E is for Estate Sale!! One of my most favorite things to do on a Saturday. I have found so many gems and treasures over the years. And really GREAT buys too!! An old vintage 6ft. shutter divider was FREE!! ( My favorite price!) It was an ugly dark brown and so I painted it a shabby white. I took out the broken shutters and replaced them with lovely shabby fabrics in  blues, pinks and greens. Some are even vintage fabrics.

This was a great find too. A wonderful garden shed at an estate sale for only $50.00. It was dark wood and I painted it a sweet country blue with white trim. We love it and use it all the time in our garden.

This 5 piece wicker set was also a fabulous Estate Sale find. It was beige and pretty dull until…yep you guessed it. I painted it white!! And only $75.00 for all 5 pieces! I used vintage fabrics to make seat covers.

F is for Flowers These are some heirloom flowers we had in our garden last year. Foxgloves are a very old variety and are a very English flower. To me they are pure heaven!

We also planted heirloom Sweet Peas. They are so delicate and fragrant. One sniff and you’ll be hooked.

Thanks for joining me at the Etsy Party today.

Which one struck your fancy??

What makes you get out of bed early Saturday mornings? What makes you giggle when you find it, specially at a good price?! What makes your heart skip a beat??? and Why?

This is the theme of todays blog party. So be thinking about your answers to these questions, while I share with you some of the special things that I came up with.

Please feel free to comment. I love to hear from you….

The first thing that came to mind was getting up early for Garage and Estate Sales. They can be SO much fun and you can find SO many treasures here in California. Let me share a couple of vintage finds with you.

This is a country shed that I found at a Garage Sale several summers ago and we use it in our yard for a garden shed holding pots, seeds, sprays, and a few tools. It was a brown color when I got it  and I just had to paint it a sweet country blue. They were asking $125 dollars for it,  but I just kept waiting and coming back and at the end of the day and they sold it to me have it for $50!! I was so super excited!! What I forgot was that  it was  over 6 feet tall. How was I going to get  it home? Let’s just say where there’s a will there’s a way!!

Some other fun vintage treasures I love to come upon are old sewing notions, buttons, quilt squares, etc. I think they are so neat and I love using them in my craft and sewing projects.

Now on to Antique Shops and Thrift Stores. Two other places that make my heart skip a beat and where one of a kind treasures are always sure to be found.

I really feel lucky when I hit it just right and I stumble upon some vintage linens. They are near and dear to my heart! I have found wonderful hankies, doilies, napkins and lovely tablecloths like this one. They are bright and fun and really add to any table scape. This one I believe was $8 dollars! Score! They can sell on ebay for like $15- 45 dollars.

And now for my greatest find and biggest deal EVER!!

Take a look at this beautiful country cottage English China I bought for only $75.00. That’s right …I’m not kidding! $75.00!!  It is a 60 piece set. I’m talking 12 dinner plates, 12 salad plates, 12 bowls, 12 cups and 12 saucers. And here’s the killer… they are in mint condition and they even wrapped them all in paper and provided a box for me to take them home in. How awesome was that? I was so excited I could hardly breathe. If you are ever in Southern California you MUST go to Down Town Temecula. It is an antique or vintage lovers dream!!

Well gals, these are some of my “heart skip a beat, great deal, giggle” vintage finds.

What are some of yours?