Auction

Well we got the desk for Hazel. 

Ethel is going to do a little something to it, we'll post the before and after.

This was my big purchase.  

I received the one on the right from my daughter, so when I saw the one on the left, I had to have it.

I couldn't believe when I got it home they were identical.

$5.00

  The railroad sign went for $375.00.  I passed.  
Yes, I came to my senses.  
They had a lot of railroad lanterns.  From B&O railroad, PA. felt like we were in a life size Monopoly game.

Ethel has already sent me pictures of items in the up coming auctions.
We're sick!

Auction

Tomorrow Ethel and I are going to the auction and this is what we are going for.

As you know Ethel has been looking for a dressing table for Hazel.  All the ones we have found in the past were nice enough, but they went for to much. 

And we would of had to paint it.  

Well we waited long enough, and lo and behold here it is. 

 All painted and it has 

Ethel's name written all over it.

I think it shall be hers tomorrow. I hope no one bids her up, because when she gets that look in her eyes, 

I start to worry.

And here is the pump she wants. 

 She said this auction was meant to be.. 

I'll have to agree

Now this is something I'm interested in.

Why?

I don't have a clue, but I like it for some reason. Here is a close up of the letters

We have a cabin out back of our house, and if my husband can hang the score board he got from his high school field, I can hang a railroad sign. 

You have to admit it is pretty neat.

Even if the letters could come off and be 

used for something else.

I think it's going to be mine, unless I come to my senses before now and then.

Something else that caught my eye.

 Ruby Epergne.

Ok, so I had to look that up,

I knew it was a word for some kind of vase,

 and sure enough : 

e·pergne  (-pûrn, -pârn)

n.

A large table centerpiece consisting of a frame with extended arms or branches supporting holders, as for flowers, fruit, or sweetmeats  

I love it.

Not a place for it.

But I don't care!

Think I'll put sweetmeats in it.

What ever the heck that is!!!

Remember the sweet little vintage chenille jackets I posted a couple of days ago..

Did I tell you I have a collection of chenille blanket?  

Here's one to add to it.

Some day I'll attempt to make a jacket myself!

Mabel's Dead ~ Not Really!

Well of all of our auction purchases I must admit I think this one is the strangest.  

A few auctions ago I busted out laughing when I came across a headstone...yes I said a headstone 

with what name on it, non other than...........MABEL.

  Who'd of believed it.  So naturally I had to buy it for her.  I didn't care what it cost, but as lucky as we are I purchased it for a whole $5.00!  Since it is illegal to buy and sell used headstones we were assured by the auctioneer that this was never in a cemetery, it was just a sample. 

 So here it is placed lovingly into Mabel's landscaping at home (much to her husband's dismay!).

Thank goodness it isn't a real person's headstone because it is for a little girl born in 1905.  It even says Mabel on the top of the headstone but it is kind of hard to see in this photo.

So since Mabel is planning on donating her body to science when she dies (that's a story for another day!), this may be the only headstone I have someday to place flowers at for Mabel.  So I'm so pleased we won it.

Like we've always said, you can find anything at an auction.  Now we just have to be on the lookout

 for one that says Ethel!

  I know we have a sick sense of humor!

Labor Day Auction

On Labor Day we went to this auction,

out in the middle of no where.

Old farm house.

I went for the kitchen aid mixer. But after getting one for 5.00, it's going to be hard to pay even 30.00 for one.

It went for 130.00, and one went for 100.00 on Saturday.

It was only one other lady and myself bidding.

She made me mad so I ran the bid up. I was done at 30.00. 

It's hard not to get caught up in the rush of bidding.

Found another one next Sunday.  

I'll have to go check that one out.

Here are some pictures of our little auction world.

There were so many people. 

We ended up leaving 2 hours after we got there. 

Big purchase of the day

$1.00

Ethel purchased some baby shoes.

  

 I fell in love with this table and chairs. I might have tried for them but as long as it was taking, decided to pass.

Ethel wants one of these to put by her outhouse.

They had one there, but the pole was to long.

For some reason we just weren't feeling it that day.

Must have been all the people.

Little House On The Prairie

On one of our outings we ran across this sweet little building.  Out in the middle of a corn field. 

We thought this would be the perfect little store for us.

  

That's in our make believe world of course!

Me being me I went and knocked on the farm house next door to find out about it. 

Like we were really going to do this!

Well it belongs to someone in Clearwater Fl. 

along with 60 some surrounding acres.

It's fun to dream!

Auction Disappointment

Saturday night Ethel and I decided not to go to the auction.  That decision was made at 10:30 pm. We shouldn't have made that decision when we were tired. 

 I woke up and decided we should go. 

And after her himming and hawing, she was on board. 

 She can't say no.

Well it was a bust, we should have stayed home 

and went to church. 

Or maybe this was God's way of letting us know that.  

The dresser was not a wardrobe in the center like I thought, only the top cubby opened and the rest were regular drawers.  And Ethels piece went for 250.00 or somewhere around there.  Way out of our budget!

Lesson Learned:

Sunday is for Church. 

We Hear and Obey Lord, 

We will be front and center next Sunday!

Auction Pieces

There is an auction today. 

And I shouldn't be going to it, but I am attracted to this piece and don't know why, 

and don't have a spot for it.

But I want it!

I think that's called an addiction!

lt's an odd piece, maybe that's why I like it.

  The little drawers on the side and the wardrobe in the center, 

it's just different.

Here is the piece Ethel wants.  
She doesn't have any where for it either.
Yes we are both addicts.


We'll let you know if we get them.

Ethels Auction Purchases

Ethels last two purchases,

The towel bar she is going to use on her kitchen island.

And the Crow is going to find a new home on top of her outhouse.

Oh yeah, the spoon too!

Ethel we would like to see some pictures!!!

A New Quilted Lined Magazine/Book Holder

At one of our auctions last month I got this odd little wooden box full of junk.  I didn't really want the junk that was inside of it, just the wooden box.  The more I looked at it I think it used to be a drawer because there are holes where handles must have been.

I couldn't understand why the inside of the box was so sticky, but then I saw that the bottom was covered in contact paper.  

So at one time the inside must have been too.

Easiest solution for that....mod podge.  I dug out some old fabric scraps I had and started gluing them on.

I learned the hard way that I made my fabric squares too small so that I would require lots and lots of them.  Two inch squares that I used pinking shears to cut.  Even though it took a little longer than I had hoped,

 I do like the finished look.

I applied two nice top layers of mod podge and then sanded it smooth after it was completely dry.  I then sprayed it with a Krylon Clear Coat.  I wanted it to easily move so I put wheels on the bottom of it.  There must have been something on the bottom before because you can see where the holes were.

The wood bottom was kinda thin, so I just hot glued the wheels on.  I'm hoping that they will hold.  I guess I'll let you know if they don't.  Finally I added a little trim to the upper ridge with glue.

Now I have a cute box to hold my quilting books and magazines.  Obviously when I get it completely filled up you won't get to see how the cute the mod podge fabric inside is, but I'll know it's there.  That's all that matters.  

A beautiful quilted lining to house my precious books and magazines.....Perfect!

I Need Help!

It's time for an iron intervention.

The clock in my "studio" got unplugged,

 so I went under the bed to plug it back in. 

 I found two irons.  

I did a double take, looking back at my cutting table, thinking how did the two I just got get down here.

NO NO, that wasn't the case. 

And I have one I'm currently using.

No one in their right mind needs 5 irons.

Now I feel bad, because I did a small fist pump when I beat out the Amish lady bidding against me. 

Now her family will have wrinkly shirts.

How The Auction World Works

We have recruited a new player to our auction world.

I would tell this friend of ours, about our great finds. She would laugh at me and say you guys are crazy!

Well she decided to tag along last week.  

That's all it took!

She not only went to the one on Saturday morning, 

she also went to the Saturday evening one.

Yea, I'd say she's hooked!

She bid on some dishes in the morning and was a little upset  because she missed out.

I told her not to worry there will be more, and sure enough she found exactly what she wanted at the 4th of July auction.  That was her third auction, in one week!!!

  Ethel and I opted out of that one.  She was flying solo....  no I take that back her honey do went with her. 

 He's also hooked.  

He wanted to buy just because the items went so cheap.

  We are going to a great one this Saturday.

What am I saying........ they are all great!!!

Our recruit said to make sure we call her before we leave.

Here's how we go about picking which auction we want to go to:

Click on

www.auctionzip.com

Type in your zip code

A calendar will pop up, that will tell you how many auctions are on that day. 

Click on the day your interested in, 

NOT the live auctions.

All the auctions will be listed and on the right you should see 

"VIEW PHOTO GALLERY"

Click on that, and you will see what will be at that particular auction. Click on the item to enlarge.  As many photos as there are, remember there is always so much more there. 

Nine times out of ten the auctioneer will start high and drop down until someone places a bid. So don't get anxious and start bidding right away.  We like to sit back and see how low it goes. And then see how many are after it.  But ALWAYS,, ALWAYS have a price limit in mind. Unless you get like Ethel and they make her mad, then she will always spend more than she should have.  
If you miss out, you WILL see it again.  
I promise!

Give it a try and come and join us.

I guarantee you'll get hooked!

If you go post a comment and let us know how you liked it.

Another Great Auction Find

You may remember when I got my Kitchen Aid, which I considered to be the deal of a life time.

Thanksgiving night I stood in line at Kohls,

 with my coupons, the store discount, and my Kohls cash, and the 30.00 rebate per unit. 

I purchased two for Christmas gifts.  

At the cost of 70.00 each.

  Unheard of!

Now I think I paid to much! 

Because......

This weekend, I was at an auction.

DUH!

And this mixer was on the lot with a microwave.

Now the mixer was dirty, but not food dirty.

Like something sprayed it. 

When it came up for auction, I bid, and as I looked around everyone was

 walking away.

They both went for 10.00.

So I paid 5.00 for a Kitchen Aid Mixer. 

And 5.00 for the microwave. 

 Not a mark was on the mixer. 

You can see her proudly in front of her cousin Pearl.

She didn't have any bowls with her.

Don't worry I'll run across them.

This one is for my oldest.

Happy baking little girl!

Dressing Table Redo

This is my dressing room table.
Make-up central.
What a mess!
But this is where the metamorphosis begins each morning.

What a ugly way to start your morning!
But I had a vision!!!


We got these dishes at where else, Auction!
We didn't even want them, they came with a box of other things we were after.

We tried to sell them at our garage sale.

No go!

Had them stacked to take to Good Will, 

and then started playing around with them.

There were plates, candle sticks and tooth pick holders.

All crystal. 

I put them in the dishwasher, and they were beautiful.

A little Gorilla Glue, arranging and rearranging. 

And I think I got it. 

Who says you have to use these for dinner parties.

Isn't this a neat idea!

But after I stood back and admired my new creation, everything else made them look cheap.

I think you'll agree!

So I took everything off, right then and there. Hauled it down to the garage. Now referred to as the East Wing. 

With my garage door screen, we practically live out there.  And remember the bed is still out there.

Went to the "STUDIO"  

found the perfect fabric for the top.

And since I'm a Mod Podge expert now.

Slapped on the goop.

I ran back to my "studio" to see if I had anything for the skirt

Low and behold. 

Found a piece of fabric that was given to me. 

And of course I have the luck of all luck, as some would say. 

But I refer to it as being Blessed

Doesn't it look elegant?

It was a perfect match,
the dark blue lines in the skirt were the same color
as the background with the birds.
It was originally a fabric shower curtain.

Now the crystal dishes have 
a well deserving spot, to shine!!!

I think crystal is even prettier when the lights are dimmed.

The true color does not show here. 

 But the picture taken above in the garage is true.  

AFTER

I couldn't wait to do my make up the next morning at my pretty new dressing table.
I think I even looked prettier that morning.