Teeny Estate Sale Haul

Woah! How did I let it go over a week without posting? Nothing exciting has been going on around here. Mostly I've been watching lots of Star Trek and Derek on Instagram and trying to keep warm. Travis put one of the Christmas trees up for me, so soon I'm sure I'll be back with a million vintage Christmas posts! I can't WAIT to pull all my decorations out. I've tucked a bit away throughout the year and there are always a few cute things I've forgotten about.
In other news, I've really been in the mood to hit the estate sales lately. Which is a bummer because the season is winding down and the listings have been pretty lame the past few weeks. Out of the ten sales listed, two might look worth a stop. But last week I went out to a few houses and was rewarded with a few cool things.

 This house looked promising from the outside. I wish I had gotten a more pulled back photo. It is a really pretty little ranch!

I went in the early afternoon on the first day and it was already pretty picked over. But that terrifying thing on the bookshelf was still there! Believe it or not, I didn't bring that home.

Look at the pink drapes and the mural! I just KNOW there was a pastel tile bathroom or two in there, but they had most of the rooms blocked off. I ALMOST asked if I could see them. But I wondered if that was too weird. "Can I see the bathrooms in here? I want to take photos of them for my personal collection."

I always like a cat painting. It is a good thing my walls are pretty full already.

I spent a while digging through these in the garage. They are so fun to look at, but I didn't bring any home. Though I was very tempted by one featuring a cover photo of Mrs. Baker, the space monkey. We have visited her grave before. People go and leave bananas.

Here is the little pile of stuff I brought home. I needed a small funnel and I can't pass up a storage jar. Or a platter it seems.

I didn't have any spun head angels like these, so I couldn't resist! I like their colors, and their silver hair!

I had a kitty similar to this that my real cats broke that I always loved. So this little guy with his yarn ball is now in a place of honor on my bookshelf!

This little plastic elephant was too cute to ignore too. I put him on the ledge in my kitchen, which is red, white, and turquoise themed. The little angels were tucked in that baby shoe box.

I picked up a few records. I always get musical soundtracks (I recently purged our collection and had to get rid of THREE extra copies of My Fair Lady! Ha!) I think the Basil Rathbone reads Edgar Allan Poe record will be fun to listen to next Halloween! And then let's talk about "Colonel Sanders' Tijuana Picnic." I just couldn't pass that gem up! It is just a bunch of songs that sound like Herb Alpert, but vaguely on theme of a picnic.

It comes with the Colonel's "Famous"picnic menu. Travis suggested we throw a Tijuana Picnic in the spring. I think it has to happen. Look at that track list! There is a little explanation for each track that say things like "El Garbanzo" because the Colonel uses garbanzo beans in his three bean salad!" or "A Taste of Honey" because of a man who comes into KFC and needs honey for his biscuits! It is delightful.

I bought some how to draw cats books too. Why? I don't know. They were cute!

I like how UN-helpful the directions in this one are.

And I like how the precious owner stapled this little magazine clipping in the back. I hope she ended up drawing it! Or painting it!

And last but not least this strange little mobile made of chenille and googly eyes and pine cones. It was hanging above the sink in a newer duplex kind of house. It was special enough to the owner to move into her new house, it wasn't some weird little thing tucked away in a "30 plus years accumulation" house! I had to hang it up high in my craft room because...

The cats just can't resist it! I hung it from our dining room light when I brought it home and Murray and Scampi were out there batting it within two minutes!
Have you found anything good lately? Or are the sales winding down everywhere. I can't wait for spring!

Linking up to Thriftosaurus and Nifty Thrifty this week! I feel like its been forever since I have been able to join a linky!