Over the weekend my husband and I went to a few estate sales. I use to get excited about this the night before but lately sales listed as ESTATE SALES end up being nothing more than an over priced yard sale. I can not tell you how disappointed I get when I see that. However I will say that sometimes while at those "bunk" sales, I meet others who share info on OTHER estate sales going on. Neat-o! This is what happened last Saturday. I have learned some valuable lessons. One, you always go see even if it may be bunk. Someone may just let you in on valuable info. Two, you always go see even if other people say it's JUNK. There wasn't much at the first Estate Sale but while in line I heard a lady say there was another down the road. I also heard her say there was another one off a main street. Another lady there mentioned a sale in the basement of a church but she said they had nothing but "junk". Normally when I go to sales... I know what I'm looking for. This time it was vintage costume jewelry sets, bakelite and vintage handbags.
Unfortunately I did not find ANY of this at the first sale. The second sale was a bit better! I'm not sure if someone came and CLEANED it out while we were at the first sale or if they really did not have much to sell. It was SLIM PICKINGS but we did manage to get two beautiful Mid Century Vintage Paint by Numbers pictures similar to this:
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I found a large vintage leaf pin / brooch similar to this.
The pin was .50 and the pictures were 1.00 each!
As I said, it was slim pickings but one of the things I adored about that sale was the inside of the house! It was built in the 1950's and it still the original PINK bathroom! Pink tile, pink sink and shower! The kitchen also had original turquoise VCT flooring and a vintage pink double oven complete with round bubble glass! Swoon city!
After this sale we headed for the church basement sale where it was said was a lot of "junk".
The "Junk" the lady spoke of was vintage! The man running it was kind and let me know that today everything was 50% off. Much to my surprise they had just what I was looking for! LOTS of vintage costume jewelry sets! The prices were already LOW and to get an additional 50% off... I felt like I was robbing them blind. I bought ALL the sets they had as well as some super cute vintage brooches.
As if we needed MORE items...we did some FREE STYLING and stumbled across some yard sales.
One of them had vintage handbags galore! I bought 5 of them. I also found a bracelet that looked like bakelite for .50 cents! Could not tell if it was for sure but at .50 cents I took the chance.
After this sale we found a parking lot sale that had a lot of antiques. We stopped and browsed for awhile but the items were a little pricey. As soon as we got home I tested the bracelet and found it to be bakelite! All in all it was a GRAND day!
I had also done some thrifting the week before and thought I'd share my finds!
retro red rockabilly bandanna blouse
retro black velvet like evening jacket
pin up yellow cherry print sundress
(this actually sold right before I posted it)
I added these to my shop so if you are interested please come on by
The Retro Glam Girl
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