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Thrift Store Floral Containers Turned Glitzy Holiday Decor

  I’m going through some items I picked up at the thrift store and finally getting projects done with them. I found this pair of floral containers at the thrift store LAST YEAR and finally turned them into some fun glitzy holiday decor.     I knew in my head WHAT I wanted to do [...]

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Make a New Brooch with Vintage Brooches, Buttons and Recycled Wool

    Well, it’s getting to be about that time again here in NE Ohio. Time to pull out the jackets, and soon, the winter coats. And who wants to wear a plain winter coat? Not me! I’ve got to snazz mine up a bit. I have a lovely jewelry box full of vintage brooches [...]

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Thrifting Thursday- Thrift Store Haul

  I’ve been trying to cut back on my thrift store purchases. Trying to only buy things I really want or can use. Unless it’s fabric. All bets are off if I find fabric I love. This Braun submersion blender fits the bill nicely. I’ve been pricing them at the big box stores and could [...]

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Thrifting Thursday – Used Book Store Love

  Sometimes when I’m doing some research I want to get my hands on a book that is no longer in print (or not brand new). That is when I head to the used book store, and Buckeye Bookshop is one of the few local used book stores still around.     Bill Chappelear is [...]

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How to Turn a Vintage Hanky Into a Sweet Smelling Sachet

     How to Turn Vintage Hankies Into Sweet Smelling Sachets I’ve been doing a mini clean & purge in my studio lately. Trying to use up lots of vintage goodies I’ve had lying around for a while. I created these Vintage Hanky Sachets last fall and even made a video about how to do [...]

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Embellish a Small Bag with Vintage Needlework

          It’s Thursday and that means another thrift store project. This week it’s all about embellishing a small bag with vintage needlework. Back in March I wrote about some fantastic vintage needlework pieces I had found at the thrift store in this post Today’s Thrift Store Haul. The pieces I found [...]

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Thrifting Thursday – This Weeks Haul

  This past week was a good one for me. Not because I found anything really MAJOR but I did find clothes. Finding clothes for a big girl at the thrift store isn’t easy, let me tell you but I did find three tops for less than $15. AND two of them still had tags. [...]

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A Bold, New Paint Color for the Living Room Walls

  I shared in a post last week about how I was madly in love with a bold, blue paint for my living room walls and how my husband thought it was “GARISH” in this post Home Decor: Color – Courageous or Crazy. I painted the wall anyway after he said that I have never [...]

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