A bit more from that country estate -- part 3

I'm glad you're enjoying seeing all the junk I bought.  The house that held the sale was TINY.

detail from a card in a box of vintage greetings

I remember the ad for it said, 'very narrow hallways, be patient' or something to that effect, and boy they were not kidding!  It was almost comical how tiny the house was, and then there were so many people in there trying to shop and trying to wait in a line that stretched from the tiny living room all the way back down the hall, through the kitchen area.

some of the cards had unusual motifs!

There literally wasn't room for two people to pass in the hall, not even by standing sideways!  This was one of those sales where you just had to be patient and figure you weren't going anywhere quickly.

fun pages in an unused vintage address book

At one point I was quite literally stuck in the kitchen (the size of a walk in closet) because I couldn't get out/get by the people standing in line to pay!  I had to stay there about 5 minutes...and since I was blocking the kitchen doorway, no one could get in there to shop!

I love using pages from these old S&W stamp books in my ephemera journals

I made some friends, too: one woman ended up following me home in her car so I could run into my house and get her a free review copy of the Etsy book I contributed to -- she had told me in line she was getting ready to start a shop!  (She creates things from vintage materials, just like I do!)

This metal "tape" is, we surmised, stuff that people would use to cover the edges of their baking pies so the crusts wouldn't overcook.  Of course I won't be using it for that -- but I think it will be useful for a craft project at some point!

Here is some barkcloth that I found in the shed outside.  I think it might have been the bottom 'ruffle' of a sofa cover, or a bedspread perhaps.

I love the muted pinks, yellows, gray and brown with the pinkish piping!

Something different: a plastic-y, square cover for something in the nursery -- perhaps a holder for laundered diapers?

I could not get over the graphics; I think they might be Japanese.

But it sure said "Springtime" to me!

I can't wait to switch out my toaster cover for this one (above): A good host serves PURRfect toast!, with the toast flying out of the toaster, and get a load of that purple dotted feedsack material on top!

I pretty much never pass up a vintage souvenir item that says "California" on it...

This one was fun because it was triangular, backed with white cotton, and might have been used as a banner -- what do you think?

sunny yellow apron

I'll leave you with some close up photos of some of the other vintage linens (my weakness) I found at the sale.

unused "instant pillowcase" fabric -- a rose garden full!

 

sweet baby smock bib

 

(Nothing on this post was priced more than $1.)  Thank you for coming along with me to this country estate sale!