Have you ever noticed bid boxes at estate sales and wondered how leaving bids works? I was visiting my parents last weekend in Searcy and we went to lunch after church and I remembered V Smith had an estate sale going on. The house was practically cleaned out, but a...
Happy 3rd birthday to Joshua! We went to Sonic, got slushies, and played on the playground until we heard thunder this afternoon. Then we went home and I hosed the sand off the boys before it started raining. Joshua received a big slip 'n slide for his birthday that...
It's hard to believe Little Caleb graduated Kindergarten last week. I'm so proud of how well he has done in school. I have to give his teacher most of the credit because she really made school fun for her students.Joshua turns three next week - time is flying by! I'm...
I've had a pretty good run on finding good "junk" the past few weeks. Last week was exceptional as I got the opportunity to purchase some great vintage concrete statues. I had an appointment in Conway last Thursday and while I was supposed to be getting ready, I...
Last Friday I arranged my morning where I could go to the estate sale in Maumelle and I'm so glad I did! I'm always thrilled to find vintage Christmas and I get especially excited when I can get a box of vintage Christmas at a good price! The turtle is actually a...
Recently on Instagram I saw a photo where someone decorated a whole wall with vintage crewel art. It looked so cool that I decided I'd start buying crewel art as I find it. I quickly noticed the cool crewel art isn't all that common. I noticed the above piece was in V...
Last Friday I took the boys to the Balloon Festival in Russellville. My brother and his wife live in Russellville, so we met up in hopes of getting to ride in a hot air balloon. We must have misunderstood because we never saw an opportunity to go up in a balloon, but...
Last week Big Caleb asked me to go with him to a reptile show in Arlington, Texas. I don't mind going to non-vintage shows because I can learn better ways to do things regardless of what's being sold. I have been to that show before, so I searched around for vintage...
Happy Earth Day! When we buy items at estate sales and auctions instead of buying new, we're doing our part to help our environment and keep stuff out of the landfills. I bet most of you are like me and don't need another excuse to go junkin'. 😀 Here are the sales I...