A Hot Mish Mash

Love the vintage umbrella. It's huge and in perfect condition. 50 cents
Brand new magnetic mailbox cover. New, these sell for about 14.95 in my area. I paid $1.00. :)

Beautiful earrings. The woman having the sale told me that her mother-in-law bought them for her in Barbados and since she hates her mother-in-law she can't wear them. $1.00. The necklace was 50 cents. I think it's Premier.

All of the adhesive rhinestones and pearls were 25 cents per package. I will put them in the HappyScrapper bags next month. The wall paper rolls are EXACTLY what I want for one of my bathrooms. That stuff is expensive at Lowes and I got it for $1 per roll.

Once again, Blogger turns a photo sideways for no apparent reason. Agh. Anyhoo - This was a treasure find. She's a vintage My Child Doll in original clothing. Unfortunately, some little girl decided to take a green magic marker to her forehead and arms. I bought her for resale.

I don't usually whine about the heat. I get tired of hearing other people whine about the heat. But, DANG ... this summer has been hot!!!! I understand all the complaining, I really do. The summer heat has certainly had a huge effect on my yard sale efforts this summer. I haven't posted much here because I really haven't been to as many sales. Usually, I go to yard sales every weekend in the summer. In total, I've went yard saling maybe five times the whole summer. It's just too hot. So, I went out for just about an hour (before the heat really revved up) a couple of weeks ago, and these were my finds.

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Beatin' the Heat

Last weekend was blazin' hot, but have no fear! The Garage Sale Diva isn't dissuaded by a little sunshine. :) Nope .... I headed out to several yard sales on Friday and Saturday and came home extremely satisfied. The best sale I went to was this unadvertised one that had a brand new Mr.Clean mop for $1. If you happen upon an unadvertised sale ... STOP! It's probably a lot less picked over by the other garage sale divas and divos.

I bought these two Care Bears (vintage and including a cousin; gifts for my sister) for 50 cents, the patriotic Santa for 50 cents, and bunch of books for my classroom for 10 cents each.

My heart was racing out of my chest when I found this gem! This is a brand new, still in the package, $60 paper trimmer ... it comes with a dock for your mp3 player. The asking price was $10 and I talked the seller down to $5. HISTORIC.

I paid around$3.50 for everything in this photo; 2 garden flags, an angel figurine, a remote holder that I plan to use as a pencil caddy on my desk, a string of country hearts, a beautful tablecloth for my dining table, a mini Crock Pot for my mom, and a snowman dish/utensil.

I spent about $5.50 on everything in this photo; 2 purses, a brand new pair of Danskin shoes, brand new slipper socks, new stickers, new teacher bag, a vintage clothing steamer (they work better than the newer ones), and a little notebook I plan to embellish and give to a friend.

All twelve books for $1.20. All are published by Scholastic, and that means I have a Reading Counts quiz for them in my classroom. YES! Btw, never pay more than 25 cents for a softbound book in mint condition. If it's a little worn, ask the seller if they'll take ten cents.

The two hats were a splurge at the flea market ... $3 each, but I loooove them so much. The little garden decorations were 10 cents each, and all of the stamps and blender pends were $1.00 total. The blender pens alone retail for $9.95 plus shipping and handling.

So, you can see it was a great yard sale weekend. I'd love to hear about your finds. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. If you'd like to become a follower, just click the link on the right.

Ho Hum Yard Sales

This past Friday, I went to yard sales. As the title of this post implies, the sales were just Ho Hum. One of these days, I'm going to get around to posting my list of Yard Sale Dos and Yard Sales Don'ts. For example, don't say, "Something for everyone" in your yard sale ad if every single item at your yard sale is infant clothing. LOL

Anyhoo - Here were my finds from Friday:

1. A Phonics book (for a homeschooling friend) - 10 cents

2. Some SSC books and other books for my classroom - 25 cents each

3. Three glass candleholders and a large mason jar (I am going to be using these to decorate for a party)

4. An ice scraper (I accidentally ran over mine last winter - don't ask!)

5. Two rag rugs, perfect for the backseat of my car - 50 cents each

6. Two unopened packs of favor boxes - 50 cents each

7. Floral Wire

8. Three necklaces (They are prettier in person than in these pictures.) $1 each
9. A cordless phone with Caller ID. I need a new one because I have dropped mine so many times that it doesn't always ring and/or show the caller id. (The woman lied; the battery is DEAD. The Yard Sale Fairies will find her. hahaha) $2

10. PENCILS! FREE!

11. Tealites
12. B&BW Shower Gel

Yard Sale Hauls 6/6

On June 6th, I couldn't wait to go yard saleing. There were several community yard sales advertised and I had high hopes. It wasn't a terrible day, but it certainly wasn't the best either. Some of the "community" sales were really just two homes. Bummer. On the bright side, I'll give the Willow Ridge Subdivision five stars ***** for their awesome community yard sale. Most of this great stuff came from there.

What I scored:

Vintage SSC ribbon

SSC Purses

Two Beach Pictures (perfect for my bathroom)

A ton of gift bags (Many of these are Hallmark bags marked as 3.99 and up. I paid 10 cents each.)

Picture Frames (25 cents each)

Tupperware Bowl (Brand New - 25 cents)

Longaberger Purse

Tastefully Simple Beer Bread Mix

Pacifier, Burp Cloths, Mommy Bags, and Blanket for the Care Preganancy Center. I also got a huge bag of brand new baby bottles for The Center. The very kind woman on Fiser Lane in Martinsburg gave them to me for FREE when I told her that they were for The Center. God Bless her.


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Garage Sale Hauls 3/30

My friend Cheryl and I hit the yard sales at about 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 30th, and we hit the jackpot! Her car was so full of finds that we had to put her back seats down and I had to push my passenger seat up until I only had about six inches for my knees. What a great day. First, the weather was PERFECT. Slight breeze, mid 70's. We found several sales withing just an 8 mile radius of my house, and most importantly ..... the yard sales were PRICED RIGHT! Wahh hooooooo!!!!!!! I hope that it was an opening day that will repeat itself many times over this summer. Anyhoo - for the haul, see pictures and the comprehensive list below.

If you are a yard saler, I'd love to hear about your finds.

- A Wooden Shelf (from Country Treasures) for $20 (original pricetag of $124.99 is still on it)

- A Wooden Bench $5

- A Wooden Country Box $5 (from Country Treasures)

- An adorable berry wreath swag decoration $3
- Light Up Country House Decor Item $5 (again, from country treasures)

- Three Tableclothes (two red ones for Christmas/Valentine's Day in the dining room, and one Green One for every day in the dinng room) 25 cents each
- Santa Decoration (from Cracker Barrel - I collect these.)
- Another Santa Decoration $1 (29.99 price tag from Bon Ton still inside)
- Strawberry Shortcake Doll Stroller
- Large, Strong Rolling Crate w/ Lid $1 (perfect for Scrapbooking paper)
- Red Purse w/matching wallet 50 cents
- Cream Purse w/matching wallet 50 cents
- Pearl Necklace 50 cents
- Strawberry Shortcake Pony 25 cents
- Strawberry Shortcake Photo
- SSC Fabric
- Weight Watchers Serving Spoons $1 (retail for $22)
- New In Package, Pampered Chef Pastry Roller
- New In Package, Pampered Chef Pie Server
- TupperWare Soup Mug 50 cents (perfect for taking my lunch to work)
- Adorable Napkins 25 cents
Not Pictured: Winnie the Pooh Pack-n-Play that I donated to the Care Pregnancy Center
- Direct TV Receiver $4 (I now have Direct TV in my bedroom - Wah Hoo! A new receiver from Direct TV costs $60)
- Bag of Sunblock, Soap, and Lotion samples that I donated to the Center

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A Rainy, But Awesome Yard Sale Day!

I'll update this post later with photos. BLOGGER isn't cooperating right now.

Today was a rainy, dreary day, but being the die hard yard saler that I am, I went out anyway. I'm so glad I did!

I found a lot of great stuff. Some of it's for resale, but most is to keep for myself.

For Resale: 12x12 Creative Memories Album - Brand New
A ton of vintage Garbage Pail Kids Collecting Cards
NIP Coluzzle Startup Kit

For Myself: Vintage Frappe Pet
Several cute, country baskets perfect for organizing the shelf above my washer and dryer.
Two Beverly Lewis Books (I love her!) and some other great books by Christian fiction writers.
An awesome canoe shaped shelf for my living room.
A crock
A Craft-Lite cutter, NIB - I bought it for the extra blades and to have an extra paper cutter on hand in case mine dies one night in the midst of a scrappin' frenzy. ;)
Two Close to My Heart Ink Pads
A vintage, ceramic Santa Hat decoration that is perfect for my kitchen decorating
Two unopened packages of linen napkins - restaraunt quality. I'll put them to good use when I host Apples of Gold
A Uno Blitz game, NIB
I found a ton of Mary Kay at rock bottom prices. I bought two foundations, one Firming Eye Cream, one Facial Cleanser, a lipstick, a mascara, and Eye Makeup Remover for a grand total of $12.
I found some other cool stuff, too, but since my family does a "Yard Sale Christmas" I can't post about it here. Hee hee.....

Double TollGate Flea Market 4/5

I met my wonderful friend Veronica and her family at the Double TollGate Flea Market on Sunday. I had a great time walking and talking with them. I also found some GREAT stuff. I bought a new Home & Garden Party Chip and Dip (a gift for my MIL), a vintage Sweet Scents Doll (I want the purple tights for a custom doll), crib sheets and blankets (to donate to the CPC where I volunteer), a vintage Willow figurine, and self adhesive crystals for cardmaking.

I noticed that there were several new vendors this time around and prices seemed to be extremely reasonable. If you are in the area, it's a great way to spend a weekend afternoon. GRADE: A

Love and a Hug,

Yard Sale Report, April 5th

SALE NUMBER ONE

WHERE: Bedington Ruritan Club Building

OVERALL RATING: *****

VIOLATIONS: None

The first yard sale that I went to was at the Bedington Ruritan Club Building. I knew the people that were holding the sale, and I was excited when I saw the rows of filled tables. I was there bright and early - 6:58 a.m. Some other early bird, die hard yard salers were there too. This was my first official yard sale of the season, and it was a great one! I didn't find even one little violation. There were various items, everything was priced reasonably, displayed well, plenty of parking, and the people were SUPER friendly.

At this sale I found some things to keep, some things for Ebay resale, and some items for my family's annual Yard Sale Christmas. To keep, I found a really cool zippered case to carry around my ink pads, an adorable ceramic frog that will live happily ever after in my flower bed, an awesome expandle file that I plan to put all of my scrapbooking alphabets in, and a never lit candle that smells like Sugar Cookies. To resell, I snatched up a NIB Patchville Bunnies figurine, Playdate SSC doll, and vintage handheld Milton Bradley game. I got the "Button Shop" Christmas village house for my momma.

SALE NUMBER TWO

WHERE: Rt.11 North, Between Bedington Crossroads Store and Ernie's Salvage Yard, In Large Yard on Very Steep Hill

OVERALL RATING: **1/2

VIOLATIONS: False Advertising, Some items very poorly displayed, Lack of pricing, Not ready at beginning of sale, Dangerous parking situation

At first, I was VERY excited about this sale because it was advertised as a "fifteen family" sale. Um, no! When I drove up on the location I recognized that this was a home that had well over five yard sales last summer, and none of them very appealing to me. So, I was immediately pessimistic about finding any treasures. However, being the Garage Sale Diva that I am, I found a place to park and carefully crossed the busy road. Parking is definitely an issue at this perpetual yard sale.

I quickly realized that there were a total of five families set up. I asked about the "15 family" claim and was told that some people "chickened out because it might rain" and they would be having the sale again this Saturday. HHmmm......

One family had all of their stuff on a tarp and still boxed and bagged up for the most part. It was difficult to remain bent over digging through their stuff. None of it was priced. Agh! I walked away quickly.

The next set of tables was completely OVERPRICED for a yard sale. This dude had priced his things for a consignment shop or antique store. I didn't purchase anything from him, either.

The next set of tables (closest to the busy road) were very well displayed and the pricing was very fair. I noticed that this guy had lots of OLD stuff. However, nothing much tickled my fancy. That is, until out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a Strawberry Shortcake vintage pillow doll. I already have one, but figured I could resale her.

A lady and her daughter were my saving grace at this yard sale. I bought several great Tupperware bowls, a like new sweatshirt, new in the box Mary Kay powder, and something I can't post on this blog because I'm giving it to one of my readers. ;) I only wish that they had been ready with all of their stuff out while I was there. They were still unloading everything from their vehicle.

I then made my way up the hill to the garage. I spent some time digging through four baskets of craft stuff that was priced at 25 cents each or 3/$1. Yes, you read that right. That is what the lady said. I found a Creative Memories folio there for $2 that I plan to store my rub-ons in, some leather flowers, jelly embellishments, and a package of vintage Care Bear gift wrap. This sale has already been advertised again for this Saturday and I haven't decided if I will return or not.

I apologize that the pictures in my posts are out of order. Blogger wouldn't cooperate today.