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My great grandparents in their store late 1800's

Welcome to Just Yesterdays Antiques and Collectibles

Come On In & Get to Know Me !

~Life is a journey and my life has taken a different path recently with the loss of my dear husband of almost 30 years.  Thank you for your encouragment and supportive  notes while he was ill.~

 My background in antiques & collectibles goes back to my childhood in a very small town in Missouri.  My greatgrandmother & grandmother babysat me in the mid 50's & early 60's. My greatgrandmother's home was Victorian and a child had to be careful! She & my greatgrandfather owned a general store, which was family run & I spent much of my first 9 years shyly behind the skirts of both Grammy (great grandmother) & Gramma (grandmother) in the store where I was quite busy rearranging the threads & the embroidery floss- much to their dismay-so many colors to go together in so many pretty combinations!!  My mom taught me how to sew on a treadle sewing machine & could sew a formal dress by making a pattern from newspaper if she didn't have the pattern she wanted ( & did it several times!) and also loved doing crafts in what spare time she had while time raising 5 kids! My grandmother crocheted-while watching tv without dropping a stitch, which was amazing to me; and taught me to do embroidery work.

 Much later:  I had a booth in an antique store in southern California for several years, until the owner lost her lease.  She used to ask me what my specialty would be in my booth and I could only tell her that it was whatever caught my fancy at the time!  She always liked to see what I was bringing in next & never knew what to expect!!  At the close of the store I thought I'd "take a little break" since I also worked full time. And while I was taking some time off, my husband retired and we moved closer to our daughter in the beautiful hill country area of Texas. So be careful when you decide to "take a little break" because you never know what can happen!!

And until recently we enjoyed traveling this road together! The together part was the shopping at estate sales & auctions-my husband learned much more than he probably ever wanted to know about antique & vintage linens!! But he kept on smiling & driving :)

  My favorites are anything to do with needlework or sewing! I love selling and learning about antique and vintage linens, and I've still much to learn.  Also I'm fond of old silver, old glass, vintage ladies items-jewelry, gloves, hats, hankies etc.,old books, vintage dishes and the list goes on and on and on!  So I buy things I like and hope you will like them too as I bring them to you at auction!  

 Ebay should be pleasant & fun for everyone involved &  My shoppers are just the absolute best!!   I'm so impressed with how nice, courteous and helpful people have been.  And I appreciate hearing from you seasoned Ebayers with information regarding patterns or makers (Thank You, you know who you are!!:) ). I've made mistakes here and there and I'm sure I'll make more, I don't profess to know everything, so I appreciate the help I get from you folks!!!!

 On to the  facts 

I welcome newbies, we were or are ALL beginners at some point!

I leave your positive feedback after you leave mine, this way I know you're happy with your purchase and all is well :)! 

I use the messages (a lot) in "MY EBAY" to contact bidders and winners, if you have a question or a message for me leave it there and I'll get back to you as quickly as possible.

Payment is due within 7 days of auction end....

I accept Paypal.  I try to ship within 3 business days of cleared payment.

I ship in the U.S. by First Class or Priority Mail & by Parcel Post on heavy items like quilts.  I ship World Wide by USPS First Class or Priority International. If you have a question please contact me through contact buyer on the item & I'll get back to you.

It is important to me that my customers are pleased with their purchases. I wash and press my linens except for ones with their original labels or due to decoration, etc.. I will not sell dirty merchandise, I wouldn't want to buy it either. I will always try to make my descriptions as accurate and detailed as possible, noting any problems. If you do have a problem please give me the opportunity to make it right for you before leaving negative feedback. I want you to be happy and be a return shopper........ and due to new Ebay policies I only accept Paypal.  Also I welcome questions ! I may have forgotten to say something that I intended to put in the write up. 

I've been selling on Ebay for a while now and I still just love it!!

Thank you for stopping in and come back often- ya never know what treasure you'll find ??     Thanks to everyone for making this a grand adventure!!

P.S. Thanks to all my family and friends for their support !!!!!