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blackThumbz
Santa Rosa, CA
(Zone 9b)
July 30, 2008
03:26 PM Post #5344710
| Hello,
I originally posted this on the Back Porch, and was directed to this forum. I didn't turn anything into a treasure - yet.. but I found a treasure to me..
So I recently moved from southern FL to northern CA. wow - what a great decision - but that's a whole other story.
In the move we got rid of a lot of stuff. And I vowed to myself that when I needed something (or wanted) for that matter I would try and buy it second hand.
I have been wanting a new teapot. One that has a harmonic whistle - and not the usual whistle. I've priced them online and they can be $70 and above. Gasp for a teapot?
anyway.. on Sunday while leisurely browsing the local flea market - what did I find? Whoa... that $70 teapot for SEVEN dollars. Almost brand new.. [happy dance]
I just love those great finds... to the guy selling it, it was just a teapot - to me... it was a TREASURE (well worth the wait to find it)..
Tell me bout you best finds at the flea market, swaps and yard sales..
Also found a very pretty decorative pillow for $2 (price tag was still on it... $49)
Ya gotta love it! |
blackThumbz
Santa Rosa, CA
(Zone 9b)
July 30, 2008
03:27 PM Post #5344716
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
July 31, 2008
09:19 AM Post #5347989
| Great buy...lucky you! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 31, 2008
01:14 PM Post #5349021
| Can't remember when I bought anything "new", love to find great buys at a thrift store. Well, I shouldn't say can't remember when because I bought a couple things at the Dollar Tree Store for making some treasures. Great buy on the tea pot. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
July 31, 2008
03:20 PM Post #5349439
| found a swede leather pillow for 149.00 and just turned away in despair . next day ,found one at thrift store for 20.00 , just turned away in dispair . two weeks later , in same thrift store , saw my 20.00 pillow marked down to 5.50 , grabbed that sucker . sally |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 31, 2008
04:27 PM Post #5349701
| I saw a small dresser I liked and couldn't make up my mind, so waited until the next week and it was gone. It was such a good dresser, one of the better made ones. Watching a Madonna and child bust for price to go down. Started out at $29 and several weeks later it was $19, but still too much because of the shape she was in. Months later still $19, but I won't pay that much so have to wait or give up my quest. Sometimes you really get lucky. |
toniwill
Natural Bridge, VA
August 01, 2008
09:14 PM Post #5356214
| Last week at a community flea market I got a Salvatore Farrigamo leather handbag for $2. It is in like-new condition, seems authentic, and the owner told me it was worth $500. She may have exaggerated but I know they ARE valuable. Her aunt had bought it for her, so apparently she never used it so sold it. My gain! |
EFGeorgia1
Lizella, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 01, 2008
09:19 PM Post #5356229
| A Scottsdale golf putter for $10
Elaine |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
August 01, 2008
09:55 PM Post #5356384
| 4 butcher-block oiled oak chairs for $25 each from Salvation Army. We had in the LR & 2 in the FR for 18 years; now we're down to just the 2 in the LR. Need to get them reupholstered, but they've been just great! |
pieohmy
Independence, LA
(Zone 8b)
August 02, 2008
12:11 AM Post #5357068
| I *had* some original designer's drawings of mardi gras gowns from New Orleans (from the 30's) that I bought for $5 each at a yard sale but sold them when I found out they were worth a small fortune. Sadly I only had 3 when I could have bought a whole box of them. They went to a collector who will appreciate and take better care of them than I ever would. The yard sale was in an area that was hit hard by Katrina so I feel good that these have been preserved for future generations.
I have several older Mardi Gras posters also found over the years in great condition. People don't realize how much they can be worth. My favorite is an original that the screeners used to copy the mass produced posters from. I also have a large Ron Picou serigraph that I found for $20 at a thrift store. I was shocked since I knew how much I paid for one that was much smaller in a store. Here's his work http://www.ronpicou.com/ronny.html Spring tide is the one I found.
I have a lot of art work by unknown artists too. If I like it and it is an actual painting (not a print) I get it. |
Gourd
(Zone 4b)
August 02, 2008
10:15 AM Post #5358122
| I also find some neat treasures, gosh, one that I lug around is a painting of a Monk, you can tell it is by a beginner, it almost looks by the numbers painting, but it has the neatest rounded columns and bougie growing in an out of the porch... I really like the stucco effect.
A. |
planolinda
Plano, TX
August 02, 2008
10:30 AM Post #5358176
| this is not a big find but i wonder if anyone else has this experience--if i or someone else needs something it seems i have a great chance of seeing it at the next garage sale! an example was a friend telling me she was so sad because she broke the lid to her crock pot ---honest to goodness i saw a crock pot lid at a garage sale the next weekend and put it on her porch! so friends would kid that i should be a personal buyer at garage sales!! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
August 02, 2008
10:41 AM Post #5358202
| This thread has gotten me remembering...DH and I both come from "thrifty" families. I was very proud that my Grampa worked on a trash truck when I was a kid ("PLEASE just tell people he works for the city", my mom used to say). This was in the days before crushers, of course. He used to bring home the best stuff, most of which ended up in my Grandma's basement. When she died, I begged my mom to keep three chairs for me that he'd brought home, and she VERY reluctantly did. They have a place of honor in my house, and are probably valuable antiques now!~
My FIL used to walk every morning, and on trash days he would bring home neighbors' discards. Although we had to fill a 40 yard dumpster twice after he died to get rid of the real junk he had collected, there were some treasures. The four light fixtures in our courtyard, along with a big brass tray that I use as a tabletop came from his "trove"... |
planolinda
Plano, TX
August 02, 2008
11:05 AM Post #5358284
| oh the trash men must get some great finds! |
blackThumbz
Santa Rosa, CA
(Zone 9b)
August 02, 2008
02:13 PM Post #5358922
| When I was a kid, every weekend, my mother would drag me to the yard sales, as a kid it was a pain, but now as an adult, I look back so fondly on those crazy weekends. And when I do find a great find at a yard sale I can sort of feel close to my mom. silly I know.. I can hear her cheering me on.
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planolinda
Plano, TX
August 02, 2008
04:40 PM Post #5359456
| my mom went to rummage sales --they were at churches
i took my kids to garage sales a lot and they kid me about that but they sure got a lot more "stuff" than they would have otherwise and they know it! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
August 02, 2008
06:44 PM Post #5359946
| While taking a break from organizing our shed room, I thought I would
pop into Dave's to see what was new.
How funny to find this very thread, you'll never believe what I bought today
at a yard sale!
First let me explain that our kids are now older, and as a result, we had a pool
table in my husband's bedroom that was never used. After we finally found a home
for it, this left room for my workout equipment. Last night I dragged it out, oiled
it and am glad to have it back again.
So this morning I drifted / coasted / slipped (okay, so I planned to go)
by a couple of yard sales and what did I find? A lady getting rid of what appeared
to be enough equipment to stock a small gym. The stuff is in fabulous shape, all clean.
1.) Life Rider Plus by Health Rider
2.) Stamina 4655 Recumbent Air Bike
3.) Stamina 890 Air Bike
4.) Total Gym 1000
5.) Lifestyler Folding Stepper
6.) Rock & Tone
7.) Ab Bench Plus Marcy Impex
8.) Tilt & Tone
9.) Weights
10.) Gym equipment mat
11.) Another piece I can't figure out. LOL.
12.) Brand new, never used Polar heart rate monitor
Not only is everything in great shape, but once I put batteries into the electronics
and put them on correctly (they were backwards) everything has timers and other
measurement readings. How fast you are pedaling, how many miles you've biked,
etc.
Just about a month ago I was looking at treadmills, but even on sale they were
still hundreds of dollars. I didn't want to end up using the mill as a coat rack, so
I thought about it.
But today, there wasn't time to think. As I examined one of the pieces, willing to
pay the $25.00 price tag, the lady came over and basically made me an offer I
could not pass up. She started by saying that I could take everything for a hundred
bucks. I stammered, not because of the price, but considering what my husband
would say if I bought it all. "Ninety" then "Eighty", followed by "Seventy dollars for
everything."
Good grief, one piece alone was well worth a hundred, but if you insist. I bought
every stick of it - all twelve items / exercise equipment AND eight tall shelving
units for the shop AND a wooden settee for two with cushions and end tables...
AND a four shelf wooden corner unit - every bit of this for $91.00. And this stuff
isn't junk or even close to it.
Normally, ten bucks will make me happy as can be at a yard sale. But this one
took every bit of my money and was well worth it.
Now to figure out which one I like best, so far bouncing from piece to piece every
so many minutes is fun.
Whooo hooo!
KM
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
August 02, 2008
06:54 PM Post #5359965
| Congratulations! Our treadmill isn't a coat rack; I consider it a functional way to display cobwebs. |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
August 02, 2008
07:01 PM Post #5359997
| LOL! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 02, 2008
08:40 PM Post #5360340
| What a deal! Did you save yourself a fortune, good going. I think exercise equipment would gather cobwebs here too. |
planolinda
Plano, TX
August 02, 2008
09:14 PM Post #5360481
| that lady wanted that stuff out!! it made her feel guilty that she paid all that money and never used it or got in shape!! she was just glad she didn't have it to remind her anymore☺ |
Gourd
(Zone 4b)
August 02, 2008
10:30 PM Post #5360755
| Oh, what a great deal... Dh would have killed me if I got anything else... I'm trying to downsize...uuuuhmm... lol I'm trying.. |
Early_Bloomer
Springboro, PA
(Zone 5a)
August 04, 2008
12:00 AM Post #5365586
| My wife often stops at garage sales and when she returns home and shows me what she found I always say "Well, that's nice, but did you get ME anything wonderful?" It's kind of a running gag and I've been doing it for 15-20 years. Well, a couple of months ago she finally did it. She came home lugging a massive tackle box filled to overflowing with mostly new high end fishing tackle. I figure there has to be $400 to $500 dollars worth of gear in there. They were asking $25 for it. She offered and got it for $20. It was worth the wait!
early_bloomer
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tcinmb
(Zone 8b)
August 04, 2008
12:22 AM Post #5365655
| I got a patio table and chairs for Zero $. Someone left them sitting beside a dumpster!! Only thing missing was the glass for the table. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 04, 2008
12:56 AM Post #5365721
| Isn't it a good feeling when you find a great deal? No one sets things out at the curb around here and I'm missing out on a lot. |
tcinmb
(Zone 8b)
August 04, 2008
01:36 AM Post #5365765
| I was kind of embarrassed to be seen draggin that stuff- but I got over it !! |
anastatia
Vancouver, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 04, 2008
10:37 AM Post #5366757
| A friend & I drove to a garage sale a few weeks ago and the prices were crazy! Crazy like high! The seller thought everything she had was Ming-dynasty stuff. Garage sales can be so much fun; and some of the sellers are super fun! |
celia
Cleveland, OH
(Zone 5b)
August 04, 2008
11:14 AM Post #5366928
| I got three great metal outdoor chairs for my deck. With cushions! $5 apiece!
Also found a great computer chair for my daughter. Only paid $7
I used to by junky things that I couldn't GIVE away if I wanted. Now I'm more selective and try to stick to functional things. Unless of course there's something perfect for a T2T project! LOL! |
denisemb
Ocala, FL
(Zone 9a)
August 04, 2008
10:20 PM Post #5369750
| (sigh) Unfortunately, I think I've used up my dumpster diving Karma for life. LOL
20+ years ago I snagged a crazy/cool two-seater settee next to my apartment dumpster: upholstered double hump-back and & seat, the arms & legs wood. I've re-upholstered that sucker three times & it's followed me to 5 homes! LOL
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pieohmy
Independence, LA
(Zone 8b)
August 05, 2008
01:50 PM Post #5372593
| What a bunch of trashy people :P Last month we passed by a treadmill by the road and I made my husband stop for it. There was a lot of grumbling from him about how there was no way it was going to work. (Wuvie, I too never wanted to buy one because of the clothes rack fear). In his defense he did have to open it up and do a little work because there was no key to make it run. Otherwise, it works fine and even has an incline feature. Trashiness is good thing around here. |
lisabees
Centennial, CO
(Zone 5a)
September 01, 2008
01:08 AM Post #5493064
| This cool thread deserves to be revived. I have enjoyed reading about what goodies everyone has found. My teenage son loves to go "garage saling" with me (if you can believe it) and I often like to designate one item the Find of the Day. |
planolinda
Plano, TX
September 01, 2008
09:01 AM Post #5493503
| funny--i kind of do that too--the find of the day! sometimes there is no find and other times it is such a good day that it is hard to choose just one! |
jessi323
Newell, WV
(Zone 6a)
September 01, 2008
09:19 AM Post #5493543
| Not my best yard saling day ever but yesterday I stopped at a yard sale close to the house. LOADS of clothes for my youngest daughter - all brand names and in excellent condition. For $10 I bought her a gorgeous new winter coat, a pretty purple rain jacket, about 7 outfits, a beautiful dress, a pair of shoes that were never worn, unopened seed packets - phlox, marigold and sunflowers, plus an unopened box of 30 Jobe's plant food spikes. I know there are a few things I am forgetting, but I am considering going back today and asking if she will sell the remainder of the clothes for one price. DD is fascinated by clothes - when she is grown I can see her being a fashion designer. |
anastatia
Vancouver, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 01, 2008
10:04 AM Post #5493696
| There was a garage sale down the street from me some time ago and it was wild. Clothes hanging on rack after rack and tags still on them. She had to be struggling w/ some kind of compulsive-shopping @ high end stores. Wrong size for me or my daughter. I should have put a tracking-device on her so when she grew from a size 6 to something bigger I could find her bigger size garage-sales. |
booplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
September 01, 2008
10:14 AM Post #5493737
| Loved reading this thread...loved the teakettle that started it. That tackle box find is a score and so is the exercise eqipment!
I found a green bench (seen somewhere on this forum) sitting by the road for bulk trash pickup. Love it!!
Our Goodwill prices have skyrocketed. Funiture is still a good bargain but home things are high. The potting section is higher than Walmart...so I need to be careful.
I look for the blue/clear mexican glassware all the time but find garage sales are a better deal. |
Mazda1994
Oklahoma City, OK
September 01, 2008
11:48 AM Post #5494099
| I agree, the Goodwill prices are soaring! |
anastatia
Vancouver, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 01, 2008
12:23 PM Post #5494231
| Oh yeah! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 01, 2008
12:29 PM Post #5494252
| I always thought there were high to begin with, get spoiled at some of the other thrift stores. Today is my weekly trip to thrift store and 30% off since it is a holiday. Hope this is my special day to find a great T2T piece. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 01, 2008
01:23 PM Post #5494443
| no sale , but just got two bar stools for free on craigs list . was feeling generous , so left her a nice little bloodgood jap. maple . sally |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
September 02, 2008
04:49 PM Post #5499603
| found these along the roadside, put a bit of paint on them and they'll sit in DG friendship garden...FREE is good... 
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 02, 2008
05:03 PM Post #5499648
| Love the colors you painted them, never find such neat stuff, but I keep on looking. |
anastatia
Vancouver, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 02, 2008
07:40 PM Post #5500239
| Betty, you FOUND adirondack chairs on the road? |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
September 02, 2008
07:53 PM Post #5500288
| I found two redwood chairs in an alley in Beverly Hills during my last trip to Ca. The joints had come loose and someone tried to repair them with nails. I brought them home, repaired them with screws and they are my official lawn chairs.
katiebear |
cactusfan
Webster, NY
(Zone 6a)
September 02, 2008
09:46 PM Post #5500788
| I passed a neighbor's house with a round, metal mesh patio table and four arm chairs down at the end of the driveway. I walked back (they are just a few houses away) to take a look and asked my neighbor if he was throwing them out. He said he probably should sell them, but didn't want to be bothered so they were all mine if I wanted them. He then came down with cushions for the chairs (didn't even look used) that he just hadn't gotten down to the curb yet - all for free! Another time I got a Reed & Barton contemporary silver candy dish with enamel interior for $8 at a yard sale. Also got one of those wrought iron (steel?) sewing machine bases with the original wooden top for $9 at a flea market. I know there are others, but those are some of my best. |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
September 02, 2008
10:37 PM Post #5501027
| I got a box of books from my neighbor's leftovers - free. I listed them on our church ebay website. One of the cookbooks sold for over $20, the others for a $2-3 apiece. The money will pay for gym equipment for the kids. I was sure surprised. |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 03, 2008
05:43 PM Post #5504231
| We got an ENORMOUS storage cabinet for free on craigslist. (It took us a while to get the doors off it and drug out of the storage unit it was in, THEN lifted up and strapped down to the roof of our car. It holds lots of my DH car stuff and looks so much nicer on our carport than anything else we've had to resort to! |
anastatia
Vancouver, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 03, 2008
06:37 PM Post #5504509
| I p/u 8 Spode dinner plates @ a thrift store for $1 ea. about 5 yrs ago. Off white simple pattern. Not the pattern I am going to get when I find my rich generous great uncle but . . . |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
September 04, 2008
09:31 AM Post #5506865
| I never think of having garage sales, I simply put any articles I want to dispose of out at the roadside and people just take them...we usually have big object pick up one a year and what treasures you find however they no longer after this year will have it..many will be disappointed..that's why I think we are finding people more and more putting things out...
The only thing that was wrong with 2 chairs and the table it the back runner on the bottom of the back was cracked, took it off, made a new one and voila..useable chairs for the DG garden...also been using scrap wood found near the dumpster at the restaurant to do the name and mileage markers for each of my friends to display in DG Friendship Garden...guess we must always be on the lookout...found an old glass lamp as well, just needs rewiring and I can so see a nice stained glass shade on it - victorian looking... |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 04, 2008
11:40 AM Post #5507460
| About 2 months ago we found this neat looking item in thrift store for $19 less my 20%. Wondered what it was until DH discovered it was a wine bottle opener. Stood on its own stand and had an antique look to it. Picked it up for sister-in-law, looked brand new. I looked it up in the Internet and found it for sales price of $120. Now I finally did find a bargain! She says it works great too. You can recork the bottle too, but she said they drank the wine so doesn't know if that works. Y_Y |
booplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
September 04, 2008
11:44 AM Post #5507476
| please send your wine bottle opener to me...lol |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
September 04, 2008
12:36 PM Post #5507699
| Such interesting things to find... |
Marcy_1
New Madison, OH
(Zone 5a)
September 04, 2008
01:30 PM Post #5507922
| What an interesting thread! Have to tell about my DGD who is 9 yrs old. There was a garage sale next door to her house over the Labor Day weekend. She spotted a cute little outfit (her size) and it was two dollars. She only had one dollar. I told her to go ask the lady if she could take less for it. DGD was apalled that I would suggest such a thing...lol. I told her how it works with garage sales and bartering...and that it was fine to do that. She didn't think much of the idea though. Anyway..we went on to some other sales, and when we returned, she came running up to us with the outfit! I asked her how she got it. She replied that she waited on the lady to leave, and then asked the Man if HE could take less for it...hahahaa!!! That's my girl!!! She is learning!! |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
September 04, 2008
02:42 PM Post #5508136
| Do you hire her out...I can't barter..maybe she could show me a few tricks.. |
Marcy_1
New Madison, OH
(Zone 5a)
September 04, 2008
03:16 PM Post #5508233
| LOL Betty! I was so surprised that she did it...after the way she responded to my suggestion!! I guess it is hard for some people to do that. I know my husband won't. He will just pay the price! |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
September 04, 2008
04:30 PM Post #5508451
| If I want it I just pay it...but have a girlfriend Helen we call "Garage Sale Queen" lordy went with her one day and she has it down pat..we arrived at a garage sale, she says you let your eyes quickly go over the items, if nothing looks as though it must go home with you then off you go to the next or else you'll miss the treasures...wow, can't even guess how many we went to...
DH when he was alive would always barter guess that's why I didn't have to learn to do so..remember downtown Toronto there was a fruit/vegetable market and there were tomatoes on sale - let's say one basket was $1.98 lb. then another $2.39 lb. and all I could remember Roger arguing with the sales clerk is a lb. is a lb. why the difference???? and wouldn't leave till he got the lb. for $1.98 needless to say I was long gone..shaking my head... |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 04, 2008
05:43 PM Post #5508762
| Booplants I'd have to fight my sister-in-law for wine bottle opener. She had her car keys hanging from the handle the other day so she could find them. DH said if you can't find car keys just have some wine and ... Sure enough, it worked. |
booplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
September 04, 2008
06:28 PM Post #5508893
| lol. Samigal |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 04, 2008
08:17 PM Post #5509236
| I can barter for MOST things but I have NEVER bartered for a horse in my life! If I WANT IT, I will pay the price. If I don't want the horse, no amount of bargaining will convince me to buy it!
The FIRST time I remember bartering, I bartered was with my Grandpa. He offered me a saddle for $100. I said that was TOO high. He said $75, I said still too much... "Ok, $50." "ALMOST but still too high" "$37 and how did you know what I paid for it!"
When I was a teen (a LONG time ago) he had a little pinto part Welch mare for sale. It was only $50 but he didn't have a buyer. I said I could sell her for more than that! He said if I could sell her for more, I could keep the difference. 2 weeks later, after I rode her a little and advertised her, I sold her for $100. |
EFGeorgia1
Lizella, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 04, 2008
08:57 PM Post #5509438
| love these 'finds'..
Elaine |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 04, 2008
09:36 PM Post #5509666
| omg ! i fell into a great deal . several years ago , i met a couple that was having a hard time . they had pets and couldn't afford to spay / neuter . i was with the local humane society and what strings i couldn't pull , i took the dogs and cats to my vet and told him to please let them have credit , i would stand behind them if they missed a payment . well , it comes home , my friend worked for the county , and had major health issues , forcing him to take the job driving the garbage truck , about all he could physically do . long story , but he is keeping all the red , blue , golden , and green wine bottles for me . that's a treasure for me , i'm getting into mosaics as soon as i have a supply , and a bottle tree , and run lights in them along a path ,and glass painting and , and and and ! . i think i hit the jackpot . sally |
EFGeorgia1
Lizella, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 04, 2008
10:26 PM Post #5509868
| Sally, tell him to look for blue Skyy bottles. they are so pretty with Christmas lights inside them at night. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 04, 2008
10:45 PM Post #5509928
| ef , i told him i wanted ALL the colored bottles . . what are the ones your talking about? is it a light blue ? if i get enough of them and ever get a chance to get to a ru , then i'll share the wealth . this is going to be an ongoing thing .i'll need some input on a fair price to pay him for his trouble without getting ridicules , because i can get hundreds . sally |
EFGeorgia1
Lizella, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 04, 2008
11:15 PM Post #5510061
| dark blue,, skyy vodka bottles. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 05, 2008
07:09 AM Post #5510667
| next time dh goes to liquor store , i'll go in with him and look at all the pretty bottles . like going to the toy store when your a kid . sally |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 05, 2008
12:52 PM Post #5511996
| I have found many great things at yard sales, and one of the things I really liked is this beautiful lamp shade. One of those things just gotta have then get it home and have no use for it. Actually I have used it in my flower garden for awhile but got concerned about the heat on the seams. Now it is another treasure in the garage without a purpose...yet. 
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dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 05, 2008
12:56 PM Post #5512016
| This is how it was used in my flower bed. this was early spring before the flowers came back. 
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booplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
September 05, 2008
12:56 PM Post #5512018
| wow that lamp shade is a find! Is it real stained glass or plastic? If you don't want to keep it as a lamp, what about removing the fixture part, turning it upside down and using it as a planter? Better to use and enjoy than sat hi to it in the garage!
I did this...the water comes right out the hole. But you can just place a pot in there also. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 05, 2008
12:57 PM Post #5512024
| Such a lovely shade. I'm sure you will get many ideas from other members, but all I can see right now is a lamp shade. |
jessi323
Newell, WV
(Zone 6a)
September 05, 2008
05:23 PM Post #5512982
| Great lampshade! Why can't I ever find cool stuff like that? :) I love your blue themed garden. |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 05, 2008
06:31 PM Post #5513190
| The shade is glass, not plastic. The birdbath is covered in blue glass from bottles, the gazing ball is a bowling ball covered with more blue bottle glass. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 05, 2008
06:47 PM Post #5513233
| dahtzu , maybe we can make a trade , bottles for lampshade .i'm open for your suggestions. can wait for ru if it's after march 15 th . sally |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 05, 2008
06:52 PM Post #5513252
| Now digger most everyone knows I will do most anything for pretty bottles. lol have been known to dumpster dive for them, and still would if it was allowed here. I have lot's of blue bottles, some brown,green, & rust. What colors do you have? |
EFGeorgia1
Lizella, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 05, 2008
07:13 PM Post #5513324
| planter, bird bath, something under it with a candle on the patio... maybe a hurrican globe. |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 05, 2008
08:05 PM Post #5513524
| Love the ideas, keep them coming. Thanks |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 05, 2008
09:35 PM Post #5513971
| i didn't know that , just thought you might want something else that you could use . i'm not sure what all i'll get , but my friend said he had some red ones . i'll know more when he brings them to me . i'll dmail you later , when i get them . he said also , that he can get some fancy ones , we'll see what happens . be about two weeks , that will give him time to collect enough to bring over . sally |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 06, 2008
07:18 AM Post #5515197
| dahtzu , looks like you'll be getting a lot of rain and wind out of this hanna .ya'll be safe , now . sally |
Mazda1994
Oklahoma City, OK
September 06, 2008
01:55 PM Post #5516544
| I don't know for sure, but since it was a lampshade, I would think it could/would withstand the heat from the sun. |
firefly58
Blakely, GA
(Zone 8a)
September 07, 2008
01:42 PM Post #5520722
| Do husband's count? I just found this site today and I am loving every thread I find. I love yard sales and thrift stores with a passion. A few weeks ago I found a beautifully painted gourd at a church thrift store for 25¢. Last week I found a 55 gallon aquarium with lighted hoods for $25.
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
booplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
September 07, 2008
03:35 PM Post #5521099
| very nice gourd! What a steal! Yes...husbands count! :-) |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 07, 2008
04:14 PM Post #5521225
| of course husbands count . mine counts out the money i spend at the yard sales , loads my trash in the truck for me , unloads it for me when we get it home , and never complains about how much i spend . of course husbands count . that's why we call them dh . that's for dear husband , lol . sally |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 07, 2008
10:02 PM Post #5522531
| firefly welcome and love your gourd. My DH definately does count. He is truly a partner in everything I do, even making the bed, vacuuming and even ironing. He is really a jewel. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 08, 2008
10:08 AM Post #5524207
| how do you get him to do those things ? i can't complain , because he is so good with other things , but a little help with the house when i've been doing man stuff , helping him , outside all day would be nice . SHUT UP ,sally , you got it good ! |
redtweet
Middleburg, FL
(Zone 8b)
September 08, 2008
02:49 PM Post #5525251
| My garage sale find was a 1951 Singer Centennial sewing machine - it's in the original cabinet with all of the accessories. I picked it up for $20 and took the machine to a repairman to have it cleaned up. For $60 it was cleaned, an original light fixture was put back on, the tensioner was replaced, and it's humming like new. So for $80 I have a working machine that's worth far more. From what he said, the table alone is worth $150-200! I just finished piecing a quilt with it last night - it sews like a dream and the stitch is perfect. Not to mention it's just so pretty with all the gold on glossy black. Much prettier than my newer machine. :o) |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 08, 2008
04:10 PM Post #5525567
| redtweet , that is a find , the gears and all parts are metal also , not like the ones today . i had mothers , but when she gave me her newer one because it sewed backward , i let my brothers wife have it and it went the way of all good things . does yours sew backward with the flip of a lever , or do you have to lift the foot and turn the material ? i still have her newer , old one . i got it in the sixties and it has a lot of plastic . sally |
nanavern3
Brookwood, AL
September 09, 2008
08:55 AM Post #5528606
| I collect tea pots, I really like that one, I think I have at least a dozen now. |
booplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
September 09, 2008
10:03 AM Post #5528850
| redtweet, I have my Grandmothers old Singer AND a mini one the salesman gave my mom when she was a small girl. Both are worth $$$ and the repair guy told me 15 years ago he would purchase it for $300. (no way!)
I love mine and it sews perfectly!
VERY VERY Good score at the garage sale! |
redtweet
Middleburg, FL
(Zone 8b)
September 09, 2008
12:21 PM Post #5529486
| Digger - the one I 'found' was a 99, so it doesn't sew in reverse. But the Featherweight 221 I have does - and that one's portable. I think they're perfect for piecing quilts because I don't lock the stitch anyway, but if I'm doing garment stitching, the Featherweight is better because of the reverse.
Boo - the repair guy that freshened up the 99 had to sit down when I told him how much I paid for it. After getting it all cleaned up he was kidding around and asking if I wanted to sell it. I told him no for now, thinking I might not like sewing on it. Wrong answer! It's too kewl.
Gotta love garage sales! I just started browsing them in the past few years. The other find was a set of Pfaltzgraf dishes (complete set of 4, current pattern with plants & herbs on them) for $5. They'll be a good set for my son when he moves out in a few years. Or maybe I'll just give him mine and keep those! LOL! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 09, 2008
12:53 PM Post #5529627
| Redtweet, I opt for keeping the dishes and giving son your old ones. LOL I keep thinking I should have dishes with apples on them, but then everyone would know how obsessed with apples I have become. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 09, 2008
03:02 PM Post #5530095
| moms newer old one is a 401a . i also have a sears , but don't have the model no . it's smarter than i am . can't get to the model no . because i'm using it for a desk . has all the paperwork with it . old lady died and her boy traded it to my dh for about 20 min . plumbing work . it needs cleaning and servicing , but other than that its perfect . don't , whatever you do get rid of that 90 , you'll regret it the rest of your life . sally |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 09, 2008
03:35 PM Post #5530234
| What a great trade, Digger. The bartering system is still one of the best around. |
booplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
September 09, 2008
07:57 PM Post #5531328
| mine must be the 221, Redtweet, because it sews in reverse. I love using it.
Samigal, I have a client so obsessed with apples she had me paint an apple branch with leaves and apples all around her kitchen soffit! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 09, 2008
08:23 PM Post #5531429
| i said 90 , i meant 99 . duh ! sally |
firefly58
Blakely, GA
(Zone 8a)
September 09, 2008
08:44 PM Post #5531502
| I have my great-grandma's New Home pedal sewing machine. It has the shuttle bobbin. The last time (before she passed away last year) Mama tried it this machine sewed perfectly. It clickitty clacked just like I remembered. She could get her feet going in just the right rhythm. Needless to say I "ain't got rhythm" :( |
firefly58
Blakely, GA
(Zone 8a)
September 09, 2008
08:47 PM Post #5531513
| Nanavern, do you collect the Tea for One pots or regular ones? I have a friend that collects the tea for one pots. I am always finding her unusual pots and shipping htem to her in New York. |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 09, 2008
09:31 PM Post #5531742
| Hummmm... I see nothing unusual about the idea of painting apples on the soffit. (Perhaps I should mention I'm from WASHINGTON! LOL) |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 10, 2008
01:37 PM Post #5534382
| I have the cutest apple chime, ceramic, that I have no idea where to hang it. My kitchen has a dropped ceiling so that idea is out, maybe in the very small dining area. I can't enjoy it if it is sitting in the box. Don't want to hang it outside so it can get broken. By the way I don't know what a soffit is...I think I've let a shelted life because I just found out what a duvet was a few years ago. LOL |
somersetsue
Portland, OR
(Zone 8b)
September 10, 2008
01:52 PM Post #5534454
| Hey Samigal...according to Wikipedia ...Eaves or Soffet lining on a house-the flat section (underside) would be referred to as a soffit.
Eaves is the word I know and have always been told, not soffet. Maybe thats a different part of the country word that people use. I was raised next door to you, in Downey, and I don't remember people talking about soffits, but I remember my Dad talking about painting the eaves. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 10, 2008
02:40 PM Post #5534653
| Somersetsue, ah I've learned something new today. We refer to them as eaves or faisha board. Don't think apples will go on mine after all, DH would probably put a halt to that. Better leave them as is, white.
I've just discovered I had some neat books for doing crafts. Bought them years ago, out of sight out of mind. "Decorating your garden" "Painting houses cottages & towns on rocks" and "Crafts in a Flash". I should have gone hunting amond my books when my imagination quits working. Betty keep them in plain sight now. I better keep on looking and may find some other great works I completely forgot about. |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 10, 2008
03:46 PM Post #5534906
| I don't know if its regional or what but in my neck of the woods & according to my husband who is construction, the eaves are under the edge of the roof. That part you have to pratically stand on your head to paint with cricked neck. The soffit is the sheetrocked area above the upper cabinets. In some kitchens the area is left open to set stuff on (so no soffit). In some kitchens the cabinets begin all the way at the ceiling.
Amazing the things we can rediscover when we stroll thru our old books! I need to do that too!
I got another free wooden ladder yesterday from craigslist. This one is just 4 tall (I have 2 earlier ones that are 6 foot and were FREE) . Not sure what color I'm painting it and where it's going in the garden but that's its new home! My landscaping is very "young" and there were only 3 things here & mature when I got here so the ladders, treslis & birdhouses on BIG posts help give me some vertical "bones" in my flower beds. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 10, 2008
06:32 PM Post #5535542
| Glad we got that figured out now. DH said he never heard it call soffit either. My cabinets go all the way to top, wish I had space on top. But then that would mean extra cleaning and I'm not big on cleaning anything.
A while back we had a good size earthquake and I was so happy that DH had anchored my curio cabinet to the wall. It took me this long to decie to dust it and I discovered the top glass shelf fell down, 3 corners of it, and a couple of my precious moments got broken. Have to look for the super glue now. Before I put anything back I'm investing in some florists putty, or do they call it earthquake putty, and put in on all shelves where they sit on the plugs. I needed to tell my sob story to someone. I feel a little better now. |
booplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
September 10, 2008
06:56 PM Post #5535641
| psychw2, I am also working on vertical. I have a ladder that has large stepes and when the plants are covering it, I don't think it will show...at least that is my goal.
|
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 10, 2008
08:13 PM Post #5535992
| A while back I got an opportunity to get some Twisted Willow for free. I sorted thru and got the "Twistedest", arranged them in a pot and cemented them in. I think its pretty cool looking.
The dollar store had terra cotta looking "suns" that were about 15 inches across. I bought one of every style they had and secured that to one ladder with a birdhouse on top. This will be it's first winter... I'll let you know how they do! |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 10, 2008
09:11 PM Post #5536255
| Pictures please! |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 10, 2008
09:46 PM Post #5536456
| I know... this no camera/picture ability is getting OLD!!! I keep thinking SOON! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 22, 2008
12:51 PM Post #5585136
| got a coupla (set) of louvered closet doors for two bucks ! whooo whooo . sally |
schickenlady
Newport, NH
(Zone 5a)
September 22, 2008
02:00 PM Post #5585399
| You can ride around up here and people put their pld wooden shutters, out for free all the time. The wood things that go along the side of the window with slats for cosmetic purpose - shutters? |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 22, 2008
03:33 PM Post #5585704
| most of those are plastic . wood ones are rare for outside down here . they are sold for closet doors at h.d. and lowes.you can either put hardware on them to slide or hinges to bifold . they let air circulate in closets ,or linen closets. the plastic ones can also be painted in your choice of color to simulate outdoor fencing or for privacy screens . i wouldn't want to put wood outside , it would ruin pretty fast in the south .warp , rot , ect .would have to seal pretty good , and they are expensive .you can put hooks on any of them to hang stuff . sally |
schickenlady
Newport, NH
(Zone 5a)
September 22, 2008
04:04 PM Post #5585812
| They are wood on old houses up here. With 100 layers of paint! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 22, 2008
08:20 PM Post #5586666
| man , i wish i had a bunch of them . i'd be in hog heaven . sally |
jessi323
Newell, WV
(Zone 6a)
September 22, 2008
09:17 PM Post #5586899
| Ooo I would love some wooden shutters. I really love the red trellis in the other thread made from the paned glass (removed) door too - that would look nice flanked by some tall shutters in complementary colors. |
lisabees
Centennial, CO
(Zone 5a)
September 22, 2008
10:38 PM Post #5587450
| Oh yeah, I got an old wood shutter from Craigslist (free) this summer too! Crusted with old green paint - very cool. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
cactusfan
Webster, NY
(Zone 6a)
September 27, 2008
06:43 PM Post #5606993
| Dahtzu, I know you showed your pics of your lampshade back at the beginning of the month, but I've just gotten back to this thread. If you haven't already come up with a use for it, how about making a fountain out of it? It already has a hole in the middle of it. I have a book that has instructions for making one that uses a bowl very similar to your lampshade. If you're interested, I can scan the pages and email them to you. |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 27, 2008
10:11 PM Post #5607752
| cactusfan, yes, PLEASE do. And thank you so much. I had thought about a fountain but didn't know how to get started with it.
Faye |
jessi323
Newell, WV
(Zone 6a)
September 27, 2008
11:08 PM Post #5607946
| Love that shutter Lisa! |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2008
11:47 AM Post #5613204
| This is a bit homely but I use it multiple times every day...AND it was only 10cents. |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2008
11:48 AM Post #5613208
| Ooops here's the photo... 
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|
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 29, 2008
02:41 PM Post #5613873
| A stool for 10 cents, what a deal! It looks well used and you are getting more life out of it. I found a hand made wooden step stool at a thrift store for about 35 cents (store shutting down so got it really cheap) and it sure comes in handy. I'm at the age where it isn't safe to climb on stools but this one is sturdy and gives me just the right height I need for the higher cupboards. |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2008
02:59 PM Post #5613915
| I feel much more secure on this, than on a chair. The steps rotate up underneath so it can be just a stool, too. When I went to purchase it, they said "just take it" but I felt bad so I made them take the 10 cents, LOL. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 29, 2008
03:14 PM Post #5613958
| that stool was popular in the 40's and 50's . Some had backs on them . my mother had a red one and found a breakfast set to match . Very uptown at that time .you can buy the rubber covers to keep the feet from scratching the floor. sally |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2008
03:41 PM Post #5614032
| I'm going to work at cleaning it up just because I like it so much. I'll need to recover the top though, it has a big chunk missing. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 29, 2008
04:48 PM Post #5614251
| Bynde , please try to find the cover in naugahyde for the top . Will last forever .Don't think the original was anything but very good plastic .Hancock should have it . sally PS , you old thing , you . I'm jealous , lol |
Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
September 29, 2008
05:17 PM Post #5614358
| This past weekend we bought a charcoal grill that would have cost us $225 if it had been new. Hubby had been drooling over one just like it for months. This one had been used one time and it cost us the total sum of $45. It had belonged to a family member of the seller who had died. The man was just thrilled to get it out of his storage shed. I think that is our best buy ever and we go garage sale shopping all the time.
At another one I got some awesome musical CDs for 50 cents each. They had never even been taken out of the plastic wrappers. The guy was in the music business and had lots of music related stuff. I spent $5.50 for the items below.
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - 2 disk set
Charlie Rich - Love Songs
Eddy Arnold - The Hits
George Jones - Cup of Loneliness - 2 disk set
Michael McDonald - In the Spirit - A Christmas Album
Patti Page - Golden Hits
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Live Two Five
Willie Nelson - Willie Nelson and Friends Live and Kickin'
Livin', Lovin' and Losin' - Songs of the Louvin Brothers - Various country artists |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2008
06:14 PM Post #5614554
| Our garage sale season is about over. No more entertainment for DH and me!
Digger, I found a retro step stool online that they are still making. It's red like your moms!
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 29, 2008
06:18 PM Post #5614566
| I'm running back and forth cooking dinner . be back . where and how much . I have pay pal . |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2008
06:19 PM Post #5614567
| Here's a link
http://cgi.ebay.com/KITCHEN-COUNTER-CHAIR-STEP-LADDER-BAR-ST...
I have no idea if they still make them as sturdy and durable as they used to! |
planolinda
Plano, TX
September 29, 2008
06:23 PM Post #5614576
| we had that one too when i was growing up! fun to see it again! and not too pricey either |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2008
06:32 PM Post #5614610
| LOL, and THIS is what they must have looked like in the 60's 
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|
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 29, 2008
07:00 PM Post #5614696
| I had a red one just like the picture in the 60's. I sure used it a lot, wonder what happed to it. See we have to keep everything because someday we will need it again. |
planolinda
Plano, TX
September 29, 2008
07:05 PM Post #5614715
| or it will come back in style--my daughter looked at my old pics and wanted to know why i didn't keep my clothes so she could wear them now that they are back in style! who knew! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 29, 2008
07:32 PM Post #5614843
| the description said metal tubing with chrome finish . i sent a question and will get ans back tomorrow . will let you know if it's good or bad . see ya , thanks . sally |
Mazda1994
Oklahoma City, OK
September 30, 2008
09:47 AM Post #5616828
| I have one of those old stools too. It was in our house when I was a little girl. It needs to be redone -- on my list of "things to do". I wouldn't part with mine for anything. |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 30, 2008
01:35 PM Post #5617819
| here's an old wood one...50's era? 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 30, 2008
01:35 PM Post #5617822
| Sorry to go on and on about these, but I think they are neat and get so much use! 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 30, 2008
02:33 PM Post #5618021
| Got ans back on it and don't think it's going to be heavy duty enough for me . it's certainly cheap enough , that scares me too . sally |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 30, 2008
02:35 PM Post #5618027
| I'm sure they made the old ones more sturdy. Maybe you'll see one at a yard sale like I did! |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 30, 2008
02:56 PM Post #5618088
| Beautiful kitchen.. |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 30, 2008
03:37 PM Post #5618218
| Beth, the kitchen pictured was out of a magazine, or yours??? either way, it is pretty. |
ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
September 30, 2008
05:36 PM Post #5618661
| No, not my kitchen! I really USE my kitchen so it's not nearly as pretty and organized, LOL. It was just a picture of the stool I found... |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 30, 2008
06:13 PM Post #5618789
| Ya, that's what I though! The setting was soooooooo white and beautiful, nothing to distract you, but a good backdrop for the stool. |
planolinda
Plano, TX
September 30, 2008
06:25 PM Post #5618841
| that little splash of red was pretty in the white kitchen |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 30, 2008
06:33 PM Post #5618885
| Yes, just not very "real". Can you imagine anyone having such a stark white kitchen with a red stool??? |
planolinda
Plano, TX
September 30, 2008
07:05 PM Post #5619007
| i still don't feel grown up enough to wear white! really--i won't buy anything white because i just know i will stain it, get dirt on it or ruin it in the wash! so no--an all white kitchen wouldn't work for me--plus where do you put stuff that comes your way but isn't white? or do you paint it white? |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 21, 2009
04:44 AM Post #6971396
| Big BuMP to up~~
With the weekend close at hand, anyone planning on searching the yard sales? Just love hearing about great deals and finding new treasures.. Please post if you find any goodies this weekend.. :-) |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 21, 2009
12:42 PM Post #6972551
| Glad this got bumped up, I've been reading about all the wonderful finds. Would love to hear some more great stories about other's trash.
A neighbor came over and asked if I wanted her outdoor swing. She was going to put it out to the curb. Cushions were gone, but in the meantime I threw an old comfortor over it and put some carpet samples on it and it will work for me until I find a good sale. Canopy will have to be replaced, someday. It sat out in the sun for 10 years that I know of and not it sits at one end of garden. |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
August 22, 2009
10:35 PM Post #6977784
| Not a big find, but I like it. Found a crystal frog. He suffered an internal
fracture, but was not broken. Marked 'as is' and sold for fifty measly cents.
:-) |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 23, 2009
01:00 AM Post #6978201
| I had to take our new puppies to the vet today, they were only open until 12 and its an hour drive.. So I didn't get to Yard Sale today... :-(
LOL.. Wuvie, frogs seem to find you everywhere you go.. |
dillansnana
Hemet, CA
August 23, 2009
02:08 AM Post #6978351
| Love this thread... when our neighbor on the corner next to us was moving we asked if they were taking their big windmill. You know the type green tripod legs, yellow windmill with red in the middle. They said no you may have it , Yipee. love the windmill. They moved into a newer mobile home just up the hill from us. Guess what they have in their yard again... guess they missed their windmill and bought another exactly the same.
Sylvia |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 23, 2009
07:21 AM Post #6978540
| Hello all, Wuvie, do you collect frogs? |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
August 23, 2009
08:01 AM Post #6978588
| Dillian's ... is it possible the windmill was already IN the yard when they bought the place? |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 23, 2009
02:28 PM Post #6979794
| Good deal on that windmill. I think my non gardening or T2T friend would have put that in her yard. She has a few garden art around, but not enough as far as I'ml concerned. Notice my neighbor has an old windmill in her yard, wondering if she will ever part with it, I can dream can't I. |
dillansnana
Hemet, CA
August 24, 2009
02:26 AM Post #6981983
| psychw2...No that windmill was not there property when they bought the place as it was a new mobile put on the property. They were nice neighbors when they lived next to us, the husband mainly. The wife was on the quiet side, never really got to know her. At any rate we got our windmill , love it!
Sylvia |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
August 24, 2009
01:49 PM Post #6983378
| Dahtzu, well, I don't seek them for collection, but when I see a
particular frog that just 'jumps' out at me (LOL) I pick it up. I've
just accumulated them over time, and have received many as
gifts. Most recently, hubby's daughter gave me a set of
carved soapstone toads. Too cute.
But of course, nothing beats the good old living kind.
:-) KM |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 24, 2009
02:22 PM Post #6983497
| LOL thanks Wuvie..I love Frogs and Turtles. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 24, 2009
08:49 PM Post #6984729
| FROG
F - Forever
R - Rely
O - On
G - God
Got this e-mail today, so for all you frog lovers... |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 24, 2009
09:28 PM Post #6984901
| AMEN! Pegi |
dillansnana
Hemet, CA
August 25, 2009
12:32 AM Post #6985467
| Dear samigal, My grandaughter , about 5 years ago drew me a pic of a frog and put on it "Fully rely on God", Now at age 18+ she is very rebellious. Please pray for my grandaughter Emily Parsons.
Thank you so much,
Sylvia |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 25, 2009
01:19 AM Post #6985535
| Teenagers sure have a hard time these days. I will pray for her that she will fully rely on God again. I don't remember being so difficult, but then mom said I was the best one out of 4 she had. Oops my halo slipped some more.  |
dillansnana
Hemet, CA
August 25, 2009
01:47 AM Post #6985565
| Samigal...A heartfelt thanks to you!
Sylvia |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
August 25, 2009
09:49 AM Post #6986180
| She's in my prayers.
kb |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 25, 2009
10:16 AM Post #6986279
| Thank you Lord for getting me through my teen years , You could have taken me many times . Prayers for yours also , digger |
EFGeorgia1
Lizella, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 25, 2009
09:41 PM Post #6988551
| Sylvia,, she's probably going through a stage of growing up and away. Praying for her and you 2. She's lucky to have you. I bet she has a good foundation.
Elaine |
dillansnana
Hemet, CA
August 26, 2009
02:15 AM Post #6989294
| katiebear and EFGeorgia1...Thank you so much for sharing my prayer burden with me. That means more than I'm able to put into words.
Sylvia |
EFGeorgia1
Lizella, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 27, 2009
08:09 PM Post #6995887
| I wasn't exactly a model 18 year old either and had always been the 'obedient' child.. LOL
Glad we are lifting you up.. |
curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
September 04, 2009
01:57 PM Post #7025658
| Got this cage for a couple of bucks, lid opens and put this small petunia in it. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
September 04, 2009
02:04 PM Post #7025671
| Wow, I have an old tiffany lamp, many broken pieces, no one is interested in it, so now I have an idea for hanging it outside instead of throwing it away, any other ideas? 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
September 04, 2009
02:05 PM Post #7025674
| Oh curvesarien, I love that cage.. I pretty much by every cage I come across.. lol.. and I love that one.. The color? Did it come that way or did you paint it?
I can't wait until tomorrow.. YAY.. Finally get to hit the yard sales.. I was out of town this past weekend and didn't get to visit NO sales.. I searched for them but its kind of hard if they not on your own turf.. lol..
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
September 04, 2009
02:12 PM Post #7025692
| Curves you can do many things with it anything but tossing it!!! Im not sure how it would hold up in the weather outside.. BUT if it was me, I would put a solar panel in the top and sit the broken side in the back so you couldnt see it.. Maybe in front of a plant? or garden wall? ORRRRRRR you could use it as a little display house.. Go with the solar panel and turn it so you could see inside the shade, add some moss and a little fairy, maybe if its big enough you can add some tiny furniture for the fairy.. Ummm yea it would look great in my daughters fairy garden that we are working on... :-) Im gonna have to keep an eye out for one.. See its not really broken, it just needs a new purpose.. ♥ You could even do the fairy idea inside, Im just not sure how it would hold up outside.. And instead of a solar light inside you could add a small bulb like you would use in villiage houses..
Here is a link for the solar lights I was talking about. Just incase you didn't see this thread... WONDERFUL info and sparked a whole new obsession with me..
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/775351/
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digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 04, 2009
04:29 PM Post #7026016
| If it is a good piece , I definitely would have it repaired .digger |
