Category Archives: Vintage

Ladies Board Tradition Continues

Posted on October 30, 2011 by tammylovesdishes

For many, many, many years my dear mother-in-law volunteered with the local hospital ladies board. Every year they have a huge rummage sale to raise money for hospital programs where she would help to sort, tag and then sell items. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dishes, Linens, Salt & Pepper Shakers, Tablescaping, Thrifting, Uncategorized, Vintage | 24 Comments

Tag Sale Part Two

Posted on October 23, 2011 by tammylovesdishes

Last week I showed you some of the cool things I got at a tag sale in our neighboring town. I had the best luck for finding vintage items in the one neighborhood I spent my morning, especially at this … Continue reading →

Posted in Dishes, Garage Sales, Linens, Salt & Pepper Shakers, Thrifting, Uncategorized, Vintage, Yard Sales | 25 Comments

Tag Sale Part One

Posted on October 15, 2011 by tammylovesdishes

Our neighboring town sponsors an annual tag sale in October. There are sales all over the downtown area and on the outskirts of town and they offer trolley service to help people get around since parking is very limited downtown. … Continue reading →

Posted in Garage Sales, Linens, Thrifting, Uncategorized, Vintage, Yard Sales | 16 Comments

Between the Rain Drops

Posted on October 9, 2011 by tammylovesdishes

The call was for a nice, but blustery day with a chance of rain in the afternoon. What actually happened? It rained and stopped and rained and stopped and rained and stopped. And it was cold in addition to being … Continue reading →

Posted in Beatrix Potter, Cut glass, Dishes, Garage Sales, Hummel, Peter Rabbit, Pewter, Salt & Pepper Shakers, Tablescaping, Thrifting, Uncategorized, Vintage, Yard Sales | 25 Comments

Vintage Treasure Hunting with “S”

Posted on October 1, 2011 by tammylovesdishes

My friend “S” and I set aside a Saturday to go thrifting together.  We wanted to check out a new-to-us local consignment shop that had recently offered one of those social media coupon deals in which we participated. We also … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary Jar, Dishes, Garage Sales, Snoopy, Tablescaping, Thrifting, Uncategorized, Vintage, Yard Sales | 16 Comments

The Dogs Have It

Posted on September 25, 2011 by tammylovesdishes

I love dogs. Recent thrifting and yard sale adventures have provided me with a few new additions to my growing collection. I am always drawn to Scotties since those are what run our household. This little guy was a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Garage Sales, Scotties, Uncategorized, Vintage, Yard Sales | 17 Comments

Versatile Thrifted Ironstone

Posted on September 18, 2011 by tammylovesdishes

A few weekends ago we headed out for the one yard sale I would have time to attend before other engagements tied me up for the rest of the day. This one was out in the country at a small … Continue reading →

Posted in Dishes, Garage Sales, Ironstone, Silver, Tablescaping, Tea Set, Thrifting, Uncategorized, Vintage, Yard Sales | 24 Comments

Yard Sale Chauffeur Extraordinaire

Posted on September 11, 2011 by tammylovesdishes
Posted in Dishes, Garage Sales, Scotties, Tablescaping, Uncategorized, Vintage, Yard Sales | 17 Comments

Familiar Faces and Places

Posted on September 4, 2011 by tammylovesdishes

One thing about going to yard sales on a regular basis,  you sometimes see familiar faces. We stopped at a yard sale and it immediately brought me back to one year ago when the same woman had another yard sale. … Continue reading →

Posted in Garage Sales, Scotties, Thrifting, Uncategorized, Vintage, Yard Sales | 34 Comments

Thrifty Success

Posted on August 21, 2011 by tammylovesdishes

I had another successful week of thrifting and yard sales. My latest lunchtime thrift visit prompted me to go back the next day. On the first day of shopping, I found a Scrabble game and bought it, because in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary Jar, Dishes, Garage Sales, Nancy Drew, Owls, Puzzles, Salt & Pepper Shakers, Santa, Scotties, Tea Set, Thrifting, Vintage, Yard Sales | 26 Comments