tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68773998078197657252024-03-14T00:19:26.446-07:00SaturdayFinds - Vintage-Inspired Gifts, Timeless Treasures and More!SaturdayFinds -Vintage Inspired Gifts, Timeless Treasures and More! Handcrafted Originals and Exceptional Estate Sale Finds are my passions.Diane Marshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382654500938018755noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877399807819765725.post-69315186689624433282023-06-26T15:09:00.000-07:002023-06-26T15:09:05.032-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Time to Start Crafting for the 4th</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Im a little late this year since I lost my Mom</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">this month. She lived to be 93 years young</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">but I'm sure you'll all agree..</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">We never want to loose our Mommies.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">I have a Broken heart she was my greatest Fan.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuwxrMBcI9yPwPdk-xJ_2xPkSXlpHpXqOBK_qvYZUejjhRJpMaoe7uk5D-75N7dHtO5JTDQTcb34SLivtGhFMx2kQxdlmy4CkVjCsh52OmCkxHpxBaP88rJVsG6H3mpGxnWLi9qptqevNP6CNQyd083YqybU9dmNbVPCe3XJRWMEhevN5liROsTeBL9PA/s3024/IMG_5218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuwxrMBcI9yPwPdk-xJ_2xPkSXlpHpXqOBK_qvYZUejjhRJpMaoe7uk5D-75N7dHtO5JTDQTcb34SLivtGhFMx2kQxdlmy4CkVjCsh52OmCkxHpxBaP88rJVsG6H3mpGxnWLi9qptqevNP6CNQyd083YqybU9dmNbVPCe3XJRWMEhevN5liROsTeBL9PA/w441-h441/IMG_5218.JPG" width="441" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">She was an incredible Mother</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">to all 7 of us...</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">I wish I could tell her one more time how much I love her...</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ23WvFCSwMehnlVNe-AEt5FMoybdJrxCg6i42FRmaxh2WXqDUUy2N3LDXwFKnj0SwE70dK3scn5IhGl3KZzZn9wv96YBhO4qdw4AhvrxNdIxareFLpZ5S5S6YAnlFlat5mK5qVKg1DODLcHU-iJmJMfyjzZCO3qXzgGp7J4G7sDSmiBWquvxRl7zmPfBx/s2959/IMG_0622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2959" data-original-width="2320" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ23WvFCSwMehnlVNe-AEt5FMoybdJrxCg6i42FRmaxh2WXqDUUy2N3LDXwFKnj0SwE70dK3scn5IhGl3KZzZn9wv96YBhO4qdw4AhvrxNdIxareFLpZ5S5S6YAnlFlat5mK5qVKg1DODLcHU-iJmJMfyjzZCO3qXzgGp7J4G7sDSmiBWquvxRl7zmPfBx/w391-h498/IMG_0622.JPG" width="391" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for popping by,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<img src="http://www.saturdayfinds.com/blogger/diane.gif" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Diane Marshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382654500938018755noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877399807819765725.post-19373663902156535642022-03-25T15:47:00.003-07:002022-03-29T15:57:44.513-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Well hello out there in cyberspace ...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Anyone there anymore? Did you miss me??</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Do you remember me?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Its been way to long since I did a Post on My Blog</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Truth be told I was kinda locked out of it,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>things changed with Blogger and I was stumped</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>on how to get back into my Blogger platform..</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I tried numerous times and no luck.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>But then today, yes just today my sister from <a href="cottage cozy.blogspot.com">Cottage Cozy </a>called</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>me and said "you've got some very strange comments on your Blog"</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Ok I thought let me try again I got out my trusty password book</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and re-logged in and BAM! it worked so here I am back at it!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Of course a lot has happened in the world in my life since my last post</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>But let's skip to the good part!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I desperately wanted to share my recent Marketplace Find!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>And I have to find like mind people that would</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>think like myself these are the cutest little Easter</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Honeycomb baskets!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquu8HosWG4WsIKs-ZXnykv4Ljsu1rMQ5XMz4-51i1_VpHdlIKaGiBEFPOs6dEJysVd5jdkjT06cT9WBTpjn-8OBYFj-z1TBTrT1VNbEcovgPLolULVqljDuqX8BoZ6KxLmQWEZb6rgpha-7ORQsodF3gTPjcLghsW9eICtcy1zT53I7MxwCyj2iJFCA/s4032/IMG_3013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquu8HosWG4WsIKs-ZXnykv4Ljsu1rMQ5XMz4-51i1_VpHdlIKaGiBEFPOs6dEJysVd5jdkjT06cT9WBTpjn-8OBYFj-z1TBTrT1VNbEcovgPLolULVqljDuqX8BoZ6KxLmQWEZb6rgpha-7ORQsodF3gTPjcLghsW9eICtcy1zT53I7MxwCyj2iJFCA/w427-h569/IMG_3013.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">It always amazes me how any of these paper ornaments have survived</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">over the years. Very happy someone somewhere did treat them with</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">care so that people like us could treasure them once again!</span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeSG0VSjyBgQtikKYV8aNAzy3wwTnDqW5wqE-eWurtsK-TG0y_MtN5EYU72cigZXY7l6_k4JrutchL6LK-bG3yiWfcsKeoRh9eFm8DH19cbv2VjMkzmDraVRu3r0r3dY6N_TvVJKfUnd7k1wfs3HF38jAfpTQabhfb_GpGh58SPWWg8iRZuv39SqdYg/s4032/IMG_3014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeSG0VSjyBgQtikKYV8aNAzy3wwTnDqW5wqE-eWurtsK-TG0y_MtN5EYU72cigZXY7l6_k4JrutchL6LK-bG3yiWfcsKeoRh9eFm8DH19cbv2VjMkzmDraVRu3r0r3dY6N_TvVJKfUnd7k1wfs3HF38jAfpTQabhfb_GpGh58SPWWg8iRZuv39SqdYg/w428-h570/IMG_3014.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I bought just 6 the seller had more, but keeping within my budget</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and my Easter Tub down to one! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I resisted the temptation... was definitely hard!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Well they arrived today in the mail!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>each one stamped JAPAN</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I knew you would like them!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZU3zRPXA7vpNENy3F_BGU6JPBt6RfswIf9gqFnVMmmBy6EpVEee22Z1UyxMVfzOqIzRrFxSeMnCmH09oZKeAtaEfi2X1p-wYGsykPPnT2B7JO3ToYcsicvWFWsEqWzX5eJgm4sNC5VHGfXGnWfNZ7s2204f8HJJGk2GUe2XgH9ieMFEE4ZPDiyRA7A/s3709/66993428405__E8B601E3-89C6-4734-8FD9-599AEED38DB7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3709" data-original-width="2934" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZU3zRPXA7vpNENy3F_BGU6JPBt6RfswIf9gqFnVMmmBy6EpVEee22Z1UyxMVfzOqIzRrFxSeMnCmH09oZKeAtaEfi2X1p-wYGsykPPnT2B7JO3ToYcsicvWFWsEqWzX5eJgm4sNC5VHGfXGnWfNZ7s2204f8HJJGk2GUe2XgH9ieMFEE4ZPDiyRA7A/w420-h531/66993428405__E8B601E3-89C6-4734-8FD9-599AEED38DB7.JPG" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Well It looks like Ive got some work to do on my</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Blog to really make it working they way it used to</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">I plan on figuring that out. And I will keep posting</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">so please lets get this community ok like-mind</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">individuals back together again.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTGD4NA-w0TEUyivPa6EtjbNrA7FIIX7KNIMZT80q6cQ9twceefZSVHTR_s0_BWbD1A_ZLHCJaEvSsgEs9-n4J0K1--ZaiS5STrPQEIcKvd2dXUwGqq81glJQs-0zeYzr8Ryrq0DdoKc-PyGLMunNfL8Mzkf9OWsZew29eu5IQx48GFPR7hBrfhjduw/s1496/IMG_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="842" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTGD4NA-w0TEUyivPa6EtjbNrA7FIIX7KNIMZT80q6cQ9twceefZSVHTR_s0_BWbD1A_ZLHCJaEvSsgEs9-n4J0K1--ZaiS5STrPQEIcKvd2dXUwGqq81glJQs-0zeYzr8Ryrq0DdoKc-PyGLMunNfL8Mzkf9OWsZew29eu5IQx48GFPR7hBrfhjduw/w165-h293/IMG_0092.JPG" width="165" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wish Me Luck</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.saturdayfinds.com/blogger/diane.gif" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border: none;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Diane Marshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382654500938018755noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877399807819765725.post-57927389946458036612021-04-09T07:24:00.003-07:002022-03-30T21:30:18.746-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Finding Vintage Dolls in Random Places!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">This is exactly what I spotted on a shelf at my local Goodwill Thrift Shop</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIh94psPMLSVa_kbQJtleRLTCtEyCRrpWphv7GStfEFkzblJmns15aCfcxMc2P6QzKrDysrJ2HvcaIVywmmDDs5cOV1bxmL9hCGlmrCFWl8LQaG6lURRHPj-Wp9VVfYQdfQ6lh-h6-dpOv/s2048/IMG_4035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="2048" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIh94psPMLSVa_kbQJtleRLTCtEyCRrpWphv7GStfEFkzblJmns15aCfcxMc2P6QzKrDysrJ2HvcaIVywmmDDs5cOV1bxmL9hCGlmrCFWl8LQaG6lURRHPj-Wp9VVfYQdfQ6lh-h6-dpOv/w409-h357/IMG_4035.jpeg" width="409" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">I must say it looked pretty messed up but in looking a little closer</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">I spotted one of my favorites.... a Nancy Ann Storybook Doll!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaq_oTZpacDVjIeQUIjndeuLbvnGtToj1Rw9_dwlID0WiUqGaCphPJEMcXic5JmT9LFEoZMQaxKPjc5ksaARkcdPNCjeyeVLBRQXNy_62rXH02S4nUzbW1R6kDaTjUnkJ_f7rgGRxvP9E/s2048/IMG_4037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaq_oTZpacDVjIeQUIjndeuLbvnGtToj1Rw9_dwlID0WiUqGaCphPJEMcXic5JmT9LFEoZMQaxKPjc5ksaARkcdPNCjeyeVLBRQXNy_62rXH02S4nUzbW1R6kDaTjUnkJ_f7rgGRxvP9E/w415-h378/IMG_4037.jpeg" width="415" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">When I got it home I carefully Removed the massive amount </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">of tape that was wrapped around this grouping.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Being ever so cautious not to cause too much damage.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you spot what I spotted the little doll with the </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">pale ink bonnett?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G-DytpKbGoUoBBvM22nWbZ17lY-mrgXOdsrIGNZbp4lpaTLq2-G5t4V_hD5sp5keUaemJVWtd3NLQp-Qs7_38msvL3_lO1UoCtBTEMy4yvmAjgRKDcWdMAvhZYyS7Gk_dssli1ZX26Rd/s2048/IMG_4040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G-DytpKbGoUoBBvM22nWbZ17lY-mrgXOdsrIGNZbp4lpaTLq2-G5t4V_hD5sp5keUaemJVWtd3NLQp-Qs7_38msvL3_lO1UoCtBTEMy4yvmAjgRKDcWdMAvhZYyS7Gk_dssli1ZX26Rd/w376-h376/IMG_4040.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Now the other dolls that were in that little plastic tub</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">were not impressive but I do know that just sometimes</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">those cheap hard plastic dolls body parts can come in handy</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">when I have a long forgotten Storybook Doll</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">that in fact is in need of a new limb!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">You ask "how much did I pay for these?"</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">A whole $2.99.. not a bad find!!</span> 😊</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<img src="http://www.saturdayfinds.com/blogger/diane.gif" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border: none;" /></div><br />Diane Marshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382654500938018755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877399807819765725.post-54707956923373913882020-07-05T15:09:00.000-07:002020-07-05T15:09:48.592-07:00Happy 4th of July!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>It's a bit of an unusual 4th of July here</i><br />
<i>in California.. Beaches are closed and the Fireworks are cancelled</i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">A easy peasy Enchilada Casserole!</span></i></div>
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<i>And now I'm busy in my Studio working on <span style="font-size: large;">Christmas in July!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">A</span>nd my Creations have just sat and sat ...</i></div>
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<i> so I set out to look </i><i> for new outlets to sell my handmade treasures..</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">I'm Happy</span> to say I have found a couple outlets for my Designs</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">from Kohls Christmas Clearance 75% off</span></i></div>
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Diane Marshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382654500938018755noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877399807819765725.post-27393046637945942882019-11-27T07:18:00.003-08:002019-11-27T07:18:52.879-08:00Christmas Crafting Kitschy Kittens<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">It's a </span><span style="color: #38761d;">Merry</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> Crafting Christmas </span><span style="color: #38761d;">Season</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">!</span></i></span></div>
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About a week ago I posted this picture on a sharing Group</div>
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<i>The above picture is the one I posted!</i></div>
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<i>Now mind you these Kitsch Kittens were from last years crafting</i></div>
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<i>But I got such positive response to the point the admin of this</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(which I thought was a bit strange)</span></i></div>
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<i>So I decided to get out my supplies...</i></div>
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<i>One little hiccup my glue gun died!!</i></div>
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<i>I hope your Enjoying your Thanksgiving Weekend</i></div>
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<i>A special time to be Thankful!</i></div>
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<i>Big Hugs From Rainy California,</i></div>
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Diane Marshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382654500938018755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877399807819765725.post-1324816160230160912019-09-22T19:34:00.001-07:002019-09-22T19:56:13.404-07:00Buying A New House! .... a Cottage!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Yes I've put a down on an adorable</i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">G</span>reen <span style="font-size: large;">C</span>ountry <span style="font-size: large;">C</span>ottage!</i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">D</span>arling wood shake roof... white trim</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">B</span>eautifully wallpapered throughout</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">A</span>bout a year or so ago I sold the Dollhouse I had...</i></div>
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<i> I've been on the hunt to find a small Cottage..</i></div>
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<i>I promise to share an update when it comes home with me!</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">We live North of Los Angeles</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">closer to the Pacific Ocean and we have</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">had many a foggy mornings....</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">but by around noon the sun is Out!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">I'm pretty fair skinned so I don't do much sunbathing</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">and if I do venture to the coast a hat is a good thing to have.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">The other day I stopped into this great little </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">The brim is unusual you can actually tweak it</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">and shape it! Cute?</span></i></div>
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<i>This grouping of Vintage Easter sits on my Dining Room Table</i></div>
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<i>They were rinsed and saved by our mothers and used for Easter Baskets</i></div>
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<i>The sweet Bunny Party Toppers I bought from a favorite seller on Etsy TinselandTrinkets</i></div>
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<i>Most of the Easter Treasures I have are ones that really make me feel good</i></div>
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<i>So if a certain item just doesn't do that for me then it's time to go!</i></div>
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<i>I have two tubs of Easter Decor and this year I'm limiting it down to one!</i></div>
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<i>I'm gonna thin it down a bit.. and of course use some of the goodies</i></div>
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<i>to create Easter Items for my <a href="http://www.saturdayfinds.etsy.com/">Etsy Shop</a> and gifts for</i></div>
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<i>This Banner was fun to make I have such a large Collection of</i><br />
<i>Vintage greeting Cards for all Occasions and I just love</i><br />
<i>incorporating them in my Creations!</i><br />
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<i>And then another favorite thing I like to do is take</i><br />
<i>the lost and forgotten Storybook Dolls that are a bit </i><br />
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<i>And clean them up & add a bit of <span style="color: #a64d79;">SUGARINESS</span></i><br />
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<i>And offer them for Sale in My <a href="http://www.saturdayfinds.etsy.com/">Etsy Shop</a></i><br />
<i> one by one they find a "NEW" home.</i><br />
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<i>Its' Saturday and I have plans to visit a couple of new to me Antique Stores</i></div>
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<i>and maybe just maybe stop into Michaels Crafts.</i></div>
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<i>Hope your having a wonderful beginning of Spring!</i></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">oxox</span></div>
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