Remember These?

I promise I didn't drop off the face of the earth!  I guess I've just been busy with life.  Nothing in particular but everything in general. 

I am gearing up for a big yard sale day tomorrow.  One of my favorite church sales starts in the morning at 6:00 a.m.  I hope to be there when they open the door! 

On my weekly thrift store trip I ran across this child's ride on toy.  As I was trying to research it last night I couldn't remember what they were called.  Hot Wheels?  No-- that's the little matchbox size car.  Power Wheels?  Nope-- those are operated by batteries.  I had to consult my husband who thought about it for a while and then shouted BIG WHEEL!  Do you remember these?  They were a low riding pedal powered tricycle with a BIG wheel on the front and two small wheels on the back.  Well, imagine my delight when I ran across this one last night!  It's a police car!  I paid $6.88 but I figured I could re-sell it and at least double or triple my money.  It was a little worse for wear but I decided to chance it anyway. 

So I buy it and load it in my car.  Fast forward until this afternoon when I unload my car. 

It's cool, isn't it?  Do you notice anything missing?

Still don't? What about the other handle? 
I guess when I jammed it in the back of my car and shut the trunk it popped off the handle. Waaaahhhhhhhh! That, my friends, is a junking fail! I had to laugh to keep from crying!

Since I was unloading my car and had my iPhone handy I figured I would snap a couple of pictures of some of my recent finds.  Look at this neat basket!  The lid says Lady Love Cosmetics.  I was drawn in by the red, white and blue color scheme.  I thought about Shara and her basket collection when I found it.  It will be going to one of the booths. 


Please ignore the crusty tote.  I used it to stage my photos. 
I would also like to report that I did my first curb pick last week!  I was riding in a car and saw a "free" table set up by the sidewalk.  I screamed "stop the car" and was out the door in a flash!  It was a table loaded with Disneyana.  I tried to use restraint and save some for others.  This is what I got: 

2 large melamine plates, a small melamine plate, a button, a couple of plastic cups and saucers and TWO Mickey Mouse Glasbake mugs. For free.  I couldn't believe it!  They are in perfect condition with no chips or cracks.  I researched everything and it looks like the items are worth around $50.00. 

Much of what I buy is for resale.  Sometimes I like to buy things for me.  Example:


A beautiful, decorative Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities book. 
The spine is just as pretty.

Ok...turn your head sideways for this one.  A set of  decorative keys on a huge ring.  I know they're brass but me likes anyway!
And finally,  one of the antique malls that I'm in usually has a cute little vignette right by the cashier stand.  They have different themes and pull items from various booths to complete the vignette.  It's great "publicity" for your items because they are front and center!  Well -- one of my items made it to the Mother's Day / Pink vignette.  My little heirloom pink dress!  Isn't it sweet?




 

I didn't mean to write a book but it's been awhile and we had stuff to talk about.  Right?

Until next time,

Happy Junking!

Holy Week

This is big week for we Christians! I wanted to say us Christians but I don't believe that is proper grammar. If you've read this blog then you understand using improper grammar has never stopped me before! (smile). Anyway back to Holy Week. Today is Palm Sunday, we reflect on Good Friday and celebrate on Easter Sunday! I thought these pictures would be appropriate for this week. I snapped these yesterday at a small Baptist church in Jemison
, Alabama. We were there for a wedding. The church had beautiful stained glass windows, each depicting a different scene from the life of Christ! They were incredible!
I wish I would have taken the time to take a picture of each window.








Our trip was a whirlwind trip. We drove up Friday evening and came home Saturday. Did I manage to get in some junking while I was there? Yes! We ran across a flea mall on a trip to Wal-Mart.
I found two Butterprint Pyrex bowls and the small blue Pyrex bowl to help complete my primary colors set. Now all I lack is the red bowl and I will have a complete set! Yay!
I also found an antique child's ironing board and a couple of other items that I will re-sell in my booths. My husband, the junk curmudgeon, even found something for himself. A like new Craftsman router with the box! He needs tools so he can build me cabinets to hold all my junque!
I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Until next time,
Happy Junking!

Vacation Day - Part Two

I also worked at my other booth Friday. I planned an Easter vignette around the gorgeous Last Supper framed print that I found at America's Thrift Store for $9.88.




















Cute heirloom pink dress that was new WITH TAGS when I found it at the thrift.












Scrumptious blue chenille pillows:








My $5.00 aqua cart:
















Flamingo pink Pyrex:








Until next time,
Happy Junking!

Vacation Day

I took a vacation day today to do "booth work.". It was a long day that started at IHOP and ended here:



At Stage Coach restaurant in Stockton, Alabama. Stockton is about an hour from where we live. We'd heard very good things about this restaurant and it did not disappoint! There was an elderly woman very tastefully playing a piano keyboard. She was wonderful! For the duration of our meal we played the ultimate game of name that tune. She would go from Yellow Rose of Texas to Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue without missing a beat!

My booth at the Queen's Attic had been badly neglected. But I remedied that today! The rest of my post is going to be image heavy without much narration.




































I wasn't particularly happy with how this shelf turned out. I had collected several lighthouse things that I needed to get rid of.


That is one groovy lava lamp!












Do you remember the Fisher Price Happy Apple?





I also worked at Cotton City. I'll try to post those tomorrow.

Until next time,
Happy Junking!

My Dream Yard Sale Vehicle

I had to put my car in the shop earlier this week. When I pulled up at the shop I saw this van.




Seriously, is this not the cutest van ever?

So I'm thinking that this would make an excellent yard sale vehicle. Minus the McConaghy logo and maybe add Ms. Jackie's Junque in its place?

Until next time,
Happy Junking!

Location:Out and About in Saraland, AL

Happy Days Are Here Again

Yard sale season is back in full swing here in Southern Alabama and I love it! It didn't seem to me that there were as many yard sales this winter. We have a very mild winter so sales in even the dead of winter are not out of the question. That just wasn't the case this year.

My first big all day yard sale trip was last Saturday. I was not disappointed. My very first find was a vintage aqua metal rolling kitchen cart for .....drumroll $5.00. Yes please! I want to keep it but off to one of the booths it shall go.

Look at this cute bunny that I found at my fav thrift....America's Thrift Store.


Am I the only one that thinks that this bunny looks like MC Hammer?

Stop! Hammertime! Look at all this fabric:



Moving on... I tested my 8 cup Fire King mixing pitcher and made broccoli cornbread. It was perfect for the job.


I'm planning a BIG redo for each booth on Friday. I'll be posting pictures after that. I'm busy as a bee trying to get everything ready. Have I ever told ya'll how much I hate removing price stickers? Ugh!

Until then,
Happy Junking!