Dig This Treasure!

The sale where I obtained this antique cabinet is probably the best estate sale I’ve ever been to. At some point, I’ll write more about my other finds from that sale–it’s one that I actually went back to the next day with Adam, and I think I spent over $200 there. That’s a lot for an estate sale. 

Anyway, Erin and I both wanted this cabinet but I prevailed. It cost a mere $25. My dad has a cabinet like this where he keeps little knickknacks and items that are meaningful to him, and my brother has one as well. I love the color red (much to Adam’s chagrin) and so it was perfect. I’m not sure what Adam loves more: the flowered wrapping paper that serves as the backing inside the cabinet or the antique cat print on top of the cabinet. It’s a tough call.

Some of the other things in there are also from sales: a pewter cat statue, porcelain panda and giraffe figurines, and the Little Red Riding Hood carving mentioned on Valentine’s Day. The dolls were made by my grandma (dad’s mom) when I was little, and the postcard is a cool old print of someone’s stuffed animals drying on a clothesline. Right up my alley.

-Sarah

Update from Erin: You didn’t buy that porcelain panda at this sale.  That panda was mine originally and I was going to throw it away or donate it, so of course Sarah took it. In fact, I remember a whole box of stuff I was taking to Recycle Reuse that I let Sarah dig through first.  I am sure Adam is thrilled to hear that.

Update from Sarah: I said from sales. Not that sale. Was it originally from a sale? I’ll bet it was! But honestly, I forgot I found it in that box. Thanks for reminding me. There was some nice stuff in that box! Also, why would you ever throw away a cute panda?