Maybe I AM Glamorous!

September 22, 2009

Just a few days ago, I took a quiz to determine my decorating style. It proclaimed that I was a “Glamorous Classic.” All tongue in cheek, I told you about that quiz and admitted that my style was really Gypsy Garage Sale. Maybe I was wrong! I think the day I posted it, I saw [...]

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Child’s Play

June 22, 2009

If you had this clown coin bank — would you be inclined to save your money? I came around the corner in an antique store in Gainesville, Texas and saw this face leering at me. I was ready to jump out of my skin. Evidently, one was supposed to put a coin in its hand, [...]

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Helping My Friends Go Green

June 16, 2009

This “shoe” dominates my kitchen. It once lived served its purpose as a display rack at a department store. However, I found it languishing at the bottom of a pile in a junk store and recycled it as a spice rack. It’s only one of the weird pieces of decoration at my house that people [...]

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Creative Recycling? Or, Has Their Taste Gone Down The Drain?

June 7, 2009

During the summer, my Spousal Unit and I often take tiny road trips across Texas. A recent stop in Riesel was a “photo op” for me. I love to recycle and re-purpose articles, but I’m wondering if this has perhaps stretched the boundaries of good taste. I’m sure there are folks who think that re-purposing [...]

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