bad day, but not enough stuff for the drive. I think I'm going to pass on any more Detroit sales-it's just wayyyy to far to drive...but I'm sure if I see a boat load of Fiesta or Pyrex in pictures at a Detroit sale-I'll change my mind!