A Few Fun Finds: Coffee Dahling?

Last week I bought these great old flash cards on ebay.  I am going to have them at the Barn Sale and then in Etsy.

 They are really big - 11" x 14".

 And from 1966-1968.

 They have great graphics, don't you think?

 I think the Nurse one would be great in a School Nurse's Office.

And, who doesn't need a QUEEN Flashcard?

I did get V, W, X, Y and Z but apparently, I forgot to "save" that collage on my phone.  The "T" was missing, so I have 25 in all.  Of course, you know, me I love the Jack O'Lantern, Witch and Valentine.  And, I'm leaning towards the Indian one too.  So, that might only leave me 22 to sell.

Monday I stopped back my the Animal Shelter Sale when I saw the HALF PRICE sign.  It was supposed to be over on Saturday and not even be open on Sunday, let alone Monday.  Had I known it was half price, I would have hightailed it over there!  I had my eye on two items all weekend (I was there four times) - an Irmi Lamp and a YELLOW Redmon Picnic basket. The lamp was $18.00, the picnic basket $15.00.  Too rich for my cheap blood.  Of course, late in the day of the half price sale, neither item was to be found.  I picked up some more books (I know, I know) and a couple other things and paid for them.  When I was turning around to leave, I saw that the Irmi lamp was holding up the HALF PRICE sign on the counter.  

 I asked about it and the very nice lady told me that a sudden rain storm had come up  and blown it off the counter, breaking the lampshade.  She didn't think anyone would want it anymore, so she was using it for the sign.  Since I got so excited to see it, that blew my cover of not caring if I bought it or not, so she quoted me $5.00.  That was better than $18.00 and better than half price, so I bought it.  I have five Irmi lamps now and not one of them has a shade.  

 Sweet little chubby Irmi girl.

And her jaunty little wiener dog.

I did ask about the picnic basket and it had sold.  I really should have bit the bullet on that one - I've never seen a yellow Redmon picnic basket!

*I mentioned that while at the Animal Rummage Sale I had bought Raffle Tickets.  Well, they called today and I won a Gift Certificate to some schmancy hair saloon and a big gift basket full of schmancy shampoos and such.  Then they called right back to say that The Bean had won a one hour rock climbing lesson for ten people that includes an Instructor.  That has to be pricey!  He doesn't want to go rock climbing, so I am hoping we can trade it or sell it on Craigslist.  In any way, it was fun to win!

Okay last story.  Today I had a tub of random items to drop off at Goodwill.  We were going to eat and it was still the noon hour, so we went in to kill a few minutes.  I took a quick walk around and really didn't find much.  Then, I hit the kitchen aisle.

 I spotted those gorgeous red Bakelite handles first and I ran to grab it.  But, I knew it would be priced sky high.  Yet, I picked it up.

Keystone red Bakelite handled creamer.  $1.00

Keystone red Bakelite handled Sugar Bowl (no lid) $1.00

Keystone Red Bakelite handled Perculator - $5.00.

Look at those sexy red handles.  I die.

And the red lever.  Gorgeous!

What's worse than seeing your reflection in a photo?  Seeing TWO!

$7.00 for the set.  I still can't believe it was sitting out on the shelf like that and for so little money.  

I just feel proud to own it for awhile.  

Am I going? Uh, YES.

Duggar Family Flea Market & Auction - 9/7 8am - 2pm (Springdale, AR)

Join the Duggar Family of TLC's 19 Kids & Counting for a fun-filled event with all proceeds going to charity!

WHEN?
Saturday, Sept. 7th
8am - 2pm

WHERE?
500 Arbor Acres Ave.
Springdale, AR

Event will be taped for TLC's 19 Kids & Counting

Let's Go to the Booth!

So, like I said, I bit the bullet and took all my jewelry to the booth this weekend.  I had handled it so many times, that it was hard to leave it.  The Bean asked me how I was going to feel when people bought it at the Barn Sale and that made me think.  But, that will be different - I will see them pick it up and admire it and buy it.  I will know it went to a good home.  At the flea market, I don't know if it will be admired or stolen or torn apart or made fun of or what.  

The day before I took it out I had the idea to paint the front of all those berry baskets with chalk paint so I could write on them.  Genius if I do say so myself.  I was going to make signs and couldn't think of a good way to attach them so this answered  all of those problems.  Then, literally, as I was getting into the car to leave to go to the booth, I went out to the shed in the backyard and grabbed that wire grate and a bag of clothespins.  I knew that the head was going to be tall and I needed to fill in that empty space.  I also found a template online to make signs that look like chalk on chalkboard and printed those out explaining what everything is - Bakelite, Catlin, etc.  

When I originally bought this head, I thought I would use it to model a hat or something.  It works great for this purpose though.  I did get two calls from the flea market to see if I would sell her.  Uh, NO?

I put the feedsack pendants on a lower shelf along with the Bingo marker bobby pins and check bobby pins.  I love the feedsack pendants because I thought of the idea, figured out how to make it work and  they look good in the end.  I don't mean for that to sound egotistical.  It's just that I don't do tutorials or look up how to do things, I just figure them out.  And, I did!  I went to a big craft fair today and three different jewelry vendors asked ME about MY necklace.  So, I took that as a compliment.  Look at me all with the big head.....:)

The rest of the very crowded booth.  I have the very best lighting in the entire store with a giant florescent booth completely in my booth.  it is great for displaying and for shopping, but not so much for photographing.  

It's pretty crowded since I had to clear off four shelves for the jewelry.  I cannot believe that stupid Merry Mushroom cookie jar is still there.  I hate that stuff and would like for it to be GONE.  

My Razorback section - that head shouldn't be there though......  Now that I think about it, I don't think that giant mirror was there today.  Hey - that would be a nice sale.  That's a vintage picnic basket on the right.  Old hot hats, the required painted frames, a Hogopoly Game Board and a 1950's Tailgating Pendleton Blanket.

Wicker stool and matching mirror I spray painted.  I think it would go in a college apartment.  That house is something else - its really quite cute, but it has a purpose.  There is a light fixture inside with a nightlight bulb so the whole house lights up.  but, it has ANOTHER purpose - guess what - what would you put in a wooden box with a flaming light bulb?  Huh?  Huh?  If you guessed paper towels, you would be correct!  I think the house is sweet and without the light, it kind of looks like a decorative birdhouse to me.  

Stuff, stuff and more stuff.  I thought that partyball would have sold by now too.  

Blurry photo - pottery, dishes, glass bottles, costume jewelry.

View from the front.

Jewelry and ephemera section.

And lastly....

GIANT shoes.  Actual game worn Arkansas Razorback Football Cleats.  They would be great for a Razorback collector.  I think I will pull them and put them back on ebay now that football season is upon us.  Much to the delight of The Breadman.  And much to my dismay.

I hope you enjoyed your trip to Prairie Grove, Arkansas!  If there was a hotel, you could spend the night.  But there isn't, so hit the road!  You can all stay at my house!  Yea!

Weekend in Junk Part II

I went out to straighten up the booth today since it is such a busy weekend in the area.  Also, I decided to bite the bullet and take all of the different jewelry I have been making and put it in the booth this weekend.  I have handled that jewelry SO much that I felt like I was leaving my CHILD unattended when I walked away from it.  I couldn't really tell if I had sold any, but there was a group of people in my booth looking at it when I got there and they liked it.  So, that's a good sign.  

Anyway, since I was driving right by, I stopped at the same Animal Shelter Fundraiser Rummage Sale that I went to on Friday.  They still had so much stuff it was crazy.  But, a lot of it was gone too.  This was the sale that had crazy pricing - some rummage sale prices, some flea market prices, some antique prices.  For instance, today they had a $450.00 cabinet full of 25¢ items.  

Today I took my time and looked through the books, then made a quick run through the rest of the sale.  It was really hot again and they had a Fish Food Truck set up and it STUNK.  My head was reeling by the time I left.     

I got a big pile of books.  Every time I put myself under a DO NOT BUY ANY BOOKS rule, I buy more than ever.  I got a set of twelve of the old Child raft books - they have great pictures for framing and for ephemera packets.  The Sunbonnet Babies book is from the 1980's, but it has sweet color plates in it that look old.  

I think I will frame them for the booth or the Barn Sale.

This old Poetry reader is from the State of Kansas.  My Great Grandfather was the Superintendent for the State of Kansas and he wrote a lot of the text books back in the 1920's.  I always pick them up if I see them just to see if he had anything to do with it - this isn't one of his though.  I still like it.

The cover of this book is falling off, but I just loved the cover.  Brenda Starr - Girl reporter.  I guess it's my Journalism background.  Shara Stacks - Girl Reporter.  Except it would have been Shara Richardson - Girl Reporter.  

I got 18 books for $4.00.  They were supposed to be 25¢ each, so I think they gave me a deal.  I left the bag up front and they totaled it up when I wasn't there so I didn't even know how many I had until I got home.

I also found this fun 1970's frog and toadstool baby mobile.  It was a GINGHAM (hi Lara) musical thingy on the top.  I actually had the matching lamp in my room when I was a kid.  Not sure where it will end up.

I looked in the jewelry case and saw two necklaces that interested me.  When they handed them to me, there was this 1776 Bicentennial necklace marked 25¢ and a silver dream catcher necklace marked $22.50.  you really had to watch those prices!  You can see which one I bought.  To the booth.

A 50¢ Christmas tablecloth that needs to have the living bajeezus soaked out of it.  It's got all kinds of stains, but I think I can rescue it.  I mean, for 50¢ I just kind of had to take pity on it.  I do need a Christmas tablecloth for the Barn sale for my Christmas stuff. so it should do the trick.  (Yes, I have many, many vintage Christmas tablecloths, but I do NOT have time to go through the Christmas tubs to find them).

The last thing I found over in "Holiday Corner" was this wee little blowmold Trick or Treat pumpkin.  The actual pumpkin is about as big as a small cantaloupe.  I guess it would be for a little, little kiddo.  There are no markings on it or dreaded UPC's, so it's an older one.  Very cute, indeed.  And a keeper.

After I left the Flea market, I stopped at a big sale in an empty warehouse.  They have sales there quite often and I always go.  I really never find much.  They have an abundance of things, but nothing really outstanding or interesting - clothes, kitchen stuff, toys - the usual yard sale fodder.  But, that doesn't stop me from stopping to look.  I do usually find a few things in all that clutter.  

This little girl planter isn't my usual thing, but she is kind of sweet.  

She is marked JAPAN, so she is old.  She will go to the booth.

I saw this sweet little planter on the second table when I got there.  He was $5.00 which was pretty high compared to what everything else was priced (the little girl was 50¢.

Since I thought $5.00 for one thing was a lot, I left it sitting there.  

But, when I went to the next aisle to look at the other things, I kept seeing it over there.

Looking at me.  

"You know you want me!"

Taunting me with it's ubber cuteness.

In the end, I plunked down the $5.00.  And, I really don't regret it one bit.  

Even though, I swear, I do not collect baby planters!  

Maybe I just collect really sweet and unique baby planters.

Hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day.  

(Once upon a time I was in actual labor on Labor Day!)

The Weekend in Junk: Labor Day Edition

As I write this, there are 80,000 people up the street at the Arkansas Razorback Football game.  There are 100,000 or so people attending the Clothesline Fair up the street the other direction.  The Flea Markets are jammed.  There are yard sales in every yard, on every corner and in almost every parking lot.  The traffic is crazy going towards the Clothesline Fair and non existent going towards the football game. If you drove out North of me, you would come to the County Fair.  I won't even mention the Farmer's market this morning. There is just so much to do this weekend.  Which one did I do?   Huh?  Can you guess?  Huh?  Can you?

I stayed home.  

Did I mention it's 101 degrees right now?  

I don't do hot.  

Besides, everyone throws out anything they think is yard sale worthy and there is too much competition and they price stuff twice as high because so many people are out.  

I did go to one sale yesterday at a Historic Home - gorgeous place.  It was a fundraiser for the Animal Shelter.  But they also had high priced things mixed in so it was a crap shoot when you picked up something.  For instance, I picked up a little piece of pottery and it was 25¢.  Then an old metal recipe box for 10¢.  Then I saw an Irmi lamp and I jumped over a table to get to it.  (Liar)  It was priced $18.00.  Zoinks.  So, you had to be on your toes and not get too excited when you saw something because it could be a nickel, or it could be twenty dollars.  I personally prefer nickel prices.  Thank you very much.

Here's what I did buy:  A huge Raffiaware tray and matching bowl.  

 Blue pottery turkey planter, old cup with an old plane on it, silverplate napkin holder, smiley face box, Brownie Camera, S&P shaker (one piece), vintage New Orleans plate, Welch Jelly glass that I put in my hand so I could look at something else behind it and forgot to set back down so it goes to Goodwill (breathe!), Linus cookie cutter, swanky swig with stars, two handled cocoa cup and two restaurant saucers.

 This funny older Roller Skating Bear Santa.  

 Digging on his skates.  I kind of hoped he wouldn't work so I could lop off his roller skates and throw him out.  But, he does work.  When you turn him on, this really LOUD Christmas music starts and he skates about two inches during the course of one entire song.  Quick as lightning, he ain't.

A huge old Texasware tray, an old soda glass, a aqua and gray restaurant plate that I think is completely neat-o, a couple pieces of miniature pottery, a restaurant dish of some sort (upside down on the right), a vintage Valentine planter, a souvenir cup from Kansas in 1912 and a metal tablespoon with cherries on it.

Now, none of that stuff is really that great or worth a fortune or anything like that.  but, I was able to cram all of that stuff in both pictures into one box and only paid ONE DOLLAR for it.  See, suddenly it all looks better.  Right?  The stuff in the top photo will be sold somehow for a couple bucks each.  The things in the bottom photo will be kept or re-purposed.  Love the vintage Valentine planter as I find vintage Valentine stuff the very hardest to find (other than cards, of course).  I have a lot of Texasware that we love to use and it's all red and blue, so now with the big white tray, I can rock the next 4th of July BBQ.  

Since it was so cheap for that big box, I took another stroll around and found a few more things.  

 Have a Sweet Cigar box, an old rook game and a metal recipe box.  

$1.60 for all three.

An American Home Menu Starter chock full of old recipes.  

Mmmmmm Zabaione.  

Whatever that is.  

(Bet by the third comment I have someone that LOVES Zabione.)

This will go to the Barn Sale.

As I was waiting inline to pay, I decided to look in the locked glass case at the jewelry.  I didn't see anything, so I scanned the necklaces.  The sun was shining really strong on them at that moment and I noticed that in the middle of all the plastic Mardi Gras beads, a few strand shone a bit brighter and looked a bit more like me.  

The tag said, "Really old Mardi Gras Beads $1.00".  But, I knew better.  I'd hate to go to a parade where they threw glass beads.  Now, that would be dangerous.  (And this comes from someone that took a Blow Pop to the head one night at our Christmas Parade.  Oowie.)

So, the $1.00 box satisfied my need for bulk junking and the Mercury Glass Beads satisfied my need for a GOOD FIX.  Thank you Yard Sale gods.  I'll let you have the rest of the weekend off.  

But, next weekend?  I'ts ON!

Why yes, I will

Why yes, I will take all those old Mardi Gras beads for $1.00, thank you.

*Old Mardi Gras beads are actually six long beautiful strands of Mercury Glass beaded garland. Hands down, one of my favorite things to find.  Made one very hot very sweaty rummage sale very worth it.