Books and Broken Jewelry Some of My Favorite Finds

I’ve been avoiding estate sales and garage sales for months.  In the last month, we’ve had 2 close to home and one right around the corner from my mom.  I just couldn’t resist!  I thought I would show you what I bought at the estate sale near my mom’s.

I found some broken jewelry at the sale including a double strand necklace of white stone beads and a necklace of polished stone beads.  I’ve seen a lot of polished stones available, but this was the first time I had seen them made into beads.  I also picked up a broken multi-strand campy faux (plastic) coral necklace.  I just had to have the plastic beaded grape ornaments.  (They had one of those large resin grape bunches, but I decided I better skip it.)

I’m a sucker for books.  The estate sale had a whole room full of books.  I had to breeze through them because I had my daughter and my mother with me.  I did pick up a set of Complete Photograhy from the 1940’s.  I don’t think the set is complete, but the photos were very nice.

I found a very broken illustrated children’s book from 1905.  The hardcover is beyond repair, but inside the illustrations were just so nice, I had to take it.  Opposite the title page is the only fully colored illustration.

The children’s book also contains several large blue and white illustrations and many black and white illustrations. 

I did purchase a book called Caesar’s Commentaries from 1918.  The book is in great shape and has many photographs and illustrations.

The illustrations in the Caesar books included both color and black and white.  Many diagrams and maps are also included.

I also picked up the two books above at the same estate sale.  I was impressed at the condition of the book on the left from the 1950’s.  The book is full of black and white designs with color charts for simple designs typical of 50’s home decor.  The book on the right is a 1940 something edition of Emily Post’s Etiquette.  I bought it just because I enjoy reading that sort of thing sometimes.

I think I shouldn’t ever go out during the weekend without an escort.  I just can’t seem to resist those Estate Sale signs. 

I have a backlog of creations I need to get around to making and a house that need straightening (Again!).

Until next time…