With the holidays coming up I wanted to show you a quick and easy way to clean silver. Over the years I have bought numerous pieces of silver at thrift stores and estate sales. Some are the kind of silverware you eat with, some are pieces I use to decorate my home. Urns, tea pots,...

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How to clean and restore thrift store finds, so you can LOVE them without buyer's remorse. Including how to clean silver and how to clean vintage linen.

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I'm sure by now you've all heard of the KonMari Method for decluttering. It is from the book called The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art Of Decluttering And Organizing, written by Marie Kondo (that's an affiliate link, btw You can read my full disclosure policy here.). But, can we thrift store shoppers, estate...

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Discover the BEST Books for those who love shopping at thrift stores, yard sales, flea markets and other thrifty places. Inspiring and informative books on displaying your collections, how to upcycle your finds into one of a kind pieces, how to craft with your treasures and much more. As a kid I would love to...

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Headed to your local flea market this weekend? Here are some great flea market tips for buyers. Summer and fall are prime flea market season around here. Whether going to the Springfield Antique Show And Flea Market Extravaganza, Hartville Flea Market or any other local flea markets, festivals and fairs (and barn sales, yard sales...

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Don't go. Whoa, wait a minute. Pam's telling me to NOT go to a yard sale? Say it ain't so! Yes, The World's Longest Yard Sale aka 127 Corridor Sale is coming up August 5th-8th, 2021 and it isn't all it's cracked up to be. You may just want to skip this one. 5 Reasons...

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Tips for cleaning vintage suitcases both inside and out. Removing odors from vintage luggage is easier than you think! Normally I'm a sniff it before I buy it kind of person, but occasionally I'll buy something at a thrift store or yard sale in a hurry. Only to be gifted with a pungent aroma when...

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As God is my witness, I've said it before and I'll say it again. You can't beat good old church rummage sales. Did you just see that lightning strike? But seriously, every single time I see a sale on Craigslist and it's at a church I am there. Why? Well, I'll tell you. Pam's Top 3...

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Not that the weather here in Ohio has been cooperating, but yard sale season is starting to heat up and I've compiled my list of things we need to find at yard sales this summer that we can also use to decorate our houses. Because yard sales are a great place to find inexpensive (ridiculously inexpensive),...

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Yard sale season is coming up soon. Real soon. If you've caught the KonMari bug like I have, you're going to have a whole lot of stuff to sell this year! Man, that book has changed my life. But that's a post for another time. This is about what you need to know to get...

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