Magpie Ethel

Estate Sale Saturday

It felt so good to go to an estate sale today. SO GOOD.  I like the winter months, but estate sales are few and far between.  Todays sale mentioned 60 years accumulation and the photos online looked awesome.  I texted on MONDAY morning to get on the list for the sale on Saturday.  The bad thing about texting is you have no idea where your name will fall on the list.  I ended up being #45 which wasn't so bad as they let 50 people in the door. There were over 200 people on the list...160 of those names came in the first day.  The bad thing is EVERYONE was at the sale and there was lots of competition.  I still ended up with some great things.

I got an old wood coat rack and a pelmet (which goes over a window).  I was hoping the pelmet would fit a particular window in my house but sadly it does not.

The MERRY CHRISTMAS sign was in the basement and that was my best find of the day. My best find in a long time for that matter.  It is awesome and it was only $2.50

It has big old flaky mica glitter sprinkled all over the sign and a nice coat of shellac to protect it.

When I go in a house for an estate sale it is often a gamble which direction to take.  Today I headed upstairs first.  So glad I did as I found these awesome old Valentine candy boxes.

The sale had some great putz houses in the photos, but those were long gone when I got in the door.  I did find a bit of vintage Christmas though. The elf has a masking tape leg repair, but still is as jolly as ever.

I was happy to find another Fuller Brush letter opener to add to my collection.  The turquoise dish will live in my bathroom and the tiny, tiny salt and pepper shakers were just too darling to let pass by. I also always grab flower frogs when I find them at a decent price.  Handiest invention ever.My friend Kate, came up and handed me this New Year hat and asked me if it was something I was interested in.  Yep!  Look at the sweet little cutout.

I only hit the one sale today. There were others out there, but none looked worth my time.  Was sure nice to hit a decent one though.  Happy Day!


 

Valentine Reminder

I will be listing all my Valentine goodies tonight at 5:30 p.m. (pacific time).

A whole wave of pink, red, glitter, hearts, flowers....a magical Valentine parade.

Hope to see you on Etsy.

Valentine Etsy Coming Soon

I craft for every holiday, but really truly LOVE crafting for Valentine's Day! I'm listing all my Valentine goodies on Tuesday, January, 19th at 5:30 p.m. (pacific time).

I have lots of goodies to list.  It wouldn't be a Magpie Ethel sale without spun heads.

Cupid's arrows are flying left and right. 
Imagine how sneaky this tiny cupid could be.  

I have had an old Hallmark honeycomb cat party favor set forever.  It seemed like the right time to give them a little Valentine meow.

Quite a few vintage dolls got some holiday glam going this year.

I found a whole stash of vintage celluloid kewpies this year that had the most amazing gold or silver hair. They were perfect to glam up for Valentine's Day.

So many fun things came out of the studio. I was on a pink and red crafting binge.

Photos from a 1937 group of students have been made into sweet little ornaments.  Hand colored, with a tiny vintage heart added for charm. The phrases on the buttons are from an old yearbook. Each student had a phrase by their photo that they came up with.

Sweet little "Made in Japan" gals are ready for the big day.
I craft with these vintage doll heads and BINGO cards for each holiday.  Here are the Valentine version.

I love these little pixie cupids that ride in on magical swans with arrows in hand.  Watch out..they have very good aim!

The love birds of Valentine's Day.

I've got over 90 items heading to Etsy. Please remember an item is not "safe" in your cart until it is paid for.  I will reimburse postage if you have multiple orders. (not my rules, that is the way Etsy works with the cart thing)  If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen some other peaks of what I have coming...I don't have it all on this post.  Lots of fun!  Hope to see you the 19th at 5:30 p.m.

Happy Day!