Weekend Junk Finds

I went to an estate sale on Thursday afternoon, which was only possible due to the fact that all of the middle & high school kids were out of school so I could get a baby-sitter for mine, who were also out of school. I thought perhaps a Thursday afternoon sale might be a bit less busy than a Friday morning opening sale. I was so very laughably WRONG about that!

The sale was in a typically small old house and it was probably the most crowded sale I've yet to encounter. I got there about 10 minutes after opening and there was no line--they just let everyone in. It was nice to not have to wait out in the snow but golly, this was one house where it might have been in everyone's best interest to only let a certain number go in at a time. There were places in the house that were literally shoulder-to-shoulder, and I think the Fire Marshal would have shut us down if he'd seen. It was so dark and crowded so it was really challenging to shop. I found a few things but they need ironing before I can photograph, so I'll have to share those another week.

This week's finds were from another estate sale from a few weeks back.

When will I stop buying old canning jars? Apparently the answer to that is never. I am going to have to get a grip on that little obsession. Also a cute Shawnee yellow flowerpot, which although I have two other yellow vintage flowerpots, I do not feel one bit guilty for buying.

Another cute little flowerpot, this one unmarked. Love the little polka dots! The time book is unused and has a great graphic on the front. The teeny orange notebook has calendars for 1951 & 1952.

Because I'm Mad for Plaid, I couldn't pass up these little jelly jars with plaid lids. They came filled with flower seeds, and I think when it gets a bit warmer, I'm going to go dump them outside and cross my fingers. Maybe I'll be surprised!

This fun little assortment of junk was inside a box that I plucked from the back of a high shelf. In addition to the fun colorful dice, there is a tiny Future Farmers of America pin, a US Navy Honorable Discharge button, a cool heavy metal tag advertising Monarch Ranges, a 1947 lucky wheat penny horseshoe keychain from Ernie's Club Cafe, and what I think is the neatest treasure: two Indian head pennies from 1905 & 1906.

And last, two old metal refrigerator baskets and a very cool Decoware cherry-painted wastebasket. As much as I love it, I think it's destined to be sold. It's an odd size--too small for use in a kitchen, but too large for use anywhere else. It would be cute to use for storing rolls of wrapping paper or vintage wallpaper, but I don't have any that needs storing right now. I'm hoping to sell at a craft/vintage show in October so I think I'll hang onto this until then, as bulky as it is.

Did you find any goodies this weekend? I'm linking to Thrift Share Monday over at Apron Thrift Girl!