My parents were coming up for the weekend and I was supposed to be getting things done for their arrival and instead I spent the morning searching out some local garage sales! Well this past Friday I had some errands that needed to be taken care of, so I headed into town early that morning. After looking at our local newspaper on Thursday night, I had decided that I would stop at one sale that was advertising primitives and antiques. Sometimes they are great sales and sometimes they are not what you might have expected. This sale proved for me to be one that I was able to find and purchase some inexpensive items at. :) As I was finishing my errands that morning, I came across two other garage sales with antiques and spent several minutes looking at them and ultimately buying a couple of things at. Most of the time I only go to a garage sale once, but this morning I actually went back to the first one that I had stopped at and also to one other that I was deciding on getting or not getting two prim/antique benches at. Hmmmm ~ decisions, decisions... I know. And, as you can guess, I did purchase the two great benches for what I think was a really good deal. Alright, now on to the pictures!!! :)
This small crock light and lamp shade cost me only $10, which I thought was worth it because the crock or shade itself would normally cost you about that.
The next 3 pictures are of the same light during the early evening hours and at night. I absolutely love lights and the glow that they give off. This one has made a nice addition to my kitchen.
Also at this sale, I purchased a tin punched lamp shade that looks brand new! This beauty only cost me $5! I currently have a red one and love this black one too! It will look great in my upstairs bedroom when I get it finished.
Here is a little box that I couldn't pass up either... only $1! There are so many things that I could use this for and I have not decided yet. It could be used for earrings, paper clips, etc..
Now... onto the prim/antique benches that I found and couldn't decide if I wanted them or not. Yep, I got down the road and turned around and had to go back to get them. I couldn't pass up both for only $25! What do you think?
Don't these benches have great patina! I thought so. They won't fit in the spot that I had bought them for, so I guess I will just have to be a bit more creative in finding their home.
I hope you enjoyed your picture tour of my garage sale finds. It is so much fun to go out and find great items to add to our prim homes, don't ya think? Garage sales is one of my favorite activities to do during the spring and summer! Until next time ...
Hugs and Blessings,
Stacey
I just could not resist this Uncle Sam. The moment that I saw him I knew that I had to have him because he was going to be perfect for my white chair on the front porch. He is one of my most favorite finds so far this garage sale season.
This cute ladder also came from the same friend. She used to use it as an end table. However, I am going to be using it outside to put a nice large pot of flowers on. I also think some grapevine would look really cute on it too. What do you think? Yes, my friend and I do a lot of garage sale swapping each year, which is a lot of fun too. :)
I also bought this large bucket and prim box as well. I will be planting red, white and blue petunias in it like I did last year. Any suggestions for what I should put on the inside of my box? It looks really cute in the front of my home.
Here is another pot and crate that I bought. It too is in the front of my home. I also plan on planting flowers or putting greenery in the pot. What do you think? The rocks are in it right now so that the wind does not blow it away.
