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#56…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly…part 7…….It All Came Together for the FINAL REVEAL ! ! !

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         It’s been an amazing 3 months putting this guest bedroom together from the original yellow bedspread. The 2nd (means that I bought another and had to take it back) rug from Target for $20. The 2nd bedspread from Bed Bath and Beyond on clearance for $89, Blue pillow from a Pensacola Florida Antique Read more about #56…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly…part 7…….It All Came Together for the FINAL REVEAL ! ! ![…]

#55…Tomorrow…..It’s Coming….The $1 Silly….Part 6…….THE FINAL REVEAL ! ! !

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You won’t believe it! First I buy these lockers, Then Mary Jo shows me pictures of her white bedrooms and I buy the $1 silly, of which I design the whole room around this thing.  Finally done. Tomorrow morning I will put it all together in my blog. Never knew it would run in this Read more about #55…Tomorrow…..It’s Coming….The $1 Silly….Part 6…….THE FINAL REVEAL ! ! ![…]

#54…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly…….Maybe on Track Now?

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Curtains have to come down. Found a whole new look . Bought the material strips at Jo-Ann’s for 50% off. Think I like the driftwood better then string. I did not know this trend existed till I saw it at Miles Antique Mall and knew this was the answer to the bedroom I have struggled Read more about #54…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly…….Maybe on Track Now?[…]

#53…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly….Stuck and Back on The HUNT!

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       Trying to perfect a re-do has got me dragging my feet. I don’t know if I’m spread so thin and can’t concentrate because I have so many things going on? Never should have gotten that white bedspread for white walls. So now, the splash has to be stunning. I found a lovely table and Read more about #53…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly….Stuck and Back on The HUNT![…]

#52…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly….Part 3……Tweeking

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      Now it’s getting crazy! The room is getting stripped down to the basics. The yellow basket is for sale today on St. Joe Swap & Shop…..the blue bag by the bed is in the bus, now a holding tank for 3 blankies…..the cheese boxes are stashed there instead……I’m afraid the red in the Read more about #52…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly….Part 3……Tweeking[…]

#51…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly..Part 2….The Reveal

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      Go back to my March 28 blog and you’ll see the room as it was…green walls…yellow bedspread. But it was all about finding those $153 high school lockers that made my pitter patter race! On the wall by them is the $1 silly with the color scheme for the room. Russ did a wonderful Read more about #51…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly..Part 2….The Reveal[…]

#50…I Need My Garage Sale Fix ! ! !

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        I can’t stand it! Here it is the 17th of April and I still haven’t been to a garage sale! I haven’t  planted my spring flowers nor the elephant ears. The rhubarb is up, the tulips are not yet flowering and spring has been canceled for lack of interest! Even the teens are Read more about #50…I Need My Garage Sale Fix ! ! ![…]

#49…Morels postponed till July! Get Out the Christmas Lights. April Snow Showers Keep Coming….

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The flowers are sitting on the garage floor. Winter coats and hoods are trending. Our Missouri seasons are now Fall Winter Winter Summer….maybe. People here say it will probably be a sizzling one. But it is Missouri and we are familiar with temps dropping 70 degrees in one day…the norm, you know! I have just Read more about #49…Morels postponed till July! Get Out the Christmas Lights. April Snow Showers Keep Coming….[…]

#48…You tiptoe through the Tulips, I’m waiting for the Yard Sales to start ! !

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                  Tomorrow is April 1…Easter, and we are expecting lower temperatures and SNOW! When will it end? Tulips are up but not yet flowered….I’m wrapping up spring cleaning with a nasty flu bug. Praying I don’t end up on the wrong side of the ground. I am sicker then a dog….where does Read more about #48…You tiptoe through the Tulips, I’m waiting for the Yard Sales to start ! ![…]

#47…Wedding gifts at antique malls. Of course, where else?

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       Do you ever wish you could buy a huge house just to have a blank slate for decorating with junk from garage sales and “stuff” from antique malls? I’m not talking to live in it, but as a project to have somewhere (because your own house and garage and basement and barn are all Read more about #47…Wedding gifts at antique malls. Of course, where else?[…]