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DIY Framing Tips

October 5, 2009

Over the years, I’ve saved some money by framing a few prints myself and using some tried and true methods. First tip: buy a standard sized frame that is larger than your print size. And make sure you take advantage of the sales at Hobby Lobby or Michaels or even better, find some at a [...]

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Pretty, Practical and Pure Pleasure: all for $11.35

September 27, 2009

So, I got the yardsale mojo going at least one more weekend and discovered that one of my favorite neighborhoods, Eagle Point, was having their annual Fall sale. Oh, it’s usually a pretty good one and I was not disappointed. People may think I’m just the biggest cheapskate, but really now, who can blame me [...]

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Labor Day Weekend Sales

September 6, 2009

Happy Labor Day y’all! Hope you’re up to something fun. We aren’t doing anything exciting this weekend, but we have a beach trip coming up in a week, so that’s exciting. Since it’s a holiday weekend, yardsales were few, but I did hit about 4 out there and managed to snag a few things. This [...]

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Using Yardsale Finds

August 19, 2009

As promised, here are a few of the recent yardsale finds and where they ended up. This bamboo shelf seems to work above my black desk in the den, so that’s where it ended up, as well as the cute little bamboo stool. For now, I put the lamp on it, but you never know. [...]

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Those Thrifty Finds

August 16, 2009

Wow, thank you ALL for showing up for the giveaway. Ya’ll sure wanted you some pretty glasses and I can’t say that I blame you. I’m so glad you enjoyed My Sparrow and took a look around, some beautiful things in her shop, for sure. So, now for the giveaway winner: Megan with Cottage [...]

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