Did anyone else blink and it was suddenly Monday? The weekend totally got away from me, so the post I had planned for today didn't quite come together yet. Check back tomorrow for my tips for a successful tag sale (or yard sale, or garage sale, or whatever you people call it).
My tag sale attention span was a little low this weekend, so I sought out with only 5 potential stops on my list (I can generally make it to 10ish in a motivated morning of tag-saling). After looking at 2 disappointing tag sales and driving by another that wasn't even worth parking for, I started following signs. I'm a sucker for tag sale/yard sale/garage sale/estate sale signs. It adds another dimension to the hunt for awesome stuff. At first glance, this sale was nothing special- a grandmother cleaning out her spare room by the looks of it. I was about to cut my losses and just go home, when I spotted a frame leaning against a sad chair. When I looked closer, the frame contained a (reproduction) of a map of my town from 1895. Score!! The sticker on it priced it at $3. $3 was already a great deal for it, but I always ask if they'll go lower (you don't get what you don't ask for). So, I adopted this baby for just $2!
I also learned that, although our street existed in 1895 (records say our house was built in 1900), it had a different name. Fascinating! After a good clean-up, the frame and mat are both going to get a shot of spray paint to brighten them up.
Charlie approved of my new purchase. Even Hubby loves it!
I need to giddy-up and start hanging things on the walls- I'm amassing quite a pile. I also haven't shown you guys a 'house tour' since we moved in almost a year an a half ago *blush* sorry 'bout that. It's high on my to-do list, I promise!!
I'll be posting my finally finished bathroom make-over later this week, so I hope you'll come back and check it out!
Ah Brimfield, that magical event that happens 3 times a year in Brimfield Mass. The largest outdoor antiques show in the us, aka heaven only an hour away. On Friday, I played hooky from the 9to5 (and by played hooky, I really mean worked lots of extra hours earlier in the week so that I could take the day off without taking a vacation day) so I could join my parents treasure hunting for the day. I always go into Brimfield thinking about the car-full of all the amazing finds I'll be bringing home with me and I only end up with a few things in the end. There are so many amazing (and some not so amazing and/or really bizarre) things packed into such a dense space, it's hard to appreciate everything individually. Here are some images to help you imagine:
The treasures that I came home with were:
Vintage fan for $20.
Plastic Marquee "G" for $4
and my splurge at $45 was this cut-glass bowl
The bowl was one of the first things that caught my eye in the morning, but I didn't buy it then. After thinking about it all day, luckily it was still there when I went back.
Did you find any wonderful treasures over the weekend?
