Yard Sale 6/1/13

On our way to a show in Sacramento two Saturdays ago, we saw some signs for yard sales and estate sales. We were early since we planned on stopping at a mini golf place too, so we stopped to check them out.

One estate sale and two yard sales, and we ended up with 3 items - all from just one of the yard sales.

A new addition to my brass animal collection; a unicorn. (More of the collection here and here.)

This old framed photo. Not sure of the location, but I like the aged look of it.

We've been on the lookout for vintage clocks, but they're usually broken and overpriced. But broken and a few bucks? We'll take it! (More clocks here.)

Some good yard sale finds, followed by indoor black light Monster Mini Golf and a Finch show = a great Saturday.

Happy Thrifting!

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Globes

Quite suddenly we started a collection of globes. We both admired them, and then ended up finding ones we liked for good prices all at once. Not that that's a bad thing - they've all found good spots in our apartment - it's just silly how quickly it happened!

This is the first time I've grouped them all together and let me tell you it is a beautiful sight (for me).

On our way to some estate sales one weekend, we came across a moving sale. Picked this baby up for two bucks. Looks like it was a kid's - there's a pencil line all the way around it (planning a trip perhaps?).

This one comes from an estate sale. Can't go wrong with the classic style.

We got this one from an antique store right in town - Route 65 Trading Post. The globe spins, as well as the entire thing, and it has a clock/thermometer/hygrometer on the bottom section. Very heavy and very cool (if you're into globes).

We found these bookends at the Antique Trove. And yes, they spin.

I was beyond excited when we found this globe lamp. I had been previously looking at them online and figured if I was ever going to get my hands one one, it'd have to be from ordering it. Little did I know, we'd find this beauty at the Antique Trove! It has the most perfect glow.

There you have it! And who knows, we'll most likely acquire some more globes in the future (I definitely want a large one on a stand).

Happy Thrifting!

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Clocks

I'm still on the hunt for a nice big clock for our place. I'm not sure exactly what I want, but I'll know when I see it (and it's the right price). Here are a few of the smaller clocks we have around.

1. This cute little wind-up alarm clock comes from a community yard sale at a church in Nazareth, PA. The seller claimed it was from Germany, but that could have been just to convince me to buy it (I wanted it anyway).
2. Ed got me this owl clock a couple years ago. I had originally reblogged a photo of it on Tumblr, so he secretly looked for it and gave it to me as a gift. He bought it second-hand from a lady online.
3. We got this clock from Roseville Hospice Thrift Store. It was half off everything that day, so it was one of the many things we ended up getting.

Happy Thrifting!

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