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I totally lied.

27 June 2009 943 views 6 Comments

So, yesterday (Friday), I told you all that I never go to garage sales on Saturdays. Well, I lied. See, my friend Amber (who, incidentally, was THE person who bought the $3 table that should have been mine . . . or maybe not) called me yesterday to brag about her garage sale finds and tell me about another sale in her old neighborhood starting at 8:00am on Saturday. I totally wasn’t planning to go. But then, a kid wapped me in the face at 6:00am and I had to pee, so I got up early this morning. I wasted time reading blogs. I checked my favorite forums. I got bored. At 7:50, I brushed my teeth, threw on some clothes and whispered to my husband (who was draped with sleeping children), “I’m going to the garage sale!” He peeked at me, so I took that as, “Cool.”

I considered stopping by for a Dutch Bros, but I kept going. I thought about the lack of money shoved into my pockets (leftover from yesterday’s $5 budget) and thought about stopping by the bank, but I kept going. I arrived in the neighborhood at exactly 8:00 and was the first one there at two different sales.

I’m gonna go ahead and skip to the juicies, okay?

Look:

Saturday Haul

What do we have here? Hmmm . . . well, first, a cute woven basket. It is currently holding my adhesive stash on my table in my scrap room. Total cost: $0. Yeah, it was from the FREE box. I asked them what the catch was. Did a cat pee on this basket? Nope. It was clean. However, I did hose it off, just in case. But, it is seriously cute! This pic does not do it justice.

That brown piece of wooden furniture is actually a magazine rack. Oh, you can tell, huh? Well, did you know that it is also a little side table?

Saturday Haul2

You’ll be happy to know that I have ALREADY painted it black and it is currently sitting in my bedroom just waiting to find a permanent home. So, how much? $1 baby!

Next, you see a towel rack, also already painted black and currently sitting on my kitchen counter holding towels! It’s a little tall, but we’ll see what I think after a few days. However, for $1, I decided to take the risk.

And, finally, a little galvanized tub thingy. 10¢ Already holding my punches in my scrap room.

So, yes, I do have some money left over from my garage sale weekend budget! I think . . . 5¢, although I found two dimes in the laundry, so I actually have 25¢ in my pocket. I’m so proud!

As I mentioned, I did a little painting. Look:

Oh, ye of little faith. Yeah, I wondered about the tacky Tijuana fork and spoon that I bought yesterday, but I think we can agree that it looks good painted black and hung on the wall!

Okay, so link me up to your weekend garage sale wonders!!

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6 Comments »

  • Jeanne said:

    Kelleigh, you are SO fun! (and funny) I love seeing what you have done with some of your garage sale finds. I like your fork/spoon on the wall. And I never, ever, in a million years, see the potential in stuff like this. Maybe, if you keep sharing what you find and how you dress it up, I might, someday, maybe, possibly develop a teensy, tiny bit of an eye. So, in the hopes of that ever happening…keep sharing!

    # 28 June 2009 at 5:48 am
  • Kellie said:

    Which neighborhood did you hit up? I found my score way west off Ellendale in a neighborhood I hadn’t been to before. I will visit more often on Friday mornings now that I know it exists though!

    Here’s my score: http://parryfamilychronicles.blogspot.com/2009/06/garage-sale-score.html

    # 28 June 2009 at 9:45 am
  • dana said:

    hey kelleigh - i love the way the fork and the spoon turned out! really cute ! i was actually thinking about them yesterday - and do you know what i think would be super cute with them? to get an open frame (painted black of course) to put on the outside of them - like they are framed art? (i’m thinking of the frame that monica and rachel had on their door around their peephole in friends - LOL - i always loved that! ) what do you think ?! :)

    # 28 June 2009 at 6:21 pm
  • Sharyn said:

    Oh Woman!!! You sure know how to score wonderful goodies. I can’t believe I am envious of someone going to garage/yard sales. LOL!

    # 29 June 2009 at 7:30 am
  • Amber Deets said:

    I am sorry that I bought the table before you…I knew you would be proud of the deal that I got. I can’t wait to see the new and improved Ratzlaff manor.

    # 29 June 2009 at 9:45 am
  • Kimba said:

    I love it! I added you to my list of gigantic silverware people!

    Kimba

    # 29 June 2009 at 1:27 pm

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