~* Not a Mistake at All *~

Back in 2010, I wrote a post about Learning from My Mistakes. In that post I mentioned a Ralph Lauren Cashmere Sweater that had a bluish stain on the inside hem.

I finally listed the Sweater in February of 2011. Earlier this month I SOLD the Sweater for full asking price even though I had a "Best Offer" button on the Listing! Just goes to show you, that you can still sell NWT items that are stained as long as you disclose the flaw. I purchase it for $6.57. Awesome Profit!






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~ Frugal Friday ~

Almost a year ago to the day, I posted another "Frugal Friday"post about some Williams Sonoma bowls that I had picked up from the thrift store. Recently, I saw the same bowl and of course swooped them up, remember I had SOLD them for a GREAT price!

This time, I only got 4, for $6.50 including tax. But still planning to make another GREAT profit from them by listing them for $79.99 in my store.

I also picked up this Men's The North Face Apex Vest for $8.12 including tax. I am listing it in my store for $69.99.

The FREE item this week is: Angelcare BebeSounds Sound & Movement Monitor. Will list in my store for $49.99

I hope to be doing some Happy Dancing like I was a year ago!



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~ HAPPY NEW YEAR ~

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~ A New FREE Selling Venue!

This is just a quick post to tell you all about an exciting new FREE selling venue! If you've always wanted to sell on ebay but thought it was too difficult to deal with, come on over to our new group: eBug Classifieds! You can list for free there, it is on the honor system! No fees whatsoever!

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~ Getting Back into The Swing of Things, Again...

Here I am... Getting back into the swing of things {Again}!! I am hoping to get this blog active again and keep it going! Looking forward to sharing with you all again, as I have missed being active in Blogland. Here are some Free Halloween Printables that I found on Pintrest to start us off again!

Enjoy!


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~* OWOH Winner! *~

It's a Bittersweet day! Winners are being announced for the OWOH, but will all know this will be the last year for this Fantastic Blog Event! I hope you all had a wonderful Journey flying around the Blogsphere making new friends and catching up with old friends.

I do have a winner! I so hope she enjoys her new Necklace! Drum Roll please......

Karen Taylor said... 8

In love with your blog...wonderful giveaway!
I would love for you to come to mine and follow too...love new followers but most of all I love new friends!
http://creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/

{{hugs}}
Karen
January 31, 2011 11:55 AM


Congrats Karen! I will be contacting you for your address and your necklace will be on it's way!

I hope you will all come visit again soon! Thank you Lisa for a WONDERFUL 5 years of OWOH! I wish you all the best in your new Artful Adventures, of which she just posted a NEW Adventure for 2012!  Check out OUR WORLD OUR ART!!!  I am signing up!

~* Frugal Friday *~

Frugal Friday, Freebie Friday, hmmm.... I can go on and on, but I won't BORE you with title names! I know you want to see what I have in store this week. I often stalk cruise the Craigslist Free section and the Yahoo Freecycle in my area. I am always coming across really good deals for my home and eBay store. Also, the Thrift Stores are like an addiction, if I see one I MUST stop and go inside. It drives my daughter insane!

When I am in the Thrift Store I look for brand names such as: Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Gymboree, Janie & Jack, Coach, Dansko and Williams-Sonoma. Just to name a few. My actual list of names to look for is quite LOOOONNNG.

Recently I found these Williams-Sonoma Culinary Herbs bowls.

They are GORGEOUS!! There was 7 of them and I paid $2.99 each. So with tax I paid $22.97. I was thinking of keeping them for myself. However, I put them in my store for $199.99 with a Or Best Offer (OBO) option, just to see how they would do. Yesterday, I got an offer that I could not refuse! Take a look at what the SOLD for!!!

So, yes I was doing the HAPPY DANCE!! They had only been listed a few days and I was very happy with the offer, which allows me to buy more inventory! Yeah!

As, I was packing up the bowls today, I get an email with another offer! {I hope this keeps up!}

Recently, I had gotten this Breast Bump off of a Free site.

I did have to clean it up a little and be sure it was sterilized by eBay's standards. I KNEW this was going in my eBay store as I have NO need for one of these (not in 17 years!). So again I put it in my store for $159.99. Today it SOLD for...... (you gotta click the SOLD to find out!)

Once again I am doing the Happy Dance! I hope to be Happy Dancin' through the weekend!! I hope you all get to do some Happy Dances this weekend!

~* ONE WORLD ONE HEART 2011 *~

It's here, it's here! The 5th {and final} OWOH is HERE!!! This is truly bittersweet, as this will be the final year. I have been involved for the last 4 years and I have met some Wonderful Artists and Bloggers! I am sure our paths will cross again and we continue to develop and grow. I wish Lisa much Happiness and Success! I thank her for creating this Fabulous event so that we all could meet and continue on our Creative Journeys!

If this is your first time here WELCOME!! I am KV! I am Single Mom, an Artist, ASL teacher & an eBay seller! I try to incorporate my many L-O-V-E-S into my ART. I am so happy you have joined us on the Creative Journey and I hope you will Follow me, then come back to visit again in the future and get to know me better. I look forward to getting to know YOU!

One World One Heart is a worldwide event for bloggers only. It gives all those who blog a chance to meet and mingle and form connections with those they may not have otherwise met from all over the world. In the past 4 years this event has grown to over 1,000 participants with lasting friendships (and even one love connection) formed along the way.  Think of it as a GIGANTIC open house allowing you to travel without ever leaving your home........going from blog to blog(in various countries) seeing the wonder each one has created and meeting all the fabulous people behind those blogs. As a bonus each blogger participant will offer up a "door prize or prizes"....just for dropping by, saying hello and seeing their world.  It's really that easy.

This year I am offering you a Anthropologie Inspired Necklace! This Beauty is the perfect blend of Brown and Teal with a Gorgeous Metallic sheen to it! I gave one away for my Blogiversary, so if you missed out, you can try again NOW!  Please leave a comment on THIS post to be entered.

I will choose winner through the random number generator and announce those winner on February 17th. I will also contact all winner to let you know you've won.

In case you're wondering where the other participants are...click HERE and begin Flying Around the World to see the many other Fantastic Creations others are offering!! Enjoy!

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~* Frugal Friday *~

I hate despise paying full price for ANYTHING! I love, love, love to Decorate with Beautiful items! I am totally in love with Ballard Designs, West Elm, Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn. Can I afford their prices?? HECK NO! And even if I could, I think it is silly to pay so much for {things}. I was admiring some of the mirrrors on the Restoration Hardware site. Especially this Trumeau Mirror.

I love how it is shaped like a Column. It has such Old World charm. But at $294-$495, oh wait they are on SALE! $235.99 - $395.99 {pfft} still waayyy out of my price range. They describe as "late 19th-century architectural window", but I still think it looks like an old architectural column!

I was browsing a local Thrift Store a few days ago looking for inventory for, when I caught a mirror out of the corner of my eye. I made a made dash for the area.

Priced at $24.99, it was still a little more than I wanted to pay. Good thing I am a regular there and most of the workers know me. I was able to make it out of the store with it for $19.99!!! I saved $376!! I know the RH one is a bit more rustic, but I am loving the style of this one. I have placed was going to place it above my fireplace mantel. Which looked like this at the time.

The Beautiful frame I got off of Craigslist.org in the FREE section. I am waiting to find the right sized mirror to put inside of it, but for now, I get lots of comments just the way it is.

However, my Lovely new purchase just didn't look right. I walked around my home trying to find the perfect spot. And I DID! There is a wall as you are coming up the stairs to the main floor, just before the kitchen. I have a table there, another Thrift Store purchase of $25!! So I tried the Mirror there. I am IN L-O-V-E!!! It goes oh so Perrrfect with the table (at the time I bought I thought I was going to paint it black, glad I didn't).

What do you think? Perfect, right?!!?

I would love to start having this being a weekly post, with a Mr. Linky for others to share their Frugal Finds. Interested?