Stangl Pottery Plates...A Flower Garden in MY kitchen

Auction Roundup

Most everyone who knows me, knows I spend most Friday afternoons and Saturdays at the local auctions.  Sunday I do fleamarkets, weather and joints permitting. 

Well, a lot of my online friends have been doing "garage sale roundups" they call them where they show off what they got in the Garage Saling adventures.  Since I don't do that, I figured I'll show off some of my favorite colletions once in a while.

So here we go:  Stangl Plates - coincidentally I wrote a little essay for the 2nd version of Janelle Elm's Home Run Guide (#2) on Stangl. You can still order, just ask me how.

These plates were all in one box for $12 - now they're all hanging on the kitchen wall - well most of them are.

 I did not id  most of these but the next to last one is Country Gardens. I have several other things in that pattern and I seem to gravitate to it. Which one of these is your favorite?

My Favorite Christmas Figures - Byers Choice !

I started seeing Byers' Choice figures at auction first, bout maybe 10 years ago and I started buying them right then. I love them. They remind me of Dickens (well of course they have a bunch of Dickens' Carolers and a series called Cries of London. You can see a ton of them on eBay even now in mid-August Byers Choice Carolers

But I also like some others, like the Salvation Army Series.
Byers Choice Salvation Army

Now this group below are mine that I have for sale - if you have questions you can leave a comment and I'll be happy to contact you. My Byers Choice For Sale

What Are You Collecting This Year??

Want to revisit a portion of your youth?? Rent a 16 MM projector (or buy one at a garage sale) and buy this Patty Duke in Ben Casey from 1962  and wind back the clock 50 years. 

OMG we all wanted to be her with those bouncy curls and her movie career!! Little did we know what she'd go thru later.

BTW, the seller here BookCornerCafe   has lots more items that would make excellent gifts for folks in your world!

Talk about Compulsive Collectors...here's a few!

I just read this article and I'm, as always, amazed at what other folks find to collect...check it out and see what I mean, then come on back and tell us about your collection in the comments!!

10 Bizarre Collections  courtesy of http://mom.me/

The Car Goes to the Thriftshop!

You won't know this because I haven't posted in so blessed long but the flu has been here creating havoc with my little household. I had it first and seem to be recovering with help from the Dr.  Now DH has it ....and won't go to the doctor or take anything..so he's suffering.  

Yesterday I decided I'd go to the store and get some soup and the stuff for beef stew (stew veggies..we have NO fresh anything at the moment). BUT the car insisted on going to the Thrift Shop first. So I went along for the ride.

The glass, pottery, home goods section has been dismal for weeks but I got 2 Corning pieces (which I think I'm keeping) a small sauce pan and a small frying pan type thing and a blue glass tray I have to identify (light blue something Indiana I think) but pretty.

No crafty things...POOH.  so headed to the men's shirts, got 2 Hawaiian, one with surfboards instead of flowers and 2 HARD ROCK CAFE tee shirts and three women's brand name shirts - all smaller sizes but good condition for like $3.99  each so I'm gonna put them on THE AMAZON (my new mannequin) and take pictures and sell them.  Clothes are a new area for me. I'm so not a fashionista but I find such nice things and want MY customers to have them.

I love thrift-shopping, auctions, fleamarkets and will be writing more about what to buy and where and how and when.

What I learned on eBay today..

1. Parker Pens sets - sell (lots of folks like fountain pens??) 3 banded is old original Parker

2. I should look for my vintage Parker T-Ball Jotter - someone gave me it as a gift, I put it away and it's good for around $40 on eBay

The Phone Just Rang and

and my stomach rolled over (2012 has STUNK with family illnesses, family deaths, people complaining about their eBay Items) but I answered it anyway and there was this exuberant, joyous woman on the other end RAVING about her eBay item she just opened and she's THRILLED..

SO nice to hear and so nice of her to do that on the end of the week that was.... and now she's even more happy 'cause I told her were to find the artist's website and buy more! Just when you think you know it all...some one teaches you a lesson!