Friday, September 27, 2013

My 70 Mile Yard Sale Treasures



                                                            Hello everyone,
                            I thought I would share some of my treasures from last weeks 70 mile
                           yard sale on the eastern end on the Island.One of my favorite finds was
                           this old iron bed for the boathouse for $10. It inspired me to do a little
                           makeover in the boathouse.....yep already!
                                      I changed the way the bed goes in the boathouse and seems bigger this way.
                                 The old solid wood green door in the corner was from the same location -$5.
                The white wicker chair was $25-I will give you a better look at it soon but it might be a
                 different color.
                                                 Love the chippy green of the bed.
                             This beautiful handwoven green picnic basket was $30. I love it and
                              think I will store some lace and linens in it.
                                                 This old handmade pillow was $2.
                                           The beautiful old christening gown was $10 and the rack
                                        it is on was $2.
                                 The aluminium boat with 3 seats was definitely my biggest purchase. It has 3                                     seats in it so it is perfect for our grandchildren too.
                                 I got some other smaller things but have not photographed them yet. I think I
                                 did pretty good getting these treasures and it was a fun day-albeit a long one.
                                 My husband thought they should rename it the 12 hour yardsale-I am pretty
                                 sure he was happy I went with a friend this year!
                  Just a few quick shots to give you an idea of the sale. Tables were set up at homes or        businesses all along the road for miles......at least 70!


                                    Almost forgot - I bought a new birdhouse too,similar to the one on the left                                       $10.

                                     There are always antiques at several sites.
                                We enjoyed this stop down in Murray Harbour-lots of variety.
                                   

Lots of traffic!

                                         Passed by this pretty country church.
                                                        Country scenes.
    We enjoyed our picnic lunch here by the lighthouse in Point Prim.

    I was a lovely day!

  Hard to believe the weekend is here again- I better stay home this weekend and get some work done
  we have some tours from Japan over the next couple of weeks and then time to do the fall clean up
 in the garden. However, we are promised some warm sunny days this weekend so I am looking
forward to enjoying them.

I am joining Show & Tell Friday at My Romantic Home.

Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Carolyn

31 comments:

Gina @ VictorianWannaBe said...

Oh Carolyn, that looks like so much fun! I wish we had something like that around here. Great buys too, thanks for showing us.
Gina

Sherry Smyth said...

What a fabulous sale and wonderful shopping...the scenery even made it an enjoyable "tour". Love the purchases!

20 North Ora said...

Oh my! What wonderful treasures you found! Love your bed and that green basket!

Judy

Bernideen said...

What terrific prices on everything you bought! The boathouse looks darling.

Sandy A said...

Wow, you hit the jackpot! I just love that chippy green bed--perfection! And that basket is wonderful. We don't have any sales like that near us--I so wish we did. Congrats on all your finds!!

Betty said...

What a wonderful trip to on it. I love yard sales, but to not get to go to many. I love that bed and to think what you paid for it. A steal.

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.♥.Gaby.♥.Homestyle.♥.. said...

So wunderful♥ pictures..♥
i love that bed♥..;)
Hugs Gaby..♥

Anonymous said...

You made some fabulous purchases, and your boathouse looks gorgeous, and so inviting. The surrounding area is lovely, and I really like that last shot of the lighthouse. I really enjoyed reading this post.

Kathie said...

You did much better than I did Carolyn! Although I did find a nice high chair for $10!

Unknown said...

Oi Carolyn, que passeio divertido, quantas coisas lindas de se ver. Obrigada por compartilhar conosco.
Um abraço, Fernanda

Carol said...

Everything is lovely. I've only just discovered your blog and I see that you live on Prince Edward Island. It's on my bucket list. Such wonderful treasure. Thank you for sharing with me today.

Smiles,

Carol

Carol said...

As I am reading your post we are traveling to Round Top Texas to a huge Antique/ Junk show that happens twice a year. There's plenty to see and buy, not at the prices you found. Those prices were amazing :)

Susan said...

Beautiful bed, Carolyn. Love it! And all your treasures were super finds. Susan

Angela said...

Beautiful finds! The bed is perfect! What a dream to have a picnic by the lighthouse. Spectacular day I would say! Wishing a marvelous weekend for you.

Rosemary and Thyme said...

I love this. It looks like such a wonderful place to hunt for treasures. I am sure it was a great day. The bedroom is lovely too. Please stop by for a visit.

Hugs,

Janet
rosemary-thyme.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

cok hos bir satis yeri
sevgilerrrr:)

......Michele @ Portlandia Vintage said...

The Bed!

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Maple said...

love the bed and all your great finds. Beautiful

Jill said...

We were "home" for vacation, we had to stay for the big yardsale, it's a great day! I made some purchases at the Log Cabin too, It was neat to see someone else blog about the same event that I did!

Unknown said...

che meraviglia questi posti e quante belle cose hai trovato da comprare veramente incantevole, si respira un'aria lieve e fresca nei tuoi post ciaoooo

Marie-José said...

The bed is really gorgeous, love all the pictures!

Have a nice sunny relaxing weekend.

Lovely greetings, MJ

Seeshappyhome.blogspot.com (write in english too)

Linda said...

You cleaned 'er, Missus! Lol
Hugs,
Linda at Beautiful Ideas

Unknown said...

Oh my! I would have been in Heaven!! Love your treasures!!

Teresa said...

Oh my gosh!! Heaven! I'm afraid I would have gotten myself in big trouble :). You are so lucky this fun event is close to your home. Love your blog.

Anne said...

Oh my goodness what a sale! Love your new found treasures!
xx
Anne

mariondee-designs said...

What great finds and I absolutely love that bed!! take care, maryann

Marilyn Miller said...

Oh SWOON!
Wonderful finds!

Shabby soul said...

What a wonderful tour and what great finds!
Every thing have a great taste, especially that green iron bed, I love it, and the way yoiu display everything, darling Carolyn!
Hugs
Silvia

brandy1 said...

Wonderful buys Carolyn. That would have been a great day out and such amazing goods for sale.The picnic spot looked great as well.Thank you for taking us through your journey. Shirley N.Z