Raw And Refined ~ Sweet Salvage ~ Part II

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFDZt2jT9HH4IHK0HWZLapuZoERTC6Za0cxT2s2awP3-YzG9y-Q76aEie-kQ9zGD1X_WvPu4nY2Y3kxKFYpC0tRztZzvdO7Y74QOrJwIJOL670hANBjeAX-yKml7hIIRJXt1Td6MJ95Q/s1600/070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFDZt2jT9HH4IHK0HWZLapuZoERTC6Za0cxT2s2awP3-YzG9y-Q76aEie-kQ9zGD1X_WvPu4nY2Y3kxKFYpC0tRztZzvdO7Y74QOrJwIJOL670hANBjeAX-yKml7hIIRJXt1Td6MJ95Q/s1600/070.JPG" width="538" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>You've probably been Wondering why I've been MIA from the Land of Blog so much lately... and we'll get to all that in another Post.  Lets suffice to say for now that getting the Guardianship Issue Resolved thru CPS involvement has been quite Conditional and jumping thru all their Hoops quite exhausting and stressful for our entire Family... consuming much of our Time and Energies.  </em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFaPvLtFlXZdn4AvAnJ5tJObKtS-TKWLd4lg4D61lJH6NhkYhsUn9RycVanqhqe8bMGASoyURIKxDhDp-vgt8RHnGjqEY33ozuOx-PYCrEH2x-4HHa24WC26suKZITZJoX3nh8IDnMdA/s1600/112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFaPvLtFlXZdn4AvAnJ5tJObKtS-TKWLd4lg4D61lJH6NhkYhsUn9RycVanqhqe8bMGASoyURIKxDhDp-vgt8RHnGjqEY33ozuOx-PYCrEH2x-4HHa24WC26suKZITZJoX3nh8IDnMdA/s1600/112.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"><em>So Princess T and I desperately needed ANOTHER Girl's Day Out... so back to <a href="http://www.sweetsalvage.net/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> and our other Favorite Shops on 7th Avenue she and I went on Saturday to unwind.  While The Man and the Young Prince chose to unwind languishing in their beds watching TV, which is a Guy Thing I think, Testosterone Nap Therapy versus Estrogen Retail Therapy?!?  *LOL*   They Enjoy doing Nothing while we spend Money and Socialize... it's all Good and everyone's Happy!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIyqw-pesHu8PSV_5hZUxphNy7BZWPI-_520MIZpWjySSWoHLLPZnNREZsU3XBIhJd2g0NfBZhVLakFNwf7nFGfEw1vbg5EOJLtonvu1s8hVfvEHG-3BbmBLtQMuW-KtrE2hMKb_iamo/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIyqw-pesHu8PSV_5hZUxphNy7BZWPI-_520MIZpWjySSWoHLLPZnNREZsU3XBIhJd2g0NfBZhVLakFNwf7nFGfEw1vbg5EOJLtonvu1s8hVfvEHG-3BbmBLtQMuW-KtrE2hMKb_iamo/s1600/074.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Actually we didn't spend much Money since the Budget was shot to Hell this Month, but it wasn't really about spending anything... but more about having Quality Time with heady doses of Eye Candy, Inspiration and Visiting with Talented Good Friends.   And the Weather being absolutely Glorious made it Perfect to be out and about at Events and driving around with the windows down and the wind blowing in our hair. </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1W0fOHhbuDnDtArkhGuVhn4d0QmUca5CNdaMKZXa3ITQYsbxaWSL0SEYG62SzpI7lkaJpuM4pIyJiw2UexOlinE7lY7PIlH5sNgbsoxFTIDWbhwtMVHf2eVuefcELfODrfE4hvW8BMk/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1W0fOHhbuDnDtArkhGuVhn4d0QmUca5CNdaMKZXa3ITQYsbxaWSL0SEYG62SzpI7lkaJpuM4pIyJiw2UexOlinE7lY7PIlH5sNgbsoxFTIDWbhwtMVHf2eVuefcELfODrfE4hvW8BMk/s1600/057.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"><em> "We should get a Convertible.", Princess T suggested as she saw a Sunglasses and Scarf clad Jackie O look-a-like pass by us in one.  "Yeah, that would be Great on a day like Today, huh?", I said.  I do miss my Vehicle that had a Sun Roof.  Back in the day my Parents used to own a Buick Electra 225 Convertible, Baby Blue with huge tail light Fins and White Leather interiors as big as a Livingroom Sofa... what a Barge that thing was!!!  I think it got five gallons to the Mile... not a Green Machine at all!  But who cared back when Gas was forty-nine cents a gallon?!?  *LOL*  </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXeykTVgoMa461t7pHfz5UWaW5MiDwATSE9IdDTD5rcaFc9Hyj1hO-Xe2kFGiMf5SvFd27h8MoLkkNsLEy4x49mW-nOXRFdqLajtDwV9Ku8OZnA9kJRgYeBQsW9kOH_7zHfPIivX7aSY/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXeykTVgoMa461t7pHfz5UWaW5MiDwATSE9IdDTD5rcaFc9Hyj1hO-Xe2kFGiMf5SvFd27h8MoLkkNsLEy4x49mW-nOXRFdqLajtDwV9Ku8OZnA9kJRgYeBQsW9kOH_7zHfPIivX7aSY/s1600/072.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But Convertibles aside, we still had a Glorious Girl's Day Out... though MY Socializing began to try Princess T's Patience since I tend to run into so many people I know when we're out and about.  *LOL*   She forgets that Gramma's Socializing is limited to the rare opportunities when I can get out of the house and Caregiver Mode, so my Friends don't get to see me that often and we have a lot to catch up on.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAT7tyPATDI1aiJMUGM4MD10NP7TAg8okvvwVkt8cZj8g3-QEHyw9tAckjE-tgcm4dDpfeo6cS6ahjnrEqFXa6fErqbVxPO-GKRJAksWzQQa86zpbcrigN3l7EREbCnASV1w-W0qD-J0I/s1600/087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAT7tyPATDI1aiJMUGM4MD10NP7TAg8okvvwVkt8cZj8g3-QEHyw9tAckjE-tgcm4dDpfeo6cS6ahjnrEqFXa6fErqbVxPO-GKRJAksWzQQa86zpbcrigN3l7EREbCnASV1w-W0qD-J0I/s1600/087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But, Princess T is a Good Sidekick to hang out with even though she's only Eight, because we Love and Enjoy the same things... we're two Peas from the same Pod, just spaced three Generations apart.  She too could spend all day Admiring Vignettes and Styling, engaging in the Thrill of the Hunt, Lusting after Bohemian Bling and Gypsy Wardrobe, and Talking and Doing anything Artsy and Avant Garde.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPSyebWB0vS1UGqg-OXmBh9zTOJciANCELLBrqk0pA2jGY1o8K_kgHhCZX_-vCQuBBPw0ZpSs5Tf6k9MkRwI-cBiHrzAj-WsMhMsijmoG51ENXxjTsd1YziN8DrI6xUlnplgy2lHqru0/s1600/133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPSyebWB0vS1UGqg-OXmBh9zTOJciANCELLBrqk0pA2jGY1o8K_kgHhCZX_-vCQuBBPw0ZpSs5Tf6k9MkRwI-cBiHrzAj-WsMhMsijmoG51ENXxjTsd1YziN8DrI6xUlnplgy2lHqru0/s1600/133.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>She looks forward to Attending some of the Events that Gramma makes Pilgrimages to... and though the shopping frenzy of Opening Day is too much for those of a Tender Age, the other three days of the Event have just the right amount of Energy and Zen to make it Enjoyable to bring the Family along. So I always try to make it back at least one more time with her... and her Brother when he doesn't have other Social Engagements... you know how Teenagers are, they have to fit you into their Schedule!!!  *LOL*  Not to mention I can usually get better quality Photos when it's not Opening Day and the crowds thin and become more orderly.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XZRCEqICDVhUTHhxsEJxjHq0F_mRTP0gPdciaQi4PlXI6V2890w0n2IOzKa3tNmMfSjbGT_kvbmMRXjSvgecQT43PmUL4-kA1BKwAP65nUdL2KxEg3JfLL3L_k_skpO_uKG77wWJ-ho/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XZRCEqICDVhUTHhxsEJxjHq0F_mRTP0gPdciaQi4PlXI6V2890w0n2IOzKa3tNmMfSjbGT_kvbmMRXjSvgecQT43PmUL4-kA1BKwAP65nUdL2KxEg3JfLL3L_k_skpO_uKG77wWJ-ho/s1600/048.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Princess T Enjoyed seeing Miss Heidi again... every budding Gypsy Couture Soul Loves <a href="http://www.parismontana.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #45818e;">PARIS MONTANA</span></strong></a> Style.   Heidi had Designed several of the Spring Line in Children's Sizes, including some of the Marion Antoinette Shirts.  I could definitely see Princess T Sporting one of those with the Bustle in the back! </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnjnPRCoMKbhL4muacW3opqDA2GW-Z-TYbqWB0e49A3xpJX1tNTVHUtYdeaq2_BJKNAY_kbnKcq6BZ5FRIEtTALmZeXj4vRDMi0xxlT_J5VJH02uo3fHI5bMtT9nb23tCNWUxgjM8wU4/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnjnPRCoMKbhL4muacW3opqDA2GW-Z-TYbqWB0e49A3xpJX1tNTVHUtYdeaq2_BJKNAY_kbnKcq6BZ5FRIEtTALmZeXj4vRDMi0xxlT_J5VJH02uo3fHI5bMtT9nb23tCNWUxgjM8wU4/s1600/047.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Coming back also gave me the second Opportunity to re-photograph a few of my Favorite Statement Pieces that hadn't turned out on Opening Day... like this Fabulous Necklace!   But so many of the Pieces had quickly Sold Out, that most of the Inventory was Fresh for Day No. 3 of the Event.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskleWDIn18l3hN4oMqUEfsDe29jONlMh7c9Z-a51ccj8J8YjZCTVC8JSEjqVbDirToG4G2ee1BzOF-t3OCGJcwrTfwu8lEoVjT9JCLpgzI2n_VuRF6oen9qjL7eAvkZ2BpbxkryaUtsg/s1600/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskleWDIn18l3hN4oMqUEfsDe29jONlMh7c9Z-a51ccj8J8YjZCTVC8JSEjqVbDirToG4G2ee1BzOF-t3OCGJcwrTfwu8lEoVjT9JCLpgzI2n_VuRF6oen9qjL7eAvkZ2BpbxkryaUtsg/s1600/054.JPG" width="542" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I had to get at least one Image this time around of the Party in the Back of the <a href="http://www.parismontana.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">PARIS MONTANA</span></strong></a> Marion Antoinette Shirts... Loved the ones with the Bustle, they were Sold Out by Day No. 2, so apparently I wasn't the only one that thought they were Fabulous and Fun Gypsy Couture!!!  The only one left was the one on Heidi's back!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjboIF_p4C7BzqTWADBJ1Ath7btey8tODcy8a7bc9UBihfGJ2qc-HA3vqIbsH2eE1TQ2XsZNsXWC90poz19xS_mqigJt75f7jY1RFJY1yqQqfy0tlK__PPNsKLz8dfNAn485S8pspzV7o/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjboIF_p4C7BzqTWADBJ1Ath7btey8tODcy8a7bc9UBihfGJ2qc-HA3vqIbsH2eE1TQ2XsZNsXWC90poz19xS_mqigJt75f7jY1RFJY1yqQqfy0tlK__PPNsKLz8dfNAn485S8pspzV7o/s1600/042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The largest item at the Show that I was in total Lust with that went Home with someone else?  Why, this Vintage Commercial Filing Cabinet of coarse... it would have been the perfect dimensions for the Studio Cottage Makeover too.  *Le Sigh*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YBxQEDo0lCyCBo8dLgoYryCt6twPuPcJIKTGQOzWSP9ni2Hy8wnIsWi2s218CTWPXXNjTzl-YAZ6ejcmJboNiX-1COaEdjsova3EiwIU-qYF4M0ztvtRt7zDM6nYna29i20mQMpW-Yw/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YBxQEDo0lCyCBo8dLgoYryCt6twPuPcJIKTGQOzWSP9ni2Hy8wnIsWi2s218CTWPXXNjTzl-YAZ6ejcmJboNiX-1COaEdjsova3EiwIU-qYF4M0ztvtRt7zDM6nYna29i20mQMpW-Yw/s1600/043.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I absolutely Adored the Label Handles on the drawers.  In fact I absolutely Adored everything about this Piece.  I Hate it when you discover the Perfect Storage or Filing Piece that you've been searching high and low for and either Budget gets in the way of procuring it, or somebody else beat you to it!!!  *Insert Big Petulant Pout*  It's difficult to find this calibre of Found Treasures, you might never see another one.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgq2H1IYO4Ew6-uz6Vrf_pwKUsv-9-Y9wMPOlhV1AXdwZP36JPmHETKY0s-XSF-b5M_IvM1jiE2XesZTGmP6y5R9l_Z8KCD1S7ekY9m0wqyohkhln10wSgTDV5I7em54b5tbpou96cTx4/s1600/077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgq2H1IYO4Ew6-uz6Vrf_pwKUsv-9-Y9wMPOlhV1AXdwZP36JPmHETKY0s-XSF-b5M_IvM1jiE2XesZTGmP6y5R9l_Z8KCD1S7ekY9m0wqyohkhln10wSgTDV5I7em54b5tbpou96cTx4/s1600/077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And then she proceeded to make me Laugh out loud by Mimicking what I "Used to look like" typing away on my old manual Typewriters at Home and Work back in da Day!!!   How could I keep a straight face, she's so Spot On!!!   I think that may have even been one of the first Models I used... I'm officially well beyond "Vintage" myself by now you know?!?  *LMAO*</em></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDnj_J9ugyXqHgzjbJGFQ89aqFlGRsubV_mxME6AClGfgbs835jN5lm82VuOcbiJYjS4HbZO_y6gDJkTmWqC7hlnDjF_fSqqGKhmfDQlUHncCcvgSOzQHLRXRsQ6uo7HQbNZBXVrscsM/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDnj_J9ugyXqHgzjbJGFQ89aqFlGRsubV_mxME6AClGfgbs835jN5lm82VuOcbiJYjS4HbZO_y6gDJkTmWqC7hlnDjF_fSqqGKhmfDQlUHncCcvgSOzQHLRXRsQ6uo7HQbNZBXVrscsM/s1600/041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Here's Vintage Me on Day No. 2... with Princess T as my Photographer.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypaa3CtYtu-9AfGVTbVAFso4cfIm0ZWQtWjCJzvfglsOF9a4xRmGoVxI1ofcdF_kw_AkbPnOM7xnnxyQ6UnHQN9SCPu9rzVJyJRuj49TRPBaBdg-E0CRd3TgA7x3O-Ht-TExFlpuwtm0/s1600/097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypaa3CtYtu-9AfGVTbVAFso4cfIm0ZWQtWjCJzvfglsOF9a4xRmGoVxI1ofcdF_kw_AkbPnOM7xnnxyQ6UnHQN9SCPu9rzVJyJRuj49TRPBaBdg-E0CRd3TgA7x3O-Ht-TExFlpuwtm0/s1600/097.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And Vintage Me on Day No. 1 in front of the Perfect Persian Rug I was seriously Jonesin' for and someone else got  *Le Sigh*... with my Friend Pamela as my Photographer.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtX0MVb9XCNHwJJKvx9qhakxOh5L4aTYCc_NZRKyl_ZHpQcTVFnumMbV20PcHE3oqfMNTSVDvxxnqdQ4XNDX6021Z67rg8u7km_mrfYO4BsfimqUAMp3sBNxIqu9SLFEEkVtVwy1yfl4/s1600/096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtX0MVb9XCNHwJJKvx9qhakxOh5L4aTYCc_NZRKyl_ZHpQcTVFnumMbV20PcHE3oqfMNTSVDvxxnqdQ4XNDX6021Z67rg8u7km_mrfYO4BsfimqUAMp3sBNxIqu9SLFEEkVtVwy1yfl4/s1600/096.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I'm Guessing that everyone else must have gotten their Tax Refunds back already... and we've had such a Crazy Run that we haven't even scheduled our Appointment to get ours done yet.  Otherwise... maybe that Rug and that Vintage Commercial Filing Cabinet would have been MINE ALL MINE?!?  *Smiles*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GdC0F5gRlxn1EPdgimXlViGA14DLFclK1dIov729Z0-zlRtQmhFH3P8wZUSfIjaTGD9Exkvf5ibHcGq78HGrq5869b5SnxwTRg-kLwsJsUNZnizXhjgzI3dwnrtDlsPlEQHAeK1VjZg/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GdC0F5gRlxn1EPdgimXlViGA14DLFclK1dIov729Z0-zlRtQmhFH3P8wZUSfIjaTGD9Exkvf5ibHcGq78HGrq5869b5SnxwTRg-kLwsJsUNZnizXhjgzI3dwnrtDlsPlEQHAeK1VjZg/s1600/050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>But on our 2nd Visit I did come away with one small inexpensive Treasure... seen in this Image... can you tell which Loving Cup Trophy came Home to Bohemian Valhalla with me?  If you Guessed the Bronze one with the Cheerleader topper on the Left you'd be right, it was my single Purchase!   Yes, Exercising such Restraint after spending two Visits there was not easy, The Man was Proud of me! *LOL*  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbVIDQpKYi4nYT4qM_WuqFTHYeYVyPgFrSZUiugOGsvu1xpFqiUOsLhcvMxoJTJ6LpoNl9jHluvQL8-ziz2JSLLxoXYGAvQqpO5jgXm2nEhPeTrZmAdnmiDZ4XIyPA5ipG7F7zYc6ASw/s1600/071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbVIDQpKYi4nYT4qM_WuqFTHYeYVyPgFrSZUiugOGsvu1xpFqiUOsLhcvMxoJTJ6LpoNl9jHluvQL8-ziz2JSLLxoXYGAvQqpO5jgXm2nEhPeTrZmAdnmiDZ4XIyPA5ipG7F7zYc6ASw/s1600/071.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But I did come away with loads of Fresh Images of the Event to Share with you all here in the Land of Blog... so I do Hope you'll come back for the next few days... even though the Event ended Today, the Eye Candy Captured thru the Eye of my Lens will go on for several more Posts to Delight you all.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhRULg8tWkVa8rnyEcbK9QcEO4g7AriwLJUHlXg3gHk69yVGeIW4V_SiYfHuEUhmvZGx78m8OrPDqFmT3rP6C7ma5HF2BRlLXrMu4hrX1v82YCGN26qGI6vRJVdkfwRmaxwobqdBkAQ0/s1600/129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhRULg8tWkVa8rnyEcbK9QcEO4g7AriwLJUHlXg3gHk69yVGeIW4V_SiYfHuEUhmvZGx78m8OrPDqFmT3rP6C7ma5HF2BRlLXrMu4hrX1v82YCGN26qGI6vRJVdkfwRmaxwobqdBkAQ0/s1600/129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I fell in Love with this Lady Pheasant Mount, you don't see the Females too often in Taxidermy since they're not as Flambouyant as the Males.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsMI2e3G8m8Hu0N3P7-4VbILTLLqjJcozpHHSji4NqRliuUA-Z-7Oed4ZFBT3yHlhua8f8rZa6o9w8jgDUO9RnXjs8Hrspig31zA7Jmf_AL7CjGP2A8N995JGm3c9tP0YPZO8PL1wufg/s1600/130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsMI2e3G8m8Hu0N3P7-4VbILTLLqjJcozpHHSji4NqRliuUA-Z-7Oed4ZFBT3yHlhua8f8rZa6o9w8jgDUO9RnXjs8Hrspig31zA7Jmf_AL7CjGP2A8N995JGm3c9tP0YPZO8PL1wufg/s1600/130.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I thought she was really Cute though... and would look Darling all Pimped Out Gypsy Style, dontcha think?  *Winks*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27ZAVPZjM84cIWywNe3pK1rmFZW5Lqf0quSHvSqwo-u82Xb_suelV7QQGBc5kLpb-Rd4Nf8BriFL1PSxq4CQOvdU-rLivKvSou3sITVY9jdp2Zz3Hp8qGqxnPiPb6Zc2-fY_ecWya2ms/s1600/094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27ZAVPZjM84cIWywNe3pK1rmFZW5Lqf0quSHvSqwo-u82Xb_suelV7QQGBc5kLpb-Rd4Nf8BriFL1PSxq4CQOvdU-rLivKvSou3sITVY9jdp2Zz3Hp8qGqxnPiPb6Zc2-fY_ecWya2ms/s1600/094.JPG" width="604" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And yes, her Flambouyant Boyfriend was there too in case you needed a matched Pair... though the Male Pheasant Boyfriend I had for her at Home in Bohemian Valhalla is Cuter... just saying... since I'm totally biased about my own Taxidermy Critters being the Cutest! 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Raw And Refined ~ Sweet Salvage ~ Part II

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Paris Montana ~ Sweet Salvage ~ Raw And Refined

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sRlVZd6KEcpm7ABdNfvgtCVAG4qTtmj8yMRT6eJFy5dldtFfjAlQwoUKJl329ahfPXNhBwdcrgLklsZiMePWtC3P-iTjVeru2Yxy3dt7iiNL9ABobmENCYyf6q01TsNeURn88-cFpSw/s1600/095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sRlVZd6KEcpm7ABdNfvgtCVAG4qTtmj8yMRT6eJFy5dldtFfjAlQwoUKJl329ahfPXNhBwdcrgLklsZiMePWtC3P-iTjVeru2Yxy3dt7iiNL9ABobmENCYyf6q01TsNeURn88-cFpSw/s1600/095.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It was a Special Treat that this Month's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sweet.Salvage?ref=br_tf"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> 'Raw And Refined' Event had my Talented Friend Heidi of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ParisMontana?ref=br_tf"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">PARIS MONTANA</span></strong></a> as their Featured Guest Artist!   Heidi's my Gal when it comes to Gypsy Couture, nobody does it better!   In fact, the Necklace I wore to the Event is one of Heidi's Amazing Creations that is in my Collection.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNOri_d__WF8OghzEURZyghAjB1lnJQAbIy4M1GpC52v-0B91FQuNg2R8tsIKSEEa_aL-zg8T4lWttPbYlhAPu61pARspSpAHfWWGeWTHaMmivV1Ti9_Ix2Q3rMbZTBd-DI2xEmRkZ-8/s1600/075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNOri_d__WF8OghzEURZyghAjB1lnJQAbIy4M1GpC52v-0B91FQuNg2R8tsIKSEEa_aL-zg8T4lWttPbYlhAPu61pARspSpAHfWWGeWTHaMmivV1Ti9_Ix2Q3rMbZTBd-DI2xEmRkZ-8/s1600/075.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The new <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ParisMontana?ref=br_tf"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">PARIS MONTANA</span></strong></a> Spring Line is Awesome... with loads of Lace and Ruffles and Distressed Denim.  Envision Marie Antoinette goes Gypsy Chic... with Lace Bustles and Liberace Sleeves on your Classic Boyfriend Shirt!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkyWJbBnZTvzwsdvPZIbU1tYKHW7-PQ6ke3pirEf4eISz7mGeKjqT9EDjWnbqULpArz20pJXfxAB_T2_oInNiCYTdsBWAk9F4fp2We5CfFp4D7Xi3jxicbpW7D7Qd0PRCYudn1kmSw_s/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkyWJbBnZTvzwsdvPZIbU1tYKHW7-PQ6ke3pirEf4eISz7mGeKjqT9EDjWnbqULpArz20pJXfxAB_T2_oInNiCYTdsBWAk9F4fp2We5CfFp4D7Xi3jxicbpW7D7Qd0PRCYudn1kmSw_s/s1600/082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And Heidi's over-the-top Gypsy Bling is my absolute Favorite... especially the Gypsy Couture Belt Buckles.   This Gal is Fearless and Distinctive when it comes to Style and Fashion.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tT96Mr3Pvx0yNZy5iOLW1ocr8-S9p3tFyZgAtvCecvViZwNWY9WbbTBMUHQCGeaVzf_YWXxA6Tc2UjVnvOFFbXkUEP8lgRcSop4fxb6Lw9zGU_PX6waUcozNqvn9sk3Mh0WaUIbv-fE/s1600/091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tT96Mr3Pvx0yNZy5iOLW1ocr8-S9p3tFyZgAtvCecvViZwNWY9WbbTBMUHQCGeaVzf_YWXxA6Tc2UjVnvOFFbXkUEP8lgRcSop4fxb6Lw9zGU_PX6waUcozNqvn9sk3Mh0WaUIbv-fE/s1600/091.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I have to Confess that I made a beeline for the Bling when I got thru the doors and pretty much spent most of my time reveling in that area of the Event since nothing can make me Pause quite like Fabulous Bling and Wardrobe lemme tell ya!  *Winks*   I was totally Jonesin' for this Cut Velvet Vest Creation... sure I already have one... but not in this Hue!  *LOL* </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5on-3OVRfgrgCVOU6YDF2Q-DmV1jdjr_HdYjGzz04F5_aB5IGCrtIW1Aa38v-00sfZVTF5QLu9SvXczsROxacp7QtUJ_72uwTWbkK9xyDg0DroVmh_mA1_LrU0RAfLd9mrwEHmvVcw1c/s1600/090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5on-3OVRfgrgCVOU6YDF2Q-DmV1jdjr_HdYjGzz04F5_aB5IGCrtIW1Aa38v-00sfZVTF5QLu9SvXczsROxacp7QtUJ_72uwTWbkK9xyDg0DroVmh_mA1_LrU0RAfLd9mrwEHmvVcw1c/s1600/090.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But one can Dream of Expanding one's Wardrobe further, so this is now added to the Wish List for Dawn's Closet Enhancements!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsdnw4DuEci3agRX85-LwTeJCThX6ijcu4_EnZm7Bex1kyyGZiBkYIraLJdwOEH2rP5qRqtdyooBr1r31s0BzQ9QHh3psXiQmYr-cdJTkBFyIV6DiOdrSjvIGDaHwbxoKk0txuPyDDY4/s1600/083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsdnw4DuEci3agRX85-LwTeJCThX6ijcu4_EnZm7Bex1kyyGZiBkYIraLJdwOEH2rP5qRqtdyooBr1r31s0BzQ9QHh3psXiQmYr-cdJTkBFyIV6DiOdrSjvIGDaHwbxoKk0txuPyDDY4/s1600/083.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It was very difficult to walk away from Expanding my Belt Buckle Collection further too...  but that pesky Budget is such a Killjoy ya know!  *Le Sigh*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXa33y34tygyx22c-5a72x7ltbgWlNp5Lk-nIc7WdbvYWolkq9hGvhj5KRJTML5A_2chxcB8Bon7U_SyEkspTnU_cdNwfSvlIy7Po9_v76l9gZPQZd6fV1sVCJvW0SCtbG4CgnV6LO7RY/s1600/084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXa33y34tygyx22c-5a72x7ltbgWlNp5Lk-nIc7WdbvYWolkq9hGvhj5KRJTML5A_2chxcB8Bon7U_SyEkspTnU_cdNwfSvlIy7Po9_v76l9gZPQZd6fV1sVCJvW0SCtbG4CgnV6LO7RY/s1600/084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I would have had a difficult time picking "A" Favorite anyway... I Loved them ALL... you know how the Queen of Excess is!  *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe1tJCuxatMJ_i0-i29iJfd_z9gmYjRVp-Al0Qjb5NAes-tqx-HxgOKY5RMIXGriorNYcAxiMtnvl8D7PZuJy_Lyj2hyb5e-m_xFxd68KnKkun2xjfbDV7zGV9wNwGX7WPvJgvLUbOGU/s1600/080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe1tJCuxatMJ_i0-i29iJfd_z9gmYjRVp-Al0Qjb5NAes-tqx-HxgOKY5RMIXGriorNYcAxiMtnvl8D7PZuJy_Lyj2hyb5e-m_xFxd68KnKkun2xjfbDV7zGV9wNwGX7WPvJgvLUbOGU/s1600/080.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It was probably a Good Thing that I really did have to Pace myself due to recent Health Issues... because it left me less Time to be Tempted since I couldn't stay long.  So I set about mostly Indulging in my Pathological Picture Taking to bring back to the Land Of Blog for you to join us at the Event... rather than bringing any Found Treasures Home with me this Month.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60Tl4GVmlUVIOT6ip9jpjnGaMMIREMbggqLLjzl1JZdirtgith27uD0Q4FzQAQApB0StkkEnPA0LoSUq0vZlE9GI3aPHlqzHBNifOkh842v7_-tL40O9HRKHRPJcDv45sTsPLQsu07iE/s1600/077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60Tl4GVmlUVIOT6ip9jpjnGaMMIREMbggqLLjzl1JZdirtgith27uD0Q4FzQAQApB0StkkEnPA0LoSUq0vZlE9GI3aPHlqzHBNifOkh842v7_-tL40O9HRKHRPJcDv45sTsPLQsu07iE/s1600/077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I know... Shocking that I came away with only Images this time around... but my Energy levels still aren't quite what they used to be or should be... and I was just Happy to Feel Well enough to Attend for a little while and not miss my Monthly Pilgrimage to The Sweet and to spend some time Visiting with my Friend Heidi and Congratulate her on being the Featured Artist.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMx14XAKLNfJ-iCxStFrm4th_u_u2K-FXdR5c67Fg_u7iTBZY_ZLfCG0ejdnwS26qRqgn5lQpKORCM_VlttCp2GPOgBgd-QCJMsT2aFmqHjSft8Ne-nkxJzFjoFjPs3TFhgsqJ4WPCShw/s1600/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMx14XAKLNfJ-iCxStFrm4th_u_u2K-FXdR5c67Fg_u7iTBZY_ZLfCG0ejdnwS26qRqgn5lQpKORCM_VlttCp2GPOgBgd-QCJMsT2aFmqHjSft8Ne-nkxJzFjoFjPs3TFhgsqJ4WPCShw/s1600/079.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I am absolutely J'Adoring her Distressed Denim and Lace Jeans... for that Gypsy Cowgirl that Desires Fashion AND Function!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpb4Ro0EpBxyyGfI2XfBvJ-_FJbU-Hz0a4yRxcklh5w1oAXct6QHXk07_o6V3bHkGTHg3xUwNvA5pl4tgdhWNJAlRUKlwCn1CAjKWp-1bikofp0ag_tjyZTAWTnB5qBIgydNHWe6nGu4/s1600/092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpb4Ro0EpBxyyGfI2XfBvJ-_FJbU-Hz0a4yRxcklh5w1oAXct6QHXk07_o6V3bHkGTHg3xUwNvA5pl4tgdhWNJAlRUKlwCn1CAjKWp-1bikofp0ag_tjyZTAWTnB5qBIgydNHWe6nGu4/s1600/092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I can't help but think of my Friend Heidi anytime I see Skullies and Pearls together!  *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gsuqFP5FISMnlE5VWLdSvvB5BuDvrliULNEO7JMSzpj6GUPIdUumEwfkn8p69vpW-CgU2-8mxJMgodiEANr60G7i3NqxSYigpKdwxCvWK_ME7Ji3wWpVwtwOUGJWoVOgW4Zqw1CwTL8/s1600/092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gsuqFP5FISMnlE5VWLdSvvB5BuDvrliULNEO7JMSzpj6GUPIdUumEwfkn8p69vpW-CgU2-8mxJMgodiEANr60G7i3NqxSYigpKdwxCvWK_ME7Ji3wWpVwtwOUGJWoVOgW4Zqw1CwTL8/s1600/092.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I Promise I did take oodles of Fab Images during my brief stay at the Event so stay tuned for Future Posts.  It was crazy busy this Month since everyone was totally diggin' the Raw and Refined Theme... so the place got packed out quickly and Beautiful Raw and Refined Sourced Treasures were flying out the doors!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQXu7xM1Ibfxe20OAiEA7v1WIH3i6JnjCBVSFmm-EL0gg1_oiIEoP9a8iy37qgrakSGVQNuhp55HiYauHPBJh-TaHWqkUKiMqtRje_e8vDF38GJf8ZWCtPh3K3jxNA-BZpt99SHfNeE0/s1600/094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQXu7xM1Ibfxe20OAiEA7v1WIH3i6JnjCBVSFmm-EL0gg1_oiIEoP9a8iy37qgrakSGVQNuhp55HiYauHPBJh-TaHWqkUKiMqtRje_e8vDF38GJf8ZWCtPh3K3jxNA-BZpt99SHfNeE0/s1600/094.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Often when I cannot Shop for Real I like to Imagine what I would have brought Home had the dreaded Budget permit and money were no object!  *LOL*  Do you like to Pretend like that too sometimes my Friends?  You know, when you can't have it ALL or have simply run out of room to put it!?!  *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVorlxfemEX1iyvx6kacQyH2e83hLiVBfTMSzA_QnM9gQd0y-vS8BnG2Ixgnbfdw1U9FbNAikAiqeU403Pl-zDFi6ZkrIn9DQj9cnv1pdfcGdjrT-RdOhPr9bucxsc2U40WUXZan_92Q/s1600/555489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVorlxfemEX1iyvx6kacQyH2e83hLiVBfTMSzA_QnM9gQd0y-vS8BnG2Ixgnbfdw1U9FbNAikAiqeU403Pl-zDFi6ZkrIn9DQj9cnv1pdfcGdjrT-RdOhPr9bucxsc2U40WUXZan_92Q/s1600/555489.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Thankfully Bohemian Bling doesn't take up that much space... so I can usually justify those types of Statement Piece Purchases opposed to say a big Statement piece of Furniture!  And Trust and Believe, you will not find more of a Statement Piece of OOAK Fashion Accessories than those that Heidi Creates!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNuyg4VEsQTS9MVjxRnrSTYiDqwYl-RPZ3EGVuw8ZuVBPn6Y4MTy41MrHlU5ynn4kuNXRxtml3l9SX0hX6P8uOMqe-QqR9JgP_FJ6CmGQczCdOHenGis8MKysP8SVXEXanX_XLEeUmXQ/s1600/fx10708102fbb089fbcca98f553d8165e97e2dfb57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNuyg4VEsQTS9MVjxRnrSTYiDqwYl-RPZ3EGVuw8ZuVBPn6Y4MTy41MrHlU5ynn4kuNXRxtml3l9SX0hX6P8uOMqe-QqR9JgP_FJ6CmGQczCdOHenGis8MKysP8SVXEXanX_XLEeUmXQ/s1600/fx10708102fbb089fbcca98f553d8165e97e2dfb57.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Since some of my Images didn't turn out so great because of the throngs of eager Shoppers swarming and jostling around me I decided to play with Fun Photoshopping those too blurry to Share 'As Is' and try to Salvage them.  Don't you Hate when that happens?  A Fav Shot just doesn't turn out but you don't realize it til  you download it later and now the Opportunity is missed?  *Sob*  </em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoQJIjiyjLx08MEvTo6dcGUCueEKl6TRKxuC85GLUL59z5zk85W5gYQspvOGqMMLvrz8-8KWAsWPfzUShb6k_Rn3Cr2frP_Faujlf4anHKZF3x4yhPYC01KP3vSYlOKx1jHwCdjISmJM/s1600/imageedit_2_8222339097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoQJIjiyjLx08MEvTo6dcGUCueEKl6TRKxuC85GLUL59z5zk85W5gYQspvOGqMMLvrz8-8KWAsWPfzUShb6k_Rn3Cr2frP_Faujlf4anHKZF3x4yhPYC01KP3vSYlOKx1jHwCdjISmJM/s1600/imageedit_2_8222339097.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Be sure to come back and join us for the rest of the Event... which will run thru this Sunday...</em></div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div></div>

Paris Montana ~ Sweet Salvage ~ Raw And Refined

It was a Special Treat that this Month's SWEET SALVAGE 'Raw And Refined' Event had my Talented Friend Heidi of PARIS MONTANA a...

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Oops... Yes, I Did It Again...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eg2HNP6_bXA8iyc2HpwXvJxPvS34nDxULvMThFi5NuqggN85p7hp54U5iwTQCgKUUQ7irgYPBJZ0F0_36V4QvVTfU0ntS2OEFNIyTgurYJQdnqvgFV031sGoIWXcOD8OnL1rFskglwQ/s1600/il_570xN_547806306_t5t3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eg2HNP6_bXA8iyc2HpwXvJxPvS34nDxULvMThFi5NuqggN85p7hp54U5iwTQCgKUUQ7irgYPBJZ0F0_36V4QvVTfU0ntS2OEFNIyTgurYJQdnqvgFV031sGoIWXcOD8OnL1rFskglwQ/s1600/il_570xN_547806306_t5t3.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Source: <strong><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuvLucyArtToWear?ref=search_shop_redirect"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Etsy ~ Luv Lucy Art To Wear by Donna Lucy Ramirez</span></a></strong></em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Oops... yes, I did it again!!!   There was only one thing to do to make it so... I Sold my Vintage Pachinko Machine to be able to Purchase another one of  Donna Lucy Ramirez' Gorgeous Creations from</em> <strong><em><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuvLucyArtToWear?ref=search_shop_redirect"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Luv Lucy Art To Wear</span></a></em></strong> <em>on Etsy.  I had been torn between the first one I bought and this one... and I REALLY wanted them both... so the only thing to do was to Sell something from my Collections to fund the Wardrobe Update!  *LOL*  Hey, where there's a Will there's a way, right?!?</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIxJgnclm0NWs1WgGJ6X8OU9YHiEyo_v7Di90ZJN1z80-1i7uPB2acti-sZGmBm-FLBrI4j9xcRisHMZULfsrnzhW4p57jomYUpe6iROaKXH7lsUKYkMgrczdBsYD2tvkKsfR7Y3dtzA/s1600/il_570xN_547806064_m4gk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIxJgnclm0NWs1WgGJ6X8OU9YHiEyo_v7Di90ZJN1z80-1i7uPB2acti-sZGmBm-FLBrI4j9xcRisHMZULfsrnzhW4p57jomYUpe6iROaKXH7lsUKYkMgrczdBsYD2tvkKsfR7Y3dtzA/s1600/il_570xN_547806064_m4gk.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Source</em> <strong><em>Etsy: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuvLucyArtToWear?ref=search_shop_redirect"><span style="color: #e69138;">Luv Lucy Art To Wear by Donna Lucy Ramirez</span></a></em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><em>I'd had an Offer on the Machine from a very interested Buyer, so all I had to do was Accept and it was a Done Deal... this Fab piece of Wearable Art would then be MINE!  *Smiles*  So, as soon as the Machine Sold I couldn't wait to head to Etsy to ensure this OOAK piece ended up in MY Closet and not someone else's!  *Winks*   Isn't it Divine?   And it too is in Real Woman Size, I'm so Thankful there is a Fabric Artist that 'Gets' that not everyone is a Size 6 and accommodates us BMW's so that we can be Fashionable too and not have to settle for ugly unflattering Wardrobe!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZhPqWUkn09ffUDB02siJHeITRrnGA2irPRJXg-PFp0VpaAneJ_vJ8HFXHhnET_6pHVYXvrUrl4s1lYixe_knY2S7mSa20ps0bSXMEocDA_ydhPFcCcFmBBsbdB3E9xhaEJRt7YMWP9g/s1600/il_570xN_547895511_4ibp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZhPqWUkn09ffUDB02siJHeITRrnGA2irPRJXg-PFp0VpaAneJ_vJ8HFXHhnET_6pHVYXvrUrl4s1lYixe_knY2S7mSa20ps0bSXMEocDA_ydhPFcCcFmBBsbdB3E9xhaEJRt7YMWP9g/s1600/il_570xN_547895511_4ibp.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong><em>Source: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuvLucyArtToWear?ref=search_shop_redirect"><span style="color: #e69138;">Etsy ~ Luv Lucy Art To Wear by Donna Lucy Ramirez</span></a></em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><em>And my Favorite part about this Piece is that even though the Front is Absolutely Gorgeous...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc_Vp9Pq1t5ukij3__LlkU1IRSTXXwBGKGMmAhtjH9Ke8vxRdsohYo-i6-w24abyAgggVBzG0SF3jPvP8_mM2KgNumJGs8pgLwd4Q6k-fBVab3BREQqiTAkUbGrUiLN6_4K1UQHF3CRg/s1600/il_570xN_547806198_k56t.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc_Vp9Pq1t5ukij3__LlkU1IRSTXXwBGKGMmAhtjH9Ke8vxRdsohYo-i6-w24abyAgggVBzG0SF3jPvP8_mM2KgNumJGs8pgLwd4Q6k-fBVab3BREQqiTAkUbGrUiLN6_4K1UQHF3CRg/s1600/il_570xN_547806198_k56t.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong><em>Source: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuvLucyArtToWear?ref=search_shop_redirect"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Etsy ~ Luv Lucy Art To Wear by Donna Lucy Ramirez</span></a></em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><em>So is the Back... so actually it is reversable and could be worn either way because both sides are equally Divine.  Therefore making this a very versatile piece that can look like more than one outfit just by turning it around... giving you even more bang for your bucks.  And the Color... a Lovely Tea Stained Sepia, is of coarse one of my Favorite Hues... especially for Wardrobe and Decorating.  I think I could very easily become one of this Etsy Artist's Best Customers!  *LOL*  If you pop on over to her Etsy Shop on the Links provided on this Post, you'll certainly see why... every Creation is Beautiful and the Price Point is very reasonable for Gypsy Couture Wardrobe of this Quality and Craftsmanship.  I'll be standing by my Mailbox with bated breath 'til mine Arrive... *Smiles* </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_bNQAIriYrSbAQAgz-JT9mbxVqMa73vcYn56oswVSeXIdFXPG9rL2YvCZvTLdbz18IdPahjUG-4CSEHGzbQHm5E_KjjGaZHHO8Z3sIwNAlp5Vj6C0KngRgW-e2xW6zbLl5lC2_-21oE/s1600/il_570xN_547806198_k56t.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_bNQAIriYrSbAQAgz-JT9mbxVqMa73vcYn56oswVSeXIdFXPG9rL2YvCZvTLdbz18IdPahjUG-4CSEHGzbQHm5E_KjjGaZHHO8Z3sIwNAlp5Vj6C0KngRgW-e2xW6zbLl5lC2_-21oE/s1600/il_570xN_547806198_k56t.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong><em>Source: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuvLucyArtToWear?ref=search_shop_redirect"><span style="color: #783f04;">Etsy ~ Luv Lucy Art To Wear by Donna Lucy Ramirez</span></a></em></strong><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuvLucyArtToWear?ref=search_shop_redirect"></a></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

Oops... Yes, I Did It Again...

 Source: Etsy ~ Luv Lucy Art To Wear by Donna Lucy Ramirez Oops... yes, I did it again!!!   There was only one thing to do to make it so... ...

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I Fell Off The Wagon

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx9QzgINNtMYYDutV7K-6Pn1EC5EoIMuwULPrZKuy9fZS1W2EPZekFIGCVoMoAtTiy4Hc14jByJJ-CfXKBUzWSLjZg4F70Awlx0r0ei2YVti2sl8Zyh5iWs3m1PXXDj2AN4IqUZ_ObFU/s1600/$11_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx9QzgINNtMYYDutV7K-6Pn1EC5EoIMuwULPrZKuy9fZS1W2EPZekFIGCVoMoAtTiy4Hc14jByJJ-CfXKBUzWSLjZg4F70Awlx0r0ei2YVti2sl8Zyh5iWs3m1PXXDj2AN4IqUZ_ObFU/s1600/$11_3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Perhaps I shouldn't have been so Proud, you know, patting Self on the back for the past Year for staying away from all Online Retail sites like E-Bay and Etsy.  Even though they always have the Greatest Stuff ever that you can't always find when you're poncing around Town on Marathon Junquing Missions, no matter how many Honey Holes you know about locally!  *Smiles*  But it's a slippery slope... and so I hadn't even wanted to renew my Interest and set off any chain of events or anything.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeSop9UJgbg8uvwrDN8-43qfAYHi1kLcYzbvLvepUalZUhM4zvl5aw5r_LluC24E-DGctAYfN4hAPMx6Wmt0vaAQ_ccwijBj4HK5MpcJVlfReyQAYPFMeoSKXrL4c2djKB79T0g-xPug/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeSop9UJgbg8uvwrDN8-43qfAYHi1kLcYzbvLvepUalZUhM4zvl5aw5r_LluC24E-DGctAYfN4hAPMx6Wmt0vaAQ_ccwijBj4HK5MpcJVlfReyQAYPFMeoSKXrL4c2djKB79T0g-xPug/s1600/002.JPG" width="547" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>No... I'd concentrated instead on Junquing locally and mostly for Inventory to flip in the Showrooms... because Lord knows Bohemian Valhalla doesn't need another thing to be dragged into this Old House really in the way of Decor.  *LOL*   Yes, I'd been Content for the past Year in just purchasing Locally and Supporting Small Businesses, Thrifts, Flea Markets and Local Artists.</em><br /><em>BTW: The Wool Cowboy Hat I Sourced in this Image Sold in a day of being in my Showroom!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qoaFMwYS7T1TuzbVrBAqCPwS2W6hXXCJlVi_5wcgmh5lNFxpMn173cB5x46su5ZDG1WjTNJ_bL9h-SGfYMCG41BGd3pEdVk7PY9Lp-TTBP7TL8RBmzCeC1eLwGAj32DTuMWVUIWpTP0/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qoaFMwYS7T1TuzbVrBAqCPwS2W6hXXCJlVi_5wcgmh5lNFxpMn173cB5x46su5ZDG1WjTNJ_bL9h-SGfYMCG41BGd3pEdVk7PY9Lp-TTBP7TL8RBmzCeC1eLwGAj32DTuMWVUIWpTP0/s1600/001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And it was going well, I hadn't even had the inkling of taking a peek at my Fav Online sites that I used to frequent so regularly that I'm certain a lot of Online Vendors and Artists knew me on a first name basis!?  *Winks*   Nope... I had not even missed them in fact... because why browse and torment yourself if you have no inclination to actually bid or buy?   But Tonight... for some strange reason that I cannot even fathom... the sites were Calling out to me to take a peek... just a peek... after all, it had been so long... and apparently they had Missed me terribly!  *Bwahahaha!* </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhbN0NHLoA85uDC-SzrLD5EEwyq0b4k37plluku7Xke-RrQQTQ2dKE8A6BtFFXN0hQYlurcPuIPEfvrNQlazagfm0TAgpEuZ2b_PiXl4DERyObjUnoOXVWm70pTIHdhOeCQ1WkLBivro/s1600/il_570xN_547939473_iow2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhbN0NHLoA85uDC-SzrLD5EEwyq0b4k37plluku7Xke-RrQQTQ2dKE8A6BtFFXN0hQYlurcPuIPEfvrNQlazagfm0TAgpEuZ2b_PiXl4DERyObjUnoOXVWm70pTIHdhOeCQ1WkLBivro/s1600/il_570xN_547939473_iow2.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: Etsy ~ Luv Lucy Art To Wear, Artist: Donna Lucy Ramirez</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>And everything would have been just Fine... because tho' I browsed both sites, nothing much was Calling to me like a Siren's Song... until... I discovered a Fabric Artist that had the most Amazing Wearable Art Creations that are just My Style and Sensibility!!!  *Gasp and be still my beating Heart!*  I J'Adored every single Creation and could see them all hanging in my Closet in my Mind's Eye... but mostly and especially this one, which was Plus Sized no less... it must be a Sign?!!!  *LOL, yeah I can Justify things that way when I want to!*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLfwhT9rcUswFTJX_OMzlTgo3j0_PjeE0HwhIAG-tMLvbJ1DLoZXLqYNUnFA8BaXxebajlV0IWf66azdA5wRC1mS7B_Tcd5ZJM656OwJ3O8niLaQ5bT9AuT0QeVby8bWYwg413Mo08VI/s1600/il_570xN_547939319_13ah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLfwhT9rcUswFTJX_OMzlTgo3j0_PjeE0HwhIAG-tMLvbJ1DLoZXLqYNUnFA8BaXxebajlV0IWf66azdA5wRC1mS7B_Tcd5ZJM656OwJ3O8niLaQ5bT9AuT0QeVby8bWYwg413Mo08VI/s1600/il_570xN_547939319_13ah.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: Etsy ~ Luv Lucy Art To Wear ~ Artist: Donna Lucy Ramirez</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>I'd had excellent Sales in my Showrooms last Month, with my diligence in 'Picking' and letting go of just about everything I was buying lately... and with the fierce Editing and Purging going on at Home... and squirreled most of the proceeds away, I had a small Stash of discretionary Mad Money available.   And a lot of my Favorite Wardrobe was wearing out because I've had it all so long, I'm still often wearing Anchor pieces I bought more than a Decade ago.  Since I haven't purchased much new Wardrobe my present pieces are getting more than Gently Used and I desperately need some additional Favorite pieces to re-fill the Closet and give the older pieces a break before they become unwearable!   So... I fell off the Wagon... after a whole Year... and HAD to have it... it was just too perfect to resist.  And Honestly, I didn't want to resist... if I don't Deserve it, who does?  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjechVn6ZV0NkwQcxrhPP-dEs-AHxBQ1aRRbV7G9pjxFbmBXuyJCGl2ZbSx3D7zcgd1wxtBplqfJ8hsRuduSUxyawERiVPTWPYzmQ-ZXT0LlwB54oH0JkxOf4gmvyLWAWUfooy1bdcDTJA/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjechVn6ZV0NkwQcxrhPP-dEs-AHxBQ1aRRbV7G9pjxFbmBXuyJCGl2ZbSx3D7zcgd1wxtBplqfJ8hsRuduSUxyawERiVPTWPYzmQ-ZXT0LlwB54oH0JkxOf4gmvyLWAWUfooy1bdcDTJA/s1600/053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I just Hope I haven't rekindled something and that a spark doesn't burst into a Flame or outright Wildfire?!?  *Smiles*  I don't think it probably will, since it isn't quite the same as the actual Thrill Of The Hunt, which is an Adrenalin Rush that can't be Compared.  Sure, you can find almost anything Online... and Auctions are exciting, even if you don't Win.  You can find the most obscure items, rare items, hard to find items to fill those holes in your most Cherished Collections, far more easily than searching high and low for them in your tiny corner of the World and often coming up empty handed.  And you can Discover Amazing Artists you never knew about.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fNCWOulin-CUdKsVJuZkPvsYBfJuFh3LPswGv2lIedVqQDqEgn5l4Ysxc8hOF5cizrU-7Q9xOj3NNV90ajc2qG1Y_oh7luUjb7u-x2aBsy4cAs_4QTQP5b2ZsU2Zy0KgaPZ3aLYQXzY/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fNCWOulin-CUdKsVJuZkPvsYBfJuFh3LPswGv2lIedVqQDqEgn5l4Ysxc8hOF5cizrU-7Q9xOj3NNV90ajc2qG1Y_oh7luUjb7u-x2aBsy4cAs_4QTQP5b2ZsU2Zy0KgaPZ3aLYQXzY/s1600/032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Not to mention I've often found the best Prices EVER in my Online Conquests and especially at Online Auctions.  Or by up-and-coming Artists that have opened an Online Shop and who haven't been Discovered and Featured everywhere so their Creations aren't in the Stratosphere yet and can still be had by us Regular Folks.  I always Patronize New Artists I Admire the Work of... and sometimes they become Well Known and your Collection of their Work become a Wise Investment indeed.  So I'm not discounting Online sites whatsoever, they are an Awesome Source... it's just that for me... I could get carried away with finding way too much that I would be hard pressed to Resist... because the Selection is so vast and so easily Accessible!   So its like a Buffet... where you could fill your plate too full and eat too much... so best to just stay away and not Tempt yourself if you're a Foodie!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XBrg8Qi5s6A9vas-_1jIWi1ik3q5kzPflo-Wwcu5fWZr86lEJpB__867Bu6C-I84hVovAWZWB98tc4XqG_Y4NM1y1QeyJIp-Y2oUO9wxNXzY8K5lcRNIBBBgemvcuNFLSpoqEpjZFNk/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XBrg8Qi5s6A9vas-_1jIWi1ik3q5kzPflo-Wwcu5fWZr86lEJpB__867Bu6C-I84hVovAWZWB98tc4XqG_Y4NM1y1QeyJIp-Y2oUO9wxNXzY8K5lcRNIBBBgemvcuNFLSpoqEpjZFNk/s1600/007.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But... I AM Glad I made the Rare Visit and Indulged myself with a Fabulous piece of Wearable Art that I will use often and be a Wardrobe Staple worth Investing in.   I just have to resolve to stay away for perhaps another Year now or unless I Win the Lottery or something and Money becomes no object *LOL*... and remember that Peeking often leads to Buying, since it would be a Rarity not to discover something absolutely Amazing.  Or a Collectible to round out a Collection by filling that Void you had, or Perceived you had in the Collection.  *Smiles*  Because lets face it, if you Collect it, you can always Justify one more, right?!?   And if you're a Fashion Diva your Wardrobe and Accessories almost Defines you and your Style!   I can't even remember the last time I bought off-the-rack wear rather than Artist Created OOAK pieces or Thrift Store Ensembles I Upcycle myself!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Gpaab654HDBGvbZZmaeXHiZ8kQ2F7SUIvAXcRWqOXrYzR3CsOoMrG2GvXxEFXyQL59cnbgTVKRSA5Osiy4qq5kq6xiXR4FnT-Zxjc6MEo6qYe64j-AXG3rvPfQ9QRYFCoauMPG7Rf14/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Gpaab654HDBGvbZZmaeXHiZ8kQ2F7SUIvAXcRWqOXrYzR3CsOoMrG2GvXxEFXyQL59cnbgTVKRSA5Osiy4qq5kq6xiXR4FnT-Zxjc6MEo6qYe64j-AXG3rvPfQ9QRYFCoauMPG7Rf14/s1600/051.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And we're so Proud that our Grandson was Featured in yet another Local Paper and made the Front Page!!!  {See Image Below}  Here's to his Star Rising!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmmRYBPJD_kko31UVsM8XbzEUc0EkpnUVLNtnJWbnK1AqvNk3xse8k3ugvJd6XgMXacUqdiOtp2G2uhWefE4-auxKW766DY_T0hRkSMDefyz01BkPkN4xpMxacWO0Q7YXwbP0lPwzcAU/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmmRYBPJD_kko31UVsM8XbzEUc0EkpnUVLNtnJWbnK1AqvNk3xse8k3ugvJd6XgMXacUqdiOtp2G2uhWefE4-auxKW766DY_T0hRkSMDefyz01BkPkN4xpMxacWO0Q7YXwbP0lPwzcAU/s1600/010.JPG" width="597" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

I Fell Off The Wagon

Perhaps I shouldn't have been so Proud, you know, patting Self on the back for the past Year for staying away from all Online Retail sit...

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