Well, it is well into fall and the garage sales are long over where I live. How did everyone make out this summer? Unfortunately (or fortunately for the wallet, lol) I didn't make it to very many sales this summer. Company and house repairs took up most of my time but I did manage to sneak out a couple of times. My best find was probably the Swarovski crystal necklace full of 4mm to 12mm crystals for 50 cents. How did the rest of you make out? What was your best find of the summer? (I know where my SIL lives on Long Island, NY they are still having garage sales so some of you might still find that one BIG treasure!).

We have been having a ball doing the sales here this spring!! I have been out every weekend and have got a lot of small stuff for the shop!! Lots of books for mom and us!! We all read a lot, mom is reading a couple books a week it seems!!LOL
I have picked up a lot of jewellery and some gold and sterling too!! Love when I find the good stuff!! I got some great collector beer stiens, by budwiser a couple weeks ago!! Most of what I have purchased has been for the shop.

DH picked up a boat trailer, and lots of guy stuff!!
DB has been happy with some of my finds for him too same with SIL, she goes with me when, DH doesn't!!LOL

I am in the boonies so I have to drive out of area to do yard sales, I don't know all the ins and outs up here when it comes to streets and such, but I am learning!!We have about 6 little towns with in 20 minutes of us so I scan the newspapers every week now!! We did find 2 this week and got some great stuff!! DH picked up 9 folding chairs for 50cents each, these will come in handy this September as we are having a big camp over for his 65th Birthday on the long weekend!! I also got 2 paddles for $2 each some books for mom and a few other things for the shop!!

I have been to both garage sale and flea markets were everthing should be in the dump!!LOL Some things I don't mind cleaning up, but broken things drive me crazy!!LOL

I usually don't find such great buys. We don't have too many garage sales in our area. When a church has a rummage sale around here, usually the workers pick out all the good stuff for themselves. We usually drive about an hour away for a huge flea market. Did you ever go to a flea market where all they have is junk? The stuff is so dirty and usually it is stuff I would throw in the garbage.

WoooooHooooo!! Way to go Apple!!

It is still too cold here but next weekend I will be going to an indoor sale!! I can hardly stand the wait!!LOL

You did great hon!!!!

Wooooooooooo hoooooooo today I hit the motherload. A neighbor down the block was having a garage sale today. I knew it was going to be a nice clean sale because I know her. Well I had been planning on buying kay a sandbox for my yard but she had a really nice one for $10. They sell for $40. I also got her a light up school bus, a beautiful rocker for $2, a fold up doll house complete with all accessories $4 reg. $35, a really cute microwave that talks , lights up, beeps etc. $2, a grocery store checkout counter with register, scanner, safe, money and all the accessories that sounds so real when you play with it. It says thank you, come again. $4 and I got the prettiest table that was great to put a potted plant on. $3.. I just loved it.

GARAGE SALES WILL BE STARTING AGAIN SOON!!!LOL

We have a couple big indoor sales coming up and I'm getting so excited!!!

I was talking to my niece a week ago about them starting up again!! She too is a garage sale junkie!!!

I have more space in my shop now too so I will have to fill it up!!!Hahahahaha

Getting very excited!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi all...I don't get to go out as much as I would like because of all my craft shows. I am going to make it a point to go more often this year. I was doing a big festival show and across the street a family was having a huge yard sale. I got a huge amount of toys..like new for Kayleigh and only spent 7 dollars. I got a childs sweeper that was 1 dollar and my daughter had purchased the same thing at toys r us for $27. They had all kinds of toys in boxes that were never opened. I sometimes go to our local thrift shop for books and always find expensive toys for kay for a $1 or $1 a bag. I got her some great musical/ alphabet/ learning toys. I also picked up a disney riding toy for $3. She loves it. My daughter can't believe the great toys I find there.