Today I hit two sales and also stopped by to see a friend who was cleaning out her in-laws house after they moved to a retirement home. It was not a bad day!
At the first sale I was #27 to get in. A woman standing near me asked what number I was and when I told her, she asked if I would like to be #5 as her friend that had signed up was not there. That gesture made my day amd I was happy to jump up to that lower number!
Today was the day of finding happy couples. I found three!
A lovely pair of wooden egg cups.
A pair of book ends marked Japan.
The last happy couple probably hung from a cuckoo clock. At one of the sales there was a TON of clocks and clock repair items. The man repaired clocks for a living and he had a gazillion of them. I thought this swinging couple was sweet.
Some old clock hands for crafting.
I bought two empty frames for clocks. I will figure out something to display in each of them. They have great shapes to them.
A old Bunnykins cup with a darling bunny family dancing about.
Vintage Christmas
Pine cone birds
Tin molds and two tiny spun heads
These are my kind of eggs to find. Cool graphics on the boxes.
And ornaments inside.
Not a bad day. The clock sale was pretty interesting. I missed the majority of the Christmas stuff there (I saw a woman walking about with it in her basket). I still found some great stuff tho and left with a skip in my step and a smile on my face. Nice to have a good estate sale Friday after so many bleak Fridays.
Happy Day!
I have been trying to change my focus at sales so that I try to see other things besides what I usually go for. Those couples are just great. I have a set of bookends similar to those and I love them. What great finds. Fun all around.
Posted by: Renee | January 21, 2011 at 08:11 PM
Love the empty clocks! and what a sweet thing of that lady to offer you the lower number...
Posted by: gretchen | January 21, 2011 at 08:24 PM
Cute finds and finding those darling little couples just in time for valentines day.
-Danielle
Posted by: My Blessed Serendipity Life | January 21, 2011 at 08:34 PM
Oh those egg cups are my favorites -- *love* those! Glad to hear you had some success because there were zero sales out my way today. Love those little pine cone birdies too - so sweet! :-)
Posted by: Into Vintage | January 21, 2011 at 09:04 PM
You really do find the best goodies! How nice of that woman to let you have #5! The little couples are so adorable and those clock hands are a fun find! Love the molds and vintage Christmas,t oo@
Michelle
Posted by: Michelle | January 21, 2011 at 09:11 PM
Great finds!! I love those clocks and clock parts. Where was this one? I checked estate sale-finder at lunch time but I didn't notice any on this side of town mentioning clocks.
Posted by: Kathy | January 21, 2011 at 10:11 PM
okay, i am just so anxious to see what you'll create with the clock arms! love your finds... but especally, tickled that you found soooo many clock arm pieces.... have a beautiful weekend...
Posted by: mich in mich | January 22, 2011 at 05:07 AM
Excuse me do you have the time?...lol
Great hunting!!
Hugs Cindy from Rick-Rack and Gingham
Posted by: Cindy Brewer | January 22, 2011 at 05:07 AM
Finding ornaments in those egg cartons is just icing on the cake - love those graphics. Even if you missed the majority of the Christmas you did very well!
Posted by: barbara | January 22, 2011 at 06:08 AM
Loving the old hands on the clocks! Also, the kissing couple. Really, you need to start your own show.
Posted by: Jill | January 22, 2011 at 07:11 AM
Awesome finds! I, too, am looking forward to seeing what you'll do with the clock hands. And I never tire of seeing vintage Christmas stuff!
I bought a very similar set of wooden egg cups at a rummage sale last summer - don't know anything about them. Do you happen to know age/country of origin?
Posted by: Aimee | January 22, 2011 at 07:44 AM
Good job and what fun. You know, it's also as much fun seeing what someone else finds as actually finding it yourself? ... and you don't have to clean, sort, and put everything away. Thanks.
The old clock couple are adorable and I can't wait to see what you do with the clock hands.
Posted by: janet | January 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Lucky #5! That was sweet! Loving all those clock hands..they are perfect for creating. Cannot wait to see what you do with the clock frames.
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Julie
Posted by: Julie Boyer | January 22, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Love the ornaments!! I have the same egg cups but mine have little hats on them:)
Posted by: elma riedstra | January 22, 2011 at 04:32 PM
Egg cartons! I see a new collection coming on! Can't wait to see what you do with the clocks and hands. I have a feeling there just aren't enough minutes in your days to do all that spins around in your creative mind. Have fun organizing all of your wonderful finds! Elizabeth
Posted by: Elizabeth | January 23, 2011 at 08:01 AM
Aren't people just great!! Offering you the lower number!!
Love your new couples and the clock things, especially the hands, are a great find.
Annette
Posted by: Annette | January 23, 2011 at 10:16 AM
The clock hands and the clock cases are great. I can't wait to see what you do with them.
Posted by: Linda | January 23, 2011 at 05:25 PM
I agree with the other commenters, the clock hands are terrific! Love the mini ornaments in their boxes! Would have liked to see what that other gal had in her basket! Maybe you can start a post category called the one that got away, where you ask other shoppers to show you what they scored and then we can drool over them!
Posted by: Kim G. | January 24, 2011 at 08:45 AM
I love old clock pieces and those hands are superb!
Posted by: Lynn | January 25, 2011 at 03:26 AM