Porch Sale Post Mortem
My sister, Erin, made this sign for the porch. She's so damn crafty.
Souvenir state plates and nursery planters...
After the sale, I rolled this bar cart right into the kitchen and started drinking.
Don't you love these picnic baskets? We sold the big one and the small one. The medium one is really lonely and depressed and will begin intensive psychotherapy on Monday.
All in all, the sale was a success. The customers ran the gamut...from people who just drove by and didn't even stop (insane people, obviously!) to people who said that it was the best sale they'd ever been to. I had hoped that we'd have more visitors, but I think we need to have a few more sales in order to get the word out. We're also thinking about getting a space at Renninger's Antiques Market in September.
And I'm just going to decorate my house with all the stuff that didn't sell!
So glad to hear that your sale went well - I was a seller at my first market this past Sunday... glad that I don't live near you - I would have brought home more than I sold!
Posted by: dawn | May 22, 2007 at 03:36 PM
Ohhh, we used to go to the Renningers sale in Mt Dora, and it was HUGE!
Posted by: Sarah | May 22, 2007 at 04:20 PM
If I was around, I would have done some serious buyin'!!!
By the way, mix up one of those drinky-poos for me :)
Posted by: Kim | May 22, 2007 at 04:44 PM
If only I didn't live on the otherside of the world - I would have been there and done serious damage to my budget - it looks great!
Posted by: The Shopping Sherpa | May 22, 2007 at 05:23 PM
Yeah, I totally wish I'd been there, that Texas souvineer plate is calling my name. I'd totally buy that in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Pam | May 22, 2007 at 07:54 PM
ps. and then throw some snax on it to go with the drinks.
Posted by: Pam | May 22, 2007 at 07:55 PM
*sigh* wish I could have been there!
Posted by: Amy | May 22, 2007 at 08:34 PM
You're so funny - I felt like drinking after our last garage sale. Never gonna have another!
Your sister's sign is so cool - did anyone ask to buy it? What a fab porch & your view looks divine. sigh. :)
Posted by: tammy g. | May 23, 2007 at 01:11 AM
Looks like a great sale...I would have loved to shop on your porch!
Posted by: joyce | May 23, 2007 at 01:27 AM
Oh woweeee! I can see why folks said this was the best sale ever! No doubt about that. So much good stuff! Thanks for sharing the photos :)
Posted by: debbie | May 23, 2007 at 10:30 AM
Gosh I wish I lived by you! That does look like the best sale ever!
Posted by: Kate | May 23, 2007 at 11:59 AM
I'd sure come if I lived anywhere near you. Looks like a fabulous sale.
Posted by: Tracey | May 23, 2007 at 12:00 PM
hanks for sharing the great pictures...my porch Sale is coming up on June 9th and I think I'll use Erin's idea of showcasing things with my sign too!
Tracey
Posted by: Tracey | May 24, 2007 at 08:58 AM
looks like the porch sale was a success...you had some great stuff. Our yard sale went well also...the less you have to schlep back in the house the better!
Posted by: Nina | May 24, 2007 at 06:30 PM
Looks like an awesome sale! The sign is great.
Posted by: Vintage Hunter | May 25, 2007 at 03:54 PM
Congrats on your sale's success. I'm sure if you do them every so often, you'll build a customer base that will start to look forward to them. I know I would!
Posted by: Susan | May 25, 2007 at 06:12 PM
Ahhhh tooo funnn!! Why so far away?? My goodness! You coulda caused some serious cases of whiplash!! Geez!!
Really fun stuff!!
Hope you have a super fun weekend!!
xoxo Jenny
Posted by: Jenny Holiday | May 26, 2007 at 03:01 AM
i wish i lived by you!! i would have spent the whole day hanging out on your porch and probably wrote you a check for all your goods. very cute!!!!!
Posted by: traci | May 26, 2007 at 08:31 AM
Wow, your sale looked amazing! If I lived near you I would have totally come by and spent (probably too much!)
Posted by: Tara | May 26, 2007 at 01:18 PM
Your sale looks like it would have been fun to go to and buy, buy buy... :)
tea
xo
Posted by: tea | May 27, 2007 at 02:02 PM
I love your new sign. It looks perfect on the porch. People would have to be crazy to not stop at your sale!
Posted by: Sara Duckett | May 29, 2007 at 11:31 AM
Wish I could have been there!
Posted by: Elizabeth | May 30, 2007 at 10:42 AM
I just absolutely love that sign! I am so sad that I love diagonally across the nation from you and can not make it to any of your sales. The place in which you live looks beautiful!
Posted by: Suzy Lorenzen | May 30, 2007 at 11:55 PM
hey missy, if you still have the blue snack tray, consider it sold (to me). I can paypal you and pay for shipping if its still available!!
please e-mail me at Dedendwight@msn.com
Posted by: dede warren | May 31, 2007 at 08:11 PM
That is the nicest yard sale I've ever seen. The way you set up the items, the sign - I would have stopped in a heartbeat ( I probably would have moved in too).
Posted by: Jen | June 07, 2007 at 08:29 AM