Hi everyone:
What could be better than going away for your birthday week-end? Stopping at an estate sale - twice - of course! Yes, my hubby and children indulged me and whisked me to Lethbridge for my birthday.
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| The high-level railway bridge in Lethbridge |
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| Enjoying a walk through Indian Battle Park in Lethbridge |
On the way we stopped at an estate sale in the country and we picked up a few things.
Even better than the treasures I found was the fact that we got them at 25% off on the way down to Lethbridge and 50% off the next day on our way back to Calgary.
I got some antique hand-painted china,
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| Teacups, saucers and small luncheon plates - yum! |
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| Can hardly wait to use these |
a Cornflower cream and sugar set,
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| This is what I went back for on Sunday and it was still waiting for me. |
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| Really love the tray with the candlewick handles |
a Beswick foal (I collect these),
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| This Beswick foal matches a larger one that I already have |
a strand of cultured pearls, some old books, including a typing practise manual (I remember those days!), a manual typewriter for my daughter, a vintage dartboard and darts for my son, and a few sewing related items.
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| I'm sure this typewriter manual will help Sarah with her typing skills |
I also picked up two vintage children's aprons, one of which belonged to the daughter of the homeowner, who was also at the sale. I managed to snag a desk Ott-Lite, which I've been wanting to buy for some time now and a few vintage doilies - I always get the doilies. I also snagged these gas ration coupon booklets from WWII, just because I had never seen any of these and thought they were so cool.
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| Gas ration coupon booklets from WWII |
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| They even had the licence plate number on them. |
My best purchase was a wooden sewing basket that folds out. I had passed on one of these at a previous estate sale and I was glad I did, because this one was a treasure trove!
Look at all the goodies inside!
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| Every layer full of vintage sewing supplies |
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| Teeka inspecting the new addition to the studio |
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| It's really large when you open it all out! |
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| Teeka is as thrilled as I was with this discovery! |
Thread and perle cotton and needles and ... there was even some partially finished embroidery in the bottom of the basket. I was thrilled!
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| Lots of old thread and some Singer shears |
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| Perle cotton and some lace |
Did I go a bit overboard? Well, maybe, but it was my birthday after all and the net proceeds from this sale were being used to fund a scholarship at the local high school, so I didn't feel too bad about my purchases.
Of course there is always another estate sale just around the corner, or in my case, just a few miles away, and I'll let you know about the most recent sale that I attended and what followed me home from there in a future post.
Let me know about your best estate sale find in the comments below.
2 comments:
Happy (belated!) birthday! Your family certainly helped you celebrate in style! I have not gone to too many estate sales, though I do love them. My favorite finds are an old embroidered baby quilt top, and a small painting of a man playing some kind of flute. Both are treasures! Your teacups are a fabulous find!
Thanks for the birthday wishes, @Catskill Quilter! I must admit that estate sales are my downfall - I just love finding bargain. It's almost like a treasure hunt - you never know what you'll find and I've found some great items. I'll let you know more about some of my estate sale finds in a future blogpost. Kim
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