Today's Estate Sale Finds - Northridge

I got there about 30 minutes after the sale started, and all the Pyrex was already gone.  So was a quilt that I had my eye on, and someone was walking out with three boxes of Shiny Brites:(
I still found a few good things, and the prices were very reasonable.
A set of aluminum salt & pepper shakers...

Another aluminum measuring cup...

There were some Franciscan Tulip Time bowls that I loved & didn't get.  Now I keep thinking about them.   I couldn't find any more of the Swiss Chalet dishes.  I guess someone got them before I got there.  This mug has a small crack near the bottom, and it was practically free, so I'm going to ask MDH to drill a hole in the bottom of it & plant a succulent :)

For Etsy...

I got these strings of lights for the bulbs...

Two Shiny Brites...
There were a whole bunch of silver ones, but I passed on those.

Some towels...

And sheet...
I've been looking for a blue check one for a while now.  I'm going to use it to back a blanket I want to make.

With this sheet that I got a few years ago in Texas...

But when I was looking through my sheet stash I found this one.  Now I'm torn...

Another Pyrex find

A red 404...  

This is a duplicate for me, but a little darker shade of red.

This is a duplicate for me, but a little darker shade of red than the one I already had...

Bats...

Getting ready for Halloween:)

by MDH

New Dots 401

Finally...

Super Exciting! A new refigerator!

Before...

16 cubic feet & 16 years old.

During...

A sledge hammer, a big mess and a cut on the finger later...

Then fixing holes in the wall, paint & several trips to the hardware store,

After...

28 cubic feet and brand new:)

A working ice maker!!!  Tons of room!  We love it:)

We thought about building a new shelf or drawers for storage, but the red Cosco rolling (racing) cart fits perfectly where the old cabinet used to be...

I used to have an old pink Lustroware bread box there.  Now the bread and chips sit in my Cathrineholm and melamine confetti bowls & it is much easier to access them to make lunches early in the morning.

What an exciting weekend!

A drill + rocks = hard work...

by MDH

Today's Estate Sale Finds - Pasadena

We woke up super early for this one.  Good thing because we were about 42nd in line.  I heard the first guy got there @ 2AM!!!

I had my eye on some Pyrex & MDH had his eyes on a few things.  He missed out on the top hat he wanted.  It was gone in less than 5 minutes.  They were asking way too much for the other things he liked.  $35 for a lunch box and $950 for the Fresnal light!   Crazy.  The Christmas blow molds also went super fast but I wasn't too upset.
I got what I went for...the Pyrex. And the prices were great:)  I've been needing another cake pan.  I have a pink one already and I only see pink ones at the thrift.  I wanted another color...  Any color but pink.  I have a bunch of pink Pyrex.
We were the second group to go in, only about five minutes after the first group.  MDH went his way & I went straight for the kitchen & grabbed these...

I didn't have the lime green 209 pie plate...

Or the 232... It's 2 qt & a good size for us.

And the 221 for cakes:)

Good thing I started to rearrange my shelf last week.
I can't figure out where to put the pie plates.

There was not much on the Christmas table, but I think we got most of the good stuff.

Like this Santa head.  He has a pull cord, but it doesn't work.  I'm guessing it used to play a tune...

Some Shiny Brites...

In the box...

Some super cute retro gift tags...

I love the donkey...

A few honeycomb tags...

A bag of tiny bottle brush trees...

An Avon bottle...

The biggest ceramic tree I have ever seen.  It's 3 pieces & 24" tall.  It has the bulbs, we just took them all out for transport so we wouldn't lose them.  I have a nice collection of them now, and this is the biggest one.  There were two & now we wish that we would have gotten them both...

And some string lights wrap up the Christmas finds...

I found an aluminum juicer to add to the peg board...

A butter dish...
Someone else grabbed the matching canisters before I could.

A holder for my brooms & mops:)

And a first aid tin to keep in my car...

All MDH found was a cool old bell & plans to make a rock chain to hang it from...

And a really nice flag.  It doesn't look like it was ever used.  Dated 1984...

What a great day!

Some new Pyrex & a blow mold

From MBC:

A Pyrex Black Scroll divided dish...

From Kellye:

A brown Rainbow Stripe 402...

To join the others...

A Golden Bouquet on Blue 043...

& I just happen to have an extra lid for it:)

 I really need to rearrange my shelves.  It's a mess...

This is my second clear bottom bowl.  A 323.  I have the smaller nesting bowl to match this

And a blow mold...