I didn’t have a lot of time to yard sale last Saturday because of some prior obligations, but I still managed to hit up the “Best Yard Sale Ever” as evidenced by the sign below. 

I picked up a few things there. These cute little adidas shoes for $1 for the little one and some new shovel sets for 50 cents each. There were actually a bunch of the shovel sets and I was trying to figure out a good idea of what to do with them all. They probably could have made a cute party favor if I had any kids with summer birthdays.

I also bought these little hobnail candle holders in the picture below for $3 and sold them a few days later for $15. The 5’X3′ chevron rug was only $8 and the lady said she had just bought it and it didn’t work at her place.  I also picked up some super cute name brand clothes (mostly Baby Gap, Hurley, Carters) for 50 cents a piece. I had more than what’s pictured but I’ve decided it’s kind of hard to take a picture of lots of clothes. Some of the clothes were fall clothes that were a size bigger and I even got a storage container for 50 cents to store them in. A lot of times people will sell their storage containers if you ask about them and they are handy to store your new items in.  

I went to a yard sale where they really wanted to get rid of their stuff so they were making deals left and right and giving away a lot of their stuff for free. Sometimes you’ll find that people really don’t want to stay out longer (especially if it’s hot!) so they are ready to make deals if you just take their stuff. I got the shop vacuum for free, along with the squirt gun and cute boy shoes. I bought the movies for $2 a piece and sold 8 of them because I had duplicates and knew that the Disney movies would go for more.

These are some other things I spotted but didn’t buy. These cute gold polka dot and striped mugs were 10 cents apiece. I actually regret not buying them because they probably could have been a cute gift with some hot chocolate. This little vintage kids hutch was $20. One yard sale had a bunch of random new toys for $1 and I also spotted a duck browsing through the yard sales. I wonder if he found anything? Also, not from a yard sale but I saw these sweet toys on the side of the road with a big free sign. Love that!Did you go out yard sale-ing this past weekend? Find any good deals?

This weekend was the Daybreak yard sale, which is a super huge community yard sale. Hundreds of residents participate each year and it is one of the best places to find great deals from everything from furniture, to decor, to clothes. This year the forecast was rain which did seem to make the turn out less than previous years, but because of the Daybreak HOA rules they can only have a yard sale on the designated day so there was still plenty. I’d estimate that we went to around 40 different sales on Saturday morning (in previous years we probably went to around 75-100).  One of my favorite parts is that we can walk around to the different sales, so we get our exercise in too! Here are just a few of my favorite finds from this year-

This awesome little kid camping chair for only $1.

This cute little ride on toy for the little Miss for $4 A Petunia Picklebottom diaper bag for $5! I know these go for way more and I actually flipped it for $25 less than two hours later after we got home.I also picked up a bunch of cute little boys clothes for cheap, some fun Disney toys, and a couple other miscellaneous items. I always see a bunch of fun stuff (which we don’t need) but I saw a pretty nice looking Kirby vaccuum for $20, lots of darling kids play kitchens, all sorts of dressers (one was a steal at $20), a ping pong table, cute lamps, an awesome chair, and lots of other great finds.

A yard sale tip- If you see something that you know is a steal of a deal but you don’t need it for yourself, consider buying it to resell. I love to buy items and resell them so I can make a little extra cash for other yard sale items I want.

One of my favorite things to do is yard sale! Saturday mornings you can usually find me out and about yard sale-ing. I enjoy it so much because not only do I like finding great deals, I like to flip items. I’ll buy things that are great deals and turn around and sale them for more. It’s how I make my money for yard sales for other items I want to keep. I think everyone can find great deals at yard sales. Here are some of my recent finds.

Vintage pyrex- I follow different yard sale groups on facebook so I have an idea of what things typically sell for. One thing that a lot of people collect is pyrex. I found this set for $5 and turn around and flipped it.

Globes are another popular item right now. I found this globe for only a dollar! I also turned around and flipped this item.

I love buying baby and kids clothes, and I found an awesome deal on these cute summer outfits. Only a quarter for each set and they were brand new. Yes really 25 cents! You can’t beat that!