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Yard Sale Treasure - Whoopee
What a great find.
Roxan "Kathy N-V" wrote in message .com... My mother is a yard sale maniac, and I steadfastly refuse to go with her. She once bargained a person down on a five cent item, "It's not worth a nickel, I'll give you three cents," and I quietly change the subject when she talks about going "yard saling" on a particular Saturday. Yesterday, was Mother's Day here in the US. We got to my Mom's at 11:30 a.m., to take her to brunch and give her gifts. Because I have bead-sniffing radar, I immediately spotted an absolutely filthy strand of Swarovski beads on her countertop. "Mom, where did you get those?" I immediately asked. She waved her hand blithely and responded, "Oh, I found those yesterday at a yard sale. You said to buy any decent looking beads I found if the price was right, so I decided to splurge a quarter and got them for you. Can you use them?" Yeah, I can use them - a double strand of round graduated light sapphire AB Swarovskis, ranging from 6 mm to 14 mm, with clear faceted spacers inbetween. I took them over to Mom's kitchen sink and gave them a quick swish with dish soap. The facets and the glimmer told me that these beads can't be anything else - definitely "faceted Austrian crystals." They're in remarkably good shape for a yard sale find - the only damage I could find (and they were very carefully examined, believe me) was a slight scratch on the AB coating of the largest stones. Not too shabby for a quarter. To be doubly sure, I went online last night to find the article numbers for the beads, and these match some now discontinued cuts and colors. I told Mom that she can buy me such yard sale items any day. :-) I feel like I got a Shirley find - for those who are new, our own Shirley Shone goes to jumble sales all the time and gets these amazing finds for almost nothing. Kathy N-V |
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SCORE!
I told Mom that she can buy me such yard sale items any day. :-) I feel like I got a Shirley find - for those who are new, our own Shirley Shone goes to jumble sales all the time and gets these amazing finds for almost nothing. Kathy N-V ~Candace~ your local hemp goddess |
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Wow.
She sounds just like my sister in law. LOL But I still go with her. She got a silver cuff bracelet with turquoise and paid $2 for it. She took it to her Uncle who specializes in silver and turquoise to "appraise" it. He offered her $100 for it. She said if he is offering that then it's worth more. He admitted it. I love some of the stuff she gets. grinning -- Debbie (New Mexico) Life is too short "Kathy N-V" wrote in message .com... My mother is a yard sale maniac, and I steadfastly refuse to go with her. She once bargained a person down on a five cent item, "It's not worth a nickel, I'll give you three cents," and I quietly change the subject when she talks about going "yard saling" on a particular Saturday. Yesterday, was Mother's Day here in the US. We got to my Mom's at 11:30 a.m., to take her to brunch and give her gifts. Because I have bead-sniffing radar, I immediately spotted an absolutely filthy strand of Swarovski beads on her countertop. "Mom, where did you get those?" I immediately asked. She waved her hand blithely and responded, "Oh, I found those yesterday at a yard sale. You said to buy any decent looking beads I found if the price was right, so I decided to splurge a quarter and got them for you. Can you use them?" Yeah, I can use them - a double strand of round graduated light sapphire AB Swarovskis, ranging from 6 mm to 14 mm, with clear faceted spacers inbetween. I took them over to Mom's kitchen sink and gave them a quick swish with dish soap. The facets and the glimmer told me that these beads can't be anything else - definitely "faceted Austrian crystals." They're in remarkably good shape for a yard sale find - the only damage I could find (and they were very carefully examined, believe me) was a slight scratch on the AB coating of the largest stones. Not too shabby for a quarter. To be doubly sure, I went online last night to find the article numbers for the beads, and these match some now discontinued cuts and colors. I told Mom that she can buy me such yard sale items any day. :-) I feel like I got a Shirley find - for those who are new, our own Shirley Shone goes to jumble sales all the time and gets these amazing finds for almost nothing. Kathy N-V --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.679 / Virus Database: 441 - Release Date: 5/7/2004 |
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My Aunt found a necklace at a yard sale made with some gorgeous beads
(can't remember what kind it is), but everybody I've showed it to at the bead are some kind of Austrian type or something. They're not crystal, but they are very pretty. If I can ever find little tiny bead caps I plan on restringing it using seed beads between the beads instead of knots. Valerie Debbie B wrote: Wow. She sounds just like my sister in law. LOL But I still go with her. She got a silver cuff bracelet with turquoise and paid $2 for it. She took it to her Uncle who specializes in silver and turquoise to "appraise" it. He offered her $100 for it. She said if he is offering that then it's worth more. He admitted it. I love some of the stuff she gets. grinning |
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 18:16:05 -0400, Kathy N-V wrote:
My mother is a yard sale maniac, and I steadfastly refuse to go with her. She once bargained a person down on a five cent item, "It's not worth a nickel, I'll give you three cents," and I quietly change the subject when she talks about going "yard saling" on a particular Saturday. Oh, do I know what you mean! My sister goes 'garage-sale-ing' here as it is called and I avoid it like the plague!! But what a find!! Well done to Mum... Yesterday, was Mother's Day here in the US. We got to my Mom's at 11:30 a.m., to take her to brunch and give her gifts. Because I have bead-sniffing radar, I immediately spotted an absolutely filthy strand of Swarovski beads on her countertop. "Mom, where did you get those?" I immediately asked. She waved her hand blithely and responded, "Oh, I found those yesterday at a yard sale. You said to buy any decent looking beads I found if the price was right, so I decided to splurge a quarter and got them for you. Can you use them?" Yeah, I can use them - a double strand of round graduated light sapphire AB Swarovskis, ranging from 6 mm to 14 mm, with clear faceted spacers inbetween. I took them over to Mom's kitchen sink and gave them a quick swish with dish soap. The facets and the glimmer told me that these beads can't be anything else - definitely "faceted Austrian crystals." They're in remarkably good shape for a yard sale find - the only damage I could find (and they were very carefully examined, believe me) was a slight scratch on the AB coating of the largest stones. Not too shabby for a quarter. To be doubly sure, I went online last night to find the article numbers for the beads, and these match some now discontinued cuts and colors. I told Mom that she can buy me such yard sale items any day. :-) I feel like I got a Shirley find - for those who are new, our own Shirley Shone goes to jumble sales all the time and gets these amazing finds for almost nothing. Kathy N-V |
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What a find! I am envious. I have missed a few antique fairs this year
due to being under the weather. Just waiting for dull grey UK to brighten up so I can start the rounds of the outdoor car boot sales. Come to think of it I could do with getting out and about again. Enjoy your crystals and well done to your mum for finding them. Shirley In message , Kathy N-V writes My mother is a yard sale maniac, and I steadfastly refuse to go with her. She once bargained a person down on a five cent item, "It's not worth a nickel, I'll give you three cents," and I quietly change the subject when she talks about going "yard saling" on a particular Saturday. Yesterday, was Mother's Day here in the US. We got to my Mom's at 11:30 a.m., to take her to brunch and give her gifts. Because I have bead-sniffing radar, I immediately spotted an absolutely filthy strand of Swarovski beads on her countertop. "Mom, where did you get those?" I immediately asked. She waved her hand blithely and responded, "Oh, I found those yesterday at a yard sale. You said to buy any decent looking beads I found if the price was right, so I decided to splurge a quarter and got them for you. Can you use them?" Yeah, I can use them - a double strand of round graduated light sapphire AB Swarovskis, ranging from 6 mm to 14 mm, with clear faceted spacers inbetween. I took them over to Mom's kitchen sink and gave them a quick swish with dish soap. The facets and the glimmer told me that these beads can't be anything else - definitely "faceted Austrian crystals." They're in remarkably good shape for a yard sale find - the only damage I could find (and they were very carefully examined, believe me) was a slight scratch on the AB coating of the largest stones. Not too shabby for a quarter. To be doubly sure, I went online last night to find the article numbers for the beads, and these match some now discontinued cuts and colors. I told Mom that she can buy me such yard sale items any day. :-) I feel like I got a Shirley find - for those who are new, our own Shirley Shone goes to jumble sales all the time and gets these amazing finds for almost nothing. Kathy N-V -- Shirley Shone |
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You lucked out, girlfriend!
-- Marisa (AU/NZ) http://www.galleryvittoria.com "I am NOT a floozy! I am a goddess..I can do what I like!", said Venus. 'The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen' |
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Wow. I don't usually go to yard sales either - but I want to find some
patterned plates (to break into pieces and use with PMC). And I think yard sales will be a good place to look. If only I could be lucky enough to find cool beads too! Kathy K "Kathy N-V" wrote in message .com... My mother is a yard sale maniac, and I steadfastly refuse to go with her. She once bargained a person down on a five cent item, "It's not worth a nickel, I'll give you three cents," and I quietly change the subject when she talks about going "yard saling" on a particular Saturday. Yesterday, was Mother's Day here in the US. We got to my Mom's at 11:30 a.m., to take her to brunch and give her gifts. Because I have bead-sniffing radar, I immediately spotted an absolutely filthy strand of Swarovski beads on her countertop. "Mom, where did you get those?" I immediately asked. She waved her hand blithely and responded, "Oh, I found those yesterday at a yard sale. You said to buy any decent looking beads I found if the price was right, so I decided to splurge a quarter and got them for you. Can you use them?" Yeah, I can use them - a double strand of round graduated light sapphire AB Swarovskis, ranging from 6 mm to 14 mm, with clear faceted spacers inbetween. I took them over to Mom's kitchen sink and gave them a quick swish with dish soap. The facets and the glimmer told me that these beads can't be anything else - definitely "faceted Austrian crystals." They're in remarkably good shape for a yard sale find - the only damage I could find (and they were very carefully examined, believe me) was a slight scratch on the AB coating of the largest stones. Not too shabby for a quarter. To be doubly sure, I went online last night to find the article numbers for the beads, and these match some now discontinued cuts and colors. I told Mom that she can buy me such yard sale items any day. :-) I feel like I got a Shirley find - for those who are new, our own Shirley Shone goes to jumble sales all the time and gets these amazing finds for almost nothing. Kathy N-V |
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I don't usually go to yard sales either - but I want to find some
patterned plates (to break into pieces and use with PMC). And I think yard sales will be a good place to look. There's a whole section of that -- already broken into wonderfully usable small regular pieces -- on eBay, dolling. http://snipurl.com/6biq And remember -- it's considered unethical to break up an undamaged piece of china. ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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In yard sales or thrift shops, there is always a good quantity of chipped
pieces. I keep a few just in case one day I get the stained glass equipment to wrap them and use in jewelry. Denise "Dr. Sooz" a écrit dans le message de ... I don't usually go to yard sales either - but I want to find some patterned plates (to break into pieces and use with PMC). And I think yard sales will be a good place to look. There's a whole section of that -- already broken into wonderfully usable small regular pieces -- on eBay, dolling. http://snipurl.com/6biq And remember -- it's considered unethical to break up an undamaged piece of china. ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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