Church sale pals & booty

This is my garage sale bud and general friend Matthew. He's sitting in the foyer of a church in Riverdale on Saturday, anticipating the opening of its semi-annual rummage sale.

Matt and I go back a few years. We've trolled garage sales together. We've hauled a Kroehler loveseat down the sidewalk together, booty from a garage sale a few years ago. We're bosom junking buds, and we always have a hoot when we garage sale together.

Vital: we don't compete. He's an electronics man; I'm a jewellery and accessories gal.

While we were waiting for the doors to open, in walks my pal Diana (left) of A Touch of Vintage. I wrote about Diana recently (for the article, click here) after discovering her online Etsy shop and that she also sold locally from a small studio. We became pals. Another thrifting and vintage kindred spirit.

She's standing next to Sue, another Riverdaler who just happens to be a fellow jewellery junkie and fellow member of the Toronto Vintage Costume Jewellery Club I recently joined.

Alas, there was hardly any bling. I was pretty disappointed as two years ago there was a huge table of the stuff.

I did buy this granny locket for three bucks, after Sue graciously gave it up - Sue, you sure you don't want it??

It's a pretty big locket on a long gold-tone chain. Love it.

I also found this pendant and chain for three dollars. I thought initially that it was a perfume bottle but then noticed the hinge at the bottom.

Open it up - and it's a watch! Tres granny chic!

It says Caravelle on the top of the watch face - and from what I can tell Caravelle was an affordable line of jewellery and jewelled watches created by Bulova in the 1960s.

It doesn't work but I still have to look into getting a battery.


So for six bucks, I was pretty happy, though I was prepared to battle pushy ladies at the jewellery table and walk home with a pile of retro baubles.



Diana (below) totally scored by finding this retro metal wall hanging.

I can't tell you how much she paid for it 'cos then she'll have to kill me - oops just got a news flash from Diana, she's not selling it so I can divulge the deal: a fiver! Quelle deal. I've almost had cat fights in thrift shops over these things. Not easy to find.

This week:

An exciting trip to a vintage bottle show & sale with veteran collector Rob Campbell of Dump Diggers

More vintage bling from a weekend sale

More pics of moi wearing vintage costume jewellery - if you're local remember that the Toronto Vintage Costume Jewellery Club Show & Sale is this Saturday, April 24 a Leaside Memorial Community Gardens!