Garage Sale Loot #2

Check out my first garage sale post here

I admit it, I have a problem. But hey, when I'm driving down the street and an insane number of garage sales going on, I'm going to look around, haha! Coffee in hand, I explored a couple sales and came back with some new treasures. Check it out:

My loot from a morning well-spent!

I grabbed a new pillow for my sadly-barren window seat and the Shirley Temple book for $5 (she wanted $8, and I was like, "Hell to the no!" so $5 it was). The Shirley Temple book is pretty thick and hardcover, so I'm going to make it into a book clutch. Updates on that when I finish the one i'm currently working on! :)

The book on the far right is a collection of writings by Ralph Waldo Emerson that I got for $1. I love his work, so this should be a fun read!

And last but not least, I got the middle book and my fancy new tripod for only $10! I low-balled the tripod at first with $5, but he wasn't having it so I paid $10 and got the book as well. It's still a pretty good deal, considering most tripods go for upwards of $40. The book should be a good story, I think; I've never heard of it before but apparently it's an old classic, and I love classics! 

PLUS I was going to go get a tripod this weekend anyways, since I need one for my blog posts (my brothers both have shaky hands, and that just won't do!). So now I can actually post things- yay! 

I should get my DIY bag post up this weekend, or if not, sometime this week. I promise! :)

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Vivo

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Garage Sale Loot

Today I was out on the town when I saw them: everywhere I looked, neon pink and yellow SALE signs with their signature black arrow! Little did I know I was passing through garage sale territory, and who am I to resist? I love a good bargain! After all, one man's trash is another man's treasure! :)

Here's my haul! 

My precious loot only cost me $3

A couple diamonds in the rough, sure, but I love projects!

That basket is going to get a nice new coat of calm yellow spray paint. I think it'll sit nicely on my bedside table! :)

The bag is going to turn into a sharpie project at some point. More on that soon, I promise! The lampshade is also a DIY idea. Are you in suspense yet?

And the documents rack is just to help me organize my life! My desk is in a permanent state of dysfunction and it's getting to post-tornado levels.

But how could I forget these little guys? There they sat, patiently waiting for a new home in the lot of a school fund-raising sale. Don't worry little fellas, you'll find someone to love you soon enough!

  

So now I'm dying to know:

What are some of your best garage sale finds?

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Vivo

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Easter Care Package

Hey guys! Sorry I disappeared off the face of the earth for three months there! I've been working on a couple of DIYs and I think I'm ready to get things rolling here. 

Today I'm sharing one of my care packages with you. My sister is my favorite person in the world, and my favorite thing to do is send her care packages! It combines two of my favorite things, shopping and gift-giving! This one I put together for about $20, which is cheap considering all of the stuff I put in it! And for these I always do flat-rate shipping; it's the cheapest option without having to worry about how much the thing weighs.

On the edge: 3 facial masks ($4), foam speech bubbles ($1), tissues ($1), cascarones* ($3)

Outside eggs: 3 bottles of bubbles ($1), 3 Russel Stover caramel eggs ($1), nail polish ($2)

Inside eggs: mini 5 gum ($0.60), ELF tinted lip balm ($1), animal erasers ($1), Starburst jelly beans ($1), Dove caramel chocolates (I had those on hand...obviously!)

The Easter eggs and grass were each $1

*Cascarones, in case you were in the dark about these glorious toys of torment, are eggs shells filled with confetti that you smash on people's heads. They're pretty much the greatest thing ever!

That brings the total to $18.60, a great deal for a ton of stuff! I also threw in a Starbucks travel mug that I got on sale for $1 and some Girl Scout cookies. My favorite part was adding some special touches à la Sharpie! It was super fun to make and I'm sure my sister will be really happy to get it. 

Hope this inspires you to make your own Easter-worthy care package!

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Vivo

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New Year, New Blog

Me with my "Weird is Rad" Painting, 2013

Hi there! 

I've been bouncing around on Pinterest for about a year now, and I've owned my own art business since July of 2013, so I figured it was time to complete the trifecta and make a blog (though I think I did these things a little out of order). I'm pretty excited, too! I love DIYs, so there will be some of those, mixed  in with sneak peeks on my own little art projects. I'll probably do spotlights on certain materials as well, and really anything I can think of will be thrown into the mix.

As far as background, I don't really have much to say. Those who support my art are mainly friends, family, and family friends, though I've sold to others on Etsy and in festivals, of course. I don't know what anyone would call official training, but I think my three desks laden with various project materials can speak for itself. In my art, I generally like doing a variety of things such as ceramics, painting, sewing, etc. It all comes back to painting, though! My business is centered around my bottles that I paint, though I've been known to do boxes and the occasional canvas, as well as whatever spare object comes my way. Overall, I just kind of do whatever and I love it! :) 

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