Cinco de Mayo

I changed things around at the booth. I added some Mexican/Spanish themed items to my baker's rack.





























I added some more stuff too...
Dreamsicle O'rama. Does anybody collect these anymore? I sure hope so.











A picture of the Crosley radio:












Religious items.... some have sold...some items recently added...











My redneck stuff:










Vintage sewing stuff including cute apple pin cushion with a retractable worm measuring tape:



















Strawberry stuff moved to a new locale:










Aqua shelf:










Notice my magnifying glass by the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden books?










The cutest vintage macrame-ish purse. This purse will hold about a teaspoon full of stuff otherwise i would be carrying it myself.










Cute Aigner loafers.

A bench that I found this weekend. It had an ugly peach fabric on the bench. I got hubby to help me recover it. When he pulled off the other fabric this gorgeous velvet fabric was underneath:












So--we decided to leave the velvet fabric and not re-cover it. Winning!

After all our hard work we went to our favorite seafood restaurant, The Original Oyster House. The view from our table:












Gumbo:











Crab claws:











They have cute decor. A hammerhead shark above the elevator:










And finally, look at this picture! It makes me smile everytime I think about it. It is a boatload of nuns on a high speed airboat. It looks like they are having the time of their lives!










Sorry to be so photo intensive--but it helps me keep up with what I have in the booth and where i have it.

Until next time,
Jackie

What is one of your signs of yard sale shopping success? For me--it's a full car! Well yesterday did not disappoint! I, along with my Mama riding shotgun, headed out yesterday morning at a little before six. We were at our first church school sale shortly thereafter. It was one of the best sales of the day. I found a ton of stuff, including the globe, there. I also found an almost complete set of Sears' Merry Mushroon canisters for $5.00. These will be heading to the booth soon. My Maw Maw Vera, at one point, had her kitchen done in Merry Mushroom. Maybe that's why I cant pass it up when i see it?
I sold a partial set last fall so hopefully I can sell these.

The Tommy Hilfiger shorts were found at my last stop where they were closing up and EVERYTHING was a quarter. Did i fill up a bag? Of course I did. The shorts are headed for eBay. They are In perfect condition.



I priced some more items for the booth and decided to take these two redneck coffee mugs. This is my favorite:



Ha ha! Since I live in Alabama I'm allowed to make fun of rednecks. But if you're not from here...Um don't try it. Ok? Ha ha.

So this is my absolute favorite item found yesterday. It cost me one whole dollar. I don't yet know what I'm going to do with it.












It's a play bucket of KFC chicken complete with coleslaw and mashed potatoes, a cup and two plates. The next time my husband asks "What's for dinner" I'm going to be ready for him. Holla!

Thrift Store Finds

I went thrifting last night. I found some good stuff. I'm the world's worst about carrying stuff around in my car so thats why I never post pictures of most of the things I actually buy. I didn't buy this but it took every ounce of self restraint I had to keep from buying it:









A mini Cotton Candy Machine! It was $9.88 which I thought was a pretty decent price. This would be perfect for a birthday party! It had the instructions too. Sweet!

Among the things i found: a Crosley radio that looks like a vintage radio. I paid more than I wanted to ($14.88) but I should easily be able to recoup my money. I'll probably put it at the booth for $40. If it doesn't sell I'm perfectly o.k. with keeping it for myself.

I also found four cute ceramic trivets that all have a Holland pictorial scene on the front. I will also put these at the booth. I already have several ceramic dutch shoes and these will look so cute paired together.

It will be a busy couple of days. I need to price stuff to take to the booth on Saturday afternoon, pack up more eBay sales, and plan my yardsale route for Saturday morning! I like it so much better when I plan my route. We'll better run for now!


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Cottage Hill 2011

Cottage Hill 2011 was...... pretty uneventful. Did not have the crazy success I've had in past years but still made a profit and got rid of a ton of junk. Saved some of the leftovers for my next Abba Shrine sale in June, donated two storage totes of generic non-brand party supplies to Goodwill, and gave my dad a few items to take to the garage sale/flea market at the Lucedale Stock Yard.

I was so happy to get rid of that doll house! I took about a $4.00 loss on it. I paid way too much for it and as most of us junkers know most of our money is made at the buy. The best part is I didnt have to haul it back home.

I bought 3 things... two bi-fold doors that have been painted school bus yellow and this:



Why yes--that is a giant ice cream cone blow mold. I have a cute summer vignette planned for the booth. It involves ice cream so this will be perfect! I snapped the picture with the cone in my car so you can tell how huge it is (compared with my front car seat)!

So that's a recap of the big sale. I will be saleing again this weekend-- but this time as a buyer. Yipee!

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Where's Waldo?

Where is Waldo? That is a strange blog post title. I HATE to do a post without a picture! In fact, I'm not sure that I ever have. So that's where the Where's Waldo part comes in. This is a picture of my bedroom.


Can you spot the difference in this picture?

I'll tell you at the end of the post.

As I posted last week, I have been on a rigid eBay schedule. I've been listing at least 5 items each night and it has been paying off. So tonight I have to pack up all my sales. I am not looking forward to it. That is one of the things I love about my booth. I don't have to worry about the shipping part. I simply put items there and the customer carries it home with them. Voila! Ms. Jackie has to do no packing! But alas--when you sell on eBay--that is all part of it.

I also need to be pricing stuff for my big yard sale on Saturday. I've had crazy success in the past and i'm hoping for the same this year. I've come to realize junking is a vicious cycle. If it doesn't sell on eBay or at the booth it either has to be sold at a garage sale or donated to the thrift. I'm also realizing several other things about junking. At some point in the future look for a post which has my junking top 10 list or 10 things I've realized about junking.

So did you spot the difference in the picture? One lamp had a lighter colored shade. I was trying to decide which one i liked the best. I went with the one on the left, the lighter one.

I'll try to snap some pics of the sale this Saturday. No promise though--things get real hectic real quick.



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So....I Bought This New App

So I bought this new blogging app. I'm hoping that its all it's cracked up to be...hmmmm we'll see. I guess I'm hoping it will be like a good dose of fiber and keep me regular. Ok-- sorry. That was crude.....

A few random thoughts..... I think this game caused me a serious case of tennis elbow (tendonitis). Really! I have the doctor bill and arm brace to prove it.



It's crazy addictive but it comes with a price.

I found the cutest thing ever! It was at the Goodwill Wednesday night.
Did you know they made these cute mini golf carts?




I'm jumping all over the place today. I have ramped up my eBay business! Since I pretty much took the whole year off last year i figured it was time to get rid of some junk or stop buying it and we all know that is not going to happen.

My husband is a privacy phobe. He does not want to be on the internet... as in doesn't want his face to be on the internet. So....I'm good with that. It's not that he is one of the 10 most wanted....he's just paranoid like that. So guess who is my new vintage Mad Men model?




You guessed it. Mr panic monger himself. I had to pinky swear and spit shake that I wouldnt include his face. So i didnt-- but oh how i wanted to.

If you're in the market for a vintage vacation polo this is it! I need to run. People are starting to look for me. Holla.

Btw, looking forward to an extreme saleing weekend. And then next weeked, im selling at my favorite community sale.


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Abba Temple Yardsale March 2011

Last week I participated in a huge city rummage sale. It was held at a local Shriner's center, the Abba Temple. The table rental started at $10.00 and went up to $20.00, depending on your location in the building. I rented two $10.00 tables and this worked out great for me. That's my Mama in the background.

We were allowed to set up the day before and the morning of the sale. As I was getting everything unloaded, my little neighbor (she was about 5 years old) to the right told me..."Now..this is our stuff and don't you touch it!" I assured her that I wouldn't and told her she was doing a great job. Her mother was mortified! I had to chuckle because I was thinking to myself..."Sugar, I have my own junk that I'm trying to get rid of. I don't need any of yours." Holla! But she turned out to be a good neighbor and even bought some stuff from me.

I sold so much stuff and unloaded a ton of ebay and booth duds! She those Star Trek The Next Generation Videos? Yeah. The ones I paid over $150 for at the thrift store about 10 years ago? Because I thought my husband would love them? Yeah, the ones in that picture. The ones that were $3.88 each. I was hoping against hope that I could sell them. I listed the whole lot for $25.00. We all know that the VHS tape has gone the way of the 8 track. Well, wonder of wonders, right after the sale started, a guy said will you take $20 bucks for the set? I had to show restraint and not snatch his arm off in taking his money. He actually asked me to hold them because he had to go get money. So I did and sure enough he came back for them. He also asked me if I had any Dungeons and Dragons stuff? Um--not so much buddy!
The "grab boxes" were a huge success. It was a great day and I think I cleared $235 after my table rental. I was a very good girl and only spent $9.00 on stuff! I bought 4 cookbooks for the booth. They are a very good seller for me. And for the BEST part of the day.....after the sale closed and the vendors were packing up, a man went to the microphone and said I have a mannequin for sale if anyone is interested. $5.00. As he was saying Fiv- I was making a beeline toward him. So I am the proud owner of a waist up mannequin. It has a heavy metal base and is very sturdy. It will come in handy at the booth. A mannequin, in my humble opinion, is a must have if you want to sell clothing items out of your booth. I don't like to sell too many clothes, but a couple of nice, unique pieces works well for me.