Shiny retail therapy
May. 24th, 2026 04:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missdianeBetween beaded bracelets, press on nails (that I can't wear until after my heart tests later this week, long story lol), skin care and even a little makeup, it's odd. Almost girly girl? Welp, ok.
Yesterday we saw signs around for an estate sale on the north side of town - the fancier side - and decided to go check it out for potential props for the channel and such. One thing we had our eye on was a black lacquered bar cabinet that was $175 and decided we'd go back today since it was supposed to be the 50% off day.
I did find some colorful costume jewelry and a couple of fans that I thought could be fun for some characters or just finding something to wear them around that's different. Oh and I almost forgot, I also got a three foot tall sturdy small metal shelving thing. Today when we went back, the cabinet was still there but suddenly priced at $300. Nah. Not like we'd want to try to heave it into Emily's Subaru for just about what they were already selling it for the day before. I did find a couple more necklaces and a couple pairs of earrings that looked fun. In total for both days I spent $40 on everything. Here's the jewelry and fan haul:
And the shelf I almost forgot about
Most things had that mild "old house with a whiff of a little possible cigarette smoke" but I soaked the jewelry in soapy water a couple of times and the smell was negated and I hand washed the fans. The fans still had a tiny bit of smell after drying so I spritzed some nice perfume on them and let them air out some more and they smell nice.
It was fun since I'd never been to an estate sale before.
Yesterday we saw signs around for an estate sale on the north side of town - the fancier side - and decided to go check it out for potential props for the channel and such. One thing we had our eye on was a black lacquered bar cabinet that was $175 and decided we'd go back today since it was supposed to be the 50% off day.
I did find some colorful costume jewelry and a couple of fans that I thought could be fun for some characters or just finding something to wear them around that's different. Oh and I almost forgot, I also got a three foot tall sturdy small metal shelving thing. Today when we went back, the cabinet was still there but suddenly priced at $300. Nah. Not like we'd want to try to heave it into Emily's Subaru for just about what they were already selling it for the day before. I did find a couple more necklaces and a couple pairs of earrings that looked fun. In total for both days I spent $40 on everything. Here's the jewelry and fan haul:
And the shelf I almost forgot about
Most things had that mild "old house with a whiff of a little possible cigarette smoke" but I soaked the jewelry in soapy water a couple of times and the smell was negated and I hand washed the fans. The fans still had a tiny bit of smell after drying so I spritzed some nice perfume on them and let them air out some more and they smell nice.
It was fun since I'd never been to an estate sale before.
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Date: 2026-05-25 06:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-05-25 06:38 pm (UTC)The fans I'll probably use with my early 1900s character