"Caution! Do Not Drink the Water..." & Other 301 Endless Yard Sale Finds

Hello... a year later!
Quite a long hiatus, right?
Thinking of giving this blog thing another go...

Ironically,

the last post I did a little over a year ago, also featured the 301 Endless Yardsale

through North Carolina.

Not sure how many years the sale has been going on...

this was my second hitting Highway 301 in Dunn on Friday, June 19th.

This year, we traveled as far as Wilson, but the sale continued on 301 to the

Virginia line, 100 miles of glorious JUNK!  

The two day sale didn't offer nearly the number of vendors as it did last year on Friday.
But from accounts from fellow junkers, Saturday was in full force!

I closed my "junk business" at the end of June,

so this year I was shopping for personals...

If you're reading this post, just maybe it was the title that grabbed your attention

and sparked your curiosity. 

Found many unique signs and items for our lake house,

including the quirky fish one above. 

Call it a weird sense of humor, but I figured my guests wouldn't soon forget it!

The old minnow buckets were picked up at two different locations, 

 both for a great price, too!

More cool pieces to display at the lake!

The old fisherman's storybook, published in the 1940's, was a favorite find!

The older I get, the more I grow to love North Carolina memorabilia.

The old metal NC plate was only a $1.00!

My last purchase of the day was the old Purina feed bag.

Not sure where or how it will be used. 

For now, it's going in my "stash of laters!"

My husband's find of the day was the neatest old, little riding lawnmower.

Being a nostalgic fellow himself, his dad had one similar when he was a young boy.  The mower is so small, it only took up about half of the cargo area of the Surburban.  ...and it runs like a top!

I have one more find to share which is sporting a new makeover,

more on that next week!

Until then, hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July Weekend!

~Rhonda  :)

Love at first sight...

There are two things that have been on my radar...

or wish list...

when on my junkin' journeys over the years.

One,

a reasonably priced beautiful Alabaster Lamp

{or pair}.

Second,

a Brass and Glass Coffee Table!

And this past week I found one of my heart's desires!

"Zing!  Went the Strings of my Heart..."

I was heading up a yard sale at our church this past weekend,

and a group of us went to pick up some items from a widow in our church.

One of the guys loaded the table in my Surburban,

and this beauty never hit the showroom floor!

I called first dibs immediately!

Love at first sight, it was!

Can't wait to clean and polish this baby up!

We were blessed with many large donations of great stuff!

Here are a few more of the finds I brought home....

Below,

a White and Gold Polka Dot Hall's Teapot,

a Laveno Ironstone Tureen,

and a more modern gravy dish.

Pretty vintage blue pieces...

A stack of North Carolina Books,

some fiction, some non.

Fish Glassbake dish

and napkin rings...

Pink Hall Teapot,

Vintage Dutch girl piece,

and a beautiful plate, "Giselle," designed by Edna Hibel, West Germany.

Sweet little glass basket...

Milk Glass and Blue & White Dishes...

A total of 12 Grape Pattern Vintage White Milkglass Punch Cups...

Reims of France Berry Bowls...

I also bought about 5 pictures,

most were coastal prints.

But the one below, was an oil.

Paired with a Vintage Pyrex Cheese Dish/Dome and Roseville Jug.

This is just a highlight of the items I found.

These and many more line my kitchen counters and table,

and are waiting to be cleaned and priced to sell in my booths.

....guess I better get busy! 

Hope all you other pickers 

had a bountiful weekend as well! :)

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Linking Post To:
Thrifty Treasures @ Southern Hospitality
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm