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Are You Ready for the 2022 World’s Longest Yard Sale?
I have to admit that I get pretty excited every year for the World’s Longest Yard Sale. I have been shopping the sale since 2014 and every year is a new experience. Last year I shopped the sale with my friend Anne. It was her first time and it was …
Needlepoint Pillows
I have collected vintage (and newer) needlepoint pieces for years. I love the details and truly appreciate the hours of work that went into each piece. I have many pieces displayed throughout my home. Last week I was shopping at my local antique store when I found these two beauties, …
Ten Tips for Shopping the 2021 World’s Longest Yard Sale
The World’s Longest Yard Sale officially starts this Thursday August 5th and runs through Sunday August 8th. Also known as the Hwy 127 sale, it starts in Alabama and makes it way through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and southern Michigan, for a total of 690 miles. Yes, that’s 690 miles …
Artwork at Scott Antique Market
While you can always find plenty of beautiful antiques at Scott Antique Market, you may not realize that it is also a great place to find both antique and new artwork. There are even some dealers who only sell artwork. You can find both prints and original pieces and the …
Scott Antique Market April 2021
It was another great month at Scott Antique Market. I visited last Thursday and while I only had time to shop the south building, I found many treasures. I started in the outdoor area but I didn’t see much out there this time. There weren’t that many booths set up …
Rosbro Rosen Santas: Vintage Christmas Decorations from the 1950s
I was at a yard sale the other day when I overheard the homeowner talking to her friend. She basically said, hey look, I just found a box of my old Christmas decorations from the 1950s. What!!!!!! I immediately hurried over there and asked her how much she wanted for …
Dixie Highway Yard Sale 2020
The Dixie Highway Yard Sale is a 90 mile long sale that takes place the first weekend in June. It starts just north of Marietta, Georgia and goes north to Ringgold, Georgia. It follows along the Dixie Hwy/Old Hwy 41/Hwy41. I shopped the sale from Cartersville to Calhoun on Saturday …
Local Estate Sale Featuring Vintage Perfumes and Compacts
You know those times when you are driving down a road in an older neighborhood and you suddenly see an estate sale sign? Well that is what I came across last week on my way to the post office. An elderly lady and her elderly daughter were having an estate …
Southern Railway Estate Sale Finds
Hello everyone. Today I am going to tell you about all of the fantastic items I found at last week’s estate sale. In Wednesday’s post I described the social distancing measures that the estate sale company took to keep everyone safe and I showed highlights of what I was not …
Estate Sale Social Distancing: Shopping for Southern Railway Memorabilia
Last week I went to an awesome estate sale. It had been almost three months since attending my last sale. Things are different now though. Georgia’s governor Brian Kemp began lifting shelter-at-home restrictions in April. A few estate sales were still taking place but I have been following Georgia guidelines …
Sewing Estate Sale
It’s been more than two months since I’ve shopped at an estate sale. My children and I are taking shelter-at-home requirements seriously and I have only been out once in the last six weeks. My husband is still working outside the home but thankfully we have all stayed healthy. I …
Decatur Estate Sale with Lots of Cats
I went to a great estate sale on Saturday in Decatur, Georgia. I found it listed on estatesales.net and waited until Saturday to shop, primarily because it was 50 percent off day. The sale was run by Old Mill Antiques, an estate sale company that lets you put together piles …