As I Was Driving Along....

Late one Sunday morning a few weeks ago, I was on my way to my daughter's place, to drop off something for her. As I was driving along, I noticed a sign. It said "Treasure Finder's Sale." I made a mental note to investigate it on my way back home. So, when I got to where I saw the sign, I followed it and it led me to a house in Waldo. I arrived there at 11:55 a.m.

I wasn't sure what to expect as I entered the house, but I was greeted by a woman who told me everything was 75% off the tagged price, but in 5 minutes they were going to start a bag sale. I immediately realized that this was obviously day 3 of the sale, so the contents of the house was really picked over. But I did manage to find a few things.....

....a large old lace tablecloth...
...and this wonderful pair of vintage black ladies shoes...


...Voila! A second pair of vintage shoes! This pair is brown...

...and this old tin hinged box thingie. It reminds me of an oversized lunchbox. It's pretty cruddy on the outside, with a hint of old painting on it...

...and this little brass hinged box. It's quite heavy. I thought I could etch the metal on it...

...and here it is opened. See all the caked-on crud inside??!!...

..I also found a few little manicure/sewing scissors and a few old cloth tapemeasures...

...and this souvenir spoon from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair...

...I love this old thing. The tag said it was an antique carpet stretcher. I just liked the looks of it!...

...And check out the old books! There were boxes of them!...

...and finally, here's a vintage world atlas book that I found. I figured I could use the pages in assemblage work...

So this is everything that I purchased at the sale. And this is the best part...I got all of this stuff crammed into one brown grocery bag! So...are you wondering now just how much I paid for my haul?????

$10.00!!!!!