Do you have the garage sale bug? I must confess that I do. I was particularly excited to see a multi-family sale and a girl scout rummage sale very nearby. So today I went out looking for a pressure canner, canning jars and a tag-a-long bike.
I found none of these. But, as is the way with rummage sales, I found other things to spend my money on. Since DH doesn't share the garage sale bug, and thus his reaction leaves something to be desired, I gotta tell you about my finds.
- got a basketball hoop for DS for his b-day for $3
- a cute, two piece outfit in great condition for DD for $1
- a silicone mini-muffin baking pan in heart shapes for 50 cents
- a new Topsy Turvy Tomato thingy for $2. (I kept eying those in the stores and catalogs but couldn't bring myself to buy one retail.)
- a bunch of kids books, including hardbacks that look brand-spanking new for 50 cents each
- and here is the real score - hundreds (literally) of packages of various crafting supplies for about 7.5 cents a piece. I spent $20 total on that. I'm going to be selling at a swap meet tomorrow (for other reasons) and have repackaged and crafted with some of the items already to resell. Some necklaces, pins for jewelry, fridge magnets. I needed a way to display them. After killing the black widow spider that had taken up residence on an old cork board in the garage, and dispatching the egg sac as well, I brought the board inside. Using a stapler and a large piece of black cloth that I'd recently received via Freecycle, I covered the cork board to look more professional. I made up little signs for the display items and attached them to the board in little baggies with push pins. To attach the un-bagged magnets, my husband dug some wire mesh out of the garage. I cut a piece with tin snips, covered the sharp edges with black electric tape, and attached that to the board with push pins. The magnets hold onto it so well! In all, I think I made about 100 items to sell on that board. If I sell even 20 of them, I'll make my money back plus have 90% of the crafting supplies left. Cool!
Wish me luck tomorrow. Hopefully I'll make some money at the swap meet AND find a pressure canner, canning jars, and tag-a-long bike.
