Saturday Sale-ing

I have wanted to pair this earring and necklace set with my new custom necklace for weeks and finally had a chance today.  The longer piece and matching earrings are white and rose gold.  My plan was to wear something springish but it was too cold today. I wore the set anyway! My hair is up so my earrings can be seen.

This outfit is both cheap stuff, garage sale, and thrifted.  The large scarf is from a garage sale, and I think it was fifty cents. I then have a black cardigan-like top which went over a Walmart camisole with a built-in bra.  The Wallie's piece was on sale for three dollars, so I grabbed three.  The leggings are Old Navy -- a brand I don't usually go for, but since they were a dollar and a good wardrobe basic, I bought them.  The flats are LL Bean, also a dollar.  I am wearing them with black trouser socks. My guess is they were donated because they are surprisingly uncomfortable for walking.  But for dining and seated conversation, they are fine!  I wore this to have dinner at my bestie's house this evening.

I went to an estate sale today which was mostly an over-glorified garage sale.  Even though the person advertised it as an estate sale, you could tell it was just a private person selling his stuff. All I had was $18 cash and what I grabbed came to $17.50.  I picked three tables for the patio, a flowerpot, and three kitchen utensils.  The small round tables were five bucks each -- so I think I did well.

 

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The second sale I hit was put on by a legit estate sale company. I spent $20 (before tax).  Here's what I got:

- One blender

- Three metal (at least two silver plate) bowls

- Eight cloth napkins

- Eight ceramic flower plates made in France

- One straw hat

- One commemorative plate with a Pheasant

While I have a Vitamix, I'd wanted a blender too because I have seen people affixing the blade assembly to canning jars and I thought that would be convenient. The blade assembly on the Vitamix is not removeable. The blender I found was $8. It has never been used, and it came with an extra blade assembly.

I have wanted more cloth napkins that can be used when I entertain. These are nicely made, and I couldn't have made them for less than the four dollars they cost me. My goal was to buy with a card and that meant a $20 minimum.  The four bowls did the trick as everything else I found came to $16.  The plate is for my Frankie room because she hunts pheasants. And while I have been looking for green cabbage plates, I was still happy with the white floral ones.  They will look nice on my table -- dressed up or down, or even outside.

Estate and Garage Sale afternoons are just about my favorite thing to do.  I try to be sure that what I pick is useful for our house, but sometimes, it's just something I want for me (like the hat!).  As long as I can find a place to stash it all, who's gonna complain?