tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35407460618078078022024-03-13T12:12:00.810-04:00Do you love him Loretta?Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-77704476121525051812013-11-20T19:48:00.001-05:002013-11-22T21:26:33.986-05:00Greetings from The Crack Capital of North America!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">We're not all crack heads here in Toronto, but all this scandal has been effecting us...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So,since I've been staying awake so much,I've been painting my little heart out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I think I showed you the before photos of the great table and chair set I bought this summer:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Sorry for the bad photo, its off my computer screen. Isn't it a gorgeous set? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Last week I sold a sideboard I had taken into my booth, and I needed something big to fill the space. So I felt that maybe this lovely kitchen set would look great in someones home in time for Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I would have sanded and refinished the top, but I don't like to do heavy duty sanding in my home. My little kiddies are prone to asthma, and old varnish dust can't be good for anyone to breath in. So, I just ASCPed it all over! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I actually prefer the look of painted tops, but like the maintainability of an unpainted surface.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Then the magic of wax...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Okay, you may not see the 'magic' but believe me the depth and sheen the wax provided really was magical in real life! I'll have to pull out the old camera next time...(instead of my handy iPhone).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">TADA!!! Here it is, all painted, waxed, and at the booth! Isn't it lovely? Can't you just imagine it with small boxwood wreaths tied onto the back of each chair? A Simple white and green Christmas?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I swear, some pieces you know you are going to regret selling, and this table is one of those pieces. I love the legs! How many tables/chairs does one family need? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Anyway, I found some really neat pieces this week, some of which may not make it to the booth cause their are too hard to give up...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Isn't this old wicker/rattan/straw (?)purse totally a keeper? Its gorgeous! I'm thinking its not old enough for the handles to be bakelite, but its still pretty old and pretty gorgeous...<i>my precious...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I found this great Fransiscan ware teapot/teacups this week, and while they are lovely, I have probably over a hundred tea cups at home! Off to the booth!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">And all this was in one lot at an online auction. Everything else I bid on was way overpriced, but I managed to nab this lot for under $15 including the taxes and fees! Look at that bench and old crock (5 gallon from Medicine Hat Alberta)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">As you can imagine, my <strike>crap</strike> <strike>junk</strike> treasures were in the garage, and very icky (spider webs, dirt, crud, etc...) so when I asked them if they had any paper towel (the people running the pick ups) they said that if I found any cloths, etc...in the garage, I could use them as everything in the garage was going to be thrown out...</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">EVERYTHING?'...</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">One mans garbage ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I got a large wooden ladder that couldn't be sold as it had a repair, and a bucket full of spindles...FOR FREE!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">This load was worth spider webs and crud! Anyways, this has probably been one of my best scores evah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Hope you all have a great evening :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Last week the time had come for me to bring it in and paint. Unfortunately its getting a bit too cold and inclement for me to paint in my garage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I love mirrors like this, they are pretty as is, but once you paint them, the details pop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Although it was stained brown, it had a strong red undertone...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">You can really see the red in these photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">While I use ASCP and you don't really have to sand it, I still like to sand the dresser top a bit, just to give it some extra hold. I like to strip/stain the dresser tops, but I doubt I would have gotten much more money for the dresser, even if I stained the top. Given the amount of time invested in sanding/stripping/refinishing properly, I felt it wasn't really worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">One coat, two coats, four coats later...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">and the red was still bleeding through!</span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Too bad because I really liked the colour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">It was really only $8 for the gown and veil, and it was really quite nice lace. It broke my heart to cut the skirt, but not before I salvaged the ruffled tulle lining first...</span></div>
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Its seems its feast or famine with my posts...but lately its been lots of famine. Do you ever feel like you're that mouse on the wheel? Run, run, run little mouse! HAHAHAHA (thats the world laughing while I miserably try to keep up)!!!! Everyone knows you're not getting anywhere...but everyones to kind (or scared) to let you know? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">When I sanded it (before waxing) it went all scratchy like denim, and while I wasn't expecting it, I kind of liked the effect. However, I like my chalk paint waxed, otherwise its just too flat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Please believe me when I say this photo doesn't do justice to the colour or the piece. This really doesn't represent the richness or depth of this colour! Its really much bluer and warmer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">This piece sat in my booth for four days before it was put on hold by a customer, and picked up two days later! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">I also sold the three chenille blankets I had this weekend (YAYE!!!) I had four blankets and only sold one all summer, and the other three this weekend! Isn't that strange? I always think of chenille as a summer weight bed cover, but come fall and boom!</span></div>
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<a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/halloween-decorations-for-the-porch/">Between Naps on the Porch</a><br />
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<a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.ca/2013/10/home-sweet-home-141.html">Home Sweet Home 141</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2013/10/transformation-thursday-finale.html">Transformation Thursdays - Shabby Creek Cottage</a><br />
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Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-38133063519038933852013-09-10T09:54:00.001-04:002013-09-17T14:17:48.203-04:00Christie's Antique Show Fall 2013<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I was so excited to go to the biggest antique show in Southern Ontario! I didn't get to go to any antique shows in the spring, so I was really looking forward to going...and we got there and started walking around...and it started spitting...then in started DOWNPOURING!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">That was the fastest I'd been in and out of that show! I was drenched by the time I got back to my car! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">However all was not lost. I did manage to buy a couple of things before I got back to my car! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I don't know why I was drawn to her (in the pouring rain), but I saw her and I thought 'wow, she'd look great in my booth!' </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Now I don't sell too many hats, and I'm not allowed to sell costume jewellery because one booth has exclusive rights to that, but I just thought she would add a real vintage vibe to my refurbished antiques/furniture booth. Sometimes I buy things just to give my space credibility...you know what I mean?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So, as I saw this beauty on a table, the pouring rain was blurring my vision a bit. As I got closer I saw this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">When I removed the hat the dealer was selling with her, there was some colour missing from her hair too...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">It was raining and not a good day for the vendors, and she wasn't pristine, and also...most people (my friends) thought she was kind of creepy...so I asked what herbest price was. The vendor went from $65 to $60 (including the hat). So I says...'but I don't want the hat. How much for just the head? I just want the head!' Yeah...she wasn't budging from $60. So I told her I'd pay $35 for the head if she was interested. She sold it to me for $40 (icluding that hat!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Home she came, and off to Home D I went and came back with two sample pots of paint/primer... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">First I <b><i><u>gently</u></i></b> tried to pull off her price tag from her neck...(WHY DO VENDORS STICK TAPE ON SOMETHING FRAGILE!?!?!?!?!!?!!????!!!!) and this is what happened:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Ok, so the tape removed the paint - PISS ME OFF!!! Btw cover up DOESN'T WORK...see the beige on the white? Yeah, not such a good idea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Anyway I cleaned her up with a damp cloth with soap and touched her up lightly with the paint, and mixed some of the brown craft paint with the beige, and fixed her hair as well...kind of like highlights!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So here she is with her newly applied make up, covering all her little chips and dings! And her new high lights really suit her, huh?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Here is her white hickey all covered up! You can still see the rough spot where the original paint was removed, but I just lightly painted, I didn't use spackle on her (like when I apply my own make up)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Its not perfect, but its much much better! I may go buy a slightly darker shade and sponge it on...if I get around to it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">And she's another reason I LOVE 'antiqueing, vintiquing, junking, thrifting, etc...'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I think I liked her because subconsciously she reminded me of the lovely mannequin head Vickie at <a href="http://daranger911.blogspot.ca/">Ranger 911</a> has in her blog header! Except Vickie's is all sweet looking and mine looks a bit like the android from ... whats that futuristic movie from the early 1980s????</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I loved this tea crate, with the original lid!! LOVE (sigh). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Thats all I got at this show, everything was crazy overpriced! I went for a few reasons:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">1. To see what new trends were out there in the 'antiquing' world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">2. Pricing. What should I be pricing at/near.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">3. What great thing would I find for ME, not for the booth (as buying from other venders usually makes it too expensive to sell). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">What I found was that there was NO WAY I or any of the other vendors at my antique mall would/could sell for these prices. I guess Christie's gets antique hunters from Toronto or other bigger cities, and they will pay higher prices, as antique stores in the city will command them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">It was fun anyway...and maybe one day I'll try my hand at selling at Christie's!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.ca/2013/09/welcome-to-scoop-link-party_9.html">The Scoop Blog party</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.ca/2013/09/make-it-pretty-monday-week-66.html">The Dedicated House - Make it Pretty Monday</a><br />
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<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.ca/2013/09/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no179.html">Coastal Charms - Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays</a><br />
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<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-151/">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia - Tuesdays Treasures</a><br />
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<a href="http://elizabethandco.blogspot.ca/2013/09/be-inspired-features-and-link-party-86.html">Elizabeth and Co - Be Inspired Link Party</a><br />
<br />Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-38880252497808081992013-08-29T17:35:00.001-04:002013-08-29T17:35:44.128-04:00LONG SUMMER!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Okay, this has been a loooong summer! The actual part with the kids being home was great and flew by, but other things happened this summer which really makes me want it over with already!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So this weekend is my hubs bday, and we are having some people over (more than 10, less than 100...somewhere in between), and my very expensive appliances are falling apart. TODAY. As in 5 minutes ago!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">These were appliances I dreamt of, drooled over and built my kitchen around. I cut out other important things in our renos so that I could afford these beautiful piles of steaming SH**!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">While they were under warranty, it was bothersome that repairmen ALWAYS had to come, but at least I wasn't paying anything extra for it. NOW?!?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">No before photo (bad bad blogger), but it was that beige fake wood grained paint effect you see under the ironstone colour. This is it after one coat of ironstone (with binding agent) but sanded down to remove all the grit (lots and lots of grit).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I've decided I'm not going to go buy a blender to dedicate to painting, so I found <a href="http://refunkmyjunk.com/how-i-mix-miss-mustard-seeds-milk-paint/">this blog</a> with her great advice of using a mason jar to mix (easy peasy, and mostly- not completely smooth).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The paint came on much smoother, and after it dried, I sanded the legs and rims of the top and shelf for a really heavily distressed look. Not my usual thing, but it had so many lovely colours poking out that I just fell in love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I think of this table as a success! Its relatively smooth and intentionally distressed, so a success....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">However the shelf unit which I painted TWICE, once with bonding agent, just didn't stick! Even tho I gave it a good sanding! No photos, because it just makes me cry 8(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Then, everything I painted on just chipped right off...I may as well have painted it with yogurt!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I love Marian from MMS, and I LOVE the colours of her paint, but I won't buy this paint any more. I've got a couple of hundred bucks of it as I bought the sampler kit (with waxes, hemp oil, etc...), so I will use it until its finished, but I will have to go back to chalk paint (sorry Marian)! I love chalk paint...no sanding, no priming, great colours, sands smooth as silk, waxes beautifully! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I really wanted to love MMSMP, as I read about all of the great projects people have painted with it, but I honestly don't have the time to keep painting, sanding, crying, etc...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I sold my table and chair set at my booth!!! Yippee!!!! I loved that set, and everyone who saw it loved it but it just sat there for the last 6 weeks...</span><br />
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</span>Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-79018703079678011962013-07-18T14:52:00.000-04:002013-07-19T08:27:21.994-04:00MMS Milk Paint - The First Time...<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Living in a Toronto suburb had its advantages when it came to ordering my first batch of MMS Milk Paint. As Homestead paints is based out of Toronto, when I ordered my sample package of MMS paint, it was in my mailbox three days later! No kidding! Well, it went in my basement for about a month unopened...Until this week, when I built up the courage to open it up.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">See's the same doctor for the last 15 years even though she only works two days a week and sometimes I have to wait three weeks for an appointment.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">bought an electric toothbrush about 20 years ago, but as my regular toothbrush was fine and dandy, never ever opened up the package. Eventually that electric toothbrush became more and more intimidating. It reminded me that so much time had gone by and I still hadn't touched it...I had to give it away to Goodwill so I could sleep at night!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">It was a bit thin, definately thinner than Chalk paint, but the bonding agent gave it body, and it painted on easily enough. However it was a bit runny and I had to go over areas to fix the runs/drips, but you can't catch them all...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Have any of you who have used MMSMP or any other brand, had any issues like the rubber balls or white specks? If so, please let me know what you did. Thanks :)</span><br />
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Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-83670720378107490582013-07-09T17:01:00.001-04:002013-07-09T17:21:32.941-04:00Reverse Antique Dealing<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Okay, I know the point of opening up a booth at an antique mall is to <i>SELL</i> your <strike>junk</strike> stuff, but I think I'm doing it wrong. I mean I am selling some stuff, although not as much case goods as I'd like. However it seems every time I go to drop off new merchandise...I bring a bunch home with me! The other dealers must just love me! I bought a great old Neilsons chocolate school map for a song! Sorry, no pix of that yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I did take photos of what I bought on my last trip...all this for less than $20! Quite a bit less, actually! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I don't know how the dealers in this mall do it, or where they buy their stuff so cheap! You couldn't get this stuff off craigslist or thrift stores at these prices!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Just l</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">ook at these gems!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">A vintage suitcase with leather trim, in pretty good condition! Its from a Toronto company, and numbered too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">A lovely old aluminum Flour tin. It may have a couple of little dings, but its lovely none the less! It would make a great receptacle for all the aluminum pop can tabs which end up in my Kitchen. The kids collect them for school fundraising, so they are all over the place all year long! Now they have a great big Aluminum home to store them in until its time for them to go in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Okay, this was almost a freebee! What a great way to hold pens, pencils, kitchen remotes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I tell my husband that I'm paying my rent, and covering the cost of my merchandise...and $20 a week on fun finds is no biggee, right? I mean I think its give and take...I take some stuff out of my house and sell it, and I bring some stuff back (as long as its less that what I remove, we're all okay!).</span><br />
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Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-28295894624145580262013-06-28T15:19:00.003-04:002013-07-01T20:33:39.515-04:00Cheap and Cheery Curtains<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Last week my husband went to London for his brother's 50th birthday party. It was a big family get together and he wasn't going to let the Atlantic Ocean get in his way! I never try to talk him out of a trip to the UK because while I'll miss him, I know I get lots of loot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">He knows me sooooo well! He brought me an assortment of yummy different chocolates, and 9 Kg of bonbons I had ordered from a wholesale company ahead of time and had shipped to my BOL house. "My name is Loretta and I have a problem..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I also sent him to the local Cath Kidston shop. While I don't need any more Cath K stuff, cause I'm begining to get diabetes from all the sweet prints I have bought over the years...I just couldn't resist! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I wanted to change my old kitchen curtain. I had red and white stripe tea towels (my kitchen curtain of choice) hanging from tension rods and clip rings. I bought these to use at Christmas time, but as they aren't really Christmasy and because I'm lazy, I'd left them up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">3. Because a set of two tea towels was on sale for 8 pounds...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Each set has two different prints, so I needed 6 sets for three windows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">From the photos my husband sent, I loved both sets and felt I could use all of them as curtains over time. I'm not wasting these babies on drying dishes! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">When they arrived, while I liked both sets, I LOVED the first set! Why would I go for classy when I can pick kitch? I'm one classy kitch!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">These are definitely cheery, and if you figure 8 pounds x 6 sets = 48 pounds which approx = 100 USD (EEEEK not so cheap you may be thinking), but if you figure thats for TWO different sets of curtains...thats only $50 for the 3 windows, so they are kind of cheap and very very cheery!!!! Yes, this is definitely how my brain works. Creative math, no punctuation, rationalization without logic, Yes thats me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So I now love my new curtains and have saved the rest of the tea towels in my Cath K stash. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I've been reinvesting most of the money I've made from my antique booth into new/more furniture to paint/sell, but I had to buy myself a little English treat!! I ordered these online from a Canadian supplier:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">How cute are these??? I can hardly wait for fall!!! Only kidding!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Here in Canada, we have about 9 months of winter, and then when summer finally arrives, it hits us with a vengeance (most years)! Then we all walk around asking each other...'Hot enough for ya?' Of course we stick in a few 'eh's here and there just to be true to our cultural roots...all this while carrying a cup of Tim Hortons coffee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">My <strike>garage</strike> studio is either too cold to paint in, or sweltering! Last week I think the heat got my brain but real good! I forgot to take a before photo of my tall dresser before I painted it. She was an okay looking piece from the get go. Dark brown 'okay' wood. Not mahogany or anything fancy, so I didn't hesitate to pull out the paint. She went from 'okay' to spectacular! She's really got nice feminine curves with a classic style, and the simple grey/white colour combo really brings her to life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Bad angles, bad lighting, poor iPhone camera...all I can do is apologize! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I painted a gorgeous two tiered table in provence with gold wax detail, but didn't get a photo before I took it to the booth, and it was sold before I got there again...so no photo of that beauty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Hope you are all having a great summer, and oh yeah...'Hot enough for ya, eh?'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;"><strike>Arda</strike> I mean Loretta!</span><br />
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</span>Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-50146975764328114392013-06-05T09:38:00.000-04:002013-06-05T21:40:45.581-04:00<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So last week I rented a trailer thingy and my neighbour hitched it to her husbands SUV, we filled it with all the furniture I had ready, and off to the antique mall we went!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I have half the room. Most of the window, and to the left is mine. Its about 6' x 12' long, but big enough for lots of furniture!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Its still pretty sparse. We unpacked the case goods, rearranged it all, and tried to stage it with whatever smalls I had brought with me that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I love this blue table and chair set! I painted it in the Louie Blue ascp and was going to outline the chair details with old white but when I distressed, the details were so pretty as is, that I just left it alone. Wax was all it needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I love the Cath Kidston paper that I lined the cabinet with. I bought a couple of rolls back from England with me a few years back and still use it (sparingly to make it last).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I'm so excited about getting this booth! I don't know why I didn't do something like this sooner! I went back on Monday (as its an hour away from my home) to bring in chenille bed spreads, and my big dresser/mirror had sold! Yippee!! Now I'm looking for another couple of dressers to paint ... Oh joy! I can feed my habit without guilt now!</span></div>
Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-27184009344266457592013-05-27T09:33:00.003-04:002013-05-27T09:33:45.597-04:00Wow its been a while!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">You know when sometimes you don't blog because you want to but...there's just nothing to blog about? Well thats <i><b>not</b></i> the reason I haven't blogged in a bit. Lots has been going on in my world. Some good and some not so good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Here she was 'trying on' a wig! Just for fun! She doesn't and will never (until her teacher makes her) wear a bubbly wig! She's in advanced beginner, and her next level is when the wigs become more prominent. Although she isn't supposed to wear wigs in this level, many of the girls are completely 'Toddlers and Tiara's' here! Make up, fake tans, wigs and baliiiiing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Z only wears her hair in a bun and clear lip gloss (her cheeks are pink from practicing her hard shoe dance). Its fun ... once you get over the make up, fake tans, wigs and baliiiiing :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">With two (soon to be three) kids doing feis', we have a lot of shoes (2 pair hard, 2 pair soft, socks, duct tape, electrical tape (???I'm new to this world too!!!), snacks etc... to hump to these places, so I got this great Heys suitcase for their stuff! I LOVE it! I've been oggling it since The Bay (Hudsons Bay Company) started advertising them on the TTC (bus) shelters! How completely totally amazingly Canadian!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Excuse the flash, as this photo wasn't taken for blogging, rather to text to my hubs...then I decided why bother? Just buy it! Its a huge old pub mirror! Gorgeous to die for! I'm so into old advertising, but the prices are astronomical now. When I saw this for what I think was pretty reasonable, and they gave me 20% off (after pleading), it came home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The Mall I wanted was full and very expensive, but another Mall which I really liked had two booths available, so I thought I would grab it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">This is my first Antique Mall experience, and although the owner was letting me put my things in there before June 1st (without rent), I realistically will just make it there by then! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Remember all that stuff to be painted in my garage last September? Its been a painting frenzy here this last week! No photos of the goods yet tho!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I don't have a lot of rustic, rusty, crusty stuff so I bought two lots from a local auction!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Okay, I got a rustic wheel barrow with a metal wheel... which I'm keeping because it will be perfect at Halloween full of pumpkins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I also got a great vintage aluminum ornate fence gate,which had been painted a great blue colour years ago...which I'm keeping because I've always wanted one! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">There was a great 4 1/2' Huge iron wagon wheel...which I'm keeping, because a)I've always wanted one in my garden, and b)I'll never get one at this price again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">These were all in one lot, along with some vintage weather vanes, one of which is 9' long with a concrete base, some folk art garden stuff, and a great concrete pink flamingo! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">You won't believe how much ALL of that cost! Can't tell you :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The not so great thing going on in my life, is my Dad started suffering from Dementia just before Christmas, and its getting pretty bad. He's still himself, but sometimes doesn't recognize my mother. He confuses the years, and has some hallucinations. Its heart breaking. He's still so lovely though. Its hard to watch, because he was so smart, always thinking, and on the ball. He was the go to guy if you had any questions about how to do things...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">My parents have a house which they used to rent out, but its about 28 years old and NOTHING has been done to it in all that time! Original builders kitchen, tiles, CARPET (EEEK), washrooms. Its pretty sad! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">They decided to sell it as it wasn't renting. You could pay a mortgage for the rental fee, so who would rent an old (but huge) home?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">It is a pretty house with great bones though. My husband wanted us to buy and renovate it, but I won't leave my street (no way!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Doesn't this tub just say ... "CALGON, TAKE ME AWAY!!!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Ignore that chunky lady in the photos! I think my camera is haunted! Just look at the great vintage vanity! With neon white lighting covered with a plastic grid cover! Wow, this is just the SHABBIEST CHIC </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">evah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">To be fair, its a 3,400 sq foot brick home, with 5 bedrooms, 3 floors, 3 1/2 baths and a great lay out...it just needs a mortgage so I can renovate it for my folks (you will GAG if you knew what the cheapest quote was (new kitchen, all new hardwood floors, new baths, etc...). Its worth it because its in a high end suburb, and will recoup its costs and make them some retirement cash. It just a major project and a half! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The good news? Think of all the great before and after photos!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Anyway, off to the basement to paint furniture and price stuff!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Ciao and have a great day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Anyway, out came the white and old white ASCP and the leftover green/white mix from the tea trolley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Its a light crackle, but it still adds a lot of texture and depth to the white finish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So, now that its painted a lighter colour I'm happy. I can sleep at night again. At least until the wall colour bugs me enough to paint the room!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I've been sick for a couple of days, but was really hit hard today. Just the flu...shakes, chills, hot spells, you know the usual. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Instead of sleeping I pulled out my glue gun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I made a paper wreath (yeah, I know, I'm about 3 years to late for it to be a 'WOW')! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">And a handy dandy glue gun (no photo required).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I remember seeing Miss Mustard Seeds tutorial, where she used a cardboard base for gluing, so I cut a cardboard round:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Its a bit fresher/newer, but as I'd never made a paper wreath before (except my wire/heart wreath)I wanted to play with a simpler sample.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So, as a mom, tell me, do you want guns or kinder eggs?</span>Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-37857636738716042722013-04-17T20:09:00.001-04:002013-04-20T21:04:27.663-04:00Spring Mantle<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I don't have a fireplace so its not really a mantle, but I have a buffet under my upstairs window which I decorate during the holidays. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I bought this vintage birdcage from Renningers, when I was in Florida for March break. It barely made it home in our totally cramped SUV but not without some serious damage. The metal was so brittle and the car was so full, that many of the bars had snapped. Its still lovely, just a little more 'distressed'.</span><br />
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</span>Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-22193297690723939372013-04-16T21:35:00.000-04:002013-04-18T18:38:51.351-04:00Muskoka Dreaming<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">When I was in grade 6 (about 10 years ago...Okay, in 1975), a Canadian poet named Madeline Freeman came to our school. We all had to write a little poem or story and submit it to her. She then picked 2-3 kids from each class based on their writing. I was one of these kids. Over the next month, she tutored us on writing styles (obviously I've forgotten everything!), and helped us work on all types of creative writing. I threw everything out but she kept all our work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">1979 was declared 'The International Year of the Child' by UNESCO. I was contacted by a publishing company asking permission to publish my poem in a book of poetry written about or by children, to commemorate the Year of the Child. I was totally gobsmacked, I later found out that Ms. Freeman had submitted my poem. My poem was called "The last night at camp", and it was about a little girl sad because it was her last night camping with her family. It was very descriptive and detailed. I had never been to camp, just dreamt of camp. My poem was based on my deepest desire to go camping with my family...but my parents weren't really camping folk. Their childhoods were pretty grass roots and rustic so they liked the luxuries that Canada offered them. They didn't feel the need for 'getting back to nature'. So, as my family wasn't going to take us camping, I had to imagine it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">My husband and I have gone camping quite a few times (prior to the babies), but I dream of the romantic notion of log cabins and fireplaces and marshmallows!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So last week when I went out 'junking' I came across one of these, I had to get it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Isn't it gorgeous? The green stripe is hidden in the folds. It looks like a Hudson Bay blanket but its not. The USA has similar blankets by Pendleton I think. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Its made by Ayers Wool (Canada). Its in great condition although it does have a couple of teeny holes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Hanging next to this blanket was not one...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">but two of these gorgeous TePee wool blankets by Mohawk. These are also Canadian.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Talk about feeding my camping dreams!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I guess someone was clearing out their Canadiana blanket stash! Go figure! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I think they'll look great next to my vintage red suitcases with the Canadian travel stickers. Although you wouldn't take suitcases camping...but its best not to over think this!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I've got a great red tartan vintage canteen which would just set the perfect scene...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">But, I'm going to put them away for now. Pack em up real tight because although I love them, I don't want to see any more wool or blankets! I'm sooooo ready for spring! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I was just minding my own business...I was driving when I felt a pull...a magnetic force was pulling me to go to my old haunt, Treasures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I opened the door, said my 'hello's' to the regular staff, turned to the 'nostalgia' counter and started my overall scan (before I focus in on the individual items). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I didn't get to the focus part! My eyes locked in on something I hadn't seen since I was 6 or 7 years old! My heart skipped a beat or maybe three! There on the shelf was this beauty:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The ladies in the shop thought I was having a seizure! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">It was in pretty good shape! I turned the price tag over, and it was $10. Typical. They KNOW its a gem! They know some psycho baby boomer (borderline Zoomer) would pay insane money to walk down memory lane!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Practically crying, I grabbed it and hugged it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I don't smoke! If I smoked I'd be spending $10 a day on cigarettes, so what if I spent my cigarette money on a plastic doll case from 1970 instead! Its healthier for me anyway! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">But wait! Its not light enough to be empty...could it be?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I unsnaped the cover, slowly opened it, took a breath and opened my eyes and ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">"EEEEEEEEEKKK!!!" A DAWN DOLL!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Now, my dawn had long straight dirty blonde hair, but that face was exactly as I remembered her! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I LOVED my Dawn doll!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I was visiting my lovely lovely Great Aunt Hannah (sniff sniff, she passed away four years ago) in Fairlawn New Jersey, when she bought me one (gasp)! I didn't leave the bedroom that entire trip! I just played with my little Dawn doll. Did I mention I LOVED her? I don't know what ever happen to that doll (my Mom probably threw her out...but I'm blocking that memory out!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The top of this one is all shredded, but I don't care. It still takes me back to Sonny and Cher, and Tony Orlando and Dawn, and my young parents, and my wonderful Great Aunt Hannah's Fairlawn NJ house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">What a lovely way to spend $10! I smiled all the way home, and every time I walk by the box, it makes me giddy! I forget about my fathers dementia, and remember my young father, on summer vacation from University. I forget my tired, limping mother and remember a young laughing woman. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I grew up watching Cher (Sonny and Cher) when I was a little girl, and she and I share genetics (she is half Armenian and I am ALL Armenian - something which I don't brag about because I'm <b><i>NOT</i></b> a KARDASHIAN FAN :$ ). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">When Google+ added my real name onto my Google+ account and comments I make on other blogs, I wasn't thrilled. I'm not a big fan of the publicness of the internet. I don't have anything to hide, but I don't want anyone logging onto my blog to know my real name (while I'm sure they could if they really wanted to). So I decided to use a 'pen' name, and what better pen name than Loretta Castorini, the main Character from Moonstruck?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So, if you see a comment from Loretta Castorini, its really from me (Arda), not Cher (just saying!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">BTW I thought you would like to see what Cher tweeted a while ago (my crazy 28 yr old daughter follows her on Twitter):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">This is a real life Fabulous Diva signing out, and wishing you a great day!</span>Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-85610065356645858352013-04-07T21:54:00.000-04:002013-04-11T21:05:41.966-04:00New Old Corner Cabinet<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Last month I saw this gorgeous corner cabinet on Craigslist, and while it wasn't a total giveaway, it was about <i>half the price</i> of <b>one night</b> in our Grand Floridian room (puts things in perspective)! Now that I don't have a van anymore, I <i>have</i> to tell my husband so he can help me transport my 'finds'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">As it was so petite, but tall, it needed to be screwed into the wall to be secure. My hubs did it today (YIPPEE - SNOOPY DANCE)so I was finally able to fill it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Five years ago, the first time we went to Ireland as a family, I bought a souvenir from the Belleek factory shop. I wasn't able to display them anywhere, because no where was appropriate, or WORTHY enough for my Belleek statues. They have been 'displayed' in their lovely packaging...So I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to display 'all things</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Irish!' Wait...backtrack...Now I could display all things Irish that would fit in this petite corner cabinet! I wanted to display my belleek along with some ironstone, but most of my ironstone platters were way to big! This cabinet is really small! While it doesn't look small, its narrow and on an angle, so so many things don't fit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The silver coffee service is sterling silver Wedgewood. This has significant sentimental meaning for me. My ex husband had stolen all my jewellery (family gifts...no diamonds and pearls here) during our divorce (29 years ago), and these were his (hee hee!)...revenge is a dish best served cold my friends! My jewellery had far more value to me, but my ex was a greedy SOB and wouldn't give me my grandmothers ring back, so I kept his silver (insert bad bad swear word here).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">This is quite an old tea set, I don't know where its made or its maker, but its so crazed and obviously old that I had to buy it. It was in the Salvation Army auction, but no one bid, and they priced it for $10/set...MINE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I wrote this post a few weeks ago, and went on a total rant! So I deleted it. Now I can write it stating 'the facts, just the facts, Mam'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Last month we went to Disney World for our big Vackay! Big because when you have a family of five, its pretty darn expensive even if you drive...let me explain...I LOVE THE GRAND FLORIDIAN! I scrimp and save and stay at the best! I'm really picky about hotels! So by the time you add the 10 night(!!!!! I know-LOTS!!!!!)of hotel (we had to add one to avoid driving through a snow storm on the way back - such a sacrifice!), meal plan for five, all the Guinness my husband drinks at dinner, park passes, and souvenirs, its way in BIG BIG BUCK category!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I don't really feel too guilty about it though. We rented our house out for two commercial shoots last fall, and the money from that gets put into my Vackay fund. Those two commercials completely covered the vacation (except my husbands Guinness!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Disney was as spectacular as ever! My husband and I are quite a jaded pair, but even we enjoy the 'MAGIC OF DISNEY'! When you see all that they do to make the vacation special for your kids, you can only go along for the ride and scream 'WEEEEEEEEEE'! Disney really is a must do, even if you have no kids! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">If you know me, you know that one of my kids is severely anaphylactic to peanuts and all treenuts and legumes. So, eating out is a pain in the BUM! However, Disney accommodates allergic kids, very sensitively! We love it! My son loves to feel normal and eat out. The only thing he can't eat at most Disney restaurants is dessert! However at the hotels restaurants they have allergen free packaged cookies (YAYE!). Anyway we all love it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The only thing not magical about Disney????? ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR?!?!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">This was in Frontierland, but they also sell them by the Pirates of the Caribbean, and in Hollywood Studios, etc...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">This was really disappointing! What a way to take the magic out of the kingdom! Come on Disney, take the politics out of the park!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Opinions? Anyone else care that Disney sells guns?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Sharing:</span>Loretta Castorinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786176585647963404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540746061807807802.post-8741600926090137402013-04-03T13:10:00.001-04:002013-04-13T08:55:24.543-04:00My Summer Find<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Last summer while out at my favourite antique show, I came across a set of vintage luggage which I just loved!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Red leather croc print luggage, with the yellowing ivory trim and vintage travel stickers! Dream come true!!! They were clean inside and the price was right! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So home they came! They stayed in my basement for quite some time(I've discussed the state of my basement b4 so I won't go there again.). So yesterday I decided it was time to bring them up and display them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I love seeing all the vintage suitcases in magazines and on blogs,and have always wanted them. However when I tried to create a vignette, I just couldn't seem to get it right. Wherever I put them, however I angled them, etc...it just didn't look like it does in the magazines. HELP!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Also, if I stacked them, you wouldn't be able to see the row of vintage stickers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So, I decided to set them on the little display table I use for seasonal decorating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Its okay, but I'm just not sure...still seems a little 'naked' right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Anyone with vintage luggage who has a good suggestion for displaying them, let me know PLEEEZ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Look, it even has an old vintage name tag on it...Miss Shirley XXXX from Toronto!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">A few months ago, I saw some beautiful roses at Costco while I was shopping for groceries. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">I'm the sort of person who really enjoys flowers. When I look at them I just feel an inner peace (blah blah blah...I know).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">However, I feel GUILTY spending $17 for a bunch, especially given the current state of the economy (particularly my families!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">This particular day I just couldn't walk away from this bunch of gorgeous pink large headed roses!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">And to be honest, they lasted almost a whole week! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">They were just too beautiful to let die! So when they started to fade a bit I cut their heads off and let them dry on a tray. They were just as beautiful dried as they were fresh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So they beautifully sat on a silver tray for about two months waiting for me to pack for march break, go to march break, unpack and do laundry from march break, clean for Easter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Then three days ago, as I was drowning in Easter cleaning, Easter cooking, and other family situations (STRESSFUL situations), I pulled out my dried roses, my spool of wire, pliers, and my glue gun! Oh yes, and I pulled out a wee bit of vintage seam binding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">(I find nothing more soothing than crafting, especially when I should be cleaning). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">And the Floating Rose wreath was born! The photos don't do it justice it really is quite beautiful, and CHEAP!! Dying roses, a bit of wire, hot glue and small bits of binding tape.</span></div>
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