My adrenaline gets pumping when I think of garage sales.

Bumper sticker.

At least, that's what mine would read if I had one on the ol' bargain cruiser. I'm gearing up for a morning of garage sales tomorrow. There are about 8 in the paper that start tomorrow. That's quite a few. For our little rural area.

The kids are excited, too. I'm hoping to have everyone in bed soon. I've been an avid garage saler in the past but last year I didn't make it out very often. I'm hoping to be a frequent flyer this year.

I'm hoping to be up at about 7 a.m. and ready to go by about 7:45. I'm so not a morning person. Mornings make me groan but I thought I'd turn over a new leaf this year. I normally don't head out the door until 10 or so. I still found tons of stuff, but imagine what I might find if I'm actually an early bird. (Or so I tell myself.)

This is the first big garage sale run of the year for me and I can't wait.

eta: Friday: It was a great day to go. Rainy and snowy and cold, but there were a ton of die-hards like myself out there. I found quite a few treasures. My best one is the old vintage dresden plate quilt I found for 50¢ buried under a pile of more recent style bedding. (The circles are made of vintage feedsack material). I'll get a picture on here next week. I'd originally thought it was only the quilt top but it's the quilt. It seems a little smaller than a twin size.

It's stained and tattered but enough of the dresden plate circles are in good enough shape that I'll be able to make a few throw pillows with them. I was about 15 minutes late to that particular sale, first on my list, and boy am I kicking myself. Two identical red metal dressers had already sold for $20.00 (for the set). I'm looking for metal dressers for the boys room and that price was a steal. Next week, when I say I'm leaving at 7:45, I'm leaving at 7:45. Or earlier.

I have developed a huge weakness for metal dressers since I first discovered them only a few short years ago. I bought a matching set for our master bedroom from the going-out-of-business sale at the local junk store about three years ago. They've been sitting in my basement waiting to be refinished for way too long already.

I also found two nice enameled fridge drawers for the pantry. I'm planning to gather a bunch to help keep all of our food organized on the bottom shelves. I also picked up a vintage (50's/60's) Pyrex glass percolator. (And I just ordered a stainless steel one last week! Murphy's law.) That darn Murphy. There are a few other odds and ends but the other thing I was really happy about were the (figure) ice skates for Nikayda. I'm hoping to find skates for all of my kids this summer. Mark and I really want to do a rink for them next year. end of edit.

{Photos: I'm starting to play around with vintage fabrics for the hoops I hung up in the living room months ago. It's time to start brightening this place up with color and patterns!}

Comments

[Amanda]

Yay - LOVE garage sales! :)

[~ Junkyard Jennifer]

So...sister...are you 'Amanda'? Or Gretchen?

One of you is stealing the others' identity because the names don't match up (email is Gretch).

If you're Amanda, I'll say you must have had a little more luck today? I hope so!

If you're Gretch, I'll say, it's a fun way to get all the things you need for your apt!

~ Jennifer

[Heidi]

Haha! ^

I cannot wait for garage saling! I was thinking about going this weekend but I didn't really budget for it so I figured I should probably skip it and wadya know, it snowed so that settled it for me! I think a lot of people canceled their sales anyways.

[Jennifer D.]

I love your hoop idea! Great color choices.

Let us see the quilt before you cut it... please.

I have always wanted to make pillows out of an old quilt but, like you, I am not sure if I have the nerve.