Category Archives: Estate Sales

Weekend Sales.

Okay: so last weekend was a pretty darn good junking weekend for me. I spent almost he entire day — from about 10:30 until 4:30 — and put probably a little too many miles on the car, but it was fun. For Chi-town folks, here are the sales I went to: St. James Rummage sale: 3857...

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Whoa, Nellie!

Check out the groovy sixties/seventies foam cooler I found a couple of weeks ago: $3! What a fun item for those summer outdoor concerts. Ravinia season is soon upon us!

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This jar situation is getting out of hand.

I can’t stop buying jars. With lids, preferably. More apothecary jars, blue Ball jars, and — look at the little jar with the floral lid and the cut glass perfume jar! Those last two came from that same estate sale I’ve been talking about — remember, I told you I carried out a garbage bag...

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Bonus gift with purchase.

At the estate sale where I got the linens, there was a ton of sewing stuff…which, as we all know, I love. Everything was pretty much a mess by the time we got there, and I had a lot of fun rooting through the remains. I found this cool needlepoint sewing box: I knew there...

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More Milk Glass Love.

Two milk glass sets that I’ve bought in the past couple of weeks: the first, a Fire King set with settings for 10. Do you call this milk glass? Or just white dishes? They’re in beautiful shape. I guess they were earmarked for dessert, maybe? Although the plates are regulation dinner size. I think it’s...

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