Fourth of July at Cotton City

I finally showed some love to my booth at Cotton City. It was badly neglected. I pulled some red, white, and blue items for a patriotic Fourth of July vignette. Truth be told I will leave it until Labor Day.
























I did a red, black, and white vignette. I found these awesome ceramic chess pieces at the thrift store.








Iron horse head hitching post cap. It weighs a ton and would definitely break your foot if it was dropped on it.
















I hit the Duck Dynasty!




Cute Disney items including most of my curb finds:




Cute black and orange grouping:








Quilted bed jacket:




Vintage advertising canisters:




Summer items on the baker's rack including magnets made from a wood cutout puzzle. That was a Pinterest idea:
















Tired, can't give them away strawberry items. I'm so over these things. I've had them in both booths and they.won't.sell. The teapot is McCoy but still no takers.




Hubby sprayed this shelf for me today. This orange is scrumptious. It's Rustoleum orange.








Parisian grouping:








Knickerboxer Raggedy Ann and Andy. Andy looks a little cramped in the corner.




Backside of the patriotic display:








And now the big picture:








Finally, my nephew sent me this picture. This t-shirt is so true!




Shopping with your husband is like hunting with the game warden. Funniest thing I've seen in a while!

Until next time,
Happy Junking!

Location:Fourth of July at Cotton City

There Ought Not To Be Clowns

I was on my weekly thrift run last night when I saw this plate. Now I've seen a few collector plates in my junking days but never one like this. This was ONE.SCARRY.PLATE!

I'm sure that the Telephone Pioneer Clowns do a wonderful work. I am in no way disrespecting what they do.

The title on the back if the plate says There Ought To Be Clowns. Um nope. No there shouldn't.






Scarry clowns, scarry nursing home residents. There were two numbered plates for sale. I didn't buy either one.

BOLO - Ralph Lauren Floral Sheets

I remember the first time I heard the term "BOLO."  I had no clue what it meant.  Police lingo.  It means be on lookout.  Well fellow eBayer sellers, be on the lookout for these Ralph Lauren sheets!  This particular pattern is called Beach House. 

I found two of these sheets at a church yard sale.  They gave me a lump price of $16.00 for everything I bought that day but I'm figuring I paid $1.00 each.  I auctioned them on eBay and one sold for $92 and the other sold for $76.  Not a bad profit on two used sheets!  I was holding my breath until the buyers received them and left feedback.  I'm happy to say I received positive feedback from both buyers!  So keep your eyes peeled for these.  Right now they are offering a nice return on your investment!

Until next time,

Happy Junking!

Saturday was City Wide Day

Saturday I once again participated in the City Wide Rummage Sale. The weather was forecast to be terrible because of the rain. And....it was! I was afraid that the rain would hurt attendance, but let me tell you, Mobile has some hearty yard sale shoppers! There was a constant stream of shoppers all day long! I unloaded a good bit of stuff, donated some, gave some away and still carried a little back home with me.
Here are some pictures of my setup:









I was in the corner for this sale. I don't know if I had all the traffic I should have, but, all in all it was a successful day.

Butterflies

There are many benefits in living near your parents. There are negatives too but for today we'll keep this happy. Okay?

My dad has been making these butterflies for a while. They are made out of metal and they hang on your tree or wherever you want to hang them. I've had this one for awhile:




The other day when I got home I noticed that I had another one! This one is my fav! He painted this one pink with yellow trim:




These make me so happy!

I also went painting again and painted a flamingo this time! It is by no means perfect but I am pleased with it. I love flamingos! I'm tacky like that!



Probably no yard sales for me this weekend. The weekend before a holiday doesn't do well as far as sales go. Don't feel sorry for me. I already have my eye on a couple for next weekend!

Until next time,
Happy Junking!

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!