Great finds!

Today was a fantastic day! I had four sales mapped out from the paper. Missed the first one because my little man woke up cranky and wanted to sit with me for a few minutes. The second sale was a bust. Just a lot of everyday items that I am not in the market for, but the third sale was the great sale. Finally a sale that was not being put on by an estate sale company, just four of the children (three brothers and one sister) of the former owner. And they wanted to move everything quick.

Are you ready for what I found? Here we go.

I got this tray for....FREE! The daughter quoted me 50 cents, but the brother didn't have change so he gave it to me! Happy Birthday to my sister who collects these. I think this one makes eight for her. It is not in the best of shape. There are some scratches and areas where the black paint has been worn off, but it was a score so who cares.

I love the shape of this restaurant ware tankard for $1.00! It has a crack in the handle, but what do you want for near 100 years old?

I have just started looking for a great glider for my yard and what do you know I found one. I was thinking of repainting it white, but it looks great gray by the cement walkway near the rose garden. I might have to leave it alone. $7.00 for this gem! There were also two other benches the same style and color, but I missed those by a few minutes. Those sold for $5.00 each. Better luck next time.

I saw this sun hat and thought of all my gardening coming up and couldn't resist. What the heck for $1.00. Besides, it looks great on my wall in my project room with my other two hats.

Well, that was it, but it was great fun for only $9.00. When I took my husband back to pick up the glider in the truck, he scored a box full of odds and ends from the garage for $5.00. Including a great smaller shovel I wanted for $1.00. So all in all, we spent $14.00 and came home with some great useful items. Oh, and the little man got some great little cars for free as well. And everyone got something!

Lots of Rain! And a few treasures!

I found this pretty pictures last weekend at an estate sale during the rainstorm. I got a little wet, but didn't mind when I found these.

They are going to make a great present for my sister. I have not decided when or for what occasion I will give them to her. Maybe a great Easter gift, a bouquet of flowers.

Coastal Adventure!

This adventure started with a curious look on craigslist on Monday of last week to see if there were any estate/garage sales coming up for the weekend. And won't you know it, I found a great sale starting Friday. I went to the website of the company holding the sales and found the most beautiful china cabinet. I called my husband and told him that I would forward him the link to the site so that he could look for himself. He did and loved the buffet that matched the cabinet. The only drawback was that it was in Oysterville, WA. Two and half hours away and starting at 9am with the sign in at 8am. Oh what to do? My husband and I discussed the dilemma. He offered to take Friday off work and drive out to buy the pieces. Well, after much brainstorming we decided to rent an U-Haul trailer, get a Motel room and drive out Thursday night.

And thank goodness we did. There were forty-four people signed in before 9am and we were numbers 3 and 4.

I have to thank Suzy of Checkered Past Moving & Estate Sales (http://checkeredsales.com/) for all her help. She answered several questions prior to the sale via email and directed us to the correct room so we could get the pieces we wanted.

So here they are, take a look at our lastest treasures:

I will get a better picture of the buffet posted once we get it moved into our dining room. Just need to have a friend come over and help. It is simply too heavy for me!

This was an "Oh, by the way" piece that I saw on the website, but didn't want to overwhelm my husband. Once we were there, he saw it and asked if we should get it. So we did! It looks great at the end of our hallway outside our bedroom.

Here is a fabulous bowl that I found once the adrenaline subsided.

One more Hull planter for me. :)