The Other Estate Sale

 This next sale I went to was at this tri-level house

It was not for sale, but Zillow estimated it at $463,000. I think mostly because it sits on a beautiful 2.5 acres. 

It was outdated but not too bad. 

The kitchen

The lower-level laundry area was the nicest part of the house. 

This door was a little creepy to me. 

For comparison I am 5" 1" and this door was shorter than me! Yeah, they didn't have to worry about me entering! 

I haven't seen one of these in a while. 

It was the last day and everything was 50% off. This was $5. 

This bracelet was pretty.

It was $17.50. I just don't need another bracelet I don't wear! The earrings were pretty but they were clip-on. 

There wasn't a lot of interesting stuff but I did manage to buy one thing. 

 

This little pool table! I thought the boys would like to play with it. It was priced at $2.50 but they gave it to me for $2.

I'm going to check back in the Spring but my guess is whoever bought or buys this house will tear it down and build a new one on the lot.

In other news

My younger brother Tom and SIL Debbie will be heading to Myrtle Beach for the winter in a week, so we all got together for dinner at a restaurant called Deadwood. 

From the left: Brothers Tom, Don and Jim, SIL Linda, SIL Helen, me, SIL Debbie and Rich. 

That's all for now. 

See you the next time. Take care and thanks for stopping by!

First of 2 estate sales

I managed to get to a couple of estate sales in the last week. My friend Marie and I went to one at this 2200 sq ft condo. It was not for sale but Zillow estimated its value at $437,000. 

The reason I tell you the square footage is because every foot of this place was full of stuff! It definitely takes one of the top 5 in crammed full estate sales I've been too! 

Of course there was a ton of jewelry! 

Nothing appealed to me though. 

And telephones! 

There was more. These are just the ones I took pictures of!

Every kind of crucifix. 

This is just one of a few closets full of boxes! 

I would have been in box heaven, but they were priced anywhere from $15 to $25 each, which is way over my box budget! 

This is all make-up bags. 

They were $2 each. 

I've been seeing tons of Beany Babies this year!

They were $3 each. 

Of course, the obligatory furs!

They were $75 each. 

This box was full of fur collars

They were $20 each. 

Christmas wreaths. 

Priced from $20 to $30. 

Gift bags, napkins and tablecloths. 

$1 t0 $2 each.  

Percolators and carafes. 

I considered buying one of the corning percolators, but they were $35 each. 

Gift boxes!

Priced from $1 to $3 each. 

More Christmas stuff!

My friend Marie always looks for crystal Christmas trees but even with all this stuff there was none to be found! 

This OLD stand mixer. 

They were asking $25 for it. 

That's just a sprinkling of what was in this sale. In spite of all that stuff we both left empty handed! I thought about going back on the last day to see if everything was 50% off but never got the chance to! 

In other news Shauna sent me this picture. 

Yes, we are not ready for frosty mornings! 

Next time I'll tell you about the other estate sale where I actually bought something! 

Until then take care and thanks for stopping by! 

Estate Sales

Sunday I went to an estate sale that was down a long dirt road and it had been raining so my car got all muddy! 

Estate sale season is coming to an end and they are getting fewer and fewer. This was a pretty good sale and I went on the last day so everything was 50% off. 

This was the house. 

The sale of this house is pending and it looks like it sold for $770,000. Probably not a bad price since it's in Northville and on a huge lot! 

I love how there was so much natural light, especially in the kitchen and dining area. 

This dining set was pretty, although not really my style. It was from Pier One and it was priced at $300. All the prices I post are with the 50% off. 

I liked the kitchen and it was nice and bright. 

I thought these glasses were kind of neat. 

They had covers that also served as coasters! $4 for the set. 

Estate sales in these wealthier neighborhoods always have at least one fur coat. 

This little jacket was $25. Big difference from what they probably paid for it!

This was an interesting picture. 

Not sure the meaning but whatever. It was $7.50

I liked this sign

It was $3. 

Pretty family room. 

The whole lower level has these beautiful wood floors. 

This Coach bag was pretty large and in nice shape. 

It was $50. I seriously considered it but decided to think on it while I walked the rest of the house. Of course, by the time I got back it was gone! 

Looking back now it was a little too big for me and the handles looked too short! Better I lost out than have buyer's remorse! 

The house had a nice, finished basement and bar. 

Here was a kit to make your own whiskey!

Only $10!

Here's what I bought. 

This picture holder stand thingy and of course I can't resist a pretty box! 

Total spent: $1

In other news, we had the boys overnight and Levi wanted me to teach him how to sew. 

He did pretty good and made a couple simple bags to give to his mom and dad! 

That's it for now. Hopefully I will be able to post a couple more estate sales posts before the season is over for the winter. 

In the meantime, take care and thanks for stopping by! 

Phone Dump #1,000

Hard to come up with titles for these phone dumps but I'm pretty sure there hasn't been 999 of them! 

Anyway, life's been too busy lately with working and trying to keep up with the grandkids and various family members, but I did take some time to try to teach myself to sew again. 

I started with these glasses' cases. 

While I'm trying to relearn how to sew a straight line I made a bunch of these. I used old jeans that I had. I also bought a xxl size pair of jean shorts from the Salvation Army and got a lot of material off of that! Plus I get different pieces of material from a thrift shop by my house that sells them for $1-2 each. 

The glasses cases were pretty easy. 

I also made a few little wallets and drawstring bags. 

I didn't really enjoy making those, especially the little wallets. 

Then I tried my hand at this little petal pouch. 

It looks like a small square pouch when it's open and when you close it.

It looks like there is a flower on top, kind of like a poinsettia.

This was the hardest thing I've sewed so far, and I had to watch the video over and over again to get it right. I think they would make cute Christmas gifts filled with candy or something. I doubt I will get many made before Christmas though! 

In the non-sewing department, I made this cute little hat using yarn and a slice of a toilet paper roll. Here it is next to my mouse for size comparison. 

I actually brought all the stuff with me and made it at work one night. You can fit a Lindorf candy inside. I may make a bunch of those to give for little Christmas gifts. 

Speaking of work they had a pink party last week to honor Breast Cancer Awareness month of October. 

We all wore these shirts. 

I picked the rest of the tomatoes from my plant. 

Hopefully they will ripen up!

Caught this beautiful sunset the other night. 

Lastly here's a throwback picture from sometime in the 80's. 

From the left: My SIL Judy, my MIL Gert, my SIL Jackie, me and my aunt-in-law Winnie. Talk about 80's big hair! We had it going on! 

That's all for now. Until the next time take care and thanks for stopping by!