The Sassafras Shoppe

The Sassafras Shoppe Purveyor of second-hand goods. I post daily finds on Instagram. I have over 400 items posted in my eBay shoppe. I ship all over the world & offer local PU

It's all about the Treasure. Treasure Seeker. Treasure Seller. Estate Expeditor. Donation Coordinator. Craft Retailer.

08/29/2026

Happy Saturday! As I reset my house for fall I am closing my library hutch in my Maine coastal bedroom! I have packed away all my shell boxes and am starting to pull out the oranges and ambers and black transferware for fall! I’ll be sharing an array of colorful antique plates this weekend to add a bit of fall color to your home! I hope you enjoy your weekend! Feel free to scroll through my posts to see what’s available. As a reminder if you see something that I am sharing in my stories, just double tap on the picture and it will bring you to my link in my squares where I posted it for sale. As always just send me a direct message and I can also let you know if it’s been claimed! Thank you again for all the small business love! Mary Ellen

08/28/2026

Have you joined my shopping channel? Look at the link in my profile. I am going to start offering sneak peeks there like this one. A. Set of 6 Pyrex/Sovirel France shell bakers (Société des Verreries Industrielles Réunies du Loing) was a prominent 20th-century French glass manufacturer formed in 1955 through a partnership between Corning Glass Works and Saint-Gobain. They produced heavy-duty borosilicate ovenware, milk glass, and opaline tableware often associated with European Pyrex. $24

B. Covered cheese dome and underplate with etched clipper shop $18

C. Glass fish jelly mold $16

D. Vintage fish shell box $24
E. Vintage butterfly shell box $24 with gold painted shells inside. Felt styrofoam lining has a few dents
F. Ship pitcher. Tiny nick on rim. $8
G. Dept 56 brown ceramic fish plate $10
H. German made fish plates each $15 or all 4 for $42. Plates have some crazing. Comment by letter and direct message me with email and zip and item (s) you wish to purchase. All Sales Final. First come, first serve, if invoice not paid within 24 hours of invoice next in line gets piece. Ships from 21286/Local pickup available/ Combined shipping available/PayPal
Thank you for shopping with me. •

08/19/2026

Good morning and happy Wednesday! I have been an online reseller since 1999 and in 2016 started sharing my finds along with their stories! I have met so many great ladies and gents through these squares who have widened my eyes to see pieces in the wild that I might never considered bringing home. I have followers from almost all of the 50 states and it’s amazing the analytics of buying I have witnessed first hand. I have seen sellers come and go just like popular items chill and then become hot again. I have seen major retailers such as Walmart, Target and TJ Maxx sell their version of vintage as they are clearly watching the gram for inspiration! My plan was always to shop until I can’t and sell until I drop! It’s clearly something in my DNA because on my dad’s at least 3 of my male cousins were collectors and resellers. Anyway, coming soon will be more videos of my shelves where we can shop my shelves! Have a wonderful Wednesday and it’s time for me to walk the shoppe dogs, do some packing and shipping and head out to the post office!

08/15/2026

Morning steps, some gardening, a little antiquing and some tunes Inverness Brewing with good friends! Cheers to Saturdays!

07/16/2026

Monday I had an errand to run out in the country so on the way back I dropped by Burtons Self Service Farm Stand in Glen Arm. I knew exactly what I wanted tonight! Ratatouille! Added grilled chicken and 🌽 from Burton’s! Last week I found a secondhand terracotta herb pot! Made sure I filled it with my favorites! If you would like the link for the recipe comment recipe and I’ll send it!

07/08/2026

Hello and it’s been awhile since I have shared with my friends in the amazingly talented group! ✨The process of creating can bring so much joy and feelings of accomplishment. When successful, the process and completion makes you want to say
So on Wednesdays we are sharing what we have successfully accomplished this week. Maybe it will inspire you to try a new activity or encourage us to continue on.

Please visit my friends below and see what they’ve made:

💐 The Lakehouse life Konkana
💐Debbie Dixon-Paver Debbie
💐The Southern Napkin Tracy
💐Dawna Harrison Dawna
💐Teresa Becker
Terry
💐Julie | Midlife Style & Home Julie
💐Thea Thea
💐Laura Tolbert Laura
💐SuHaus by Dr Gurpreet Juneja Gurpreet
💐𝓡𝓲𝓽𝔃 👋 Ritz
💐𝒞𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓁 𝒜𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓂𝓈~Home Decor Creator Carol
💐Stella 🐝| Tablescapes
| Gardening | Home finds Stella Since I love selling Christmas in July I thought I’d share one of my vintage ornament trees! Ornament trees aren’t just for Christmas! I dreamed up this one for a baby shower for the new mom to use at Baby’s First Christmas! I thrift ornaments all year long and next week on my posts will be selling them along with other Christmas treats! Have you made an ornament tree? I like to use floral pins to tack down the tinsel garland onto the white styrofoam cone. Then I hot glue ornaments and beaded garland onto the tinsel garland. Enjoy for years to come! 🎄

06/13/2026

Happy Saturday! I have completed 6 sessions of PT in three weeks. I am not going to lie but the evenings after the sessions I am sore and wiped out. The exercises seem so simple but they are focused on those tiny muscles in your toes, ankle and calves. So much you take for granted. Baby steps they say and I believe them! Have a great weekend!

06/09/2026

Enjoying a little time resting my feet and sharing my candy jar collection! So excited for and just had to share my “candy”!

06/08/2026

Good morning and happy Monday!

I always loved putting on a yard sale. We hosted many back in the day when we lived in Loch Raven Village. Then we discovered our current neighborhood by attending its annual community sale.

The sales here aren’t like they used to be unfortunately. I think Facebook marketplace has allowed others to make some quick cash without spending all day manning your driveway also not taking into account the preparations prior to and dismantling afterwards!

But Kristen and Kate .swell joined me in 2019 during my community sale. It would lead to the beginning of three backyard vendor markets in 2021, 2022 and 2023. 2022 was all planned around the Queen’s Jubilee Weekend and it was the most successful one! In 2024 my son’s wedding took place in England and we had a wonderful holiday with family and friends!

Last June I held my own sale in the driveway and boy did it rain and still you turned out! There’s just something about selling with friends, meeting customers and making new ones in person!

Hopefully next year, when I am fully able, I can popup again! In the meantime I’ll continue showing up here on Instagram. I allow for local 21286 porch pickup and of course ship all over the world!

Have a great start to your week!
💚💙Mary Ellen Antiques | vintage | picker | reseller

06/05/2026

Good morning! Had my cup of coffee and enjoyed some time in the garden! Started to make breakfast and realized I hadn’t shared a flatlay! Well, they are coming soon but wanted to share my shell box creation! One of a kind, certainly not one you would find at the Boardwalk Five & Dime! It’s $65 plus shipping. Just a reminder for this three day weekend starting today, spend $100 or more and I’ll discount your total $20! Now get scrolling backwards as I have many smalls that can add up to $100 quick! Any questions I am available all day! Just send me a DM. Sorry, for those that have open boxes, this doesn’t stack on with those claims! I’ll be back soon with more flatlay posts! Mary Ellen

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