Let's go Garage Saling!

Hello ladies, hope you have had a great week so far!
Today I am linking up with Debbie Doos, for her Garage Salen Partay!  If you have never visited Debbie, or her Partay, you are in for a treat!  She is a ton of fun, full of energy, and the nicest person!  Each weekend she hosts the best party, where she encourages us to share the goodies that we have found at garage & yard sales, thrift shops, & flea markets & antique shops.  I have had so much fun going to sales each week!  Some weeks are better than others, but today I managed to hit up several good ones.  I've been bringing in lots of stuff into my home since garage sale season began this year, so I am blaming thanking Debbie for junking up my house adding warmth and charm to my house!  (Just joking, Debbie!)

I wanted to show you these gorgeous candlesticks that I picked up a few weeks ago, and had forgotten to blog about.  The look so pretty on our table, and for $3 I thought they were a steal!  They are made of metal, and have the most beautiful little pink flowers, are totally shabilicous, and are so me!  When I bought them, they were really dirty, so I couldn't wait to clean (and sanitize!) them up!  I am always amazed when I go to sales and they haven't even bothered to clean the stuff they are trying to sell!  A few years ago I bought a squirrel baffle (you know, the thing you put under your bird feeder so the squirrels can't get to it), and it was covered in bird poop!  Eeeeew!  I would've been too embarrassed to try & sell something like that!

 My old rule was that for each new thing I brought into the house, at least one (or more!) thing had to leave!  Either donate, trash, or recycle. Well, I hadn't cleared anything out in a few months, and here I am bringing in more & more stuff each week!  (thank you,  Ms. Debbie! ) So today I took two boxes of stuff to the Good Will.  But while I was there, I just had to go in (couldn't resist!).  I found this mirrored sconce for $2.50.  Don't worry, I am going to get rid of the gold and paint it a pretty aquamarine color that I have been using alot lately.

I found this large frame at a garage sale (I am getting rid of the picture) for just $3.00, and I am going to turn it into a chalkboard, like the one I blogged about a few weeks ago. You can read about it here.  I plan on painting it the same color as that one, too.

At the same sale, I picked up all these cute wooden hand crafted toys for only a buck!  They even still have the label on of the man who made them (better than the usual "Made in China"!).  The little airplane has been colored on by some little person, so I will try & sand it off, or else paint it.  But for the price I was pretty excited. My 3 year old nephew will love them all!

For just 24 cents, I got this gorgeous roll of floral wrapping paper (it's a big roll!), a bag of little bells, that will come in handy at Christmas (I love putting them on gifts), and this neat basket for only $1.  I think it's meant to store napkins & silverware, but I am going to use it in my craft area for some much needed organization!

Ok, I got really excited when I found this brand new, never used heated back massager for just $5!  Complete with remote control. How cool is that?!  When we go away in our motor home, my lower back kills me for days after riding for 4 (or more) hours to get to our destination, even though I get up & stretch alot.  So this is going along with us!  Now you can picture me buzzing down the highway in our rv, getting a heated back massage!  "Honey, wake me up when we get there, ok?"

I am especially excited about this last piece that I picked up today for only 2 bucks!  While I try and look for things that I need or use, or can transform for my etsy shop, this met none of that criteria!  I bought it just 'cause I loved it!  It is a sweet little box that looks like a bird's nest.  Beneath the clear domed top is a picture of a bird's nest, and then the most adorable tiny nest with eggs, and flowers.  And if that wasn't cute enough already, open it up to reveal the entire box lined in vintage looking handwritten script!  I adore anything bird or nest related, and this will be perfect in our home!