| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 14 2006 : 08:37:03 AM
Garage sales will be starting soon, for all you girls that go to these, including me, what are you looking for this year?
NANCY JO |
| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - May 16 2006 : 9:10:32 PM
well .. i can honestly say that i don't have too much on my garage sale list .. cuz' i am selling so much really great stuff .. most of which is better than what i'm finding even in antiques shoppes. i do still look for mid-1800's 'farm' type things .. but really UNUSUAL things .. for instance .. i love my 'civil war era' doctor's small stove that a Pulaski County, KY doctor would take with him in his buggy when he made mountain house calls ... and i really love al lthe old farm tools and garden tools that i have collected .. i have a very early hand-made bird-cage that i adore .. and i have several 'food dehydrators' that you would set on a wood stove .. those kinds of treasures are what i look for now ... OH .. and ALWAYS vintage homespun fabric! xo
True Friends, Frannie |
| Susie Q |
Posted - May 13 2006 : 9:16:01 PM
A woman I once knew got one of those huge standing ones for parrots that had a larger than average door. It was new but it was a second. One of the legs needed to be rewelded.
She put a glass shelf in it midway and made it into a "sideboard" for her small patio. It leaves her table free to eat on. It was really sharp looking. |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 13 2006 : 09:28:17 AM
I think I might like to add a few bird cages to my list, maybe hang them outside and put a plant in them or put candles in when we are out in the evening, or they would look nice hanging there is I could find a nice pretend bird to put in it.
NANCY JO |
| Susie Q |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 6:04:39 PM
I found a fancy tickler this past weekend. And it did send me to twittering!
It was a child's sized washboard, tub and clothes pins. All for 10.00! I don't think I ran over or pushed anybody when I saw it. But as soon as I did see it I thought "It's mine!" It was going home with me period.
It's now displayed on a shelf above my washing machine. The clothes pins for now are in a candy jar. Behind the washboard and tub I want to put up a mini clothesline hung with small antique garments. It's so cute.
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| blueroses |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 10:38:09 AM
Oh well, that was when we lived in NY. We used to live down in Westchester County, then in Putnam County. Then in CT until we decided to get out of the hustle and bustle.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 10:31:16 AM
We are right next to Orchard Park, my husband was brought up there, and Hambury is the next town over. You came along way for a wedding!
NANCY JO |
| blueroses |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 10:23:41 AM
Nancy,
I have to think faster next time! We used to have friends in Hamburg. We went to their wedding in Orchard Park (?) a few years ago. It was at an Italian restaurant right by the football stadium. Of course, we had to make the trip to Niagra Falls!
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 10:18:08 AM
Debbie
To bad about the wicker, should have tied it to the roof, I know sometimes when I am saleing I see a big item and have no way to get it home, happened with a rocking chair once.
West Seneca is about 2 hours from syracuse, about 10 miles outside of Buffalo.
NANCY JO |
| blueroses |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 09:33:42 AM
Nancy,
Great buy on those metal chairs! I'm so bummed - last week when we were back east, we drove by a wicker settee and chair left out for the trash and I couldn't get them. Bummer. I was oohing and aahing but had no way to get them back home. My husband knows how much I love that stuff. I just should've taken them and figured it out later!!
Nancy - Is West Seneca anywhere near Auburn or Syracuse? We have some family out that way.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Rusty pins |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 07:29:59 AM
FABRICS!!!!!!!! I LOVE old fabric!!!! I have stashes of the stuff...and hubby rolls his eyes everytime!!
Story for ya........took hubby to his first auction last spring. Boxes of fabrics came up that I wanted so I told hubby to keep an eye on them and bid. Off to the little girls room I went...and I hear that they've started the boxes of fabrics....I run out..no one is biddin'...i can't see hubby so I raise my hand. The biddin' war is on.....there was another person biddin' like mad against me, and the box just got to high, so I let it go. Hubby finally shows up with this grin...ear to ear and says...'Well honey, I was biddin' on that box of fabric for ya...and the biddin' went real high...but I got it." I just stared at him and then bonked him in the head as I said' you dummy........it was ME you was biddin' against'!!!LOL
We still laugh about that. I told him that if I take him again this year I'm tyin' his hands to his sides.LOL
"Life shall judge us harshly enough. Let us at least be gentle with each other."
http://www.rustypinsandoldlace.com/
'Antiques & HandMades for your heart and your home.' |
| rabbithorns |
Posted - May 01 2006 : 4:16:19 PM
I'm always on the lookout for enamelware, but not just everything, just pieces I can actually use. I also like tins and trays. I look for cutter quilts to make hot water bottle covers and tea cozies for Christmas gifts. Vintage linens, of course, for crafts so very inexpensive or torn here and there so I'm not cutting up anything nice. I've been looking for cookie cutters lately to make pincushions inside them. I usually keep a list of what we need with me so I can actually shop the sales and not just wander for hours and come home with stuff I can't store! (guilty) I've stopped buying clothes for myself. But I have started buying rubber ducks for my daughter's collection. |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 01 2006 : 3:49:34 PM
I was thinking, I know, not an easy thing to do , however, I was thinking, wouldn't it be great if while garage saleing to come across some old hand written cook books, or old cookbooks with a lot of written side lines. I never thought to look through books for something like that, alot of history to be found in an old cookbook.
NANCY JO |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 11:54:45 PM
Rhonda
Good thing I asked, that use for the belts would never have crossed my mind, but then alot of things never cross my mind. Good idea for the band, and I'am sure the kids love them.
NANCY JO
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 11:02:26 PM
Hahahaha! Yes Nancy Jo, WHO on earth would want those awful belts!? My son is a musician and travels all over the country. He & his bandmates use the belts to make wristbands to sell at their concerts. The kids love things "made by the band" and it gives the guys something to do on those looooong road trips...not to mention it FEEDS them! 
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
| Mumof3 |
Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 2:57:16 PM
Teddie- When is your yard sale? My mom, friend Cilla and I go out every Friday. Carrolton is not that far away from us. Let me know and I will be there!! Sounds like an absolute dream!! 
I am sure that my husband will let me take his new truck. Hee hee.
Karin |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 04:33:38 AM
Rhonda
Ok I give up, what do you do with the ugly stretchy belts? Yes, garage sales can't start soon enough, I have about wore out my thrift store.
NANCY JO |
| abbasgurl |
Posted - Apr 22 2006 : 10:37:55 PM
My list includes old wool clothing (for rug hooking), scraps of vintage lace, old buttons or jewelry, fabric(old or new), jeans for my 4 guys (always), Old candlesticks (that will become bases for projects), books, stretchy belts (those ugly striped elastic ones), handthrown pottery (especially mugs), and old pasteboard suitcases (for craft booth display), vintage clothing & shoes (always), primitive anything, and like everyone else, I will drag home anything that appeals to me! Aren't you all glad garage sale season is upon us! Happy hunting ladies!
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
| Susie Q |
Posted - Apr 21 2006 : 8:20:47 PM
A fancy tickler.
I know what I like so I don't go looking for one thing in particular. What ever sets me to twitter usually gets hauled home.
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| hammondfarm |
Posted - Apr 21 2006 : 05:26:21 AM
The letter returned the check because they said they could not take a check from the wife it had to come from the man of the House.
How funny? This is so true today. I get credit cards calling and even though both our names are on the account they will not talk to me. So, I told the card one day if you can't talk to me then don't bother calling back.
Best Regards,
Julie
Hammond Farm
www.hammondfarm.com
People Tested Goat Approved, tm |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 19 2006 : 09:58:46 AM
Debbie
I got two metal lawn chairs a few years ago for 5 dollars each. Just the other day I got a catalog with new metal chair in it, 100 dollars each, and not made as well as the older ones. So happy hunting.
NANCY JO |
| blueroses |
Posted - Apr 19 2006 : 09:47:44 AM
I'm always on the lookout for old wicker lawn furniture (it's so expensive) and metal outdoor chairs and such. Also old pottery and dishes. Vintage fabrics and old rhinestone jewelry.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| FarrarFarmgirl |
Posted - Apr 19 2006 : 09:20:35 AM
Teddie, those are tremendous discoveries and treasures that you have now. Wow! You truly do have your own show right in your basement. How fun!
I like to find linens, hand embroidered, crocheted and lace ones. Of course, any kind of apron is always a good find. And I do like to keep my eye open for red and white kitchen gadgets.
But I have to say this year I will be looking for 2 booster seats for the van for our grandsons and maybe a few outdoor things for them to play on in the yard when they come over. Although, my husband had one of the boys out in the garden teaching him how to plant so I have a feeling that we will be spending some of our time in the garden, too. Which will be fun.
I have so much stuff already, that I really don't have room for one more thing. But that doesn't mean I will stop looking or check them out just to see if there might be something - anything that would be a good bargain. How can I pass them up all together?!
Happy bargain-hunting to all! Blessings on your day.
In His hands,
Lynda
Pray in faith and you will not live in doubt.
www.pamperedchef.biz/lorenzfamilycooks |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 18 2006 : 4:49:19 PM
Always looking for pretty dishes and glasware, old button boxes full of good stuff, material, hand embroidered goods, wood bowls, outside pots and yard decor, aprons, postcards, the list is pretty long, and of course sometimes I don't know until I see it.
NANCY JO |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 15 2006 : 11:30:56 PM
Helen,
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NANCY JO
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| Destiny~ |
Posted - Apr 15 2006 : 7:07:50 PM
I'm looking for things made of cast iron, especially unusual baking pans. I have a couple but want to find more, I'm curious to see whats out there.
My addiction seems to be bowls I like pottery bowls but only seem to really see glass bowls. I had to clear out a whole cupboard just to have a place to store my bowls. Today I bought a colored glass pyrex bowl. |
