Friday morning I mentioned I was going to an estate sale.
Usually I am early for estate sales but that was before Shelley The Puppy delightfully joined our family. I was three hours late. I had seen a vintage watering can in the online ad for the sale and just knew it had been sold. Upon arrival it was there and I was surprised. It was there because the price was, shall we say, elevated a bit and I was the idiot who bought it at that price.
I also picked up this quilt which is in perfect condition and one more pictured below. I have an awful time passing hand sewn quilts by. The seller did work with me on the price of the quilts since I bought two.
I have since washed this one and it is now whiter and brighter. This blue and white one is my favorite. I also found two bottles of Chianti (empty). They were selling bottles of liquor with the liquid inside.
Happy trails to those folks.
Happy trails to those folks.
A very good year.
All in all a fun sale.
There were two corner cabinets full of Fiesta ware but the prices were several times the watering can.
I did not purchase any Fiesta pieces as I am an idiot with standards.
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Table Top Tuesday
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Wow Us Wednesday's
On Tuesday April 24 Hold Everything Lightly #7 will post.
Please join me.
happy hunting to you
Olive
A hand sewn quilt is a real treasure...I'm happy for your scores! I'm happy you made it there in time to find good things...puppies are so needy!
ReplyDeleteXO,
Jane
Oh I love your watering can and I think I would have bought it too. The quilts are fantastic. I love them. Thanks so much for linking to TTT. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteThat watering can would have been very hard to past up at any price! A great find. Love the vintage wine bottle too they remind me of the wine my grandfather loved to drink. I wish I had some of his old bottles. Have a great week, Laura
ReplyDeleteNice quilts! You can never have too many quilts as far as I am concerned. And they're just too pretty to pass up.
ReplyDeleteHello Olive... first off, I love your phrase "an idiot with standards"... may I borrow that sometimes???... your watering can is fabulous and I love your quilts... also the vintage Chianti bottles!... xoxo Julie Marie
ReplyDeleteOlive, That watering can is beautiful, I can see why you could not pass that up & the quilts are keepers too ~ I have been to a few Estate sales lately, but have not purchased much, I am eagerly awaiting when the Garage & Yard sales start, there you can find things at prices I don't cringe when I see them.... Have a wonderful week
ReplyDeleteCheryl
I've the odd antique that I paid an astonishingly high price for. I always say I'll make it up on the groceries. If you hadn't bought that watering can it may have haunted you for years, so just tell yourself you did it to preserve your sanity! ~ Maureen
ReplyDeleteYou found some wonderful goodies even if you were a little late getting there!!! Love those quilts...and the watering can is really beautiful. I would not have been able to pass it up either :o) Shelley is such a cutie pie too :o)
ReplyDelete~Des
Your watering can is amazing. Lover the long spout and the flowers painted on it are gorgeous. I would have been smitten by that one also.
ReplyDeleteCute can. I use to collect them. Love, love, love the quilts.
ReplyDeleteSweet Watering Can F*I*N*D ...
ReplyDeleteJeanine Burkhardt
I would of snapped up that too! I love the watering can, so glad it was still then when you arrived!
ReplyDeleteIt's OK to be an idiot about SOME things! Love the watering can and of course those great quilts. eeeeeuw I cannot imagine buying old liquor...blah...
ReplyDeleteYour watering can is really pretty. Love the quilts, too! Looking forward to your next post :)
ReplyDeleteThe pin wheel block quilt is lovely. Great find.
ReplyDeleteDarling watering can!! Love the first quilt - if only because the fabrics remind me of some of the fabrics in quilts made by my great-grandma Ponstein.
ReplyDeleteThat watering-can is a classic example of what was made - or decorated - for English canal 'narrow boats', and if it originally came from England, then I expect that's what it is. A black background, with floral motifs like that is pure waterways material, and yours is a nice, well made example. Google up 'English narrow boat art', and you'll see what I mean. Nice find. Here in the 1960s, everyone was making American patchwork quilts, but we have an American museum in Bath which has many examples dating back to the 1700s - real collector's pieces. Nice finds too.
ReplyDeleteOh that watering can is cute!! Good for you getting out and buying those quilts. I love to look at them, but I don't own any. Smiles to you Olive. Hope you are having a great day. Susie
ReplyDeleteLove your watering can but I adore the quilts. What a haul!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun sale! Love the watering can and the bottle with the spout is neat:@)
ReplyDeleteHi Olive...
ReplyDeleteLove your vintage watering can! It's just so pretty with it's long ol' spout! I bet it was handpainted too! I love old hand sewn quilts as well...but I just never run into any...at least at an affordable price. I think the white and blue pinwheel quilt is my favorite as well! Soo pretty! I'm just tickled pink for you...great new treasure finds, my friend!
Warmest spring wishes,
Chari
I love every single thing you have here. All the colors are wonderful. And I adore the watering can. How's the pup? So cute.
ReplyDeleteGlad the watering can was still there for you. I really like the long spout on it. Some great things you found there even if you were late.
ReplyDeleteThe watering can is wonderful! I'm sure it was worth it...you never see one with this detail! And the quilts are amazing! I wish I could find one in good shape! You've made me want to go thrifting!
ReplyDeleteHi Olive! What beautiful quilts! You really did a great job on spotting them. Love your snap with the watering can! Looks like a pretty day at your house.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Love the watering can and the gorgeous quilts! I adore old quilts.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Donna
I don't blame you for buying the watering can..I would have. Love it and the pin wheel quilt. Great finds! Happy hunting,
ReplyDeleteBabs
Love that pinwheel quilt! So glad you gave those lovely quilts a good home. Darling tole watering can too. I don't think I've ever seen one. Fun sale for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you sprung for that beautiful watering can. And those quilts are lovely as well. You have the best estate sales to frequent. Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
You had wonderful finds, Olive! I LOVE the watering can...I guess I am an idiot with standards, too LOL!
ReplyDeleteThe watering can is a treasure, as well as the quilts. The enjoyment you get from them will quickly offset the sense of having overpaid. Guaranteed! P.S. I love the bottles too! What are your plans for them?
ReplyDeleteI really do not have a clue Susy. Not selling them that's for sure. I paid too much and they are not liked here as they are on the blogs. We bloggers are ahead of the curve. Really we create the curve.
DeleteOh Lovey what a GREAT bunch of finds....The watering can is DIVINE making it, I'm SURE, worth EVERY penny you paid for it....!! I recently found a box of Chianti bottles in the HR with GORGEOUS labels though, nowhere near as pretty as yours....!!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Tamarah :o)
Olive~ Your watering can is SPECTACULAR! I love it paired with your rescued quilt too with the black accents! I'd have a hard time passing on quilts or watering cans :)
ReplyDeleteThose quilts are just gorgeous! I saw your comment on another blog about the book Bonhoffer by Eric Metaxas. Thanks for recommending it. I'm going to get it through my library. Also, I'm a great Downton Abbey fan. Can't get enough of it. A friend of mine sent me a YouTube spoof on D.A. and even that was fun to watch! At the time I was watching Downton, I was reading 'The Titled Americans' about three American sisters from a wealthy family who all married into Aristocracy. One of them was Jennie Jerome, Winston Churchill's mother. It was a fascinating book!
ReplyDeleteI'm your newest follower. I figured we had enough in common that I'd like to keep track of your blog. :-)