What a weekend! Mr. VJIMT and I went out Friday night to celebrate our anniversary, which probably wasn't a good idea since our Saturday was packed with even more activities.
One of which was ANOTHER town-wide yard sale (we think the last of the spring season) that started at 7am, an extended-family party at 2pm, and a neighborhood dance bash at 6pm.
Add to all this my slow recuperation from weeks of 12-16 hour freelance design project days, and I was practically a zombie by the end of the night.
But on to the finds!
We picked up a few round silver trays to chalkboard, but I'm unsure about these big handled ones with feet. We have chalked them in the past, and they are fabulous to use as vintage hors d'oeuvres servers, but I'm conflicted. Is it too destructive? Or is any reuse of an obsolete item that might be otherwise discarded a good one?
Some large vintage Christmas ornaments on a small flow blue platter.
An assortment of vintage pins on a tin tray.
Vintage books.
Most of this stuff is headed to Etsy. Like this green wood frame.
And these Art Deco celluloid switch plate covers from the 1930s.
And a not-so-scary doll. Came with the hat, although I prefer her without.
Vintage wedding cake topper circa 1961.
Sweet Scottie dog ceramic planter.
And here come the religious items. I wish I collected them, since they seem to seek me out, but at least I am finding them good homes.
This cool chalkware statue features St. Rita and St. Thérèse, and is dated 1923 on the back. Can you believe I found and sold a similar double saint statue/holy water font altar less than a year ago? That one was way more chippy (chippier?) and sold for $100; there is one listed right now on Etsy for $350! Crazy, right?
Religious item number two -- Mr. VJIMT talked me into buying this Viaticum Last Rites shadow box shrine/altar. It was big bucks in yard sale dollars, but I found some selling online for around $200, so I took a shot. This was not easy for me, as I am not a big risk taker.
Speaking of Mr. VJIMT, he got a few things as well. Like this panoramic high school graduation photo from 1926 to add to his collection.
He also found this faux wood grain red and white painted toolbox a couple of hours after a friend texted us about it. I can't believe it was still there. Great patriotic porch decor.
By this point in the day, I was delirious from lack of sleep and couldn't come up with this item's name. I finally resorted to "canoe stick".
It still makes me giggle. Mr. VJIMT actually found TWO canoe sticks this weekend, and quickly hung the first one on our enclosed deck.
What's really funny, though, is finding a sweet industrial cart with casters and adjustable racks at a sale around the corner and deciding to push it home. Not realizing, of course, that all of your neighbors would be watching. And also forgetting about the uneven sidewalks and bulging tree roots. But well worth the embarrassment!
