Wind Up
Sometimes estate sales are a blast not because you find a bunch of great treasures to buy, but just because they are fun to browse through. I recently went to a sale like this, and even though I only bought a couple things, it was a really nice experience. The whole house was like a time capsule.
Better yet, it was a time capsule of only adorable things! That Holt Howard rooster set used to be very collectible, although prices on it have dropped recently. If the prices were a little lower at this sale, I would have still tried to flip it on ebay. I hope this found a good home though because it is so cute.
It is hard to tell in the photo but this faux fireplace was pretty big. It was made of styrofoam and was obviously really cute, but we don’t really have a place to put it. I hope someone bought it!
Continuing on with the trend of large holiday decorations I do not need, let me present you this Easter tree:
I was kind of obsessed with this. It was a perfect mix of hideous, intriguing, and adorable. I should have bought it and left it on Sarah’s porch. Or saved it for a white elephant gift exchange. I am not sure what those brown ball things are near the bottom but I assume they are representative of Easter bunny turds.
There were several wind up toys from the 80s and 90s that I thought about buying, but each one was priced around $10-$15. Had they been $5 I probably would have bought all of them. Everett would have loved them dearly, although I would be spending the rest of my days constantly winding them up for him.
The Musical Munching Bunny was a steal at $2 but I still didn’t buy him. I’m being very disciplined with my purchases lately.
I did buy one wind up toy, which was this seal for the bathtub. Everett is crazy about him and yells, “SEAL! SEAL!” as he swims around.
I also bought this amazing cat poster from the 70s, which I promptly sold on ebay. It was $1.
My last purchase turned out to be a lame one, but it was only a $1 investment. This stuffed bear is supposedly collectible, according to ebay, but so far it hasn’t sold! I don’t know what the deal is. He is a Clifford Berryman bear.
I mean, he is definitely cuter than this thing that I left behind at the sale:
-Erin
YOU GUYS! So fresh off of moccasin-gate a few days ago, here I am the proud owner of an even cooler pair of moccasins. I guess these are more slippers, but the bottoms are leather like moccasins. I suspect these are Inuit, and newer–probably made to sell to tourists. Whatever they are, they are just my style. Look at those little felt arctic friends!
I found these this morning at an estate sale nearby. Sarah had to go to the doctor, so we are hitting more sales later today. In the meantime though, I ran up to just check out this one sale, and am glad I did.
I can’t wait to put these on (they’re my size of course) and do a little revenge dance in honor of my enemy at the Windsor auction.
-Erin
Porcelain Update
After the success of purchasing my first piece of Herend porcelain, I decided that it would be nice to start collecting this stuff regularly. I imagine a little shelf in our house with all Herend pieces. It will take awhile to get there, but why not start this endeavor with a bang…
I found this Herend seal box on ebay and decided to splurge on it.
LOOK AT HIS SAD LITTLE SEAL FACE! I love him.
I don’t want to say exactly what I spent on this guy, but I will say that it was more than $128 and less than $130. Don’t tell Timmy.
-Erin