Thrift Share Monday - November 1st

Vera Hand Towel - Estate Sale Find

How in the world did November 1st arrive so quickly? There is so much to do with the holidays right around the corner.

I want to thank all of you for your warm and generous comments on my little rant post from Friday evening. I came down with a cold this weekend, my first in many months and I was a tad grumpy when a certain "comment" came into my inbox. I don't mind the odd comment that is a little critical. I usually either let it go or reply within the comments. I try to be upbeat and kind. I think the use of capital letters for my incorrectly spelled word and mentioning my "blatant" mistake was annoying the reader is what I found a bit too much for my bad mood. Hence the follow up blog post. Yet through my weekend of feeling ill, it was a gift to read your emails and feel appreciated. Thank. You. Everyone.

I still was feeling relatively well on Friday morning to attend an estate sale where I found the Vera towel. I did stumble out of bed on Saturday morning, talked my family into driving me to one sale but felt too sick to carry on after that and had to be taken home and left in bed. Thankfully Cerys came through with helping Dave with the house in preparation for my MIL arriving Tuesday.

Smoker Man & Sheep

Everything I found this weekend was for ReSale. The smoker man (you put an incense cone in his belly and he smokes out of his mouth) and the sheep are heading to my booth at a holiday fair in December.

Retro Utensil Set

This set is heading to Etsy.

Sterling Butter Knife

This was my surprise of the weekend. I bought a large set of flatware and utensils for $3.00. Underneath it all was this little Sterling butter knife.

Did you go thrifting on Halloween weekend?

Comments

[Van]

I hope you feel better, I've been struck ill while thrifting twice. Do not like it!!!

I LOVE the smoking man and sheep, lovely finds as always! I've been thrifting for the essentials lately and love it. Now for cute vintage computer chair...

[Laurie]

I didn't go thrifting this weekend -- that must be why it wasn't such a great one! ;) You found some great stuff. May I have that Vera towel, please? Is it going in a shop somewhere? ;)

[Shannon]

hello,
I've been reading your blog for a while now and just have some questions/comments:
1)If it makes you feel any better, I have an English Degree and spell words wrong all the time. :)
2)I hope this isn't too personal, but I'm wondering if you actually make money off your thifting. I ask, because as your Thrift Share Monday's reveal, you go thrifting every weekend and I wonder what you do with all your 'stuff' (I know you ebay and etsy it) but in the end, does the money you receive from a purchase equal out in the end with the money you spent? Or even more so, do you profit from it?
I love thifting but I wonder if it is truly worth it to start buying and selling?

[Julie]

No estate sales in my neck of the woods, and yard sale season is over. I think I'll have to hit the thrift stores this week. Looks like you had some good finds!

[Alyssa @ Clever Penguin]

Pretty finds, and I really love that smoker man! Didn't realize he was for incense. Cute!

[Jane]

Here's hoping you feel better soon.

XO,
Jane

[dogsmom]

I was surprised that there actually were 4 garage sales lsited for Halloween weekend here. sadly I did not get to any. We did get to our haunted walk in the woods and had a great time.
Not long ago I was in an import store looking at the original costs of those smoker figurines. Then recently I found one in a GW, not in perfect condition, but I had to bring him home. Felt sad for the guy.

[Christine]

Hi:

Here is my entry for Thrift Share Monday. I hope I'll not too late for the roundup. I just bought the cushions at lunchtime.

http://kitschow.blogspot.com/2010/11/412-beautiful-needlepoint-cushions.html

[Linda @ A La Carte]

Love the Vera towel and I think you got some wonderful items for resale!! Hope you are feeling better soon!!!

[Teresa Raines]

I'm still on hiatus from buying for reselling, and truly busy making a bunch of stuff. Sorry you got sick this week Selena and hope you have a speedy recovery.

[Shara]

I love your pictures--every week they catch my eye. I have a cold as well--hope you're feeling better!

[Jamie]

Should I blog about my stuff, espically if I can't fully commit to doing it daily or even weekly? Also, do I need a blog to perticipate in thrit share?

[mel]

Hiya, great finds!

I went thrifting today!
Booty sale!
Melx

[Emma]

I have that very same smoker man, bought in 1988 in Germany! We use it every Christmas.