I spent the first three hours of the morning heading from sale to sale with very little to show for my efforts. I was afraid I would have one of those days where I found diddly-squat.
I decided to venture over to ONE MORE sale that had started yesterday. My friend Kate had gone the first day and mentioned she thought I would like it. Let me tell you, she was RIGHT!
I wish I would have hit this sale the first day. The bonus about my visit there today was that they had already gone to half price!
Lots of little Christmas ornaments and some glass garland.
I was super happy to find some vintage chicks to add to my collection.
A pair of plastic lattice pots and a celluloid stork for my collection.
A darling trio of plastic embossed plaques with historical figures. These are super darling!
A cute little storage cabinet, vintage glitter, old peanut butter jars (for storage), tin molds, tiny flowers and a happy elephant.
A bird statue for my collection.
In the garage of the house, there were lots of grab bag garbage bags that held misc. stuff. Lots of plastic flowers and oddball stuff. I bought one of the bags as I saw something of interest in it.
I wanted these faded crepe paper flowers.
I thought rest of the bag was junk. I was surprised to find this in the bag as well.
I have a soft spot for handcrafted items. The flowers are made from feathers and don't float my boat. The swan is actually quite well made and probably took some time to create. I think he will live in the studio. He is just to goofy to toss...his whole body is created with little tufts of tulle that are pipecleanered onto a plastic bleach bottle.
The one item that I bought prior to this sale came from a church sale. I love it when the ladies of the church pick flowers from their yards and have them for sale. I paid 50 cents for this great bouquet of spring (the vase was mine). They smell heavenly!
I hope the weekend brings you some fun and some good finds! Happy Day!
Wow, you always find cool stuff! Do you ever see old metal cookie cutters?
Hey, my brother's BBQ place is outside Hood River, in Parkdale. A little bit of a drive from us... :)
Posted by: Lori | April 01, 2011 at 08:44 PM
Wow! Can't believe you got all that groovy stuff on the SECOND day! Anytime I feel the useless emotion of guilt for spending money at thrift stores (that's REALLY bad when I feel guilty for spending money thrifting!) I think of you and know someone out there gets me.
Smiles,
Jill
Posted by: Jill | April 02, 2011 at 05:20 AM
The stork alone was worth the trip. I cannot believe the craft goodies you find. Never down here. You've seen first hand. I have never heard of crepe paper flowers, but I love those plaques and that swan is divine. What a wonderful sale. superb....Renee
Posted by: My Vintage Mending | April 02, 2011 at 06:59 AM
You did good! And...those plaques are really cute and different!
Posted by: zootsuitmama | April 02, 2011 at 07:48 AM
Great finds, as always!! You are the estate sale queen!! I wonder where you put all your fabulous finds. You must be very organized. I am trying to get organized and get rid of some of my old stuff that I don't like so I can buy even MORE old stuff. :D I think a great post for you to do would be how you organize all your goodies! Or maybe you have already done that and I missed it? Anyway, adore all your fun finds!
Michelle
Posted by: Michelle | April 02, 2011 at 08:01 AM
Ethel strikes again!! Many wonderful treasures. Love the little drawers...I'm a sucker for those.
Annette
Posted by: Annette | April 02, 2011 at 08:05 AM
Oh wow, what a great pick! The little cabinet of drawers, the lattice vases and the bird figurine are all things I would have snatched up myself and felt lucky to find just ONE of them at a sale. I am amazed you got so much great stuff on the second day. Just goes to show different folks like different things and you should never assume all the "good" stuff will go on the first day. Perfect weather for the hunt, too!
Posted by: Kathy | April 02, 2011 at 08:56 AM
It was just there, waiting for a good home. (Not a feather fan either - the swan looks much better, almost relieved!)
Posted by: Barbara | April 02, 2011 at 09:54 AM
LOVE your chick collection from the last post :)
You DO find the coolest treasures! I LOVE 2nd day prices!
Happy weekend.
deb
Posted by: deb | April 02, 2011 at 10:12 AM
Now where is all that stuff at the estate sales around here? *puts away green eyed monster of jealousy* I guess I will just live vicariously through your wonderful finds ;) Those patriotic plaques are the bomb!
Posted by: Sujomi | April 02, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Incredible it was all still there on the second day and HALF-PRICE. I think you must have come across the chicks because you said out loud recently that you hadn't seen any of late. The crafty vintage universe must be listening to you.
Those daffodils are so perfect in your sweet kitchen.
Posted by: Into Vintage | April 02, 2011 at 01:08 PM
Oh you lucky girl all these sweet things your found!! You must have so many of the Christmas ornaments Shiny Brites my goodness.
Posted by: Nan | April 02, 2011 at 01:25 PM
nice! Mary Blair wall plaques
http://www.flickr.com/photos/miehana/4928187275/
Posted by: Jonathan | April 02, 2011 at 02:02 PM
Hi Laurie,
You do find the best vintage goodies. Love, love, love
those vintage chicks.
Great finds Laurie and the daffodils are just gorgeous!!!
Hugs,
Janis
Posted by: Janis | April 02, 2011 at 10:16 PM
All that awesome glitter in one place? You lucky, lucky girl!!!!
Posted by: Elizabeth | April 07, 2011 at 07:06 PM
Your first paragraph reminded me. A saying in our house is always about two things: Jack and Squat! "You know two things: Jack and Squat!" or "I found two things at the yard sale: Jack and Squat." You get the idea. I think we can thank SNL...
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