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Hello, My Friends!~~
Spring in the studio today and outside (finally!). I am thrilled to offer these new creations to you in Dime Store Chic!
Bunny, chicks, flowers and pink!
An Easter/springtime tree! 17 inches tall too!
Thanks for stopping by my little corner of spring!~~XXOO, Beth
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Yesterday morning we arrived at an estate sale way too early. The very nice man at the front door gave everyone numbers a half hour prior to opening but at the time to let everyone in, that's exactly what he did. He really didn't call out numbers so there was this shameful stampede at the door as everyone rushed in. I was toward the front so I just rode the wave on in getting in about the right order of my number. The sale was in a small house and jam packed with goodies. There was a feeding frenzy in the holiday area, and I learned that I have serious competition from re-sellers and collectors. But despite the crowd and competition everyone was well-behaved, found treasures, and there were no fist fights, at least none that I saw.
I dragged my four bags and armload full of goods with hubby's help to the check out. There was a woman working there at the table pricing, as pretty much nothing was priced, and taking money. Another woman was just hovering over the table and annoying pretty much everyone. The annoying woman was one of the workers but it seemed that her job description read something like this: "hang around, look important, and do nothing but piss every customer off".
Miss Annoying grabbed a bag of red plastic cookie cutters from my bag of goods and proclaimed: "This bag should be $18 and these cookie cutters go for $6 each." So, does she mean that the 14 cokie cutters in the bag were worth $84?
Before I could say, "well, put them back" OR "you're crazy" OR "really???", the woman pricing and taking money told Miss Annoying "we're just charging by the bag". She quoted me a price for each of my four bags and armload of goodies which was a lot more sane than $84 for cookie cutters. Miss Annoying literally dropped the cookie cutters into my bag while glaring at me as if I had just slapped her grandmother. As my BFF Suzy would say: "Crazy train!"
I am happy to offer you all the $84 cookie cutters in Dime Store Chic for the rock bottom price of $5.00 !
A few weeks ago I found the cutest pink plastic motel at an estate sale. On this rainy/sleety Sunday, I used the cute pink motel as a feature for a large and over-the-top wreath. Christmas in March, why not? It sure looks like Christmas outside.
Kitschy and fun, don't you think so? "The Joy Motel" holiday wreath is large, 15 inches across and full of vintage goodies.
Just listed: the Joy Motel Holiday Wreath in Dime Store Chic! Merry March!~~~XXOO, Beth
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Hello, My Friends!~~~
Heartbreak, oh, heartbreak! OK, too dramatic, but at the time...well the drama in my mind was so real. I'm better now, but you may want to know what happened to me on an estate sale adventure today. Let's start at the beginning...
This morning I headed out to an estate sale about 20 minutes for my house. The ad looked promising for me to find a vintage treasure or two, but what I am intensely looking for, for crafting purposes, is to refill my stash of vintage Christmas goods for the craft shows at year's end. The ad for this sale did not advertise any Christmas decorations at all nor were there any photos of holiday cheer in the 145 photos posted in the on-line ad. BUT...this is what I found...
Looks like wonderful vintage Christmas to me!
I also found...
There was a nice large amount of vintage Christmas goodies, oh yes...
So, where's the heartbreaking drama I promised at the beginning of this post? It began before I even stepped into the sale.
I arrived one hour after it opened but still had to wait in line of only three people in front, so the total people in line was 5. The lady let us in one at a time after someone had left. But watching the people leave was torture! I saw fabulous vintage Christmas waltzing right by me, wonderful things that I itched to use in a future project! Alas, they were for the lucky ones who snagged them first. Of course if my Spidey-sense had been working I might have arrived at the sale much earlier. But, as I mentioned before, the ad just didn't look promising.
Anyway, I got in and I found that there were 2 rooms with vintage Christmas! I snagged the wonderful dimestore goodies in these photos along with some cool mid-century stars.
While in the checkout two ladies ahead of me has scored armloads of vintage Christmas also. I just couldn't look, way too painful. But I was thrilled with what I had found.
It is hard to tell which sale to hit early and which to take the time to be in the first wave to get in, especially when the sale doesn't mention that among the things in the house is two rooms full of what you are interested in! Well, I snoozed on this sale by coming late but didn't lose, but it was heartbreaking seeing the things that "got away." I just wished I had not seen them. Perhaps you understand what I'm saying if you had seen the one(s) that got away.
But all in all my luck was great today as I found some wonderful vintage holiday delights!~~~XXOO, Beth
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In my stash of vintage goodies was a Little Golden Book "Happy Birthday" cover. Today I made it into a very Happy Birthday wreath/decoration!
Lots of vintage plastic cake candle holders and flowers make a cherry decoraiton to hang for your birthday boy or girl! Now in Dime Store Chic!
Thanks for stopping by!~~XXOO, Beth
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Just listed in Dime Store Chic, a fun assortment of small pin cushions made in vintage tart tins! Happy Spring!
Cheers!~~XXOO, Beth
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The garden is wet with snow and Spring will be here on Thursday. Hmmm...
And in the studio, I made this...
May our gardens bloom soon! This sweet spring wreath is just listed in Dime Store Chic!~~~XXOO, Beth
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Just listed in Dime Store Chic is a fun pair of vintage mushroom mugs turned into fun "make-do" pin cushions with gnomes, mushroom, and millinery flowers!
Have a great day!~~~XXOO, Beth
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Taking a page from the Aunt Peaches book of over-the-top fabulous deisgn, I made my version of a Mardi Gras/St. Patrick's Day wreath for your front door. Everything came from the Dollar Tree. The wreath costs me $5. It is crazy and shiny ans serves us for the two March holidays! Enjoy!~~~XXOO, Beth
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Finally I went to a great digger estate sale after an estate sale drought of a couple of weeks! Hubby was with me and let me tell you, he is an excellent Wing Man! This small but packed house had treasures scattered in every nook and cranny. Sine one of the major things I look for is vintage Christmas, having hubby with me today proved to be a very good thing! Usually at estate sales I find Christmas goods in one place, usually a basement area. That was where I headed first at this sale and I did find Christmas down there. Hubby stayed upstairs. After finding a few holiday goodies, I soon realized that Christmas stuff was all over the house. Hubby came down to the basement with some cute Christmas books and boxes of small ornaments that he found in an upstairs bedroom and in a bathroom! Really? A bathroom? Yup. He kept finding all sorts of great goodies and I told him he didn't need to show me as I trusted his judgement. Just keep digging, honey! He did a wonderful job too!
After searching all over the house not only did we find more holiday goods but other fun vintage dime store goods as well. In about 30 minutes we had two big bags full. The man running the sale gave us a decent bulk price without making us empty out the bags. Thank goodness for that!
These photos will give you a general idea of what we found...
Lots of coloring books too. I just love vintage coloring books!
I have added more goods to Dime Store Chic, many of which came from this great estate sale. If you have a minute please stop by. Great estate sale day and I am in love with my wing man!~~~XXOO, Beth
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