Garage sale-ing is our new summer hobby. Husband and I load up baby baby and drive around with $20 cash looking for bright neon signs, to see if anything tickles our fancy. Some weeks we spend the whole $20, and some we only spend $2. We’ve made it our new lazy Saturday tradition. We have found some great stuff in the last month or two. We’re mostly on the hunt for frames + neat art to hang on our walls(not much luck yet!), but I’m always on the lookout for anything vintage. We decided it’s more fun to buy old things than it is to buy new things.
Set of 3 baby room wall hangings from the 60s $5.50
Vintage maps from an estate sale .25 each
vintage maps have more saturated colors than new maps
Recipe box .25
Old sewing supplies, yes! And I was almost outta white thread again. My worst nightmare. >$1
Awesome picture frames just asking to be painted and glazed, $1, each
And our largest garage sale purchase to date, this mirror $12.5. Instantly makes our home look fancy. Hah! 
Tips for garage sales, well at least a few things we’ve learned
1. estate sales > garage sales
more stuff, better stuff, vintage stuff
2. If the yard sale seems very pink from a distance, it is probably just full of little girl clothes.
Have you found anything good lately? Got any more tips?
Shop early before the good stuff is gone!!
Ah! These are such wonderful finds! I love it. And, I agree. Estate sales>yard sales! Totally loving your blog.
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Oh my, I have and still use that recipe file! I am sure I bought it in the early 70’s as a young bride from my Avon lady.
Garage sales are always best (and strangely, cheapest) in the NICE parts of town. :-)
If you go to a church rummage sale on a Saturday, they typically want to get rid of the stuff before church the next day. So, later in the afternoon, sometimes they will have a “bag” sale where the bag costs $2.00 to fill (this is where I am going on July 15th, I have done this the last 2-3 years and scored on many items. Its my first year sewing so I am anxious to see if they have any thing to use for sewing–got lots of tablecloths/napkins last year). Sorry this post was so long :)