My last decent estate sale was on November 7th. The sales just dry up during the holidays and I miss getting my weekly fix. I really miss it...I need the excitement of a good sale. Today the drought ended and I finally hit a good one. This is part of the ad in the Newspaper.
S.E. Portland Huge Sale
Mother died at 96. House jammed packed. tables, chairs, settees, china, silver, sterling flatware, dolls, glass, books, linens etc.
I was number 68 on the list to get in, but fortunately got in fairly quickly. This is what I got.
An iron table with a glass top, a metal table with a wooden top (which I'll paint), crepe paper, old Christmas, old ribbon, poker chips, a green metal towel rack, vintage stickers, books etc. It was goooooooodddd!
A bunch of unused paint brushes, the cool wooden circular storage container (on the ground), a Easter basket full of old ribbon on original spools, old fabric tape measure and bottle brush trees. My favorite finds were the creme colored big ball fringe - about 4 yards of it. I have a curtain project I am trying to finish and have been looking everywhere for some. I scored with this $2 find. I also love the metal towel rack (center of the picture). I had the guy unscrew it from the wall. It is the ideal green color for my kitchen...perfect!
Old pipe cleaners, old paper poker chips, a shadow box, these funky handmade metal trees with old Christmas balls, old books and a good sized box of really good ornaments.
Lots of figural ornaments and teeny tiny ones too. I love this little Santa gal in the indented one.
This old pressed cardboard Santa. He is about 6 inches tall and CUTE!
I dug in the depths of an old trunk armed with a flashlight to pick up each of these vintage stickers from the bottom of it. Love the little Easter chick with the sassy hat.
An old clothespin container in the shape of a dress. I collect these (surprise, another collection) and have about 15 hanging in my laundry room. This one has three cute little green buttons to add a little charm.
Old songbooks. (one dated 1938)
I didn't know what this little crocheted item was when I tossed it in my basket. I thought it may have been a pincushion. Note the little button on the side. When you unbutton it, the insides come out to reveal this...
A little tote bag. You re-button the bottom after the bag is out and it gives it a firm bottom to hold your purchases. It is a wonderful shade of green and I am going to have fun using this cutie.
Last but not least this funky purchase.
These are CANDLES shaped like leaves. They vary in length with the longest being about 12 inches...see the wicks on the end? I put one on its side to show how skinny they are. One of these days I will put them to use. I have never seen anything like these.
A great sale! The only bad thing was that when I was checking out (with my hands full of goodies) I couldn't find my purse! I was right by the door and thought perhaps I had set it down and while I was calling out prices to the cashier someone had walked out with it. I totally retraced my steps thru the entire crowded house and thank GOODNESS I found it in a dark corner of the basement where I had been. It had been sitting there for at least half and hour before I noticed it missing. I was so caught up in my goodies I totally spaced it. Was I lucky or what...never again. I was in a panic!
Thank goodness it turned out fine and I left that sale with my purse over my shoulder and estate sale goodies in my arms. Thank Goodness!
OMG, you got some great goodies...love the ornaments and that little bag...I think my mom had one like that at one time. I, or course, thought it was dorky, but I think I was only 10 or 11 at the time!
Hugz,
Michele
Posted by: Michele | February 16, 2009 at 01:00 PM
Can you smell my envy from across the river? I am so jonesing a good sale and every week I look in the paper and NOTHING! I found a funny little sale last weekend and found a few goodies but nothing that made my heart pound like old vintage decals found in the bottom of an old trunk! So good!
Posted by: mo | February 16, 2009 at 07:11 PM
Oh your finds make me SWOON! I can't believe that you were #68 and still found such great stuff--I know all those Christmas goodies would have been long gone by then if the sale was here. Heck, I'm surprised that you have Monday sales around your neck of the woods!
When you go, do you take a tote bag or anything to hold your finds while you're shopping? I'm just wondering how you managed to keep track of all that stuff, especially the larger pieces. Do you just pay for them as you find them so they don't get taken?
Posted by: Heidi German | February 16, 2009 at 07:45 PM
Since we like exactly the same things, you know I love all of this! I'm pretty fond of that Easter basket, with or without the ribbon. And the clothespin dress - I never find those out here. I can't tell you how many times I've misplaced my purse at estate sales. (or my number at an auction. or my car at a yard sale. sigh.)
Posted by: barbara | February 17, 2009 at 04:41 AM
WOW SCORE!! That was a great sale!!Love the clothspin dress! To cute.
Posted by: Elma | February 17, 2009 at 04:52 AM
Man, that is quite a haul.
I once left my wallet lying on a table at a sale when Jack was small. It was so hard to juggle a small fry and stuff in my hands and my wallet. That day I bought a small wallet that just fits in my pocket and I now *always* just carry that so I don't have to worry about having a misplaced wallet anymore. (Thank goodness someone had turned mine in!)
Posted by: Sarah | February 17, 2009 at 05:59 AM
Oh my goodness Laurie I can't decide what my favorinte of your awesome haul was. I think it's a tie between the clothespin dress and pincushion/tote. You done good girl!!! :-) Paula
Posted by: paula | February 17, 2009 at 09:03 AM
Well I'm glad the dry spell is over, I was missing estate sale Friday posts!!! I like the circular wooden box (what was that for anyways?), the clothespin hanger and the Christmas goodies. Hope there are more sales coming up!!!
Posted by: Kim G. | February 17, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Great score! I am impressed that you bring a flashlight. I never would have thought to do that! Glad your estate sale drought is over!~~~XXOO, Beth
Posted by: Elizabeth Holcombe | February 17, 2009 at 02:59 PM
Love to go shopping through by blog friends! I smile & think, "I would have gotten all the same things!!!" :) #68 and you have treasures~ that must have been one huge sale!
Wishing you a wonderful week...and MORE sales!
:)
Michelle
Posted by: Michelle Palmer | February 17, 2009 at 05:18 PM
Wow, you really did well Laurie! I am so ready for a "Good" sale!
I'm glad you had a good time!
Posted by: My Shabby Roses | February 17, 2009 at 05:41 PM
wow...quite a haul! Thank heavens you found your purse! Such a scare!
Posted by: robin-Thrifty Miss Priss | February 17, 2009 at 09:14 PM
I've just found your blog through Jenny's blog. I love it! I'm an estate sale addict. I haven't been to a good one in awhile but there is a big one coming up this Friday. I hope I do half as well as you did! You found some wonderful things!
Posted by: Betty @ She's Sew Pretty | February 18, 2009 at 09:43 AM
Drool.... :)
Posted by: Crystal | February 23, 2009 at 02:25 PM
would love to see your laundry room, I collect vintage laundry anything.
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