Bargain Hunting

 

 

 

It is just January and I scored at a yard sale and estate sale this weekend!

That's almost unheard of, being that its not the season for sales, but I was pretty excited!

 

I got the cabinet yesterday for $20. I have been looking for a small side table for quite a while.

The wood is in rough shape but the piece is still solid.

I haven't decided if I'll sand and stain it or paint it.

 I always have such a hard time painting over raw wood, because once its done, its done.

 

The estate sale I went to today was a friend of a friend that I teach with. The estate belonged to a retired teacher who was very colorful, loved life and enjoyed traveling the world, according to my friend who knew her. It was neat to browse through her collection of souvenirs from her travels.

 I picked up a few things that I connected with (as seen above): 

 

3 books- I can not help myself.

One was a vintage hymnal, another was a collection of quotes compiled by Norman Vincent Peale and the other is a 1950s edition of Peter Marshall's Mr. Jones Meet the Master.

 

The post cards were from her trip to Switzerland, Lichtenstein and Bavaria.

It would appear that she and I were privileged to see and appreciate 

some of the same beautiful places.

 

The metal cast green bell was from Ireland.

I loved everything about this bell.

 

The medieval thimble was from England.

I had never seen such, so I had to get it, plus its a sewing novelty.

 

I'm a sucker for old Atlas jars especially those with the glass lid with a wire clasp.

 

There are a pair of earring hanging on the jar. She had TONS of jewelry.

I chose this pair because they are a little art deco and had simple neutral stones.

 

The cobbler's shoe mold was another novelty  - one certainly doesn't see one of those every day.

 

I absolutely adore the hand inked calligraphy piece. It quotes Job 37:14:

" Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. "

 

Some people may think its weird collecting things that used to belong to someone else.

I see it an interesting window into their lives and a way to continue their legacy;

what was meaningful to them now brings joy to others.

As I peruse these kinds of sales, I often imagine what my sale might be like one day.

People might think I'm a bit eccentric and sentimental based on my possessions.

And they might just be right.