Dig This Treasure!

Sarah’s last “Hard to Resist” entry was pure gold (pun intended) and it made me realize how many great items I had recently passed up buying at sales.  

I saw this Santa on my recent trip to Holly.  He obviously didn’t wear his sunscreen, which is a shame because we all know that the UV rays are mega strong up at the North Pole, plus all that white snow reflects the rays back at you for double burn (sounds right to me).  Anyway, this Santa is cooked.

So far so good?

Bedtime Buddy?  This looks exactly like the type of buddy you don’t want in your bed.  Mustache is red flag number one.  Lack of pants is red flag number two.  

-Erin

Happy New Year everyone!  And goodbye to 2013!  What a year it was.  We had lots of fun this year, including some really fantastic “Fave Finds” and “Hard to Resist” items.  Below are our top ten best DTT moments.  Enjoy, and thanks for reading!  We look forward to 2014 and all of the treasures it will bring!

10. That time DTT tried out garage sales: This is perhaps one of the most hilarious DTT moments of the entire year.  Sarah’s garage sale assessments as we drove past them are some of the best comedy one-liners to date.  We both crack up hearing the phrase “RY-O-BI TENT.”  Also, Erin still stands by her amazement that a kid was selling nachos at a garage sale.  Read (and watch) our garage sale tales in the entry “Nachos.”

9. That time Erin got in a fight over moccasins: The heartbreaking part of treasure hunting is that you can’t always get what you want.  For Erin, a pair of elusive moccasins led to her mouthing off, and to seeking vengeance a few weeks after the original offense.  Check out the entry “2 Pop” for all of the drama, and the entry “Salted” for the follow-up. 

8. That time we fell in love with Sasha dolls and they evaded our capture: In our entry “Mommy Dearest,” Sarah spotted some cool old dolls that at the time seemed really pricey to us.  Turns out they were Sasha dolls, and well worth the high price!  After reading about Sashas, both Sarah and Erin fantasized about owning their own dolls in the entry “Sasha Fierce.” Unfortunately, we are both still Sasha-less!  Read about our missed opportunities at Sasha capture in the entries “Down on the Farm”, “Baby Doll”, and “Shake Rattle & Roll.”

7. That time Erin got stalked by snowmen: There’s a saying that says, “First time is happenstance, second time is coincidence, and third time is seriously f#$%^&@ freaky as hell”…or something like that.  Anyway, Erin got followed around all year by knit snowmen and it was SO WEIRD.  The first encounter happened in our entry “Your Mom’s Buying a Bagpipe” and the second time here.  The snowmen appeared again in our entries “Charlevoix Treasures Part One” and “Peeping Tom.”

6. That time Herend gave away thousands of dollars of porcelain on our blog: Seriously you guys, so insane.  I cannot believe that our big Herend giveaway ever happened, but we are so grateful that it did.  Thanks to everyone who participated.  Relive the glory in the entry “Huge Herend Giveaway.”

5. That time Erin found a REAL DIAMOND at a sale: The lesson here ladies and gents is that if you find a vial that says “to be checked for diamonds,” then you get off your butt and check that g-damn vial for diamonds!  Sarah’s commentary during this ordeal is particularly hilarious, so check out the entries “Diamond in the Rough Part One” and “Part Two.”

4. That time Sarah decided to get into slides:  No, not the playground type—the old undeveloped photograph type.  In our entry “Surprise Find: Vintage Denny McLain Detroit Tigers Slides,” Sarah discovered the insane value that slides can bring.  After that, Erin was forever a slave to helping Sarah carry huge volumes of slides up stairs and to the car.  Check out entries “Better than a Silver Spoon”, “No Purses”, and “Peeping Tom.” Hopefully in 2014 Sarah will get into buying super light things—like rare bird feathers or something.

3. That time we went to Gibralter Trade Center: In our entry “NSFW,” it was as if someone dropped us off on Mars to go shopping.  Seriously, Gibralter Trade Center should be its own planet, or at least country.  They certainly seem to have their own laws there.  And guns.  They have a sh*tload of guns.

2. That time our DTT crew grew: Erin gave birth to Baby Everett in October and DTT was one more the larger.  We got our first glimpse of Baby E here, and in the entry “Happy Holly-Days” he made his first trip out antiquing. In the entry “Shake Rattle & Roll,” Everett visited his first auction. 

So what on Earth could top this adorable baby?  Well of course it is…

1. That time we went to Antiques Roadshow: Our blog was finally legitimized this year when Antiques Roadshow opened up their holy gates and let us bums stroll right in (and skip the lines).  We will remember this day forever.  Read all about the once in a lifetime adventure in entries “Antiques Roadshow Part One”, “Part Two”, and “Part Three.”

We had so much fun this year and hope you did too!  If you are interested in our best moments of 2012, you can read those here.  See you next year!

Cheers,

Erin & Sarah

Last Saturday, I hopped on a plane to South Carolina to visit my parents while they’re vacationing there during February and March. I was prepared for maximum relaxation and treasure hunting. In particular, I was convinced that I would find another Big Hug Mug. My mom’s friend Ann was also visiting while I was there, so the three of us started our treasure-hunting adventures on Sunday, where we hit up the Coastal Carolina Flea Market. 

If this doesn’t look promising, you’re right. It was bad. But it was so bad, it was good. So many things that were hard to resist. 

This giant flea market is part garage sale, part Gibraltar Trade Center, part… confusing. There are a bunch of huge buildings attached to one another where people have more permanent booths set up (like GTC), where they sell things ranging from antiques to stun guns. Also, everyone smokes inside the buildings. It’s so gross. 

The first booth we got to was filled with antiques and other treasures. At this point, Cindy was thrilled to be here. That was before she saw the rest of the offerings. 

Does your baby need a stun gun? This baby did. 

That’s not your style? How about this beautiful velvety blanket? 

Still not your style? How about these leggings on blow-up legs? 

When we were outside in the garage-saley area, I found this crazy hoarder-y person’s place with a sign that said that everything was one dollar. In the midst of all the rest of the garbage here, it sounded promising. Spoiler Alert: It wasn’t. Here’s a sample: 

I was fading fast and then noticed something we don’t have in Michigan–a taco truck! I was pumped. 

It was really good. 

On our way out, we found one other booth with “antiques” and I purchased a pair of sterling earrings with inlaid stones that were overpriced. My mom purchased something that I can’t remember, but I know she spent way too much money. What can I say? We were desperate.

Here she is again, checking things out. 

Oh I remember–she found some beaded pins that the woman who owned the booth told her were pieces of old Native American beadwork. My mom believed her… I am still very skeptical. The reason for knowing that’s what they were was that she saw something similar on Antiques Roadshow. WTF? 

Besides the tacos, I did have one other good experience–I saw this painting and was immediately able to identify the animal depicted, thanks to our super helpful readers. 

-Sarah

While we write up our most recent trip to Windsor, we thought we would leave you for the weekend with these hilarious Hard to Resist items that were put up on the auction block while we were there on Wednesday night. Here are some lovely oversized nutcrackers from Costco.

The items themselves, while not decorations that I would own personally, were not what was most hilarious. What was hilarious was that the auctioneer kept calling them “nutcrack soldiers” instead of nutcrackers! He seriously said it about 7 times. Erin and I were really LOLin’ in our seats over that one.

-Sarah

Consoling with pizazz.

-Sarah

In our new “Hard to Resist” (HTR) posts, we will feature some items that we could have bought, but ultimately did not buy.  Here’s the docket for today:

A bunch of empty pizza boxes.  Do you have some pizzas that need storing?  No?  We didn’t either.

This deluxe vibrator bears a striking resemblance to a Kitchen Aid mixer. It’s so deluxe you could probably use it to mix pizza dough to make pizzas to put in your empty pizza boxes. 

Last is this doll, which I can only assume is some sort of terrifying Halloween decoration.  He is dressed as a scary demon that visits you in your dreams.

-Erin

Update from Sarah: Erin says our posts are getting too sexy and then she goes and posts a picture of a vibrator. What up with that? Anyway, I also took a picture of that vibrator before I realized that Erin already had. 

I’m not sure what’s worse–the fact that it says it provides a “soothing massage for the entire family” or that the woman pictured is massaging HER FACE.