Silverplate covered sugar dish, $1.00. It’s pretty tarnished & I think I’ll clean it up & see how it looks. 
Metal leaf/acorn tray. This needs some touch-up paint, but it’s so cute… 50 cents
Very pretty & finely stitched needlepoint picture, $1.00
All these linens were $10.00. There’s actually 7 pieces, but this collage repeated 2 of them. There’s a sampler, a yellow rose, and some other pretty vintage things. I don’t really collect these, but they were too pretty to pass up, so I’ll probably resell some of these items.
I’m seriously thinking about starting some sort of resale business, where I buy yardsale items, fix them up & resell them. I find so many great things, but simply cannot house them all at my home! I’m running out of space!!
I checked at a local antique mall for prices on their booth spaces. The smallest booth they had was $160 a month. I know several of my fellow bloggers have an internet business, Ebay business or an antique booth. I’d love to hear some feedback from all of you who do have businesses & let me know how you got started, what you do to sell things & how it’s working for you. I’m just mulling over some ideas, but would love some down-to-earth feedback from any of you who are doing this. I have sold some things on Ebay, but the shipping & packaging on larger, heavier items is really prohibitive on trying to sell small furniture items this way or items that are very fragile. So, I’d really like to do something….just not sure how to get it off the ground. I’m doing a small amount of decorating consulting & that’s just getting off the ground too & I’d love to do more of that, but it takes awhile to build a business & get your name out there. I would love to combine my decorating abilities with reselling yardsale items & make a go of that. Any ideas for me? I’d love any feedback from all of you fine women out there who are so creative & talented!
I also want to say to all of you who stop by & visit my blog…thank you SO much! I’m honored to have made so many new friends in such a short time & I’m having a ball doing this. Your comments mean so much to me & I love it when you do take the time to let me know you’re here. So, to all my new & old friends, thanks a bunch!
Rhoda, First of all the tea cup and saucer are just beautiful. Lucky you. I think the resale idea is Great. I am a big Garge Saler and Flea Marketer too. I love to buy and put my own twist on the item. I opened my Etsy site because I am too running out of room for all of my Goodies. I am sure if you decide to do this you will be successful! From what i see on your blog you are very talented. Good Luck Jamie
I adore your hand painted cup and saucer! What a precious gift!
Sweet finds as always too…
One of my dearest friends jjst opened a booth in a local flea market. She and her husband are selling re dos, as you mentioned and her floral arrangements, etc. They love it and are doing well. She says it is a fun side thing to do.
I am betting you would have great luck at any endevour you take part in!
Hugs,
Sue
Dear Rhoda, thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment on my blog..!
I got lots of helpful hints.
You found some pretty things art the yard sale, & the painting is lovely.
Congrats Rhoda, the cup is beautiful!
Love all of your yard sale finds…you’re a girl after my own heart!
Booths at our flea market are $43 a month and it is open friday-sunday every weekend. I get mine free since my brother in law owns it and only clear $100 a month. It is a way though that I can sell what I don’t want and upgrade the things in my home 🙂
Hi Rhoda,
Loved seeing your pictures. It’s always nice to drop by and see what you are up to. Your sister’s backyard is beautiful. Sometimes I miss the South so much. It was much easier to garden there and I had a far lovelier garden. Have fun at the beach. We’ll go to the beach in June. A much needed vacation.
Amanda
girlfriend, EBAY is wonderful, but why don’t you just post things on your blog too, that you want to sell?! You have plenty of us out here that would be shopping!
The vintage linens are my favorite find! Love those, I hope you find a perfect place to display them!
The tea cup is lovely. Congratulations!
You always find the neatest stuff at yardsales. All I can seem to find are baby things – and I’m WAY past that stage. I love that you can manage to see something in the things that you buy – they may be old and worn but you manage to make them bright and new. You’ve got a great eye and a great talent.
Rhoda, Your hydrangea cup and saucer is beautiful as are your ‘finds’.
I can speak from experience about renting a booth. Our daughter lives in Madison, GA just our from Atlanta. It has lots of tourist traffic. We decided to rent a space in an antique-flea market. I went to quite abit of expense fixing and decorating my space. After paying the rent, commision and shop lifting I decided after a few months to give up my space.
At one yard sale I cleared $800.00. I think if you did it on your blog or a once a month sale you would clear more money….
Gorgeous finds, Rhoda! You and I really do tend to look for similar things. I actually have some silver-plate leaf plates very similar to the one you found. Should clean up beautifully. Hope you have a great beach trip!
–Jenn
American Yard Sales. How I wish we had those in England!!