Finally a great estate sale!

I just had a money spending blast at an estate sale in Yorba Linda.
I work nights so am not a morning person and usually hit the sales after all the good stuff is gone. I found a tiki mug (unmarked with emerald eyes) some vintage dresses, bar stools, swag lamps, etc.
But the find of the day was a box of vintage Hawaiian dresses, fabric, and two piece outfits. Most home made, sarong style and skimpy, as it turns out the lady was a Hula instructor. In the garage I found a picture of her doing a show wearing one of the dresses I bought. The picture looked to be from the early 60's from the hair style. I also got a bunch of vintage Hawaiian jewelry and an amazing set of dishes marked Japan with mid-century modern stylistic fish, complete with serving pieces (three boxes full of dishes)
The best part was-They're Dealing! not like most over priced, everything is rare, estate sales now-a-days!
Now maybe I'll have the energy to get up at the crack and hit some garage sales tomorrow!

The crack of what???? :D

NOON of course!

So yesterday, a co-worker gives a nifty little carved wooden tiki. He stands about 10 inches tall and has Hawaii inscribed on the base. Nice little piece, never seen the style before... Anyway, my co-worker says he picked it up at an estate sale last weekend.

He says, "Oh man, you would have liked this sale! They had a whole room FULL of Hawaiian stuff. They had a big bar with shelves behind it full of little Hawaiian statues, porcelin figures, hula gals. They had these blowfish hanging from the ceiling, all kinds of stuff..."

SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!!!

I didn't even ask if there were mugs, I couln't stand it anymore. This was the sale I dream of. Everytime I walk into an estate sale, I tell myself "This is the one, I'm gonna find The Room." DOH!!

Oh well... the search goes on. At least it's good tho hear that they're still out there.

Aloha,
:tiki: