Vintage Washboard Message Center and a Story
My garage sale weekend started out great with
the purchase of an old washboard.
The story behind it however is much better....You see the house where I bought this washboard had a few other interesting items too. Obviously the woman having the sale had the same taste as me because right in the middle of the front table was one of my pedestal dishes!
Not just one that I happened to like but one that I made.
And she was selling my pedestal dish at a garage sale... !!!
I looked right at her and smiled then proceeded to tell her that this was mine... that I made it. I checked the bottom and sure enough there it was my Homeroad stamp.
We were both more than a little embarrassed. So much so that I couldn't even look at her price. I was sure she had a $1.00 tag on my masterpiece.
She laughed all red faced and said she had bought it at a local craft fair. Yeah you did, that was me at that craft fair... selling my little heart our after I had worked well into the night to create my one of a kind hand made treasures.
And there it was... at a garage sale. {sigh}
So I left the garage sale with my washboard and what was left of my pride.
But really, I had to laugh, what are the chances? Hopefully the next owner of my treasured pedestal dish will appreciate it... and the deal she just got.
Oh and the washboard? I removed the top piece of wood and replaced the galvanized steel with a piece of pre-finished chalkboard.
A length of copper wire hangs the washboard and Scrabble and clothespin magnets hold notes and a note pad. The day was not a total loss after all!
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