Our weekend turned out to be rather lazy - particularly after I somewhat knocked myself out with allergy tablets and pain killers resulting in a very sleepy me for most of Sunday. Add a slight hangover to the mixture and I was a bear with a sore head. When we weren't playing on Guitar Hero [we're addicts] or eating home made rocky road we spent an hour or so hitting some estate sales. Our intentions had originally been to attend an Antique and Vintage show - while I love attending vintage things like this everything in them tends to be overpriced, plus it would have cost us $20 to just get in and it would have been a fair drive from where we live. For me estate sales are much more fun - cheaper and free just to go for a nosey.
I've noticed decent sales close to us come like buses, and this weekend we had two on our doorstep. The first was in a tiny house which was crammed full - from which I managed to grab out a 1960 recipe book [you can never have too many recipes]. Joe found the vintage mirror with the posh lady cameo and what was a very very battered, somewhat rusting vintage powder compact with no puff or sift and I then worked out it was missing it's top. It really had seen better days but me being me I couldn't really leave it there could I?! All this came to a mere $3.75. Bargain!
The second sale was a crafty girls paradise! The spare room was transformed in a craft room [how I long for something like this one day] filled with goodies! From huge stashes of fabric [going for less then $3 each] to embroidery hoops, patterns and crafting essentials it was hard to find somewhere to start. But when I did I stuck gold. Everyone else seemed to be ignoring the patterns on the floor so I had a good hunt and managed to grab four vintage crochet patterns and a cross stitch booklet alongside some crochet yarn and some aida material. What was even better was grabbing this all for 50 cents! Driving back home, flicking through the booklets I saw they were dated between 1915-1917 - total score! The patterns along deserve a post all to themselves so I won't talk about them all here but I can't wait to do some of the patterns.
Additionally, I'll leave you a hint that the compact has been given a new life and a new top - stay tuned to see how I've updated the powder compact!
What fantastic finds, that hand mirror is absolutely gorgeous. Can't wait to see your patterns and hope those pesky allergies are all gone now. x
ReplyDeleteI have that head cold seeing constantly and my nose feels full. Ikky summertime allergy things! The patterns are gorgeous!
DeleteYou always make me so envious of your estate sales. My area just doesn't have a lot of them and the tag/garage sales are always just old games, baby clothes, & glasses. That mirror is beautiful! The cameo looks like Marie Antoinette! =)
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There's a lot of garage sales around here too but i've never stopped and had a look - although from the car window they do seem a lot more for parents/kids. I do love the mirror - it cleaned up really well!
DeleteLiving in the UK, estate sales are a rare occurrence, but thanks to this post I really wish they happened more often, I woud love to get my hands on some lovely vintage goodies.
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Yeah I never noticed them in the UK - maybe it's the idea of going into peoples houses that might put the majority of the British people off!
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ReplyDeleteThat mirror is very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love the mustardy colour that it is, fits in well with the rest of them that I seem to have gathered.
DeleteWhat lovely finds. I have never been to an estate sale before but I have been wanting to attend on for years. How do you find out when and where they are going to be held?
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I use the website http://www.estatesales.net were I'm signed up to get daily updates about forthcoming estate sales within a certain radius of where we live. You can see weeks ahead of when estate sales are planned but you won't get their actually addresses until a couple of days before.
DeleteVisiting the estate sales sounds really fun, the mirror you got looks lovely!
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My boy did good finding it!
DeleteThat baking book looks awesome! xo
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is, only really had a quick flick through but there's loads of recipes i've never seen before - can't wait to try making some of them!
DeleteEstate sales sound like heaven....I want to move to America!
ReplyDeleteSeriously - i'm getting addicted to them!
DeleteWow! Such good finds, I love the idea of an estate sale, I kinda wish they were more common in the UK. Can't wait to see what you've done with the compact xxx
ReplyDeleteHehe i'm rather proud of it myself!
DeleteI've seen a few estate sales in my area, maybe I need to check one out!
ReplyDeleteYou should - normally something for everyone in one!
DeleteThat mirror is so pretty! =)
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Its one i've never seen before that is for sure.
DeleteWhat great finds! I hope you're feeling better :)
ReplyDeleteYeah apart from the constant feeling of a head cold!
DeleteEstate sales are the best - these are great finds!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great estate sale haul! I can't wait to see what you do with the compact top. I also love that mirror :]
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