On the Road again

As I'm getting ready to leave for a long weekend get away, I thought it might be fun to show you some of the places I'll be going.


Thursday, I spend all day at thrift shops, just hopping from one to the other.  This is my first stop, Re-Uzit   You must get there early or there's NO parking!  I kid you not.  This is a two story building that I can get lost in.  It's really neat because they arrange it by rooms in a house, like if you want to look at bed linens, you go into the bedroom, kitchenware is in the kitchen etc.  There's a reading room, Christmas room, craft room, whew, I'm all ready tired. Along the way, I'll stop and have lunch in the cafeteria here:   Shady Maple  OMG, you can't believe this place.  I won't do the buffet, if I did, I'd have to roll myself out to my car and it would slow me down!


Friday, I start out the day at Green Dragon, finish up on thrift shops, visit Weavers Country Store and start on some antique shops.  My usual routine is to start at the furthermost store and stay on one side of the road, then the next day, I go to the other side of the road!  I love the antique malls and here is one of the best:  Mad Hatters  which is located in an old hat factory!


Saturday is a flea market at Shupp's Grove.  This one is held both Sat. and Sun, so if it's cold and rainy on Sat., I save it for Sunday.  Continue along the way with more antique shops and malls.


Sunday is a flea market called Renninger's.  This one is only on Sunday's, so if it rains that day, I'm bummed.  But there are a lot of shops inside to visit.  By now, I'm usually exhausted so it's usually an early day back at the hotel.  


Along Route 272 alone, there's so many antique shops, you wouldn't believe it.  It's known as Antique Capital, USA  I was trying to find a map that shows them all!  I think there's somewhere around 5,000 places to visit, so if you plan a trip, make sure you give yourself a ton of time.  Lancaster is only a short 15 minute drive from here, so that's something else to think about!


VS/RWS

Useful Links

No lessons this week, I have something in store for you but just haven't had the time to do it, so this week will be a short post of vintage stuff.

 

Do you like to search out thrift shops in areas where you might go on vacation or for a visit?  Try this web site!  Put the zip code in for where you are going and you'll get a list of the thrift shops in the area!  http://www.thethriftshopper.com

 

Thrift shops not your thing?  How about finding flea markets to visit?

http://www.fleamarketlist.com/index.htm

 

Next, I have a web site where you can trade vintage!  How fun is that?

http://swapvintage.com/

 

Here's a web site that makes me drool!  RetroRenovation

Do you love the show American Pickers, here are some links that you might like.  Mike Wolfe  and Frank Fritz!

Snowed in and can't get to the thrift shop?  Try shopping online at Goodwill and check out their auctions!  ShopGoodwillOnline   Um, I never find any paint by numbers under art here, wonder why!

 

And finally, here's an article that was on AOL.  The article is chocked full of links, so don't get lost!  Top 5 Flea Markets in the Country  

 

Enjoy your weekend!

RWS

Where do you find your “stuff”????

As sellers of vintage and antique items one of the most frequently asked questions is this one…

So I am going to do a show and tell…show you an item and tell you where we found it…sort of!

The leather bound books with marbled covers  and the hand painted fruit plates were found at an Estate Sale….

Wondering how to find an Estate Sale in your area?  Try this link…
http://estatesales.org/
 
An Estate Sale tip… prices are frequently slashed by 30 to 50% on the last day of the sale, of course if you had your eye on something special it may well have sold!

 

The old wood spools with silk thread and the fabulous silverplate trophy urn were purchased at a swap meet/flea market…

Do I have a link for swap meets?  Yes, 2 links in fact!

http://www.fleamarkets.org/content/MarketSearch.asp?list=all 

http://find.mapmuse.com/directory/flea-markets-and-swap-meets

The vintage bowls and the galvanized metal tool carrier were garage sale finds…you can find garage sales listed in your local papers or local Craigs List.

Another question we are frequently asked is “How much did you pay for that”?  

The answer to that is….I give out that information on a need to know basis and You Don’t Need to Know!

Happy Hunting….

Check out http://www.acollectivejournal.blogspot.com/  for our own treasure hunt….Sept. 19 - Sept.25!