Weekend Junk finds: Goodwill Outlet again

Just a few finds this week. Still trying to get rid of stuff--it's an ongoing process, one that will probably never be truly 'done' for me. What can I say? I like STUFF! Took another large load to the consignment store last week and another bag for charity is sitting in the car, waiting to be delivered.

On Saturday morning I went to the Sweet William Market, which was the first craft/vintage market that I did last year. I had a great experience last year and Friday's market seemed to be very busy with shoppers. I'm so, SO tempted to sign up for the June 29th market but it really just isn't very realistic for me, which is disappointing. I already have an idea for my booth and have been collecting vintage goodies but I just don't think I'd have time to totally devote to it in June. I'm still mulling it over, but I think I'm leaning towards a 'it's just not practical at this time' answer. Darn.

What I'd really be better served doing is taking all the time I would have spent making stuff to sell at the market and using to list stuff in my Etsy shop! Etsy just isn't appealing to me right now, as evidenced by my very neglected shop--it just seems like so much work to photograph, edit, find a box, and list the item. I wish I had a permanent place set up to do the photos but the way my house is set up, there is just not a lot of natural light available and that's frustrating because on Etsy, the quality of the photography really goes a long way toward selling the item. It honestly feels like it would be less work to pack all my stuff in boxes, haul it across town, unpack it all and display it on tables and hopefully sell it, then pack it all up at the rest of the day and take what's left back home!

After the market, I was not far from the Goodwill Outlet so I decided to swing by again. I didn't find much this week but that's really okay (see the first sentence of this post!).

I like these crocheted covered wooden hangers. These may be headed for Etsy. Or a market.

Another set, this time with yarn. Cute colors!

The Snoopy ornament set will go on Etsy or Ebay later this year. To its right is a vintage ornament--the kind with the little fan inside that spins when the air is heated by the Christmas tree lights.

And a pretty shabby platter, destined for the consignment store, where antiques and vintage stuff actually sell pretty well. It's a 50% split on profits and their prices are very reasonable so you can't make a ton of money flipping vintage there, but when I can buy something this cheap it makes it worth it (plus I always look for antiques/vintage I can buy with my consignment credit that I can resell for more). Total spent for all of the above items was only $2.13!

There's yet another vintage/craft market this weekend. It's a market I don't think I've ever visited, but I want to go check it out to explore it as a possible vendor opportunity. We'll see!

I'm linking up with Apron Thrift Girl's Thrift Share Monday!