Been Junkin'

As I said in my previous post, I had a good day yard-saling on Saturday, a welcome change from the crummy weekend before. Here is a photo of a few of my finds; I took it on my back porch and the raindrops were beginning to fall as I snapped this photo so it was the first and the last. Today has been completely rainy as well so I haven't had a chance to photograph anything else. Maybe tomorrow.


In this photo, we have: vintage suitcase, $1.00. It's small, maybe for a child? Great shabby condition. At the same house I found the small blue book, a 1909 edition of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, also $1.00. I also purchased seven back issues of Country Living and a BHG (because I don't have nearly enough magazines cluttering up my house right now {rolls eyes}), bringing my total at that sale to $3.00. The blue glass Ball jar was 50¢ and was found at the same house as the two vintage swimming caps (the weird white item in the center), which were 25¢ each. I bought those for resale, since I figure you can't go too wrong for a quarter. If they don't sell maybe I'll wear them myself! Imagine, if you will, Sideshow Bob stuffing his hair into an old-lady swim cap. On second thought, perhaps I'll just send them to Goodwill.

The vintage muffin tin was 25¢ and is destined to be painted and then stuck into my closet until I need another swap giftie. The vintage glass light fixture was a gamble at $1.00. I had hoped to replace the boring glass ball fixture over my kitchen sink, but alas, the vintage fixture's mouth is too large for the existing fixture. Bummer!

I also hit the FREE boxes after the sales in my neighborhood were over Saturday evening. I ain't too proud to scrounge, nosirree! My appalling lack of dignity netted me an old saucepot to use for melting wax when pouring candles, a new-looking melamine plate and bowl for Maren to use, a pair of Guess shorts and a pair of Levi's shorts, both in child's 6, white Ralph Lauren polo in 3T, Teletubbie Happy Meal Toy (for the resident Tubbies fan) and a stuffed Barney (which will go to the resident Barney fan, if it survives its trip through the washing machine on HOT), and a Fire King tea cup that may end up in a swap package. Tomorrow is trash day so I may just take a little early-morning drive around the neighborhood to see if I missed anything big!