The Advent House is a pretty cool place. It's a hospice house. They only take two patients at a time and they get an entire suite to themselves. It feels like a home and the people who work there are volunteers. There are also rooms for family members to spend the night. My grandmother spent some time there and I treasure the memories of her that I made there. It's a great place but it, like so many other wonderful not-for-profits, needs our money to help it run.
Enter the Advent House Sale. Each year they take donations of household items, toys, decor, electronics, etc. and then put on a huge sale. The prices are great, the atmosphere friendly and the line to get it happily grows every year. I take a day off for this sale. It's serious business.
This year the sale was sadly a little smaller than years past. I did still find a few presents for people and a few little treasures for myself.
When you go into a sale like this you want to have a plan. Where will you go first? What is most important to you? What do you want first dibs on? Christmas/Hoiday? Linens? Jewelry?
This year my plan was Jewelry, toys, Christmas. Jewelry was #1 because there isn't very much of it, but what there is, is pretty good. Plus, last year I found like 5 Disney pins. So, you know I'm going to scope that out. Toys got the #2 spot because of my Etsy page. I did find quite a few things, so I'm glad I went as quickly as I did. And Christmas. Because I love decorating for that holiday and just cannot get enough of it.
These are the things I found in jewelry. No Disney pins this year. The beads of the turquoise necklace are nice and heavy. The clasp is sterling silver. It was $5 and I basically haven't taken it off since I bought it. The bracelet is tooled and painted leather. It was $1 and fits me so well. It's adorable and I love it. Since it's leather some part of me is distantly sad about it and since I'm a vegetarian I feel guilty that I don't feel really guilty about loving it. You know?
Here are my itty bits. You know I love a tiny cute thing. I collect the tiny Strawberry Shortcake characters and this is my second one this year! Woo! I went like two years without finding any. Yes, I do know that I could go online to Ebay or Etsy and just buy a whole bunch. But where is the fun in that, I ask you? I'm a hunter, people.
I also found an entire sandwich baggie full of teesy tiny Hallmark ornaments. Look at these suckers. I mean, Hallmark. You know? They are trying to kill me, I think. Ever single thing they made from like 1979-1992 is more cute than the next. Basically, I'm on the vintage Hallmark train and I'm riding it hard. All the way to crazy town.
So, In Summary:
If You Find Yourself With Too Much Money, Donate To The Advent House
Vegetarians Wearing Meat Skin
If You Stand Between Me And A Display Of Vintage Hallmark, I Will Gouge Your Eyes Right Out
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