Comments on: Top 5 Things To Look For At Yard Sales This Year

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 02:02:31 +0000

I absolutely love the deer head in a frame. How do I accomplish this look

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:18:03 +0000

In reply to Sue Pagels. No, it's really only from last year :) It's really odd, but I just can not find paint by numbers any more. I used to see them all over the place, but I haven't ran across a single one all summer.

By: Sue Pagels

Sue Pagels — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:47:07 +0000

I know this is probably a decades old post by now 😉 but I had to tell you that I have a tabletop croquet set and tabletop bowling set we used as kids! And it was old then - still have a soft spot for these old pieces! What a great post - love it all (well, except for the deer heads and/or other dead animals) and especially love the chair covered in the striped blanket! And the paint by numbers (I have cat ones)...and the thermoses!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 15 May 2017 16:27:25 +0000

Pam, thanks so much for sharing this over at the Favorite Five Party last month!

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 13:51:52 +0000

In reply to Naomi S.. I'd love to see your list Naomi! I wonder if we're around the same age though? I'm going to be 55 shortly. I think one of the main reasons I love thermoses is that I can remember them from when I was a kid. My parents never bought me a real lunchbox (we didn't have a lot of money, so I always had to use a brown paper lunch sack) and I was always envious of the kids who got to carry the lunchboxes. I think one of the first thermos/lunchbox items I bought was one of the plaid lunchboxes I remember the other girls having in 1st grade:) And then I found a matching thermos to go with it and then it's snowballed from there!

By: Naomi S.

Naomi S. — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:45:03 +0000

Oh, I just wanted to add that I am working on my own list of things I look for at yard sales and will share it soon. I'm sure you all will find it "interesting" and perhaps quite out of fashion!

By: Naomi S.

Naomi S. — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:42:31 +0000

Well, I just don't know. Maybe it's my age and I grew up using those old thermoses, but they just don't appeal to me as decorative items. Now, if they had great resale value, maybe I could work up a little enthusiasm. And I can't say I am interested in hanging dead animals on my walls. The picnic baskets are more appealing, although, when I stores stuff I need it to be in something that is mouse-proof. I do kind of like the old paint-by-number canvases. I painted a pair of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans when I was around ten, which I still have. It certainly is interesting the things that people decide they like or are "in". Aren't we all just unique and in our own class with our tastes and loves? Variety--the spice of life, as they say! Well, I hope all of you are successful in your yard sale searches for all those prized items that are "in" this summer. I will not be any competition for you, promise!

By: Tuula @ Thrifty Rebel Vintage

Tuula @ Thrifty Rebel Vintage — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 22:31:31 +0000

Love your list Pam, and thanks for letting us get in on this with Melissa. Although they didn't make my list I pick up practically every picnic basket that I see. I just love the way they look, and the paint by numbers are awesome and a have a few. I might just have to add that to my list.

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:10:49 +0000

In reply to kim. I never met a thermos I did not love! Or want to buy!

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:52:34 +0000

In reply to Sharon@BlueWillowHouse. I actually missed the start of an estate sale this morning :) Saturday is 1/2 price day so probably better I didn't go today anyhow!