Dig This Treasure!

Time to update y'all about is the rest of my trip to South Carolina! I told you about how the flea market was a bust, so when we left, my mom looked up where we could find an actual antique shop nearby. She found one and we drove to it, but it ended up taking us to a grocery store parking lot when we followed the directions. This grocery store happened to be by a Goodwill, so of course I made my mom and Ann stop in to see if I could find a Big Hug Mug. I know. We’re obsessed. I didn’t find a mug, but I did find a brand new copy of NOS4A2, which is a badass book if you haven’t read it yet. 

Finally, we discovered that the antique store had changed locations, and were on our way. As soon as we pulled up, we were pumped. There was stuff all over outside, and the place looked pretty big! 

However, upon looking at the first few items, we knew this place was going to be mad overpriced. 

I know Dr. Pepper is mad good, but that’s a little too much for a pop crate. 

Oh well–we had to make lemonade. Even if stuff was overpriced, there was a lot to look at. It was a booth style antique store, so there were some cool rooms/areas, including this Pyrex room. 

By the way, if you’re into Pyrex (and other cool treasure seekers), be sure to check out the Pyrex Thrifter Sisters’ blog! 

Ok, back to the store. There was a lot to look at and sift through…

I wonder if that boy knows he’s now world famous. 

I really liked this old cabinet. 

I enjoyed that this Christmas postcard had a very Halloween-y font–the icicles really make it… Christmassy and not at all creepy. 

There was one thing I almost bought: 

My oldest niece had an imaginary friend when she was little, and his name was Tiko. A year later when her younger sister was of imaginary-friend-having age, she started talking about HER imaginary friend. And his name was My Tiko. I sent this to my brother and it gave him a good laugh.

You’ll be shocked to hear that my mom didn’t buy a single thing. I did buy one super teeny tiny beagle mini that I found, but that was it. 

The highlight of the day/night occurred when we went to my aunt’s new enormous house and met her two dogs. Here’s me with the super cute friendly one. OMG, he’s the cutest muppet. 

Now, here is a video of his brother. Before I got down there, my mom kept referring to him as “Cujo” and now I understand why. 

Stay tuned for a few more SC updates! 

-Sarah

So it happened!  I went to a sale!  It was actually Halloween and I had a doctor’s appointment.  Since Zach was watching the baby, I figured I could sneak in a quick trip to a nearby sale.

The sale was advertised as a “Moving Hoarder Sale.”  I LOVE hoarder sales.  Some people don’t because they can be creepy and grody.  Unless they are ultra heartbreaking, I generally want my hoarder sale to have at least a little bit of sadness.  I want to walk in the house and be consumed by piles of stuff.  I want to imagine said piles of stuff to be silently weeping to themselves, longing to be loved and cherished.  And then I want to buy a bunch of this stuff and put it in the backseat of my car and say on the drive home, “Don’t worry stuff.  I will love you.”  Because that is the problem with hoarders, they don’t usually love their stuff enough.  They think they do, but they don’t.  It’s very philosophical.  

So anyway, I roll up to this sale and there is a huge dumpster outside, which is a good sign.  But then I walk in, and the sale is…well, pretty damn clean!  Such a bummer.  I think estate sale companies are using the word “hoarder” in their listings to lure people in.  The most hoarder-y part of the house was the basement and it pretty much just looked exactly like my basement, or any other basement really.

The rest of the sale was really normal.  Like things you see at every sale.

Creepy doll that looks like Sarah?  Check.

Country cottage style craft show purchases?  Check.

Super happy smiling bull knick knack?  Check.

Retro-ass game of skill and strategy that also has a ridiculous name?  Check.  

Actually, let me zoom in on this one for you:

That man looks like he is competing in the Hunger Games.  So intense.  Also, the box said that this game was like having an amusement park in your living room.  To which I say, UM NO.

There was a cool taxidermy ram here, but it was $175.  He looks like a very pleasant ram.

I did end up buying some vintage Pyrex items.  I got a set of Pyrex Shenandoah bowls and a set of 3 other orange small casserole type dishes.

The orange bowls aren’t pictured here, but I paid $12 for the whole lot.  I wasn’t sure if this is a good deal.  I know a lot of people collect vintage Pyrex, but I have never looked into its value.  Any Pyrex collectors out there want to give some tips???

Spoiler alert: Luckily, this isn’t the only sale I’ve been to since Everett’s birth.  Sarah and I managed to get out and sale on Friday.  Look for that update soon.  We had a blast and found great stuff!!

-Erin