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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Favorite Garage Sale Finds

I have been a garage-sale-aholic for many years, not ashamed to admit it.  I love perusing other peoples junk hoping to find a treasure of my own.  I am drawn to certain types of things, dishes, for example. I have found a few fun things over the years.  One of the best parts about this hobby is that when I am no longer interesed in my new find, I can haul it to DI with no lingering regrets about how much I paid for it.  Some of my favorite finds this year include:
Hansen classic figure at Luthern church sale $4

A set of outdoor garden lights - the real variety NOT solar $3
this candle holder has yet to have any candles - but is just right for short stemmed flowers $1
This glass and metal tray (underneath finds from years past) $2
Set of 10 Currier & Ives Dinner plates $5 (In perfect condition)


This is for the grandma collection $10


There are so many fun things, I hate to see the season end!!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Delete! You've got to be kidding me!

 I carefully documented the transformation of our storage shed.  Well, it was just a hard earned coat of paint, which required sanding, scraping, primer and 2 coats of paint.  I had Laura take pictures of this event, which spread over several weeks.  I learned a great deal of things.  Talk to the folks at Home Depot, they were very helpful, recommending a heavy duty outdoor primer.  Wear gloves when using primer.  (Primer= Paint + Glue).  Don't plan on going anywhere in public if you don't wear gloves while using said primer.  Paint in the cool of the morning not the noontime heat of the day.  Apparently, I learned not to delete the file that I had just downloaded onto the computer while the camera was still plugged in because it stripped them from the computer AND the camera in one click.  I tried restoring everything on the computer to no avail.  Well, the shed still looks good now, with a little luck it was such a thorough job I will NEVER have to do it again (while we still own the house), and I didn't lose a hundred pictures, just a dozen.  AND I can cross this huge job off my list!!

The finished product.