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My Silver Obsession

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:03:35 +0000

I’m writing this post from a beautiful hotel room in Coos Bay, Oregon. Mr. Wonderful and “Fobbit” are “back on tour” and I’m along for the ride. Shortly after Mr. Wonderful and I were married, we packed up all of our belongings and moved to Eugene, Oregon. We lived there for three years while Mr. [...]

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Organizing the Hoard

admin — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:23 +0000

Okay, so I told you how I HAVE to shop and what drudgery it was. The real drudgery comes in finding places for my finds. My garage filled up last Summer, so I added the 10 x 20 tent outside. It wasn’t meant to be permanent or stay up all Winter, but it did. And [...]

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Oh, the Drudgeries of Shopping

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:59 +0000

When you own your own store, you have to shop a lot. A. LOT. I mean a lot, a lot! I mean, you might miss something out there and you have to keep the store full, right? Of course! I’ve done a lot of shopping in the last few weeks. A. LOT. It’s such drudgery. [...]

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A Little Rambling, a Little Re-Freshing!

admin — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:27 +0000

Let’s see if I can get back into the swing of keeping up with blog, shall we? I can hardly keep up with the laundry and ironing, but blogging is important, no? First of all, I want to say a HUGE “thank you” to those of you who have visited the shop and shown so [...]

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We’re Open!

admin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:30:04 +0000

I know it’s been weeks since I posted on this here blog…I been bizzay! What with organizing the new store, driving a broken-arm Mr. Wonderful to work, cooking (he usually does the cooking), cutting his meat (yeah, thought we were at least 20 years away from that happening), preparing for 2 shows and doing one [...]

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My “Big” news and a “big” fall

admin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:04:05 +0000

Remember a few weeks ago I told you that there was something exciting coming and that the blog would suffer for it? Well, I guess it’s time to reveal what I was talking about. Drum roll, please…. Okay, I know that pile o’ crap doesn’t look like earth-shattering news…but, trust me, in my world it’s [...]

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Going Against the Grain

admin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 04:50:30 +0000

Remember this shot? C’mon, it was just two days ago! It was the desk I picked up that was refinished, but they had sanded the wood against the grain. I know what you’re thinking…the same thing I was thinking…who does that? I mean, I thought sanding with the grain was a no-brainer. Like [...]

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China Cabinet Makeover and the Annie Sloan Holocaust

admin — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:47:14 +0000

I have been buying furniture and painting like a mad woman getting ready for the Prairie Sisters Party in Billings next month. Furniture makeovers float my boat… in spite of the fact that I recently read a comment on an online article that called the painting of vintage/antique furniture the “Annie Sloan Holocaust”! Yikes! What [...]

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The Red Handled Dresser

admin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:23:45 +0000

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, you know that I am hither and yon when it comes to projects. One day, I’m working on my kitchen remodel, the next day I’m spray painting chairs or lamps, the next day I’m painting signs. Some days, I spend the entire day catching up [...]

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Prairie Sisters Party – Vintage Market Eye Candy!

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:22:52 +0000

I left Thursday afternoon to head to Stevensville, MT to help my friend Barbara pack up for the Prairie Sisters Party in Kalispell held on Saturday. These gals put on a heck of a show and really know how to make their vendors feel pampered and welcome! First of all, they have JUNK HUNKS! What [...]

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