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The Longest Yardsale

August 9, 2009 By Rhoda 113 Comments

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The Longest Yardsale, doesn’t that just SOUND fun?? This is the 3rd time I’ve been to this event and this was actually the most fun I’ve had ever and it wasn’t because of all the great things I found.  I didn’t buy a thing.  All the excitement and fun of the day was enhanced with the two girls I went with, Susie and Layla.  We had a blast!  I’ve met both of them before, but it was the first time they had met each other.  It was truly like meeting up with old girlfriends, we talked non-stop and just had SO much fun.  If you get the chance to do this sale with some girlfriends, do it. You won’t regret it, the time spent was just precious and the memories will last forever.

(be sure and watch the video that Layla put together, it’s pretty hilarious!)

So, come along and I’ll show you a few things that we saw on our yardsale adventure.  We got a little bit of a late start and after getting into Gadsden, AL, we started off in one direction and quickly realized that we were not on the main drag.  Asking a couple of the locals didn’t really help either, but we finally got back on the main highway where all the big sales were held and we were on our merry way and spent about 4 or 5  hours checking it all out.

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We spent a lot of time in Susie’s SUV, we laughed, we talked, we had fun girltime, and we shopped.  A lot.  And got really, really HOT!  What is hotter than Alabama in August?  I think we rival the worst of hot.

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Susie and Lyala playing Vanna with the old signs. They both loved this one, but neither brought it home.

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We met up with some interesting characters along the way. 🙂  The sweet older man who owned the Bichon, Cosmo, wanted to make sure we were saved before we left his booth and he shared the gospel with us in a drawn out and meandering manner.  We had to politely tell him we were indeed  and needed to get going.

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Just one of the cute little homes along the route.

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There’s always plenty of furniture here at the sales. This one was not a bargain at $300 and it would need plenty of TLC to get it looking good.  The white paint job looks better in this pic than it did in person.

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This cute hutch, however, was a pretty good deal at $50.  I can definitely see this painted either white or black.

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The 3 amigos, having some fun.  I’m the Vintage Chick and Susie is the Queen Bee. 🙂   We were already sweating profusely by this time.  This is the stop where we were talking to 2 older Southern men, who wanted to show us all their stuff, old coins and some general junk. I wore my comfy leopard Crocs, perfect for an excursion like this.

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This guy was too cute, showing us his weather machine and before we left, he took a few photos of Layla and Susie, as I talked to my hubby on the phone about the old coins.  We had to laugh about that later, that old man taking their pics.  Yep, lots of Old South characters along the Longest Yardsale route.IMG_6122

This is a typical set up along the way.  So much to look at.  We started getting so tired of getting out of the AC, that we’d do a drive by and look for interesting things to check out.

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One of Susie’s treasures of the day was a small child’s shabby chair that she got for $4.  Really cute piece and I can’t wait to see where she puts it.

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I love old side tables.  This one wasn’t a real bargain at $125, but pretty anyway with some nice detailing.

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Here’s Layla, with her big treasure of the day, an old lamp that she is going to Pottery Barn up, for $8.  You can bet we won’t recognize the old Colonial look of this lamp when Layla’s finished putting her stamp on it.

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An old barn along the way, these are always pretty to photograph.

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Lots of bottles and small items filled the tables. Plenty of junk too.

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The girls checking out some old mantels.

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This was my favorite old piece!  It was $75, but I have no place to put it.

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Always plenty of vintage signs to be had too.  That’s all the photos I took at the Longest Yardsale. We had so much fun and hope to do it again next year.  And I hope y’all enjoyed going along with us!  You were all there in spirit for sure.

Susie stayed at my house a couple of nights, since it’s quite a drive from her home in Louisiana.  She wanted to hit Homegoods since she had never been to one, so we made a point of doing that on Saturday a.m.  On the way, we hit a couple of yardsales and a flea market that has just opened up near me, called Greystone Flea & Antiques, in the former Cindy’s Design Center, so you Birmingham girls should check it out.

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I walked in the door and fell in love with a pair of shabby old aqua shutters.  After asking the booth owner the price, we settled on $80 for the pair and I took them home with me. Not my usual steal, but these are not that easy to find and I thought the price was pretty good for the pair.

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Penny, the shop cat is very friendly.

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Closeup of the shutters at my house.  I’ll be sure and show you where they end up.

So, my treasure was close to home, but I wouldn’t take anything for the fun we had on our yardsaling adventure.  Sweet friends, those two are! 🙂

How about YOU?  Did you get out and about this weekend and find any treasures.  You know the drill!

So, get ready to share your treasures too.  Remember our guidelines for Mr. Linky parties:

  1. Enter your permalink to your thrifty post and NOT just your blog url.  If you aren’t sure how to do that, please refer back to last week’s party. All links that do not go to your party post will be deleted.
  2. Please add a link back to THIS post, so that all your readers can find the party and join in or at least read about all the fun that everyone else had, or I’ll have to delete those too.
  3. If you come back & your link is deleted, it’s because your link was incorrect (and I couldn’t identify it) OR you didn’t link back to this party. Please try again!

Todays Thrifty Treasures Participants

1. Amanda @ Serenity Now {“Salbayshun” Army Fun}
2. Dab of This and That
3. [email protected] Porch Musings Dog”n”Suds
4. [email protected]
5. Linda @Nina’s Nest
6. Katillac Shack
7. ThriftyAnnabella (Saturday)
8. ThriftyAnnabella (Friday)
9. Carol @ Old Glory Cottage
10. Brittany @Laughter,Living&Loving
11. Chrissie Grace
12. Queen of Fifty Cents
13. [email protected] Gratia
14. MelanieElissa
15. TidyMom (If you give a girl some paint)
16. THE SHABBY CHIC COTTAGE
17. sullivanandmurphy
18. Stephanie @ A Fine House (Endless Yard Sale)
19. Suzy’s Sanctuary
20. Carmen
21. Kammy-Small Home in the Country
22. [email protected]
23. [email protected]
24. Britt @ A Penny Saved ($1 Kate Spade bag!!!)
25. Suzanne in TX
26. Audra
27. Cheap&Sweet Flat tire and French toast edition!
28. Cheap&Sweet Shabby saturday
29. [email protected] Junk
30. Anny @ Random Anny
31. ellen b
32. Maggie Elizabeth
33. Darlene @ Darlene’s Days
34. Balancing Beauty and Bedlam(frugal fashion conference style)
35. Mrs. C [email protected]
36. [email protected] Pleasures of Homemaking
37. Create in me a clean heart
38. Della @ Della Grace’s Life
39. [email protected] Comes Love Then Comes Marriage
40. RELUCTANT ENTERTAINER
41. [email protected]: I can tell your fortune!
42. [email protected] Old White Cottage
43. Cynthia @ Applestone Cottage
44. Jennifer @ chester and donkey
45. Nissa @ Sweet Paisley
46. Brittany D.
47. Toni
48. Twice Remembered: Goodwill Hunting
49. Marsha
50. The Undomesticated Wife
51. [email protected] Mommy (Longest Yard Sale)
52. Rhonda @ BlueCreekHome
53. [email protected] VINTAGE
54. [email protected]
55. Karmen
56. Arlene @ For the Love of It
57. Terry @ Cherished Treasures
58. Connie @ Shady Creek Lane
59. Twice Remembered: A Goodwill Clock Transformation
60. Bill @ Affordable Accoutrements
61. [email protected]~N~Things
62. Shery
63. m @ tales from an oc cottage
64. Bonnie at Cottage Hideaway
65. [email protected]
66. Becky
67. ABEACHCOTTAGE ~ Giveaway Flower Bucket~
68. [email protected]
69. Kendra @ Domestic Princess in Training
70. Ashleys Busy ( Giveaway! )
71. My Three Bubs
72. Pammie Jo
73. Angé[email protected] in one hand
74. [email protected] Spray Paint
75. Kristen @ Frugality In The Making
76. bj
77. [email protected] (Thrift Store Thursday)
78. Southern Fried Gal
79. Kelly @ Joyful Adorations
80. Sweet Home Alabama
81. Julie @ working on a dream
82. Caro’s Thrifty Treasures
83. Amanda @ Imperfectly Beautiful
84. Christy @ Embellished Bayou
85. Shauna @ They Call Me Lucy
86. [email protected] Tale Cottage
87. [email protected] Black and White and Home all over
88. Kristen @ KLynne Designs
89. Kristi-KikisCorner
90. Kitty Scraps: Make a Roman Shade from a Mini Blind
91. Jackie
92. the lazy peacock
93. Queen B
94. mary’smom
95. Tricia Anne
96. Ms. Sharlotte’s…Southern Reflections
97. Joy @ JoysofHome
98. Carrie – Oak Rise Cottage
99. [email protected] Stroll thru Life
100. Hattie @ Little Red Roost
101. grannyann – Weekend Mother Lode
102. Samantha at My Texas Nest
103. Rambling Gal aka Beth
104. jennipearl
105. Frippery
106. ani @ kindnessonhertongue (bathroom lighting)
107. Monica
108. [email protected] (tiered stand)
109. Jennifer @ Fiddle Dee Dee
110. C @ Project Pretty
111. Katie @ Clean and Classic Interiors
112. [email protected] {theticklepinkthrift}
113. Julia @ Open Hand Living (Thrifty? Freebie!)
114. Carrie @thiscozyhome
115. Kimm at Reinvented
116. SusieQ
117. Sharon @ Because I Must
118. Southernseven
119. Anita @ Theycallmejammi
120. Reid -a fellow GRITS
121. Santamaker- I Was Framed
122. [email protected]
123. [email protected]
124. Mama Byrd @ The Byrds Nest
125. Kelly- My great deals!!!
126. Kahra @ Thrifty LaRue
127. Becky at One Shabby Old house
128. Kelly Shults
129. [email protected]
130. Renee @ Cottage Lifestyle
131. Amy Lynne @ Mom*s Balance(Having Helpers)
132. Julie M ~ The Little Red Shop
133. Lisa
134. Hudson Goods
135. Maman Tattoo’s finds
136. Virginia @ Sufficient Grace
137. Cheryl
138. Queentomas
139. [email protected] and Decorate Everything
140. Nori
141. Cathy
142. Joanne
143. [email protected] in Stay at Home Wifedom

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  1. niki says

    August 11, 2009 at 8:48 am

    I enjoyed this post immensely. Makes me swoon for yard sales, but darn it it is only Tuesday! Cannot wait until this weekend.

    Thanks for sharing these!

    Stop by and see me over at Free2BeFrugal sometime!

    🙂

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  2. Lou Cinda says

    August 11, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Rhoda! You were in my hood on Friday! The cute white house with black trim? You take the next right then left and you are in my neighborhood! So funny! The white piece of furniture that was not a bargain at $300? I said the same thing cos’ I went and looked at it! I have a piece of furniture that is not painted and in mint condition and I didn’t pay that much for it! So glad you had a good time! We did too, but it was HOT! My bargain came in the form of a sofa I got in Dogtown at Akins Furniture! lol Not what I had planned, but hey, they were having a big sale! What’s a girl to do?

    Have a great week!

    Lou Cinda 🙂

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  3. Patti Gencarelli says

    August 11, 2009 at 9:30 am

    Love it – you know I do. One of your biggest fans!! Trying to locate
    where you got your “Vintage Chic” t-shirt – gotta have one!!
    blessings to you, patti

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  4. Joanne says

    August 11, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    We don’t have yard sales like that over here! I guess Car Boot sales are our equivalent. What a fun time you had! And you can’t beat the company of good friends. This is my first time joining your party 🙂 Joanne in England xx

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  5. Mary says

    August 11, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Love love those shutters! These are hard to come by around here too! Would love to find a set but I think every blogger in blogland is on the look out for them too!

    blessings
    mary

    Happy belated birthday to you DH

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  6. joni webb says

    August 11, 2009 at 10:51 pm

    that looks like so much fun!!!!! wish I was there with yall but not sure I would have the stamina. wow. looks exhausting! love those shutters and can’t wait to see them in situ!

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  7. Laura @ the shore house says

    August 13, 2009 at 10:33 am

    So. Very. Jealous.

    🙂

    I’ve always wanted to go on this mega yard saling adventure! How wonderful that you could do it in a small pack of thrifty divas! I’m a total sucker for vintage signs so I suspect one may have come home with me. And it may have been that Open Daily ‘Til 6 one! Thanks for sharing another one of your amazing adventures.

    Reply
  8. FashionTouch says

    August 13, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    Oh, I so much love garage sales!!!! So much fun and such wonderful way to spend Satt morning, Love the cute puppy in the video! Thank you for sharing it with us!!!

    Reply
  9. Wendy says

    August 16, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    What great fun you girls had! We have one called “Bargains Galore on 64” but I missed it this year. Waah!

    Reply
  10. Carl says

    March 31, 2010 at 11:14 am

    Yes, good!

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