Showing posts with label yard sale finds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yard sale finds. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

White Wednesday and a Thank You!


It is time to say thank you to Kathleen at Faded Charm for hosting
100 White Wednesdays!
Hasn't it been fun?


As I pull out collected finds to bring to the sale
 at Paula's home on Saturday...
...I am not surprised at all the white treasures I have amassed.


...and strange things too!


It has been lovely to be able to visit and share with
 so many like minded friends!





  So...this little bouquet of Lily of the Valley is for you Kathleen!
...and for all our blogging friends who participate and share their
 White Wednesday Posts!
Thank you!


To see more participants in White Wednesday...
She is also hosting a celebratory giveaway
 that you won't want to miss!

Our sale on Saturday at Paula's charming farmhouse
 will begin at 9:00 am at
5 Deep River Road
Centerbrook, CT  06409.

Hope to see you there!
:)

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Yard Sale Finds


Early yesterday morning, my Dad and I slipped out of the house
 and went to the big yard sale down the street
 while sister Lynn stayed with Mom.

It was really fun to share this time with Dad and it was beautiful...
...warm and sunny here in Florida.
I found this pretty little pin with the initials IHP.

I don't know if the pin once belonged to
 Miss Irma Henrietta Parker or
 Ingrid Helga Pierce or Ilsa Hanna Pepper...
 or perhaps Imogen Heap Peabody.

But I like to think the initials stand for...
In His Presence.
And so I bought the little pin for $1.00


I also found these 3 crystal strands... all 3 for 50 cents.



I loved the graphics on the cover of this book of violin music.
As indicated on the bottom...it cost $1.00 back in 1902...
 ...and that is exactly what I paid for it yesterday.

And just look at this old ironstone platter from the late 1800's... 
It was a steal at $3.00!


This rusty, old, heavy machinist tool box
 was the very first thing we saw. 
My Dad might have wondered why I was bothering to look at it...
 but even he did not flinch when I said I would take it...
 ...for the one dollar price!
The bottom drawer is my favorite...
...skinny with cool compartments.
I can't wait to clean it up a bit.


The old reader is not in great condition
 so I won't mind taking it apart for an art project or two.
 It has some great illustrations and fun words.



An old green Allspice tin.


An old Jiffy Kodak camera...
to set on the shelf with my other vintage cameras.


Just in case you were wondering about the old photo...
...that is my grandmother..
...my Mother's Mother...Hazel Laura.
Front and center.
(The one with the X on it that says Me!)
Do you know that Nana and I went to the same college?
She was quite a girl...smart, headstrong and full of fun.
Just like my Mom!


Here are the little, child sized Swedish enamelware cups
 after I cleaned them all up.




So charming!
First, I found the little red and white enamel dishes
 and now these blue and white cups.
Oh what a lucky girl I am.
:)

So that's all for today.
Hope you had a great weekend!