another bad idea

Woke up today with the best of intentions to be productive. Last night I was motivated to make things and get busy. I also spied a cool estate sale up the street listed on Craiglist. It boasted 80 years of ESTATE sale items, including: lots of vintage, watches, Lovely Victorian Ladies Needlework and/or Crochet Handbags,Victorian Braided Hair Mourning Watch Fob, and a great collection of Victorian to 1930s Laces, Collars, and trims. Victorian Bloomers, Underskirts, and some blouses, several yards of the most beautiful black Belgian Lace, lots of crocheted and tatted items, embroidery and other needlework, and a collection of art deco clown powder boxes.

I had decided on Friday night, that all the good stuff was probably snatched up already and that it would be a waste to go Saturday.
BUT, then my pal Taylor had to text, DOILIES EVERYWHERE!! get your butt over to this estate sale up the hill. PLUS it's now half off everything!
Damn, productive plans halted. Doilies!? Why did you have to mention the delicate dainty tattered 80 year old doilies. Who can resist boxes and boxes of pretty pretty?

So, I ended up buying myself :

1. a 100 year old ring for $10 dollars! That's right I am marrying myself.

2. Two art deco era jewelry boxes! oh wow oh wow!

for the record there were lots of ladies powder boxes and harlequin clown dishes and flapper soap trays
but they were more on the 20- 30 dollar side

3. victorian trims and millinery beaded flowers

4. strange victorian crystal doily like trims- AHHH my door frames salute you!

1920's georgie boy ancestor portrait a mere $2 dollars!

already owned this gem, but thought I would post it.

Don't freak out quite yet, I barely bought anything at this sale. I am not collecting more crap. I plan on using some of this to make stuff. I promise.

Comments

[jessie frances]

oh i want that rhinestone velvet trim! lucky girl!

[t.]

I had no plans of going there...but something pulled me in. And when I entered, I immediately thought of you. I'm so glad it was worthwhile- for the both of us!! Wait till you see the Sascha Brastoff ashtray I scored...

[my love for you.]

i am totes jel...you got such fabulous things!
i have a few braided hair mourning pins from my great aunt lavinia who was an antique dealer you would have died in her home, and her attic and her garage...

that georgie drawing is the absolute best!

[CD]

oh man! I love estate sales. I always go the 2nd day bcuz they are half off by 10 plus I have to work Fridays. grr. The estate sale you went to looked rad!