This weekend I went with another dedicated bargain hunter to a few church rummage sales. If you didn't already know church sales are the best for cheap mid century treasures.
This is the first time I've been to this sale: White Elephant & Rummage Sale, St. Patrick's Church Hall, 1342 Congress Street, and apparently it was excellent last year. This year wasn't so hot. On Friday morning at 8:15 waited on the basement stairs for 45 minutes so we would be the first ones in. We weren't, the dealers got there first.
I did find a huge white chenille bed spread $2.50 (I collect them) to make into part of my winter duvet. And a selection of cute vintage aprons $.50 each, complete with rick-rack and pompom fringe. I also got a green glass bowl for $.75.
Saturday morning, we went to another sale in Falmouth. Which turned out to be really hard to find we got a little lost, but it was early. This was more seedy and fun. I got a metal organizer thing for the kitchen $.25. It has multiple doors which hold wax paper and such, the doors have serrated edges. It needed a really good cleaning. I also got a nice 60's era blue fan for $2.00 which could definitely cut a finger off.
After, we made our way over to the Salvation Army on Warren Ave. I think it's hard to find anything there that I would consider a "deal." Their pricing has gone crazy over the past couple of years. You can get a really dirty, ugly 70's print sofa for $175 - what a deal!
I did manage to find another huge chenille bed spread for $2.00 in a nice rosy pink. It made the perfect second side to my duvet. And after a thorough washing in hot water and some crafty sewing on my part I have my lovely new duvet. King cat Mufasa loves it too.
I did find earlier in the week a tweet paint by numbers of a blue jay - $1.99.
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