I hit three sales this weekend. Two mediocre and one that was pretty good. The best sale was on Friday. The list to sign up went out at 8 a.m. and I got there about 7:15 to sign up. I was rewarded with #11 to get in the door. The sale started at 9 and I was the first to enter the Christmas room! I love that feeling of being the first to rummage through whatever holiday there is...giddiness at its best!
Santa must have me on his "good" list this year.
An assortment of vintage Christmas reflectors, random ornaments, mercury picks, a plastic tree and a pink flocked deer.
A pressed cardboard Santa boot and a plastic Santa sleigh with reindeer.
I find these little plastic holiday scenes occasionally.
The box was full of a dozen in assorted styles. I have never found a whole box full.
A giant tin tree topper.
I spotted this giant star in the garage before the sale opened and was glad I scored it. The skeleton will be added to my Halloween window.
Happy to find some old cottage cheese and yogurt containers.
Love the Elsie the Cow graphic
I hit one sale today that was advertised as a 70 year accumulation. I found one thing. You would think after 70 years I could find a bit more, but nope. I was happy with the old craft straw I found...thank goodness for that or I would have left empty handed!
Another weekend, another round of estate sales. Glad my early bird status paid off!
Yay! Another great score in the holiday dept! Love those little ornaments in the box and of course the big star! I've never seen any of those old cottage cheese or yogurt containers down here either. Is the red star a tree topper? That's pretty neat looking.
Glad you scored some things :-)
Posted by: Doreen | October 11, 2014 at 11:10 PM
You did well. I can't believe how many holiday scene ornaments you scooped up! Of course I love your large Santa head too. He will fit in nicely with the gang. I'm enjoying this post from my Denver hotel. I've been keeping an eye on your IG during my conference. Smile.
Posted by: Musings from Kim k. | October 12, 2014 at 04:55 AM
That giant star is the best! Excited to see how you display it!
Maddie and I hit one flea market and one church rummage sale yesterday. It's getting kind of quiet down here...
Erica
Posted by: Erica | October 12, 2014 at 06:46 AM
Great Christmas scores. Love love love x10 that pink flocked deer!!
Posted by: Kathy | October 12, 2014 at 08:24 AM
Wow, what a great holiday score! That first picture looks like a display at an antique store. And I love old cottage cheese boxes. I never do anything cool with them like you do but I do like them.
Posted by: Marci | October 12, 2014 at 08:49 AM
I wonder if other people would go to the sale and see old cottage cheese containers and odd crafting items as a junky sale. You like things others do not and I am the same way. I think it is fun to find a diamond in a pile of "junk".
*I sold so much vintage Christmas - I am DUE a cache of vintage Christmas - RIGHT?????
Posted by: Shara | October 12, 2014 at 11:06 AM
Another good score. Those little plastic Holiday scenes are so sweet. I am amazed you only found one thing in a 70 year accumulation!
Posted by: Annette | October 12, 2014 at 11:54 AM
Great finds, I finally found vintage Christmas Friday at an estate sale, here we don't have #'s you just show up and my husband and myself were the first ones and only ones there. I thought I was done shopping when the elderly gentleman said if you like Christmas there is some in the shed. I ran to the shed and picked up a box of vintage ornaments I think about a 100 in original boxes. A few I have never seen before made in Germany. Needless to say I'm like a kid on Christmas morning going through these. Paid 10.00 for the whole lot.
Posted by: sandy | October 12, 2014 at 12:22 PM
I've never ever ever gone the early bird route. I must try it this weekend if I have a chance to come away with the kind of stuff you find!
Posted by: Pam | October 12, 2014 at 07:41 PM
Since the estate sales are mostly weekday events. I don't get to those but if I didn't work, I wouldn't be able to buy anyway. I mostly go to yard/rummage/garage sales, fleamarkets and secondhand stores. I was in Amish country this weekend and found some old jar lids. One actually fit one of my old square jars. I was at Trails End. It's a shop run by one of the families with mostly farm related items. I also found an old Halloween diecut. I love to dig.
Sheryl
Posted by: Sheryl Remy | October 13, 2014 at 05:21 AM
Wonderful finds! Love the skeleton - I have that one! Which reminds me, I need to get out my Halloween decor soon!
Posted by: Maureen | October 16, 2014 at 08:53 AM