Helen and Her Daughters

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Furniture (and lots of it)!

Mom and I don't usually purchase a lot of furniture but this past week that was all we bought. We attended an estate sale at a house that was full of furniture. In fact that is pretty much all there was at the sale (not a lot of small stuff). I am going to keep this short and let the photo's do the talking.

Very Cool!

Chess/Checkers/Backgammon Game Table with Bakelite Chips

I am not sure of the date of the table (still doing a little research)

Mom and I bought this together.

I bought this

60's or 70's End Table

Will need a paint job.

How great would it be painted white with a clock face on top!

Mom bought this fabulous vintage french provincial bedroom set.

There was a night stand too that I didn't get a picture of. I took these photo's at the sale since I never get pictures of Mom's stuff.

She also bought this vanity and tray table.

(Check out that Blue Carpet)

One non furniture item that I bought was this Granite Ware Canner/Preserver

Hoping Mom will teach me how to use it!

Since we did our junking during the week, I stayed home over the weekend and did some nesting. I enjoyed sitting on my porch reading in the cool weather that we were blessed with today. I also worked on getting my linen collection under control. I laundered, pressed and organized all my table clothes, napkins and cocktail napkins and put them up in thier new home (the red chest). It's been a wonderful weekend and I am hoping you had a wonderful weekend as well!

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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Darn It!

I had all intentions of staying in this weekend, there was only one estate sale in Thomson GA and I had made up my mind earlier in the week that I was not going to go. That all changed on Thursday when I got a call from Mom. The sneaky little thing had gone out there (without me) to scope things out and thought this was a must for us on Saturday when everything was going to be 50% off. So as I have no self control I found myself in the car on the way to Thomson on Saturday morning. I have to say there was a lot of stuff and most of it was old (it was advertised as a five generation sale). I poked around in the barn first and found this lovely little set of dishes at the 50% off price (they ended up costing me $2.50). When I got them home I found that some pieces were chipped (I ended up with 15 good pieces) but for that price they still make a very pretty display. The pattern is called "Fruit Festival" (I really love that name).

I also picked up the little beaded pitcher/milk jug cover. It's purpose is to lay over the jug or pitcher to keep flies out. The beads were used to weigh it down.

As I was digging through a huge basket of jewelry I spotted a little bag sitting all by itself beside the basket. I guess people were so anxious to get to the basket that they didn't notice the little treasure that was in that bag. It held a tiny square silver thing. I picked it up and examined it a little closer and discovered it was a postage stamp holder. It has to be one of the cutest things I have ever seen. It has a patent date of April 22, 1890.

On my last pass through the house (I had to make several because there was so much stuff) I found another bag with two sock darners in it. These were not the ordinary sock darners that I usually find at estate sales. Could it be that they had sterling handles? I took off my glasses (yep I am at that age) to see if I could find a sterling mark and YES they both were marked sterling.

Here are a couple of other fantastic finds from the sale:

I fell in love with these napkin rings!

I don't usually buy coffee cups but this one is so unique, the lid is an ash tray, I loved the little lady sitting at her desk (and notice the typewriter on the desk).

Lovely little vintage planter marked USA.

I got two really great frames. They are the long rectangular kind with beautiful details.

I also got a beautiful vintage wool cape, some great vintage head scarves, a cake plate and a few other things. You can see them here. I am glad Mom talked me into going and even more glad that I stayed within my budget which was $40. My total was $39 so it was close.

So yesterday evening there was a knock at my door. Now who could be dropping by on a Saturday evening. Well to my delight it was my brother (by far the best brother in the world) and my nephew. My brother had been out to the flea market yesterday morning and had dropped by to bring me a little something he had picked up that he thought I might like (he knows me so well). So feast your eyes on this:

Isn't she a thing of beauty already settled in her new home!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Got Milk!

Okay this is a long post (not so wordy but lots of pictures). Stick with me till the end because I am closing with an unexpected but fabulous find!

Mom and I set out on this cool August morning (the weather here is fabulous) to a couple of promising sales. The first scheduled stop was in Waynesboro Ga. A guy I know who runs an Estate Sale Co. was having a warehouse sale today to clear out some of his inventory (and boy did he have some inventory). Most of the things I wanted were a little pricey for me but I kept digging and hoping. Mom found a ring of beautiful old clock keys (I had walked right by them and somehow missed them). Finally I spotted my treasure! I actually could have stopped my junk hunting for the day right then and there because I couldn't imagine finding anything more fabulous than this and I was totally satisfied but Mom was not so we pressed on.

Here's a look at the warehouse.

I really, really wanted this industrial sewing machine! Unfortunately I have no room for it.

I thought this salesman sample was adorable but out of my price range.

There was so much stuff in there!

So here's what I came away with.

Old Pet Milk Crate with all the bottles!

This box had me when I saw the label.

Had to have this little sprinkler!

Our second stop was at an Estate Sale on the Hill. I can't begin to tell you how gorgeous theses old Hill houses are. While we enjoyed poking around in this lovely old house the prices were high. I really loved some of the pieces though. I didn't find much here and let Mom have the one good thing that we found. I did buy a vintage sweater with some great bead work and a vintage child's housecoat but that was pretty much it.

Lots of cars.

The house was spectacular!

Beautiful Beaded Vintage Sweater.

Just look at that bead work!

I couldn't resist this sweet house coat.

We made one last stop at the Antique Mall where we have our booth and I had to buy a couple of items that caught my eye.

An addition to my clock collection.

For now she will sit on my little pink shelf.

Loved these little zinc tags.

Before I wrap up here is the unexpected but fabulous treasure I have to share with you. I picked these up earlier in the week. Now I'm not a Pyrex collector but when I saw these all I could think was "WOW"!

Gooseberry Pink Cinderella Mixing Bowls!