I hit one sale yesterday and hit a mother-load of Christmas. I hit 4 sales today and filled my car. I am going to divide this post into two parts, so it does not get to long. Today is the holiday finds post.
Santa was smiling upon me from the North Pole this weekend.
I was rolling in holiday happiness.
A great cardboard Santa face, 4 chenille light up wreaths and a couple of plastic nativity sets.
Light up angel in original box and some Putz style cardboard houses.
3 strands of mercury glass garland and 5 great mica birds (they are candy containers and their heads come off).
Christmas reflectors, vintage foil candy canes and candle clips.
I even found some spun head angels in original packaging.
A box of cardboard houses. I have never ever found an entire original box. EVER.
A box of vintage gift tags and cards.
One white table top size tree.
A box of old ornaments, misc smaller ornaments, a bunch of spun head angels and some hand made angels.
Last but not least, this pair of little Santa elves. I can't quite figure out the sex on these. They appear to be women as they have little skirts, but then they have Santa heads with BEARDS. They are not homemade, but they have me stumped.
Tis the season for a very good holiday haul! Part two of my estate sale weekend will post tomorrow.
Here I am, living vicariously through you, and you did not disappoint. What a great haul. I especially love that little white tree. That is just the type I am watching for to display my new collection of pink ornaments in my art room. Perfect! Can hardly wait to see the "rest of the story"!
Posted by: Kathy | October 07, 2011 at 08:31 PM
Glad you did so well Laurie!There seems to be a lot of sales out there tomorrow too. Maybe I'll bump into you again tomorrow...Good Luck Junkin!
Debbie
Posted by: Debbie | October 07, 2011 at 08:36 PM
I don't want to talk about it!!
Posted by: Nan | October 07, 2011 at 09:07 PM
SIGH.........Okay, I'm jealous now. You know vintage Christmas is my fave too. Oh Well, at least I know that all this vintage goodness is going to you at least......who deserves it :-)
Double SIGH....
I have one of those Santa Elves too.Never thought about it that it looks like a skirt LOL.
Guess you must be one of Santa's Elves! Can't wait to see the rest.
Posted by: Doreen | October 07, 2011 at 09:41 PM
As soon as I saw 'Part 1' in the title I thought, "She's hit the mother lode!" if this is a 2-parter. :-)
Posted by: Into Vintage | October 07, 2011 at 10:05 PM
That's it!! I am selling everything and moving to your area. I would never in a million years find such "vintagey" goodness in one day. Here,it is mostly plastic and "Dollar tree" items.
But I'm happy for you, Laurie. Not sure how you will top this post since Christmas is my favorite.
Debra
Posted by: Debra Ganas | October 08, 2011 at 04:10 AM
I'm gonna throw up!!!
I'm with Debra, I'm packing up and moving to your side of town!
Hey, come visit my blog and check out my latest scores. I wanna make you proud!
Jill
Posted by: Jill | October 08, 2011 at 06:55 AM
Oh those sweet ornaments are just enough to make the white tree full. Love those Santas. The first one that is a little tilted and sad just yummy. My question is how do you get the musty smells out of your finds. I have such a hard time getting them out of the fabric like ornaments. Can't wait to see what else you found. Have a great weekend...Smiles...Renee
Posted by: Renee | October 08, 2011 at 07:21 AM
*sob*
Posted by: Shara | October 08, 2011 at 09:25 AM
Wow! And I thought I had hit the Christmas mother load this weekend! Great finds!
Posted by: Gina @ Vintage Junk in My Trunk | October 08, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Leave it to you to find transgender Santas. I guess it was bound to happen.
Estate sales around here are NEVER like the ones you find. I swear midwest women must not have the holiday hoarding gene. Well, I am here to change all that. Just give me 40 more years and someone will think they hit the mother lode when they attend my estate sale!
Posted by: Melissa | October 08, 2011 at 04:49 PM
okay, down south in North Carolina I am turning soo green with envy over your amazing vintage Christmas finds!! Thanks for sharing the pictures with us!! You are a lucky shopper for sure!!
Hugs and enjoy your weekend!
Lynn
Posted by: Lynn Spencer | October 08, 2011 at 10:37 PM
wow what great treasures!!!
Posted by: Elma | October 09, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Great holiday haul Laurie! I just bought a similar box of putz houses. It was a little village but mine was missing the original string of lights. Ok by me cuz I don't trust old lights anyways!! They look a lot like yours. LOVE those mica birds!
Posted by: Marci | October 12, 2011 at 09:37 PM