Party Girls & Out-of-Town Junk
In honor of my mother's birthday, we had a girls' day/night out last Saturday. Eleven of us piled into a rented mini-bus and went on a wine tour in Berks County. We hit Clover Hill, Vynecrest and Pinnacle Ridge. Erin and I made "Girls' Day Out" gift bags for all of the lovely ladies, which included chocolate, mints and condoms (you never know). I didn't take a picture of the bags, but this photo graced the front of it:
What a bunch of wild and crazy gals!!! That's me (Little Lord Fauntleroy) with my three sisters and two of my cousins. Pardon the Paris Hilton crotch shots. It's just a shame you can't get a good look at our Smurfette underwear.
We all stayed at Erin's house, which presented the perfect opportunity to hit a bunch of yard sales and new-to-me junk shops during the hour-drive to her house on Saturday morning. On Sunday morning, we made a "quick" trip to Jake's flea market (located 20+ miles beyond anywhere you'd ever want to be).
I'll admit it - it was actually worth the trip. Here's $50 worth of junk from Erin's neck of the woods (Gilbertsville, PA and vicinity):
Yea!! Another Watt loops bowl to add to my collection. This is the biggest one I've seen so far. I also bought the milk glass soap dish and tumbler. It is a really pretty quilted pattern with beads.
I'm totally digging the child's lawn chair. It is on the verge of breaking into a million pieces. Looks good as long as no one sits in it.
I bought five early reader books from the fifties. I'm guessing that Tom and Susan are the poor man's Dick and Jane.
The bucket once held some type of toys made by Amsco from Hatboro, PA. Anyone know what was in there?
I found three of these old receipt books from Reliance Eggs in Souderton, PA.
This is Dorothy Mae Sass' history notebook from 1932. On the cover, she drew a ship (complete with a little sea monster in the lower right corner) with crayons. I only bought this because I love the name "Dorothy Mae Sass".
It is filled with pages and pages of class notes:
Here's my big find of the day: a four-foot-long mantel mirror. The guy who sold it to me at Jake's told me that he used to sell mantel mirrors for $100 a few years ago, but now he hardly gets anything for them because they are no longer in demand. Okay, maybe not in Bumf*ck, PA, but other people seem to like them.
Last but never least...my favorite combo: paint-by-numbers and The Last Supper.
Da Vinci was a dilettante.
Oh, oh, oh! See the bowl! Susan likes the big brown bowl. Tom likes the canisters. Oh, see Tom with the vintage canisters.
;o) Great haul!
Posted by:Queen of Fifty Cents | May 02, 2008 at 08:57 PM
Love your finds!! The mantel mirror is stunning!!
Posted by:Isabel ~ Maison Douce | May 03, 2008 at 12:41 AM
I love that chair and the notebook! Great finds!
Wendy
Posted by:Wendy | May 03, 2008 at 03:08 PM
Waaay coool stuff!
You find the best junk! I would be all over everything you found! We could never go thrifting together! We'd fight over who saw it first ! Ha!
Love your blog!
Posted by:linda t | May 03, 2008 at 04:21 PM
OH! I just featured my Last Supper paint-by-number last week. LOVE it. Fought for it at an estate sale...and I WON! Love your blog.
Posted by:Amy | May 03, 2008 at 05:51 PM
Love all of your knee socks. And yes, while you can't judge a book by its cover (even though I always do), you CAN judge a thrift store by its bags. I think there's good reason to think Da Vinci painted your paint by number. It's the brushstrokes.
Posted by:Karen | May 03, 2008 at 06:54 PM
love everything. i hit a good one today too, but you got the mother-load. lucky--
Posted by:becky | May 03, 2008 at 07:56 PM
You have such a good eye! I really enjoy your website and look forward to seeing your latest finds. What is the best deal you have ever received on a Watt bowl?
Posted by:Kathleen | May 04, 2008 at 09:18 PM
Well, now I have seen it all - The last Supper Paint By Numbers style!
Great finds!
Posted by:Joy | May 05, 2008 at 07:41 AM
NICE! Should expect that you and Megan would be flashing the crotch!! I love the childs lawn chair. You have an amazing talent!
Posted by:Fess/Murph | May 06, 2008 at 05:12 PM
woohoo those are some finds!!! can i ask how much you paid for the mantel mirror? its gorgeous. how nice that you found another of your bowls!
Posted by:susan | May 08, 2008 at 11:46 PM
we had the same paint by number in our house when we moved in! it was the only thing left by the previous owners...weird right?
it cracked me up every time i looked at it.
your blog is so fun.
you find some really great stuff!
hope you have a really nice day today!
Posted by:meg duerksen | May 15, 2008 at 10:22 AM