Estate Sale Madness: Part Two

Two days later, I did return.  The store was still FULL of stuff but I was less overwhelmed and wasn't in a crunch for time as I had been on my previous visit.  I took my time and selected some vintage clothing and a plant stand on the first floor before going back up to my beloved dusty second floor.  There was a bag sale (!) on vintage clothing upstairs and I got 15 pieces for $10 for resale.  There was REALLY nice, old stuff but you had to dig to find it.  

During my digging, I talked to a young lady across the piles from me.  She asked me if I was a reseller and I explained that I did a bit of selling on Etsy and had a booth at Relics.  She told me that she shops at Relics and wondered if she had ever purchased from me. I explained my booth location and the large Ivy's Vintage Attic sign that is posted.  She knew what I was talking about immediately and told me that she has bought from my booth!  How exciting to meet a customer in person!!!  

Anyhoo, back to the digging.  As a child, my mom dragged me  had me accompany her through fabric departments in stores as she did a lot of sewing.  I thought it was boring at the time, but I spent a lot of time in my formative years feeling various fabrics.  Because of this, I can quickly feel through racks and piles and pull out silks and wools and taffetas easily.  It's a real time saver and has served me well as I go junkin'.  This skill helped during the digging process and I found several nice wool pieces to hoard sell.  I lost focus and couldn't handle any more digging, so I just went with the one $10 bag of clothing plus the few pieces I had found downstairs.

I also bought an aluminum tree ($20) and a working color wheel ($17) for me.  To keep.  I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.  

All in all, I had a great time.  I've realized that some of my happiest times are when I'm digging through dusty, dirty piles of old junk.  I'm not sure what this says about me, but I choose to believe it is a positive thing!