i was surprised to find that people were still setting up the sales at 7:30. back in my hometown if you waited until 8:00 to go to a yard sale, well...things were pretty much picked over. here, paul and i actually had to kill time before the shopping could begin.
it was all worth it though. we found some great stuff!
this massive hardwood mirror that weighs a tonne!
this cute pyrex (or fireking?) bowl
and two matching chairs for our deck. we think they may be teak. they are also incredibly heavy!
along with that, we also got some magazines (incl. 2 martha stewart's) and i got 2 cute skirts.
satisfied with our purchases, we headed home to bed to catch up on some much needed zzzzz's.
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much later that afternoon, i went back to "the beaches" neighbourhood to check out crafternoon tea. i was sad that i missed the winter one so i made sure i went this time.
not only were there lots of amazing local crafters selling their goodies, there were also free workshops being held each hour. i was sad that i missed the bookbinding workshop but i did make it in time for the tutorial on how to sew a tote bag. that was fun to watch and i got instructions to take home and try it out (now if i could only figure out how to wind the bobbin on my machine...)
i didn't want to spend any money but one thing was way too tempting. a woman was there selling her handspun and hand-dyed wool. i swear it all looked like candy! i broke down and bought this:
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i did some fun stuff on sunday too! i probably won't have time to post about it tomorrow but will definitely get around to it this weekend. stay tuned...
8 comments:
ooh i love those types of bowls. and those are some sweet colors on that yarn!
Ooh lovely finds...the chairs are absolutely wonderful! And the little bowl is so cute, what awesome graphics! :))
Meshell xo
I just LOVE the mirror!!!! It will look great in your home. You always put your purchase prices, so you have me super curious.
Only 3 hours sleep?!?! How on earth did you function? Ah, you and Paul are better than me. I would have had the snooze button working overtime.
Wow! You are one serious yardsaler to get up and go after 3 hrs of sleep! There's a big yard sale in Chicago this Saturday, I think I may go myself.
Hi there, glad I blog surfed over here so I could see those lovely finds and that delicious yarn. Yum.
i love those bowls as well! i was in that neighbourhood too, and got 4 sock stretcher thingies for free! I was at the Crafternoon Tea, and while i got a cool fabric belt, i wasn't as into it this time around...not sure why, though!
What a great day for a yard sale! i had to work until 1pm, and missed the Textile museum sale, but at least i got to the beaches!
That is the cutest bowl ever! Well worth the sleepiness! And Crafternoon Tea - I can't get over how many crafty events there are up there! New York doesn't even compare! Have a super weekend Krissy!
What a crazy weekend! I find that happens in the summer, all of a sudden theres a dozen things to do all at once and you just have to do all of them. I love that you and Paul went to the garage sales on so little sleep...it probably made buying things easier. Great finds!
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