Frugal Finds & Freebies - Keepers...

I LOVE this big white artichoke.

I scored it at Julie's big garage sale.

(Julie does garage sales to sponsor 

her mission trips. Friends give her

items, and this was one of them.)

This artichoke is inspiring me to

paint my adjoining dining room and 

tweak it to fit my living room's evolving 

industrial elegant cottage style.

Click HERE to see my living room,

still a work in progress. It has

changed since this post, too.

It also reminds me of a design 

project I did in college. 

The assignment was to draw

in black and white, an object, 

and use typography in a style that

communicated the emotional 

feeling of our image. 

The typography was to be in color.

That was back in the days before

computer graphics. We HAND lettered 

things or used Letraset press on type, which was black.

This project was painstakingly hand-lettered.

By the end of my "artichoke" project,

all I could see was ART I CHOKE.

I thought it was pretty funny back then.

I guess you had to be there...

I found another antler. I don't know why this one is notched.

This gold leafed frame

reveals bits the red undercoat,

traditionally done to make gold leafing

have greater warmth and depth. 

I love the gilding on this piece, 

so I won't be painting it white.

I will, however change the image 

inside the frame. It will be contemporary. I love mixing

contemporary and traditional. Check back to see...

I love the shape of this bronze candlestick, 

as well as the price. 

 

I was a bit surprised to see it is

from Pottery Barn. We do not have one locally.

I think it works well with my other 

thrifted bronze candlestick. 

Last but not least, is this adorable

fake topiary. I've been attempting

to make one. Click HERE to see my first attempt.

I saw this at the thrift store and got excited! 

That was until I picked it up and 

saw this... 

 

Bummer. But...I have pots

that just might work.

So, I took it up to the register 

along with my basket of other goodies

and asked if they might do a little

better on the price. 

Since I am a regular, the 

girl was really nice and said,

"Just take it. I can't sell it anyway."

I thanked her kindly. 

The pot is not as cute

as the topiary anyway. 

Check back to see it in 

a new pot next week!

Gotta LOVE a FREE topiary!

Word for the Day:

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, 

but the free gift of God is 

eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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