I Love Saturday's Yard Sales
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
Canada
October 14, 2018 3:59pm CST
I don't go out every weekend but I needed beads to go on my art.
For most of the week I kept seeing a sign for a yard sale nearby where I live. I went to the local charity shop on Friday looking for beads and I bought a few that I liked for $3 each.
Saturday morning I remembered the sign so I followed the sign and I immediately discovered this home had a ton of jewelry. I started picking up the beads that interested me and I knew they would look good on my art. The woman who lived in the house sells things at people houses and she must have quit because there was a ton. I picked out the ones that appealed to me, by shape and size of the beads. I do use all sizes. I had no idea what she was going to charge me so I took 20 and asked what I needed to pay, she in turned asked me what they were worth to me. I said 50 cents per necklaces and she said that's a bit too low so I suggested a dollar and she said yes.... so I got the necklaces for a dollar each and I was happy, that was $2 less per item at the Charity shop.
It took me a long time to take the beads off the strings, wash them, let them dry them and then sort them out and added to my boxes. I sort by color, shape and size.
it was fun and now my boxes are full and I'm a happy camper. Now I need to spend some time with my paint.
I hope you enjoyed your weekend, I certainly did...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
25 Oct 18
Its beginning to be too cold for yard sales here in Canada too, I stopped by a charity shop this morning and got some good deals, and pretty beads.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Oct 18
I love them and getting them cheaper is a good thing. Glad you liked them.
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@shaggin (72140)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@PainsOnSlate ohh how cute I see how you used the beads. I thought it was to glue on to something but this makes sense!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
17 Oct 18
@shaggin for years I used plain wire on my art and then had some beads break and I used them on the wire..its a whole new thing to me and it certainly encourages people to buy my art.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
15 Oct 18
What a good haul... and a bargain too... I like getting second hand beads and making new items with them too... 
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Oct 18
@PainsOnSlate I bet it does... I store mine by colour..lol I haven't got the patience to do sizing... 
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
23 Oct 18
@sueznewz2 I just took a photo of my bead boxes - to share with you....
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
21 Oct 18
They are fun to play with, I enjoy every moment except trying to put the beads together by size and color in my bead boxes, some times it take a lot of time...
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Nov 18
Glad you got yourself a great deal and some nice beads for your artwork.
We went to Ohio for a marriage conference and to see friends we'd not seen for about five years. Some of them lived in our city twelve years ago and we've missed them dearly. We had a great time at the conference and are hoping to make some changes to positively impact our marriage and other aspects of our life.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Nov 18
@PainsOnSlate So when you go south, do you usually head to Kansas, or I see that you also go to some beaches in Florida, but that may not be for the coldest part of the year? Kansas isn't very warm either in the winter or at least where I spent two years, in Kansas.
I've been married for thirty years but haven't always been happy. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God brought us together, we were fine for a long time although I did consider divorce off and on even back then because it always seemed that everything was always on me.
I've wanted to do a part for an anniversary one year, but I don't want to do a party and then get a divorce the next or a future years, so I've waited. Now, I know there is hope. He is on board with me and God is in the middle. I'm off work for three months so I have the time to make necessary changes with our lifestyle and we are excited.
Our whole family went as it was a singles and married conference. My younger daughter just married in May so it was a good foundation for the both of them. I'm [edited] excited for where God will be leading us as a couple and as a family.
Although, for some things in life, even if it's not broke sometimes we can learn better ways to shine things up. The main thread throughout many of the teachings was to lighten up. Have fun, laugh even in the bedroom.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
12 Nov 18
@MarshaMusselman I was born in NY and lived there until I went to college in Kansas, I went home for a couple of years other colleges untilmy man from Mass. said lets get married and we did in NY and moved to Kansas where he had a good job. Two of our children were born in Kansas. He finished his master while we lived in Kansas and we moved all over the state getting better jobs and more money, he was a Football Collage Coach and wanted to get into the pros of football. That happened and moved us to Canada. The kids and I loved being so close to NY and Mass so we often visited both sets of parents/grandparents. Our children love Canada and call it home. We do too. He is retired now but still a personally on football radio. We try to get south every winter for a month or two (Florida). We have never gone back to Kansas once we moved to Canada but we still have friends there. I am glad the marriage conference helped you.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
12 Nov 18
I've been married to the same man for 51 years. We met in College and have never looked back. I like the idea of a marriage conference but figure don't fix something that isn't broke. It must have been interesting...and its always fun to get together with old friends. We lived in Kansas for years and years and moved to Canada from there... We still keep in touch with old friends on line and its amazing how many have visited us here.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
23 Oct 18
@CarolDM Saturday is a day I enjoy and often look for yard sales ahead of the time via local papers. Now its cold so the sales will disappear for a few months.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
23 Oct 18
I go to any yard sales and love to go to the church ones because they usually have a lot of stuff, including beads..
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Oct 18
@PainsOnSlate That is great that you have learned which ones to go to, without wasting too much of your time.
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@StartFlatBoke (222)
• Portland, Oregon
15 Oct 18
Don't stop when you finish looking for beads, I talked to an old online friend last week that told me she hadn't been around much because she had been busy cruising garage sales and made over $10,000 this summer fixing stuff up and reselling it.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
21 Oct 18
That is a lot of money by reselling, I am not that woman - I am an artist and busy with my art but its amazing how much your friend made.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Oct 18
Well done you, I have to admit, I am not a tag sale lover but Al is. I prefer thrift or Charity shops.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
25 Oct 18
I stopped at a charity shop this morning and got more. I hadn't been in that shop in a long time and I was in their town and just had to stop. I had 7 necklaces for $4.50 - I think I will stop more often...
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
15 Oct 18
In the fall the indoor flea markets start, I should look there for beads too. Thanks for the idea...
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@LadyDuck (471456)
• Switzerland
15 Oct 18
@PainsOnSlate I hope you can find plenty of good deals.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
21 Oct 18
Thank you, I love just going looking for them, but I like using them on my art.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
15 Oct 18
I love yard sales but haven't been going much this year. I think before it snows I will look for bargains at yard sales.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Oct 18
@Morleyhunt It is so cold here in the Niagara area it feels like it could snow today....I went out to get my paper off the driveway at 5:30 and it was very cold. I don't want it to snow early either but I think its going to happen.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
16 Oct 18
@PainsOnSlate don't talk about snow. I'm hoping we still have some time before that white stuff arrives.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
22 Oct 18
Thanks i love what I do, that's a good thing.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84034)
• Rupert, Idaho
18 Oct 18
They're very pretty, and sounds like a good deal!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
19 Oct 18
Thanks, I enjoy looking for cheap beads and love to use them on my art.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84034)
• Rupert, Idaho
19 Oct 18
@PainsOnSlate I understand, it's nice to get a good deal on things like that!
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
9 Dec 18
@PainsOnSlate Yes, you can show your creativity here.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
25 Oct 18
Yes, it was cold last Saturday and that was the only one I stopped at - but I didn't need more so didn't want to stop anywhere.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
25 Oct 18
Our color this fall is not as bright as usual, I miss the briliant colors, we have a lot of green, yellow and brown.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
21 Oct 18
I am very happy when I can find them cheap....
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