Thanks to my wonderful husband, I was able to go to the fall RMD sale, even in my crippled state. He pumped up the tires on the scoot (I'm not even kidding, he wanted me to be at peak performance!) and carted us off to the sale. He waited in the car for an hour with me, before cutting in line with our friends (I don't have the stamina to wait in line for an hour and then shop for an hour) and hauled around my three bags of stuff for an hour and a half. (New record for me on the scoot. A straight hour and a half! I was sore after, but it was worth it.) He was very good at weaving in and out to get something that I'd pointed at across the room. And, adorably, he turned out to be an awesome good luck charm! I hit a Mother Load.
I had to alter my usual plan to maximize my time on the scoot. No doubling back. Which meant that I had to do holiday first, since it's right by the entrance. Oh holiday! How I love thee! I'd been worried about making it around the tiny Halloween room on the scoot. But, I was able to do it with no trouble. There were significantly less people there this time, and it made for easier movement. Jackpot.
I scooped up some delightful vintage treats in the Halloween room! Small stuff is my favorite. The Snug Bungalow is obviously not a large house, so I can have many more decorations if I keep them tiny!
Look at these awesome pompom spider dudes! Ack! 50 cents for the pair!
This skeleton man is either made of a shoelace, or knitted. I don't have the expertise to know what is knit, crocheted, tatted, etc. What I do know is that at 50 cents I could not pass him up! I love a skelly! The plastic pumpkin and cat decoration to his right was one of 10 that I got in a bag for 50 cents! I think they are vintage cake decorations. I almost did a one legged happy dance when I found the little bag of vintage Russ/Hallmark merry miniatures back there. One dollar of happiness for my shadow box! The pumpkin man is doffing his hat (top of his head) to you!
The boxed Hallmark ornament section wasn't as well stocked as usual, but I did find one cutie! A kitten in a red "Chuck". $2. The two felt ornaments were from a "fill-a-bag" area. Generally the fill-a-bag" ornaments are crap. But this year I found two awesome vintage hand made felt ornaments. The tiny mouse on a little scoot to commemorate scooting around the sale this year, and an awesome mobile-esque tree created using tiny bits of fishing line. $3.50 for the pair. The photo doesn't do justice to the fruit in the middle. It's a gorgeous blush fading into a creamy yellow color. Topped with white mica. I got this in the new, very awesome and well stocked, "Vintage Christmas" area. Delicious at $3.
The two trees were also in the Vintage Christmas area. The wooden tree is hand made, imperfect, and yet perfect for me. I love that it looks so illustrative. Like it could have popped right out of a vintage Christmas storybook. $2. The stocking tree is something that I've only ever seen on Pinterest. Seen and yearned for! They had a bunch of them, but I like to have just one and move on. It's made of stocking, wire, glitter (yeah baby!), and mercury glass beads. $5. The silver mercury glass picks were $1 and will be a fun addition to my Christmas displays.
I have a Pinterest craft that I want to do with tinsel garland so I picked up an unopened bag of magenta Country Living (Country Living is my JAM! How did I not know they made Christmas decor??) for $3 and a bag of silver on the inside, green at the tip, garland for $1.50 The Tootsie Roll santa was spotted from across the room and the husband sprang to action! He grabbed it in no time flat. It's cardboard with a plastic top. I've spied it on Pinterest and thought how cute it was. $2. The pumpkin cat piece is a Lefton candleholder! The paint is peeling off in spots but it was $2! Yes, please!
Yeah, that's right. THREE Muppets to add to the collection! TWO of them talk, sing, and move! Then there's Gonzo. Weirdo. Santa Kermit was the second thing I found at the sale. He was hiding out in Christmas. You know how much I love it when Christmas and The Muppets join forces!! He was just hanging on the wall with some other sad holiday toys. $3, WHAM! The other Kermit was in the toy section but NOT with the Muppets. He was with some other noisy toys that need batteries. $5, BAM! Gonzo was in the regular toy/Muppet section. $2, Thank you ma'am!
I got a picture frame for a small poster that needs to be reframed. $2. A group of styrofoam wreath forms for 75 cents. And a worn out old paper towel holder for a Pinterest craft wherein you spray paint it and then store bracelets on it. I have too many bracelets. They are taking over all of the space in my life. They need to be wrangled.
So, In Summary:
Thank you, husband.
From the bottom of my collecting-crazed little heart.
This was one for the books! <3
