...there's been a whole lotta 'Frog kissing'!

You all know the old saying "Sometimes, you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a Prince. ". OH, how true that has been this week for 'saling'!!

The 'town-wide' sale was going on in the Village where I work, so W-TH-F I went out on my lunch hour and hit a few. As is typical for my previous experience with this 'town-wide' sale, most of the sites were sparse - just a few last minute things, tossed on a card table in the front yard - nothing exciting! Then, just as 'burnout' was setting in on Friday, and I was about to admit defeat - I stumbled upon my 'Prince'!! The elderly 'kids' were cleaning out mom's house and getting rid of her 'junk' - with ridiculously cheap prices!! (WHY, oh WHY hadn't I gone there earlier in the day???). There was so much 'old goodness', I was delirious!! I picked up a great LARGE, handled, blue enamel pan.... $1. - with original tag still on the side of it! The pan made a perfect 'shopping basket', as I started digging through the MANY '5¢ Each' boxes of so-called 'junk'! Soon my pan was filling with... Bennington Mugs, and...

(The three in the front were gathered from the sale to join those in the back that I currently use! L.O.V.E. my Bennington Pottery!!)

Croc charms (Ibbits?), and a vanity lipstick holder, and a sterling perfume bottle pendant, and...

a three-pack of sealed wooden farmer matches, and several old decks of airline playing cards, and an old Raggedy A & A bowl & cup set, and unopened packages of cocktail napkins, and...

A retro psychodelic jigsaw puzzle in the greatest colors (won't the pieces be perfect used in projects?!), and a tiny matchbox 'block' set - complete with cars, person, etc..., and...

retro wrapping paper, and gift bags, and...

a deck of Long John Silver's cards with seriously fun graphics!, and...

a stack of craft sticks (yes, I must admit I had NO Clue as to their intended use- I just bought them to use as bookmarks and plant markers. Later I was informed that if you warm them in hot water you can shape them, make jewelry, etc.!), and... , and..., and! By the time I was done, my pan was F.U.L.L. ! You gotta love hearing a tally of '$3.oo takes all' !!!