Winter: The Season of Drought

It is about this time of year that I begin to have SERIOUS yard sale withdrawal symptoms. There aren't any yard sales in my area from about November to late March, due to cold and snow. Are you suffering from Yard Sale Withdrawal? Signs of YSW:

1. You find yourself making numerous handwritten and mental lists of items you want to find at yard sales.

2. You daydream about that first warm Saturday, planning what time you'll leave and who you are going to take with you.

3. You find yourself in the thrift store . . . wishing that you were paying yardsale prices.

4. You dream at night of finding that awesome treasure for 25 cents!

5. You are on Ebay every day. Bidding. Lots.

Pictured above are some recent Goodwill finds. I've been buying a lot of small toy items because I have a new hobby of making custom Strawberry Shortcake dolls. The bag of Bristle Blocks toys is an incredible find! My siblings and I used to play with those for hours. They are EXTREMELY hard to find. The Betsey Clark Mug is a gift for a friend, as is the CPK rattle. The other stuff is for custom doll making. I know, it's not a very exciting lot of goodies. However, I don't like Goodwill Prices. I'm suffering with a bad case of YSW.

Lots of Thrifting Fun

Here are some pictures of my weekend finds from a local flea market and thrift store. I have more time for thrifting these days, so there should be more regular posts her on my blog. I've set a goal to attract twenty followers by January 1, 2009. Wish me luck! :)

Anyhoo - About the finds:

#1 Toys: I found two vintage Strawberry Shortcake items; a rag doll and a Crepe mini. I also found some older Little People, a pair of CPK shoes, a Baby Bratz, and some My Little Ponies. I bought all of those items for resale. The little animals, the Strawberry Shortcake purse, and the dress from the Kelly doll are mine to keep. I can use the little animals and dress for custom dollmaking. The SSC purse is so cute that I plan to use it at the convention next year.

#2 Books: I love cookbooks, especially older ones from the 70's. They include "real" ingredients.

The chapter books are for my classroom and the Bill Clinton books are for my dad. Don't ask. He's crazy.

#3 The scrapbooking goodies: All I can say is Wahhh Hoooooooooo!!!!!!! This lady at the flea market not only gave me wonderful prices but she gave me her phone number. She has "more than 8" rubbermaid totes full of never out of the package, never used scrapbooking goodies. She's a retired consultant for a stamp company and has over 100 sets to sell. I can't wait to dig through all of those goodies.

Please keep checking my blog. Now that I have more time to go thrifting, I imagine that I'll be updating at least weekly.

Rebecha

Yard Sale Haul from Last Weekend

Finally.... A yard sale post!


I didn't go to many sales, but I found something at each one. I was rained out before the day had a chance to really be fruitful. I'll yard sale in the rain until it reaches monsoon status, and then I take my toys and go home. LOL

My deals for the day:
Two crochet books for my momma
A vintage Care Bear bank for my sister
Two brand new rolls of hallmark wrapping paper
Hello Kitty figures and keychains and a Christmas CPK for a friend
A friendship poem for my bathroom
A red Liz Claiborne purse
A super cool dish shaped like a lettuce leaf

No matter how many dishes I have, I can't resist one more. :)

New Papercrafting Blog is up and running!

The link for my papercrafting blog is as follows:

http://rebechaplayswithpaper.blogspot.com/

I'd love for everyone to check it out. I have a gorgeous banner that was designed by my extremely talented friend, Veronica. It's just perfect. If you are a part of the BusyBee Bloggers Group, please update the url on your link list.

This blog (The Garage Sale Diva) will continue to include my yard sale posts.

Thanks for stopping by,

Changes Coming Soon

I've decided to completely overhaul my blog. This blog, The Garage Sale Diva, is going to remain a blog about my garage sale, flea market, thrift store, and bargain hunting adventures.

However, I'm going to be starting a seperate blog for my papercrafting projects. The new blog should be up and running soon. I'm very honored that my new blog will be part of a new blogging group called Busy Bee Bloggers.

I hope to update both blogs on a more regular basis then I've been posting here lately.

So, please keep an eye out for the next couple of weeks. Changes are coming!

Verse Card

I love these Faith vellum quotes from Creative Memories. I've never been a big Creative Memories fan, however, I wish I had purchased several sets of these. They make the prettiest cards, especially when I'm in a rush and don't have time to stamp. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Love and a Hug,

Yard Sale Hauls - July 16/17

This candle holder is beautiful on my front porch.

I paid less than $5 for everything in this picture.

My favorite author is Beverly Lewis. I picked these up for 10 cents. They retail for $14.99 each!

Raulph Lauren Handtowels (50 cents), Adorable tin shakers (25 cents)
Wind Chime ($1), new pot holder (25 cents), Mailbox cover (10 cents), and Tupperware Container (50 cents)

I scored a ton of LPS figures at a great price! :)

I was delighted by the perfect weather, plethora of sales, and great pricing this weekend. Amongst my many finds were a Willow Tree Angel for 10 cents, a brand new Rosetti wallet for 50 cents, a brand new magnetic mailbox cover for 10 cents, and an awesome Pier 1 import candle holder for my front porch (with a gorgeous marble base) for $1.50. I bought even more than is pictured here! I also got a bag of My Little Ponies and other little animals, six badmitton rackets, a bag of badmitton birdies, and a double stroller (I'll donate it to the Care Pregnancy Center).

*The Yard Sale of the Weekend was definitely on Lincoln Avenue in Martinsburg. The Worst Yard Sale of Weekend was definitely the one where my mother-in-law and I both had some things in our hands that we were going to purchase, but we put them down and walked away after the seller was rude to several elderly shoppers. I can't remember the address, but it was in the subdivision closest to the Weight Watchers office off of Rock Cliff Drive. There's no need to be rude - yard sales should be fun!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!