Garage Sale Thursday

Remember the days garage sales were on Saturdays?  I remember my Grandma P and her sisters meeting at sunrise on Saturdays (you had to get there early to get the deals) with their newspaper in hand (are garage sales even listed in the newspaper anymore?), the HOT sales all circled in red, pockets filled with quarters and dollar bills - you never paid full price for anything, hence the need for quarters - and off they went for an exciting day of bargain hunting.  Now, you go on the internet to find the sales and then wish like heck you had a newspaper to look at because you weren't actually smart enough to write down any of the sale locations.  And sales are now on Thurs and Fri with an occasional Sat thrown in.  What do people who have real jobs (those unfortunate souls stuck in an office from 9-5 daily like I used to be) do?  I guess since they having paying jobs they don't need garage sales.  Cheeky Green, however, is not one of those people and garage sales are a pleasant necessity to keep my shelves (well hooks, closets, totes, any free space!) stocked.

Today started slowly, I almost gave up after the first 5, or so, sales; then things picked up. Perseverance does pay off!  Then, as a bonus, the sun came out and I probably walked a couple of miles...so I got my exercise and Vitamin D all while working...now that's my kind of job!!!

My first purchase of the day:

Not one, but TWO, dog leashes.  I know what you're thinking, "Isn't she a crazy cat lady?  Why dog leashes?"  Well, you may see dog leash, I see purse handles!!  You don't know what a find these were! They alone were almost worth the day's outing.  Under the leashes is a modern fun shower curtain destined to be an amazing tote bag...be sure to check back soon!

 Then I found:

 

Wool Sweaters..in fun colors to boot!  The one on the right is actually a pretty bright orange...not the red it appears in this pic.

And then there was:

I have actually bought this sweater before!  It made a really great Christmas stocking, so I'm thrilled that I'll get to make a second version of it.

Also:

These vintage Jell-o molds are actually for my friend Chinamommy if she wants them.  She makes the cutest cupcakes with them (see her blog link to the right).  These are large, though, so I'm not sure she'll want them, however if she doesn't I'm sure I can find something to do with them! 

That was the end of my garage sale finds (not bad for a couple of hours and about $17), but this turned out to be my lucky week!  In honor of Cinco de Mayo, the salvation army had all clothing 5 for $5 - so yesterday I got these little gems:

This will probably equate to at least one diaper/tote bag, a regular tote and some purse linings...but who knows?  There's always such a mystery involved.

And, of course, at that price, I couldn't just shop for Cheeky Green, so Kristi got these:

A couple of shirts, a couple of pairs of sweats (hey - I work at home a lot!) and a pair of jeans.  All for just $5 - and I kept to my "no new clothing" pledge!!

And a quick peruse of the housewares department scored me this:

Now, you say, why a glass apple dish?

Because, with my others , it makes this:

I actually got one of these from my grandma's house when she moved out, and have since found two at the thrift stores.  I'm trying to work my way up to an orchard!!

Well, these items aren't going to sew themselves to I'd better get off the computer and onto (well, not onto) the sewing machine!