ESTATE SALE INSANITY

Last Saturday, I made a one block detour to my studio and found the treasure hunt of the year. Sterling silver bowls, initialed flatware, beautiful linens, and glassware, all taunted me with their teensy price tags. I broke out into a sweat. I looked around and remembered my days of playing basketball and got my defense on. I made piles on the stairs by the cash register and tried to tell myself that all of it was necessary and totally justified. One van load later and these are the sale champion's spoils. I'm quite certain that the days watching my Mother working at the Junior League Nearly Nu Shop fully prepared me for moments like this.

Second day score $125

another 1/2 off deal
How cool is this little guy?
I hoarded all of the overlooked bedcovers. My dogs love to jump on a fresh quilt and I've grown tired of washing heavy quilts every other day so these are perfect.
I think my friend Ashley Schumacher wanted to stab me when she saw this set of 12 rooster cocktail napkins I scored for $14. She needs to pipe down because I'm the one who brought her to the damn sale.

I bought tons and tons of the cranberry glasswear.

I bought my friend Rebecca Thomason a set of Linen dinner napkins embroidered with R's for half off of $35. You do the math...I stole them. I also picked up a set of sterling flatware for 60 bucks with monogrammed R's the second day. She's totally set!
This is the magic recipe the ladies from the Garden Club gave me. If you run into some antique linens and want to make them look like new, here's your recipe.
So here's the deal, if you see me at another yard, tag, or estate sale, follow my lead and get the hell out of my way. I carry cash.