Sunday, June 30, 2013

Garage Sale Score

An early morning supermarket shopping trip came to a screeching of brakes yesterday when I spotted a garage sale ....so glad we stopped ( Mr VL hates them!) I spied a big plastic bag of linen ( I can spot filet crochet from a 100 miles away!) Grabbed it  without looking inside . Lots of serviettes that I don't want, quite a few stained tablecloths which I'll soak and some beautiful pieces like the gorgeous old pillowcase. Cost me $8.... BARGAIN !!!

















I have never found a vintage flower frog before, and this was $2....I think these people thought I was a bit demented!!
 

 
 
 
 
On Wednesday at the Salvos I picked up a vintage silver case with nice engine turned finish for 5.95
 
 
 
 
A Royal Albert Old Country Roses dish for 3.99
 
 
And from a vintage home ware shop called Éclat Bazzar sale I fell in love with this little darling...he's going under one of my glass domes in the new house. The shop had him in a nest under an expensive Victorian shaped dome...awwww
 


Anyway I'm off to do heaps of soaking and see what I can retrieve of my linen haul!



Linking up with :

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27 comments:

  1. LindaJune 30, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    I ran to see if my cabinet of linens was still intact. What you showed looked remarkably like my old stuff. But it is still all there! My hub did not toss it yet. ;))) Linda
    www.wetcreek.blogspot.com

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  2. MegJune 30, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    LOL!!!!!

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  3. Helen and her DaughtersJune 30, 2013 at 11:39 AM

    My favorite things - Old Linens! Those are just lovely!

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  4. MegJune 30, 2013 at 11:52 AM

    Thanks Helen.....my favourite finds always1

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  5. Shortbread and GingerJune 30, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    Wow - you did well! Love old linen!
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  6. MegJune 30, 2013 at 6:19 PM

    Thanks Liz!

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  7. Victorian1885June 30, 2013 at 11:58 PM

    What a truly great vintage find! The linens are so lovely, I can't seem to get enough.

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  8. Marty@A Stroll Thru LifeJuly 1, 2013 at 12:50 AM

    Fabulous linens. What a great find. Hugs, Marty

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  9. greenthumbJuly 1, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    Lucky you to find all that lovely old linen.

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  10. A Treasured PastJuly 1, 2013 at 5:23 PM

    You can never have too many linens, great buy. Love the flower frog, they are so handy to hold photos and cards. The little bird is soo sweet. Tam x

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  11. Heather@Tatter and FrayJuly 2, 2013 at 12:21 AM

    Wonderful finds! My mom collects vintage flower frogs; she has one just like yours that she uses to hold up notes on her desk. They're very useful! ;) And there you go again with the vintage linens...you definitely have an eye for them!

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  12. SwedishCorner ~ DownUnder...PernillaJuly 2, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    Fabulous linens - what great treasures! ~Pernilla

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  13. MegJuly 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    Thanks Pernilla!

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  14. Barbara JeanJuly 3, 2013 at 1:11 PM

    love it all. so beautiful, and so me. =)

    blessings
    barb

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  15. MegJuly 3, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Hi Barbara Jean! Thanks for visiting xx

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  16. Gina @ VictorianWannaBeJuly 3, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    Well that was definitely worth the stop. Love the linens and doilies! What a find!

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  17. L'Heure Bleue At HomeJuly 4, 2013 at 7:24 AM

    The little bird is so cute! Lovely finds.

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  18. Liz @ Quirky VistasJuly 4, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    It's fun to see what you got. Those linens are so pretty!
    Liz

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  19. ColoradoladyJuly 4, 2013 at 10:09 AM

    Great finds. I love the linens!! Happy VTT!

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  20. LVJuly 4, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    I love all vintage linens. I have so many that I inherited from family estates.

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  21. Betsy@My Salvaged TreasuresJuly 4, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    What a great haul. I love those linens and such a bargain too. Hopefully you'll be able to get out any stains, and then repurpose the stubborn ones.

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  22. Linda @ A La CarteJuly 5, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    I really enjoy the old linens and you found a treasure trove in that bag! Thanks for sharing with us at TTF.

    Linda

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  23. Oakland Daily PhotoJuly 5, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    You scored on the linens.

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  24. Pam~ Virginia RetroJuly 5, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    Such wonderful finds! Think I might have fainted finding a bag of linens like that at a yard sale! Love the silver case too, love it all actually.

    Visiting from TTF :) Pam

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  25. MegJuly 6, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    Thank you for visiting Pam

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  26. Rosemary and ThymeJuly 11, 2013 at 2:31 AM

    Such wonderful finds. Those linens are so pretty... Enjoy your new treasures. Hopefully, I come across a great bag like that one...

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  27. ~Lavender Dreamer~July 11, 2013 at 11:55 PM

    The linens are so fabulous! I'm loving all of your wonderful finds...looks like what I bring home when I am lucky! Sweet hugs!

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I love to hear from you and appreciate your messages. Meg xx

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