Chemex Coffee Maker, Kitties and A Booth Update...Oh My!

Sorry, I was having a moment.  : )  Anyway...based on a few comments from recent posts here and here, it seems to me like everyone is kind of slowing down at the thrifts right now.  I imagine that has something to do with the increase in temperature since people are more willing to do a yard sale when it's warm and sunny and donate when it's cold and yucky.  I know those of you who are yard sale queens are going to hate me for this, but I miss the winter time!!!  The thrifts are killing me right now, and with The Little Dude it's really difficult for me to get up at the butt crack of dawn (that, frankly, kind of ruins it for me too) and track down the good sales like so many others can.  Though I found a few good things at the thrifts, I might have to look into other options more seriously.  I haven't found a piece of Butter Print in months!

These sweet little kitty salt and pepper shakers caught my eye mostly because of their outstanding condition and their cute gold bows.  They will go to my Etsy shop soon.  

I love it when my counters look like this!   These all came from one shop.  I'm keeping the yellow stripe for my personal collection, but the rest went to the booth.  Speaking of the booth.

April was great, fantastic, my very best month!  May on the other hand ...sucks!  I'm getting killed so far but I think I know why.  It's getting warm, people want to be outside!  Understandable!  And my neighbor to the left of me moved so now it's just a blank wall when you look into my little alcove from the main hall.  I could have taken her space, but the rent was 5 times what I'm paying now, and that is entirely too much pressure for me!  They said I'll get a neighbor soon...I freaking hope they move in quick, I'm dying out here!!!

Re-sellers, what is your worst month?  Do you slash prices or do you tough it out?

These are a few things that went to the booth before I had time to properly photograph them.  

This brass lamp is cool because the shades have little holes in them that sparkle when the light is on.

Mooooooo!!!  It's a zoo around here!  Ha!

The deer has been with me for what seems like forever but the cool Danish butter dish is new to me.  It is in crazy good shape with no scratches and no dents at all.  

This is my favorite find from this week.

I've never seen one of these in the thrifts before, and I only know what it is because at Chris and Julia at  A Living Space found a bunch a few months ago.  It's a Chemex Coffee Maker from the 60's or 70's.  You can tell it has some age to  it because the glass is thick, heavy and imperfect, plus the leather tie has a bit of cracking and the wood shows a little wear.  I'm not entirely sure how to use one of these, but I still think it's cool!  

I'm joining the parties at Apron Thrift Girl, Sir Thrift A Lot, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Remnant, The Thrifty Groove and A Living Space. Have a great week everyone!