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7/7/12

Sailing

Even though its hotter than heck lately, I've been plodding along hitting some yard sales when I see them. I found this fabulous tiny-little foot locker that measures in at only 6" tall and 10 1/2" across. This little beauty with the skeleton key lock, set me back one whole bucker-rooo. The lock was sticking so they unscrewed it to see what was inside... I picked up some jewelry too--- slim pickings, but I never pass up religious pieces. I spotted a bag of pearl beads in a zip lock bag for .50¢ I was needing some "white" faux pearls for a piece of jewelry that was missing a few pearls and was to cute to just toss out. Well... I opened the bag when I got home... and WOWZERS.Real cultured pearls. *gasp* FIFTY CENTS??? I have eight carded pearls, that show the size & color & value of each pearl. I added up the estimated value off of each card and that alone totaled $237.00. In the zip lock bag there was another smaller bag filled with nine loose pearls. Those ranged in sizes of about 7.0 to 6.5 so each one could have a value of anywhere from $25 to $45. (I used to be into pearls big time) Oh my goodness.... that right there fuels the yard sale fires.

7 comments:

  1. Wow! Your really did good !! Were the necklaces in the chest?
    Makes me wish I went sailing today in the heat.
    Enjoy your weekend and stay cool.

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  2. Oh, my gosh, those pearls!!!

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  3. Oh my! Love those pearls! What a great find! Thanks for your comment on my blog! Have a great weak!
    ~Donna~

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  4. These are the things that fuel me!!
    You inspired me today, thank you!!

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  5. OH my goodness! What a major find! That will motivate me to keep on hunting...Not that I needed another motivator. ;)

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  6. The pearls are amazing. Great find!

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