One day this last May I was driving down a long winding country road on the way to a garage sale when I saw something sitting by the side of the road next to a mailbox. It was a wicker chair and ottoman. Not believing what I was seeing, I turned around and drove past...
My Flowery Thrifty Finds
I had a very frustrating garage sale weekend. I don't know if it was my mood, the garage sales I picked or just the weather, but I just couldn't get a groove going. Everything was overpriced. $30.00 for a silver plated champagne bucket? $120.00 for a wicker planter box? Are you serious? Is this an...
Vintage Metal Cars
I was cleaning out my son's closet this week to see what new clothes he'll need for school and I ran across these old cars that I had brought home from my Mom's house a few years ago. Most of them were my older brothers' toys. I had just thrown them in the back of...
Refurbishing A Garage Sale Chair
Last weekend I bought this chair at a garage sale . It was really banged up, but was only $3.00 and since it had good bones I felt it could be a good rehab candidate. Sort of the Lindsay Lohan of chairs. It had a cute flower detail on the top. And some really cruddy,...
Garage Sale Success
It's time to show my garage sale loot for the weekend. These are my Friday finds. Old frame that I am going to make a chalkboard out of if my crafty side kicks in. A really cool robin's egg blue Fire King relish dish. This was the first time I had ever seen this Fire...
Bridges of Fairfield County
On a ride in the country on Friday we unexpectedly came across this wonderful covered bridge. It's the Johnston Covered Bridge in Clearport, Ohio. It was built in 1887 and has a span of 99 feet across the Clear Creek River. It was restored in 1996 and is in its original location. You can't drive...
Another Good Garage Sale Day
My husband was off work on Friday so we all went garage saling together. Now, my husband has never really been into garage sales and rolls his eyes at some of the things I bring home, so when he suggested we go to some sales on Friday I about feinted. After I checked to see...
Weekend Garage Sale Finds aka An Episode Of Hoarders
I hit a few garage sales on Thursday and Friday and think I had some pretty good luck. Let's start off with my Thursday finds. A Coke box for $6.00. It appears to be from the 1970's if this is its manufacturing date. I have seen these at numerous antique stores lately for around $15-$20...
Vintage Needle Books
Last week for Colorado Lady's Vintage Thingie Thursday I showed you my vintage postcard collection. Today I'm making good on my promise/threat and showing you my needle book collection. I'll show you all three at once though instead of dragging it out for three days since there isn't a lot of things to say about...