At the crack of dawn I had to drive my daughter a couple of hours away to the coast for camp. I checked Craigslist before I left to see if there were sales I could hit on the way home (the sign of a true estate sale fiend). I hit two and while the first one was a complete waste of time, the second made up for it. It was the SECOND DAY of the sale and I still did quite well!
I have been called a spun head magnet and today those magnetic powers were very, very powerful. A mother-load of heads.
Colorful beads for my sequin trees.I especially love the raspberry shaped ones.
A tiny forest of old bottlebrush trees.
I have collected/crafted with vintage Christmas for a long time and have never seen these little glittered cardboard reindeer.
A bunch of vintage Christmas including some glass garland, a couple of spun heads and two Christmas corsages.
A bunch of beaded handmade flowers.
A nice old bingo set.
A couple of small candy tins. The one on the right with the girl on the horse is marked "Horner" on the back.
A couple of cutter tablecloths in super vibrant colors.
And last but not least, one of my favorite finds. Vintage pincushions in mint, unused condition.
5 handmade pincushions with great old fabrics. I can't imagine how much work went into making them. I think I am just going to display them in a bowl.
What a great day for a road trip...and a good excuse to hit an estate sale!
OMG Laurie! I am flabbergasted you found ALL those little treasures on the second day of an estate sale!!! You really ARE a magnet... tell me, does your magnetic field cause fine watches to stop working when in your vicinity? Jeannie
Posted by: Jeannie DiMauro | July 17, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Ohhhhhhh Laurie,....You DID hit
the mother load on the spun cotton
heads! Not so bad on your other
finds either, especially for the
second day. WOW! I just want
to reach through the monitor and
hold those little heads! lol!!
I never find any and I just love
them. I have to wonder what was
going to be created with them. ??
Please send some of your special magnetism my way...ok?
Hugs,
Janis
Posted by: Janis | July 17, 2010 at 11:47 PM
wow you always find the neatest stuff..love those pincushions..they are so interesting and love the colors.;)
Posted by: Gina | July 18, 2010 at 12:08 AM
Seeing all of this wonderful loot makes one wonder what was there the first day!
Posted by: Lynn | July 18, 2010 at 05:16 AM
What fabulous finds! You really found a great sale. I love vintage Christmas items and was impressed with all the wonderful stuff you found (especially on the 2nd day!).
Jane
Posted by: Jane | July 18, 2010 at 05:21 AM
Loving the vintage Christmas! I just scored yesterday at a Senior Citizen's Center, "Christmas in July" market! Will post about it soon!!
Jill
Posted by: Jill | July 18, 2010 at 07:11 AM
Love your blog! What do your sequin trees look like? "Show me your beaded flowers" would be a great post.
Blessings,
Kim
Posted by: Kim | July 18, 2010 at 07:33 AM
Oh I love those pin cushions! That is actually something I collect. I've lucked into a few hand made ones but those take the cake!
As always, fabulous finds. I hope to find some glass garland some day. It's on my list of "Holy Grail" items. :)
Can't wait to see what you create from your finds!
Posted by: rebecca | July 18, 2010 at 07:44 AM
Good job! I had a great shopping day, too. What an exciting life we lead. It's like finding pirate's treasures.
Janet
Posted by: Janet | July 18, 2010 at 09:15 AM
You must have been DYING when you came across that box heads!! I bet you could have done some awesome projects with the person whose estate sale this was -- sounds like she could have been Magpie Ethel Sr.! I'm always stunned when there's this much good loot left on the second day.
Posted by: Into Vintage | July 18, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Oh you do find the cutest things and those heads amaze me as I mentioned several times I never have seen them until I met up with you !! I swear you live in the spun head capital of the world !!!
Posted by: Nancy Jane York | July 18, 2010 at 04:45 PM
Oh, I LOVE those pin cushions!!! They will look great in a bowl together. I may be on a mission to find that pattern! Yep! That's where I headin'.
Posted by: Shelley Germann | July 19, 2010 at 08:05 AM
OK, after skimming through 40 pages of images...I give up! No pincushion pattern for me!
Posted by: Shelley Germann | July 19, 2010 at 08:12 AM
ACKKK! (Fainted and fell off my chair) I would have been happy with any ONE of those finds, but all at one sale would send me into overload.
Great post, super great finds!!
Posted by: Mary | July 21, 2010 at 06:38 AM