A pizzelle cookie maker came in to the store so I picked it up. Thinking it's the closes I'll get to a waffle maker. Being a night owl I gave it try at 10:00 pm. Yes it worked and made a very crispy cookie. Was fun to make but I think the boys like the chewiness of the rice flour. Not sure they would like this cooking method. So my search for a waffle maker continues.
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| Customers who took the soldier home |
So why the picture. Another reseller priced her blow mold soldiers the same price I priced my smaller and more used soldiers. Hers are in excellent condition, I would even say new. She didn't have time to look up what these are selling for so just went with what I was pricing mine at. I thought she priced them way too low at $29.00 but they sold within a week. Her sell through rate was super fast and knowing how much she paid for them she made a good return on her investment. So the question is would they have sold for more?
I'm almost done tagging all the craft supplies I brought a few weeks ago. I had to order more labels which did arrive on Christmas Day. Hopefully I'm down to my last shoe box full. Then I just have to wait for everything to sell, which will take several months. This woman was a Lawn Fawn (CA stamp company) fan and I think she own everything they ever made. Yes I kept a tub full to try out. Some of the dies sets are super $$$ and I would never paid that much for them. Now I can try them before sell them off. I think of her as my fair godmother of crafting. :)
I was totally wiped out yesterday. Spent the afternoon sorting out the jewelry at the store. Mainly my task was to go through the junk bags that are sold in bulk. I'm checking to see if any gold and silver was missed before it goes out on the floor. I have to say I found several pieces so now I understand why people are always asking for them.
As included was going out to dinner. Choice was McDonald's or sushi. I voted for sushi and the boys agreed. :)
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| It's the frames that make it. |
I haven't been to DGW auction in over a year but they had a few gold rings up for auction and my daughter is looking to make a mother's ring. While I was there I spotted these vintage photos of Niagara Falls in very interesting frames. It was the frames that got my attention. So here is where the story gets interesting. I asked Tami (who's a psychic) as I was leaving the store if I was going to get the artwork. She said, yes but keep an eye out for the lady on your left. This art lot was toward the end of the auction and all the women who sat to the left of me were long gone. At this point there were only four men left at the auction. I started bidding and out of nowhere another woman reseller pops up to the left of me. She sells at the Oakland flea market and buys all the junk lots if it goes cheap enough. I've never seen her pay more than $10 for anything. As the bidding got higher and higher, I could only smile that Tami was right. I think the other reseller ran up the bidding but it's like playing chicken, one of us was going to have to cave. I ended up paying $215.00 that includes all the auction fee too. If she wasn't bidding I would have gotten it for $60. I paid up because I personally want the Niagara Falls photos. I would have stopped way sooner if I only planned to resell the lot. There are several other framed artwork in the lot that I will sell off and hopefully get my money back.
I did a little research on them because they are marked on the bottom. Made in 1985, around the time the Beaver Creek company closed down. They used local carvers to make the Santas. The simple carving and painting just makes them. I would guess they didn't cost much back in the day. For now they get to hang out with my Paul Bollinger Santas but they will join the rest of the pack in my hutch when the holiday season is over.
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| My Haul |
The other great part was the gold and silver guys got to come along and dig through the boxes. They did find some silver but the more interesting part was their knowledge on dolls. There was another storage unit filled with dolls, which most of the time aren't worth anything. The guys said they have a buyer for a very specific type of doll. One with articulated limbs so people can fit clothes on them. Sorry can't remember the name of dolls but they are rare. Guess fashion designers use them to make mock ups samples. They know the brand so well they can tell from just seeing the top of the boxes, which was all we could see since the unit was packed. I made to small path and we pulled out five, which was a major score for the guys. They will make more money on the dolls than the silver, at least in the short term.
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| The silver they found |
When I saw this mini All Clad it just had to come home with me. Not sure if All Clad made a child's set but can't see what use this pan would have being so small. It was in very rough shape and I can only guess someone left it on the stove a little too long. Still working on cleaning it up. Now I'll be on the look out for the lid as the hunt is the fun part.
I'm also a big fan of Julia Child and have collected all her first edition cookbooks. Yes, I have them all now. Found this ruler at an estate sale last week. It's a list of all the well known chefs/cookbook authors at the time. Super double score in less than a week.!
This morning my coffee did this layering thing. Never has happened before so I just had to take a picture. Coffee didn't taste any different after I whipped it all together.
