How I only Spent $2 at my First Yard Sale of the Season

I have been going to yard sales for years and have never got so much for so little money....EVER!   We stopped by a yard sale that was ending and they had a great deal going on....all you could fit in a sack for $1.  All the sacks were gone....so just as we were arriving,  they changed the deal to all you could get in a box,  tote,  or anything you could find.

I found a couple of baskets to put my stuff in and started shopping.   I have to admit,  the pickings looked bad at first glance.    But with the help of H and doing some real digging,   I found some great treasures..... 

I am a pretty good "packer" and I was truly amazed at how much stuff I was able to get into my baskets.

I have collected china butter dishes for a long time and found this jewel behind some boxes in front of a built in display shelf.    The sale was not only in the yard,  but also inside the house,   so you had plenty of hiding places to check out.    

I always have a place for a small piece of artwork to tuck into one of my vignettes.   I will probably end up painting the frame white on this one to make it fit in a little better.

I added 2 of the heaviest piece's of silver that I have ever seen to my ever growing silver collection.   I also collect tea pots and copper so this sweet tea pot filled both of those requirements!

I have quite a few pink Santa's but very few ones dressed in blue so I was thrilled to tuck this one into the bottom of one of my baskets.

This is how my baskets looked as I checked out at the sale.....

If there had been any linens left,   I probably would have been able to get a little more in this basket...lol!

And last but not least,   I can use the baskets for lots of projects in the future!

 

What a deal to start the Yard Sale season off with a bang!