Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Can a girl have too many books?


this weekend it is predicted to be HOT in Portland...

and since I am not a fan of the heat...I will be hiding at home with the air conditioner...

so...I decided it would be a perfect time to purge through my antique books...

I am so very attached to a lot of my books...but I have too, too, too...many!

I am determined that I will only have my very very favorites left on the shelves by the end of Labor Day Monday...


so that means if you are a book lover...next week there will be an abundance of some of the best old books in STARS and SPLENDID...
I will let you know when I have brought them in...
cuz there are some great old kids books...and just some wonderful ones for reading...and some for collage art...


Monday, August 29, 2011

I sold like 200 items...wowza!!!

my goal at this last weekend's sale was to sell ALOT...and I did...
not really the "big" stuff...but loads and loads of smalls...
and those $1.00 items in the last 15 minutes...
well...it is just fun to see others like your stuff!!!
I had a blast with Francesca and Amy of Poppy and Ivy fame and Denise (of Junque Soiree fame...
and Francesca has the best photos on her blog beeandmason.blogspot.com
Georgia...you are a doll to help us all out! thank you so much!
I , of course, have misplaced my camera, but when I find it...I have some great photos, too.

what I loved best, besides getting to know these lovely ladies, is that some of my favorite customers came out to see me...
what fun that was!

and so many of my friends that I have not seen this summer, came out to see me!

oh...what a great weekend!
thanks to all that were a part of it...
and to our significant others...
couldn't have done it without you boys!!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

more sneak peeks...SALE THIS WEEKEND...linens with roses and old old books...


sometimes you just have to let go...

I have a stack of linens that is taking over my linen closet...

and if you have seen my bookshelves...

you know they are very very full...

so the purging continues...

even the adorable floral metal bed tray...


back to pricing I go...

hope to see you this weekend at the sale!

Monday, August 22, 2011

vintage sale THIS FRIDAY from 6-8 pm and Saturday 10-4

some sneak peeks...
some metals...

some papers...

some glass...



I will have gobs of vintage linens, a rustic work table on wheels, just so much...stay tuned for more sneak peeks this week...

Sunday, August 21, 2011

the locker basket unit will be for sale!!!


at some point, I must realize that my cracker box sized house just has no more room...
it was sell my 1800's wood store shelf, or sell the locker basket unit...
so...
the locker baskets that I pictured a couple of blogs ago are going to STARS tomorrow...
sad for me...yep
but...
a girl has to make choices...
so off they go!

happy hunting out there!

Friday, August 19, 2011

Carriage House Vintage Market sneak peeks...

a week from today, Friday August 26 from 6-8 pm and Saturday August 27 from 10-4 I am joining 3 lovely ladies for a vintage sale...
all this next week I will be sharing peeks at my goods...
and the prices? CHEAP!!!
this is do or die to clean out my basement...














I am certain that there will be an eclectic mix...
and so much fun...
hope you can make it...
stay tuned for more peeks of treasures...

Thursday, August 18, 2011

locker basket and drawer heaven...

Tuesday, my darling hubby came home and said..." I bought you something"...
in the past that has meant jewelry, handbag (ugh...men should not buy handbags)...perfume...

however THIS time...
I am in heaven!
the locker baskets came from a relative of my step daughters...
he didn't "need" them anymore...
be still my heart...



and the drawer unit came from another STARS ANTIQUE MALL dealer...


he had just brought them in...

I may never stop staring at them both...



needless to say, I am having a hard time cleaning out my basement, cuz all I want to do is FILL MY DRAWERS AND BASKETS!!!

oh my...
trust me,
I will have SO MUCH at the sale a week from tomorrow, that you could look both days and see different things...
well. a little secret.
I will hold back some items to have some fresh merchandise for Saturday, just in case you can't make it Friday night...
or...if you want to come both times...
oh...and the wicked witch sign? Came out of a "Free " box last weekend...
ding dong...
the witch is in HEAVEN (drawer and basket heaven that is)!

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

vintage treasures for sale...


I am going to have hundreds of items at this vintage sale...

so I thought that I would just start posting photos of some of the curiousities that will be for sale...

so hopefully on a daily basis...I will "tease" you with pics of some of my treasures that I will be parting with...

as I empty box after box...
ohhhh...
did I mention that my prices will be good...(cheapish I believe :)...
stay tuned...

Sunday, August 14, 2011

ALL MY FAVORITE THINGS...FIRST SHOW EVER!!!



So very excited to be joining these ladies for my first "show" ever!
For those of you that have been following my blog, you know that I have been "cleaning" out my basement FOREVER!
so...since I have about 30 more totes/boxes of treasures down there...I will be pricing and bagging up and hauling my items to this show!
I am finishing up an estate sale today and tomorrow, then I am going to bury myself in my basement til its done...
did I mention that I am purging a lot more from my studio, too?
I will be "previewing" some of the items on this very blog as I unbury them...
oh....
it will be a fun show!
I hope you can make it either Friday night or Saturday...
I will have loads to sell...


can you tell I am excited?

Friday, August 12, 2011

ESTATE SALE THIS WEEKEND...

this Saturday and Sunday I am conducting a small, tidy sale of mostly retro, mid century fun stuff...
estatesale-finder. has all the details...just go to that website and click on All My Favorite Things and you will be able to see pictures...
hope you all have a great weekend!

Monday, August 8, 2011

sometimes...you win...I adopted 3 aunts and an uncle at the beach...

sometimes a picker will do anything to shop a sale early...
in Manzanita, there is a small area that is gated off...
and they were having a neighborhood sale at 9 am on Saturday...
in Portland...a neighborhood sale that is advertised at 9am...people are setting up by 7:30 am...
Manzanita is NOT PORTLAND...
so...
we were driving around this neighborhood at 7:30...not a soul to be seen...
no shoppers...
no homeowners...
no stuff...
not even any seagulls...
so...
we looked at each other and said
"now what?"
i am persistent...
I kept driving around...
finally...
a garage door opened...
she was from Portland...
staying with her family...
yep, she said...
this is the beach...
they MIGHT all open at 9 am....
she had nothing that we wanted...
gads...
so...as I drove around in circles (this was NOT a big area)...
finally, a door opened...
they had stuff...
they were older (70's or 80's)
my husband went up the drive and asked if they were open, he told them we had cash...
they said come back at 9.
He told me that - I almost cried...
cuz he said they had some black and white photos...

I like black and white photos.
it is only 8:15.
I drove around for 5 more minutes...
I go back to see them.
I go up the driveway.
I tell them that my husband saw stuff that I would like.
I said can I look but not touch.
she saw that I was desperate.
she let me look.
she said I can't buy til 9.
it is 8:20
we come up with a plan.
If anyone else comes to shop early, I am a relative helping with the sale.
this was their idea, not mine (wish I had thought of it)
so we helped.
we moved tables (I shopped but didn't touch)
we moved chairs (still shopping)
and I got to look through the photos...
told them I was staying til 9 to buy them...
started call them Aunt Jan, Aunt Janet, Uncle Jim, and Aunt Sista (really their names, I added the aunt and uncle )...
they brought my husband coffee while we waited and chatted...
Aunt Sista was one of 11 children, she was the last surviving child...
I hugged her.
they were the sweetest people that I have EVER met garage saling...
some time during our "adoption" and hugs, the black and white photos disappeared...
someone pulls up and asks if they are open, they say no, 9 am...(it is only 8:50)...

at 8:55 the local book store owner comes and they all know him, he asks to buy a couple of books...
they decide that 8:55 is close enough...
he buys his books and then leaves...
they bring my black and white photos out of hiding and sell them to me.
I had mentioned that I really, really liked this very old bible that they had wrapped up...
I wondered if it was for sale.
It was great great Aunt Ruths bible.
they gave it to me.









my finds...


my newly adopted family...

I did not buy a lot that day...

but the memory of my newly adopted family will live with me forever.
I never had any aunts and uncles, my parents were only children.
for a brief moment, it really, really felt nice.
I couldn't have chosen nicer relatives...
it was worth the wait...

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Manzanita here we come...

to be serious...I need this vacation...
it has been about 5 years since I have gotten away...
I spent the last 3 days filling my booths...
STARS AND SPLENDID are packed to the gills...

and now I am off...
tomorrow morning we are headed down to Manzanita....
I will be hunting and gathering while I am down there...
some of my very favorite finds have come from some of my very favorite beach haunts...

but most of all- family, fun, sand and surf are the most important things that I am hunting for...
see ya next week...
hope you all have a great week!