Estate Sale Friday...A Matter of Timing

I hit two estate sales yesterday and a church sale.  Sale #1 started at 10 a.m.  I knew it was a small house and they were only letting 15 or 18 people in and I wanted to be in with the first wave.

7:45 a.m. Sale #1 - Arrived at, and prepared to sit and wait for a 10 a.m. opening.  This company has no list so you just sit and wait.

8:30 Estate company decides to hand out numbers!! This let me leave and still have my spot in line.  Hightailed it to sale 15 blocks away.

9:00 Sale #2 starts and am #25 to get in. Great sale and great prices.

Watching the clock while I shop...don't want to miss sale #1

9:30 Finish shopping and pay for purchases.  Since sale #1 is so close I have time to run into Burger King to use their potty (dang morning coffee consumption).

9:48 Back to sale #1 to line up with my #9 ticket to get in. 

10:00  Doors open.  Sale not as great as I hoped, so shop for 20 minutes, pay for a few items and then head BACK to sale #2 to shop a bit more.

Luckily these two sales were super close in proximity and my morning timing worked like a charm.

Concrete deer (sale #2)

I found this old car creeper on my return to sale #2.  I liked the old school graphics and the B@K logo.  (Ben and Kate..my kids). It has a broken spot on the bottom, but I thought a mirror could fit there and it could be hung on a wall...or I could do a side table. Thinking cap on.

A few Santa friends. The two in the back I have never seen before and are made of Styrofoam (sale #1).

A lone putz house (sale #1). A pair of Holt Howard santa mugs from 1967. This is a design I don't have. I also found two strands of glass garland and some straw brooms that I wish I had found earlier for Halloween crafting.
A blue pig bank for my collection. This one actually came out cheaper than I thought, as when I got home I realized it had 26 cents inside (applied to my purchase price).
Some old baby toys.
A spun head Mr. and Mrs. Clause and an old child's shoe box. An old enamel paper towel holder. I like that this ties into my sconces in the bathroom and I think I will hang it in there.

A pair of party horns (sale #1)
Misc doo-dads. The whisks are brooms for crafting witches.  I have a huge stash of the tape tins.

I love this little celluloid flower pot (sale #1). It will go in my cabinet of curiosities.

As I was driving back home I passed a sign for a church sale. I was rewarded with a couple dish drainers and some pretty floral plates and bowls.

The church sale also had this great old lettering kit. I asked a worker the price and when she told me she added that she would get a Sharpie to write in on the box.  I told her I really liked the graphics and could remember the price to tell them at the register!

Last but not least a vintage toy gun holster. I sometimes joke that I use my glue gun so much that I need a holster for it. Now I have one. I think I need to add a little bling to it though. Now I just need to work on a quick draw!

A good day in estate sale land. Hope you found some treasures this weekend too!

Comments

[Erica]

I haven't seen those Santa's either. Cute! And always fun to add Santa mugs that you didn't already have. Love the deer too!
Fun stuff-
Erica :)

[Shara]

Fun finds as always. I love that big diamond ring baby rattle- that's anew one to me.

When I was about seven, I asked Santa for a Mechanics Creeper. I thought it would be super handy since I always laid in the floor and colored and drew. Santa didn't bring me one. I was sad. :(

[Chris McKinley]

A fun day estate saling!!! Is that a Duck shirt I spy??

[Musings from Kim k.]

Still loving those concrete deer. Of course you found spunhead Santa figurines. Love those styrofoam Santas too. The glue gun holster is perfect!! You need to share it all bedazzled.

[Erica]

Oh man. Could those little brooms be any more perfect for Halloween crafting? How do you find these things?!

I am on the hunt for a coffee table for my upstairs today at Coburg. I have been planning on giving Alex the one that is up there and he is finishing up his move this week! I'd better get my thinking cap on too. Who wants a regular table?

~Erica

[Kat]

Oh that celluloid flower pot is too cute!

[Kathy]

HaHa!!! Quick-draw Ethel is a fitting name since your estate sale marksmanship is spot on!

[Eddie Mitchell]

Her name was Laurie, but we all called her the Glue Gun Kid. She was the pride of West Pecos. She never chased off any outlaws with that fancy pistol of hers, but she shore made some purty things with it.

[martina]

Shara's comment cracks me up! Am I correct in thinking the holster should go on your right (unlees you are left handed). Next you need repurpose an ammo belt-to hold glue sticks.

[Diane]

Fun things once again! Glad you stopped that lady from writing the price on that box. Thrift stores do that all the time (or put tape all over things). I find it a real shame. Something lasts for 60 years then someone takes a marker to it and ruins it in three seconds. We need to hand out pamplets!

[Annette]

Love the time line you gave. The celluloid flower and the spun head Mr. and Mrs. Clause are my favorites of this post. I am always shocked that people don't understand about marking and stickers on old boxes. Thank goodness it wasn't already priced!!

[Doreen]

Ha! You're so funny running back and forth. Of course it all worked out for you! Love those styrofoam Santas and the big Santa head :-) Like those party horns too. Nice score for those dishes.The holster with the glue fun fits you just right! Wish I could find some concrete animals for the yard! I never see any for sale or I guess I don't go to the right sales or someone beats me to it! Did have fun yesterday running around Jacksonville though :-)

[rae]

i love those concrete deer so much! i have FOUR in my yard alrady, but i need a laying down mama deer like that!

[Jill]

How in the heaven's name do you always find such great stuff? You are so very lucky to live in such a great area where there is such a great vintage selection!!

Those are really different Santa mugs - so cute!!

[Lisa]

Love to see what you find at the sales! The "Have A Happy Day" cup brought back memories. We sold these one year when I was in school for the band department. Too fun!

[Melissa's Antiques]

Fun finds! Love the (glue) gun holster! :)

[Into Vintage]

Shuddering about the sharpie price on the box -- catastrophe averted! Hope you don't glue the gun into the holster. But then again, you know your way around a glue gun. I. Do. Not.

[Laurel Liebl]

Love, love, love your finds! --- Also want to mention (maybe you know) that your holster is on the wrong side. :)

Laurel