Thrift Haul: Spring Yard Sales

 

It's officially yard sale season here in North Florida. The summer heat is oppressive; this is our last respite before the weather get out of control. I've been enjoying the cooler weather with some yard sale hunting!

While driving along this bright yard sale sign caught my eye. Bright colors! Retro font! I had to follow the signs to the inevitable treasure trove of goodies!

I followed the signs to eclectic and rural plot of land. There were two long unpaved driveways. One flanked with decaying plastic lions, the other with similar plastic elephants!

The yard sale hosts were very nice and asked me to take as many pictures as I pleased. (Yard Sale hosts and thrift store hosts can get very nervous- or angry- when you start taking pictures. Ask me how I know!) I was told everything under the covered porch was for sale and spent some time searching through the clutter in the pleasantly cool shade.

I loved the neon "Open" sign above the porch, and the invitation to come back when they dig out "more old junk" next week. I'll be there!

I found a nice pile of old cook books, the interesting recipes already marked. I'll have to make time to scan some of the beautiful old illustrations.

This kitschy gun-shaped novelty wine container recalls a  prop from a horror movie...or something from a  Resident Evil puzzle! Now to find the perfect spot in my house to hang it!

I also found these fun retro illustrations, copyright 1978. These are destined for the antique store, I like how they're already framed appropriately.

Another fun find, a crazy bubblegum pink elephant watering can! I'm going to use it to water my growing collection of houseplants. Smaller watering cans are better suited to this task.

And finally, the most terrifying yard sale find...ever! Thrown in for free, probably to free the prior owners of its curse! What would you call this horror movie extra? It might be Rosemary's Baby itself! It's pint sized terror and I'm locking it away until Halloween!

What did you find while hunting this weekend? I have so many more fun retro finds from this weekend to share in future posts.

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