Saturday, April 16, 2011

Christmas in April Estate Sales

The temperature has finally climbed into the 80s with no chance of rain so there were lots of estate sales to choose from. The ones we went to had an interesting assortment of vintage Christmas items. Christmas in April!

My favorite find of the day were several bags of Mercury Glass garlands. I love the vintage teal and pink glass garlands the best.
I also love these Christmas elves marked "Japan" on the bottom. The little elf on the left looks a little mischievous but they are rather cute.
We found this unique, ceramic teapot. The color, a deep periwinkle, and the bird on top were just so adorable.
On the practical side, we found an unused picnic basket filled with metal utensils, cloth picnic blanket and cloth napkins. Lots of useful storage here.
And, by sheer serendipity, I found yet another estate sale by the same woman who held the two previous "polite etiquette" sales (here and here). Her previous prices were high for things she thought were valuable and quite reasonable for other items. Today, there were still some items that were over-priced but I was able to find these lovely teal and pink hankies and old tomato-shaped ceramic salt and pepper shakers.
***Please be sure and check out my GIVEAWAY going on here. This giveaway is now closed.


This is linked to:
Apron Thrift Girl, Blue Creek Home, Brambleberry Cottage, Coastal Charm, Hey What's For Dinner Mom?, House of Grace, It's a Very Cherry World, Tales From Bloggeritaville, The Colorado Lady and The Thrifty Home
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  1. very merry vintage styleApril 16, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Excellent finds. Love the Christmas garland & the elves--those are unique with the striped clothes. Thanks for sharing!
    Mary

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  2. DearHelenHartmanApril 16, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Well jingle my bells, those are, um, cute(?) elves. Okay, those elves would keep me up nights but the garland is an awesome find. The picnic basket and tomatoes are just plain cheery.

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  3. Lisbet / *LLL og Co.*April 17, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Oh........ I just L-O-V-E the vintage Mercury Glass Garlands. I've bought several of those from the USA on eBay. And the elves are really cute too!

    Thanx for sharing your finds, Lynda :-)

    Happy Sunday!

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  4. UnknownApril 17, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Those little elves are my fav...but the strands of glass beads are fab! Tif Visit me sometimes over at The Cranky Queen

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  5. Becky from FloridaApril 17, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    I LOVE those Christmas elves. The teapot with the bluebird is a really great find too. Stop by and say Hi over at Amber Victoria's Cottage.

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  6. LauraApril 17, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    I love the glass bead garland, it's hard to find in Alaska seems like everyone got rid of theirs before moving to Alaska. And since we've very low population and full of new people those treasures are few and far between. Lucky you!

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  7. Sir Thrift-A-LotApril 18, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    I'm such a fan of those styles of elves. Great find! & such a unique teapot, another great one!

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  8. AnonymousApril 18, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Your little elves are darling! I also like the hankies you found. You picked up some great stuff!
    Tammy

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  9. leah - moxiethrift on etsyApril 18, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    LOVE those elves! the one of the left is perfect with his side view glance! Those tomatoes are pretty darn cool too!

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  10. UnknownApril 18, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    I'm in love with the elves! What a great find! Nothing better then vintage Christmas stuff!

    Buffie
    http://scrappingwithbuffie.blogspot.com/

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  11. MichelleApril 18, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    I love the little elves and the blue tea pot. Lovely treasures!

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  12. UnknownApril 20, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    I absolutely love that tea pot! Great finds!

    HaPpY vInTaGe ThInGiE tHuRsDaY!
    Sarah

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  13. Linda@Coastal CharmApril 20, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    What pretty hankies...love the colors!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  14. Pam KesslerApril 21, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    Great finds. Love the hankies, because they are turquoise!!!

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  15. DeborahApril 21, 2011 at 6:00 AM

    Wonderful finds. I have never been to any estate sales with such great Christmas goodies. You did great! Cool coffee pot too. So unique.

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  16. LVApril 21, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    You did very well with your estate sale buys. I like them all, but the little teapot is my favorite.

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  17. SueLovesCherriesApril 21, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Good stuff, good stuff! For some reason, there doesn't seem to be very many estate sales in my area (Mass.) - I think the West Coast has them all!

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  18. Blue Creek HomeApril 21, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    I can't believe you found all those wonderful mercury glass bead garlands! I love them.
    The blue teapot is adorable and I love the sweet hankies.
    I am glad you came to Treasure Hunt Thursday.
    Rhonda

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  19. Gypsea NurseApril 21, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    OMG! That is so funny... last weekend I found a box of vintage glass balls and one of the elves...
    Great post!
    Enjoy your weekend!

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  20. SusanneApril 22, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Lots of fun stuff; I enjoyed looking.

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  21. Liz @ the Brambleberry CottageMay 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Wow; you should have enough vintage Christmas items by now to start your own holiday shop! ;) I have a real weakness for vintage holiday items, too.

    Thanks for linking to Time Travel Thursday, Lynda.

    Blessings,
    Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
    http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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