Yard sale of my dreams, day 2

Saturday morning, I was ready to go shopping! I packed Maren in the car and we drove over to our favorite yard sale at about 9:00 a.m. The owner had told me the day before that he hoped to get lots out first thing in the morning, and I was late by yard sale terms but when I got there they were just pulling stuff out of the garage. There wasn't much that I hadn't seen the previous afternoon but I did get three old blue glass canning jars and a Krispy Kan for $1 each. One of the jars had a broken lid but they're hard to find for that price around here. I promised to return later in the day when they had more out.

From there, Maren and I drove over to a small scrapbooking expo where my friend Beth was teaching a class. Beth and I knew each other when we lived in Savannah; our husbands worked together but we actually found each other through a scrapbooking website! She and her DH left Savannah shortly before we did and they are now stationed in Alaska. I haven't seen her in more than 2 years and it was such fun to visit with her again! We weren't able to visit long because Maren had reached her limit for being strapped in (carseat, then stroller) so she was making her displeasure known in various naughty ways. We tried to take a photo with Maren but she would not cooperate. I bought a few things from one of the vendors and then we were on our way.

The place where the expo was held was just a few blocks from the Salvation Army store where I bought this stuff a couple of weeks ago. I am rarely in that area so even though Maren was being a stinker I stopped. I shopped quickly but found a few goodies: The large blue glass canning jar to the right was $1.50. It's missing its zinc lid but someone replaced it with a homemade lid that is cross-stitched with cherries. If I can't have the original lid, that's about as good a substitute as I could hope for! I also found a little frame for a dollar (not pictured) and a .25 gray teacup to match the aqua one I found before. Still don't know the maker, but it looks so familiar. (The red tin in this photo is the Krispy Kan from earlier in the morning).

We headed home, poor little Maren's head bobbing in the carseat as she struggled to stay awake. She took a long nap and I puttered around here for a while. Finally at 3:30 (she went down for her nap at just after 12:00) I got Maren up and we headed over to the yard sale one last time. The weather was turning a little ugly and I was hoping to shop more before he packed up for the day. There was lots more out than had been there in the morning, including jewelry and linens. I spent another $10 and got a whole bunch of stuff. This sterling silver and black enamel (I don't think its onyx) necklace and earring set was .75! It's cute and the necklace is the perfect length (short!). It's marked "Mexico" and I know it's not old but it is sterling, nice and heavy and I can wear it with a lot of things.

At $3.oo, this ring was the most expensive thing I bought. It is set with a rhinestone and I think it is some type of old plastic like Bakelite. Not sure and I'm out of 409 so I can't do the 409 test but it definitely looks old.


Love these little guys! They were $1.00 for the pair. They're little pins and are made of some kind of old plastic. The little loops make me wonder if there was a chain between them and perhaps this was some type of a sweater clip? I don't know, but they're charming! Love the little sailor hats.

This neat bracelet was .50. I know it has to do with either Brownie scouts or Girl Scouts, but I'm not sure which. It's in the shape of a trefoil and has "Be Prepared" stamped into it all over the front and the back in different languages! It's really pretty neat. I think this one's going on eBay.

And the last of it. I'm not sure how much the Scottie dog towel was--maybe .50? It's missing a few stitches so I'll keep it for my use, but the pattern that makes up the dog is really cute! The little Colorado tea cup and saucer were $1.00 and they will go up in my guest room that's decorated with vintage souvenirs. The necklace is made of yellow, orange and coral-colored glass beads and it's not as heavy as the big green one I bought last week! Don't know how much it was. And the salt and pepper shakers are really pretty, but you can't tell from the photo. The part of the lid with the holes is actually made of mother of pearl and they are really neat! I have plans for those that I will post about later.

So that's all of it. I spent $24 total at that sale and I think I got some great stuff!I know he's bringing out more today but I don't shop on Sundays so that's it for me, and I'll just have to try not to think about all the goodies that are over there! I do know that next time I see a garage sale sign pointing down his street, I'm going without a second thought! And I've got to get in on this auction thing--the stories he was telling me had me licking my chops! With yard sale season largely over, I've got to find another source for junk to get my fix!