Mini Hoarder

The estate sale that I went to this weekend was labeled "mini hoarder".  If you can tag something with t.v. show verbiage, you've got people on a hook.  Everyone wants to go to a "Hoarder's" sale or a "Picker's" sale, or even an "Antiques Roadshow" sale.  What I found even more interesting and appealing than the title was the catchy phrase: "Nothing new".  Every single piece of treasure up in this place is old.  It's ALL old, ya know?  That makes my mouth water.

I went on the second day of the sale, so everything was 30% off.  There was a tiny porch with a long table full of jewelry.  I mean, more jewelry than you could ever, even.  And most of it was unused, still on the store cards.  I heard some women talking about how ridiculously expensive the jewelry prices were.  I wanted to bang my head on the wall.  For real, ladies??  If you were to go to Target #righthisveryminute and purchase some stupid pair of earrings, it would cost AT LEAST $8.  Whereas these earrings are all unique, vintage, and 30% off of $2.  Face reality.  I bought A LOT of jewelry.  A bunch of stuff for myself, but almost even more fun, a bunch of stuff for presents!

The day glow pink danglers on the right are screw backs.  I plan to trade them out for hooks.  Please make note of the glitter clip-ons in the middle.  Few things will make me endure the pain of clip-on earrings.  Multi colored glitter is one of those few things.

*drool

Now that I've been purchasing my weight in 80's earrings, I need a place to put them.  I had a lovely mint green box with floral print on it for earrings when I was a kid.  It had square sections inside for storing earrings.  I've been looking for something like that for a few months.

THE EXACT box I was looking for from my childhood!  Huzzah!  I also got the clear plastic one that is probably for fishing lures or bullets or something.  But now it's going to hold earrings.  Gorgeous, gorgeous earrings.  And plenty of 'em.  The velvet lilac box is stunningly gorgeous.  I could not pass it up.  I have no idea how much it cost.  I just sort of mumbled and stared dumbfounded at it's beauty whilst checking out.

It's not even going to be super useful for storing many earrings.  But it matters not.  It's beauty is enough for me.

So, this "mini hoarder"'s house was four floors of stuff.  I hadn't seen a lick of holiday paraphernalia anywhere.  I finally found it hiding out in the attic.  Boy howdy.  I had been up there for at least two full minutes before I spotted this by nearly walking into it:

This is what is referred to as "an eyelash tree".  It's made of metal. Aluminum probably.  I nearly died when I saw it and did this crazy dance trying to get it into my hands before anyone else could scoop it up.  I'm afraid I really didn't do a good job of maintaining poker face for this one. 30% off of $7.  Swoon!

I also found this vintage Beistle honeycomb pumpkin ($2) and some aluminum double layer bell decorations.

Come to find out, the "mini hoarder" is a 100 year old lady who just moved to assisted living.  Not a nursing home, not hospice.  Assisted living.  I'm not sure that people say this anymore but, "You GO, girl!"  Respect.

So, in summary:

If this was mini, I'd hate (love) to see what a full sized hoarder looks like!