Lake life and estate sale treasures

With all the high school graduation events finally over, we have gotten into our summer routine of heading to the Aframe and enjoying lake life as much as we can. 

That also means finding a few more things from estate sales to bring to the lake.

I'm not sure where we are going to put this 8 seater toboggan sled, but it's the coolest thing and the jingle bells still jingle!

 My thermos addiction continues thanks to estate sale land.

Although this has nothing to do with estate sales, Five Below is carrying these flamingo lights.  Aren't they the perfect touch on our back patio?

I hope your summer is off to a good start!

Hard to believe July is nearly here!
 

Porch sittin weather!

Only in MI can you go from 30 degree weather one Sunday to to 80 degree weather the following Sunday.

Over the weekend, we took some time to get the patio furniture out of storage, scrub down the deck, add new light bulbs to my estate sale lanterns and purchase a few pansies.

We've still got all kinds of spring cleaning to do in the yard.    

 Welcome warm weather, you've been missed!

XOXO 
 

Merry Christmas to me! Putz houses and an estate sale with a vintage Christmas room!

Chris surprised me after work with this box of putz houses.  He had visited an estate sale on his way home.   Yes.  I realize I'm very spoiled.  

This is a picture of my putz village from last Christmas.

Friday night, I had gone to bed before Chris and was nearly asleep when he came in the room and said that estatesales.net was advertising a sale 50% off on Saturday.  The pictures online showed that the house had a vintage Christmas room.

 Do you think I slept much that night?  I had vintage Christmas swirling around in my brain!!!

As soon as Emma was dropped off at the high school bright and early Saturday morning for Varsity Marching Band practice, we drove across town and ran to the basement of the estate sale (with Josie in tow). Pretty much everything was still there.  However, the lines were so crazy to check out, that Chris and I never even saw what was in the rest of the house.  You ready for lots of pics?  This was an estate sale that will go down in my records books as one of the best sales EVER!  
I've been wanting a wooden Christmas tree putz village folding fence for years but they've never been in my price range.  Yippee for me!

I was so excited about this reindeer/sleigh display, that I took a picture of it with my cell phone to send to my Mom and sister while Chris was driving us back home.
 
I grabbed literally every Santa plastic candy container that was left on the table.

One can never have too many bells!  I've not seen these plastic style red/green bell ornaments before.

Plastic snowflakes...they couldn't be left behind either!

A church/choir boy Gurley candle to add to my candle collection.

Angels ornaments with sweet sleepy faces.

A plastic star tree topper.

A spun-head angel and tiny yarn Santa.

Mercury corsage

Foil ornaments

Red honeycomb bells

A few other things that happened to be near the Christmas room included an Easter chick cardboard cutout and this cloth doll.

I also picked up this button pictures art kit.  The graphics are so sweet.

 I've already promised my sister and Mom  that I would share my stash with them.

This was an estate sale worthy of Magpie Ethel.  Merry Christmas to me!
 

The advantage of being tall at an estate sale...

While I was at work Friday, my husband sent pictures to my cell phone. He scored vintage Halloween!! They were on a high shelf in the basement...hidden unless you had a ladder or the advantage of height.  He paid .50 cents. They are worth quite a bit more than that. 

If you've followed my blog for awhile, you know how much our family decorates for Halloween. I've always fantasized about finding vintage Halloween.

They are German diecut Halloween figurines from the 1920s.  For now, they are on top of my hutch in my craft room.  Safely out of sunlight or curious fingers.   He also brought home a few vintage toys and tiny Santa spun heads.  Yes.  I'm very very spoiled.

The graphics on the box are fantastic, but the contents inside the box are even better.

The paint set was never used.  

He also brought home a tea kettle and a coffee peculator.

We had amazing coffee Saturday morning and then went back to the same estate sale because everything was half off.  I needed to see this place for myself!!
 
I scooped up 3 boxes of vintage Christmas bulbs. I love the graphics on the lids.

I also rescued a few ornaments.

A doll suitcase filled with handmade clothes also came home.

They were hand washed and hung to dry outside.

The wool coat and hat are my favorite.


I also picked up this noise maker.  Love the little girl graphics.

It fits in nicely with the rest of my noise maker collection.

 I spent five hours cleaning and organizing my craft room.  I need to take pictures, but I promise to share them soon.  It was a great weekend and I can't believe it's over already.