therustycupboard

  We live on a fixed income, so I decided this year to just use what I have.  I have collected everything for years.  Many times, I knew I could make money on it, so I just purchased it.... cleaned it up or fixed it and sold it then at a yearly yard sale.  I have been doing this since I was 21 and that has been many years ago.  Now daughter runs "RustyCupboard"....I make, suggest and help as much as I can but being that I am now 70 years old.  I don't do much. But this year in January... I decided that I need to clear out.  So, I told daughter I am going to just use items I have here in the home to make my projects and items.  The many tubber ware containers came out and I have been going through them.  It has been fun to just try to use what is here with a no spend idea, or the idea I cannot spend over $5 to finish the item.   I have yarn, material, threads, sewing supplies, painting supplies, paint, vintage items etc.  my list goes on.  We have raised 3 boys and one gir

 My house just getting ready to load the truck.  The sale wasn't far from my house but it took me 4 truck loads to get it all over to the building.  Once I got there I realized we had an 8'x8' booth and I knew then we were in trouble.  They had the building divided up so nice.  I was one of the first to arrive and it was cool just see it waiting to be loaded up.  I started and other vendors would come by and say "no way will you get it all in there".  I packed it in the best way to go was up.  So I went up as high as the items would stay standing.  Packed until there was just a little 2 foot isle to walk inside the booth.  One person at a time.  But it wasn't long and I was having to move items to fill in blank spaces.  The top items came down and the sale was on.  We sold and sold, my husband, and two grandkids.  We all dressed with orange shirts and had a blast.  Every year I try to keep track of what was our best selling item.  This y