The Big Heap ~ Yes, I'm Finally Doing The Post!

<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/AVvXsEjFOTWXe24eRsCBLpXjBD_qCJchlkbTWVs4rjw2jTjFOqhF4zLM1JLxkKt37_dilfMkjUsIvu5M7oISypbZdcZ-Wu-biPSezycSiSni0DbWmXwxxfch-lnmlz4Se1gPhUwnAwZ37b_3Ym4Q/s1600/406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOTWXe24eRsCBLpXjBD_qCJchlkbTWVs4rjw2jTjFOqhF4zLM1JLxkKt37_dilfMkjUsIvu5M7oISypbZdcZ-Wu-biPSezycSiSni0DbWmXwxxfch-lnmlz4Se1gPhUwnAwZ37b_3Ym4Q/s640/406.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>Okay, yes, it has taken me Forever and a Day I Confess and I feel like a total Slacker... but <strong><u>FINALLY</u></strong> I'm doing the Post on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cave-Creek-Thieves-Market-and-The-Big-Heap/102848904754"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">THE BIG HEAP</span></strong></a> Event I attended fairly recently!  *LOL*  I Hope I'm not losing my Blog Mojo because lately Posts are taking me DAYS to roll out now!  *Gasp!*  Yeah, I know, scary stuff when you've got a lot to Share and playing catch-up to get it rolled out before the news is so stale you wonder where in your Photo Archives you've stored it all?!?  *LOL*   Luckily this Vendor's Boho Upholstery was so Eyecatching that it jumps out at ya... so much easier to find in the Photo Archives!  *Whew!*  In fact, I LOVED this Sofa... you know me, I'm a Go Big and Bold or Go Home sorta Gal!  *Smiles*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-i45g0aoRYlOb-hTbSoWEZEAKLRkhoLhEMJTtpIBXERAd2ehFmAJuQC2NqLxNyXrzwoyjgaAX6ocFtpX5L0vUtHhaPFnNVAOYoGmRYrENDZ68ZmuCYP0-QFWILFbhtltFPPvczLpzQJ8Y/s1600/376018_167336066759716_1955936142_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-i45g0aoRYlOb-hTbSoWEZEAKLRkhoLhEMJTtpIBXERAd2ehFmAJuQC2NqLxNyXrzwoyjgaAX6ocFtpX5L0vUtHhaPFnNVAOYoGmRYrENDZ68ZmuCYP0-QFWILFbhtltFPPvczLpzQJ8Y/s640/376018_167336066759716_1955936142_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Source: <a href="http://www.vintagebliss.typepad.com/"><strong><span style="color: #7f6000;">VINTAGE BLISS</span></strong></a> Blog</em></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>My Friend Tricia got better Images of all the Gals than I managed to since I was having some Camera Malfunctions that day and so many of my shots didn't turn out after the dropping my Camera in the dirt incident!  *Gasp*  But don't worry... since then my Friend Pamela has Blessed me with the Gift of a much better Camera so I'm back in the Game!  *Whew!*  So I'm borrowing and Sharing a couple of Tricia's Images of the Gypsy Gal Posse.  And head over to Tricia's Blog <a href="http://www.vintagebliss.typepad.com/"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">VINTAGE BLISS</span></strong></a> to see even more!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdxbiod8RN2HD4K9luEC-ynAxImfKxvTgbQY-11WC4qi3ajBKHtr15n8NBh6dfJdqu7svuX2cwYwMdoF14Vgi4mHXM74hTri7OLCOvYe3nfKYIn1YttrdEFYu36eS4igHZJ8AYBD80U_O/s1600/375860_10201139955087097_2021740323_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdxbiod8RN2HD4K9luEC-ynAxImfKxvTgbQY-11WC4qi3ajBKHtr15n8NBh6dfJdqu7svuX2cwYwMdoF14Vgi4mHXM74hTri7OLCOvYe3nfKYIn1YttrdEFYu36eS4igHZJ8AYBD80U_O/s640/375860_10201139955087097_2021740323_n.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Source: <strong><span style="color: #783f04;">VINTAGE BLISS</span></strong> Blog</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>You see, I really wanted to show you more of the Gal's Style and Ensembles that I just Adored and they totally ROCK!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuRrRRIOs4tiCnQxyVTFg9NmPX0pBiyf5cT8LodhciSoCDZTp3TnCG-l6h_Rr-DEyoiygruNpndFZ5_FQwiYXJvcA9KNSMxAlpU7MG9Xagfet6z2Jbku1A32zTjyZa_m5jISRGzzX03F3/s1600/430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuRrRRIOs4tiCnQxyVTFg9NmPX0pBiyf5cT8LodhciSoCDZTp3TnCG-l6h_Rr-DEyoiygruNpndFZ5_FQwiYXJvcA9KNSMxAlpU7MG9Xagfet6z2Jbku1A32zTjyZa_m5jISRGzzX03F3/s640/430.JPG" width="528" /></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>Heidi's Caravan always has a wealth of Wardrobe and Accessories that I drool over and want to fill my Closets with!   This day, even though it was about 100 degrees outside, I was looking for one of her Gypsy Jackets... yeah, I know, I'm a head case looking for Jackets in late Arizona Spring... luckily all of my Friends know this Quirkiness about me and are not surprised when I make such Odd {Okay Crazy} requests and Love me anyways.  *Winks*  And since nobody in their right mind is looking for Jackets in late Arizona Spring I'll have to wait for the Fall Line now.  *Le Sigh*   I knew I shouldda bought that Jacket at the last <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cave-Creek-Thieves-Market-and-The-Big-Heap/102848904754"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">BIG HEAP</span></strong></a> Show!  Hindsight is always 20-20 huh?</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU34EP7KR2nkS5A6hQQW76g0sPbiHYRrtHZVTTxpvfgFhkJYXuK6tzOG5Srekd6vgB16AnlMkO2jRtsw2ajwJw5IVldFgx4YcIL1bEr7tla0_w6fzhD2HlSoU6_2M0Egy0vn1JmdrEhgK2/s1600/310716_514104475318911_40811365_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU34EP7KR2nkS5A6hQQW76g0sPbiHYRrtHZVTTxpvfgFhkJYXuK6tzOG5Srekd6vgB16AnlMkO2jRtsw2ajwJw5IVldFgx4YcIL1bEr7tla0_w6fzhD2HlSoU6_2M0Egy0vn1JmdrEhgK2/s640/310716_514104475318911_40811365_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sandra.fettyelsberry"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Sandra Fetty-Elsberry</strong></span></a> FB Page</em></div><em></em><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And it was a Special Surprise to also run into our Friend Sandra while she was Shopping the Event... I had not seen Sandra in quite a while so we had a lot of catching up to do!  She too is an Amazing Artist... can't wait for her next Trunk Show.</em></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF946dEkW6k-ULTqPJK8SROdW91TCsbxjPA0uXTGR9El52_vVPXSbF_kv4Ha6HuuaVW9ciuDrsSb_jDBJoa0XOlJfjaKO8z3jEzZQMr8Pza9YfrW-zpAU5Qu6p1eRAGj7wAPdh8Yv9Q1h/s1600/442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF946dEkW6k-ULTqPJK8SROdW91TCsbxjPA0uXTGR9El52_vVPXSbF_kv4Ha6HuuaVW9ciuDrsSb_jDBJoa0XOlJfjaKO8z3jEzZQMr8Pza9YfrW-zpAU5Qu6p1eRAGj7wAPdh8Yv9Q1h/s640/442.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Loving these Lacy Chaps that Heidi Creates... and they were Modeled so Beautifully by the Lovely Daughter of a New Friend I made while at the Event... who had her Gypsy Caravan right between my Friends Heidi and Tricia.</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/AVvXsEiIpiErSqvzdN6EF4WrcDr3zEDywuzBgEufNqZa_rWvlQ1QpkH6BwOCOUw-U9Z3l-bvqKL3n56qnQ4YYGcNTyv6VEKIyQMUH9ayXBCZA317QVAAqjx9pIeeRWqSBSog8dFW8T4Ow4z4aJ9W/s1600/437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpiErSqvzdN6EF4WrcDr3zEDywuzBgEufNqZa_rWvlQ1QpkH6BwOCOUw-U9Z3l-bvqKL3n56qnQ4YYGcNTyv6VEKIyQMUH9ayXBCZA317QVAAqjx9pIeeRWqSBSog8dFW8T4Ow4z4aJ9W/s640/437.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Because while I was Admiring Heidi's new Line I glanced over to my right and saw yet another Kindred Spirit with her Awesome Inventory and Gypsy Caravan right beside Heidi's!</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/AVvXsEjxU-3CfUuCXEQkYp0KpwZVD6ppIR8giUNOLk4ORoVNs0ckKUZ76mG0woYbiQxlLle3DEP3dR_kb2D1d7cwcI8qWTnACpBGCDEKJ7o49MU4i2Aq8B0wXdKgYCPBE3e94wp1R7o2EKogWS9x/s1600/441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU-3CfUuCXEQkYp0KpwZVD6ppIR8giUNOLk4ORoVNs0ckKUZ76mG0woYbiQxlLle3DEP3dR_kb2D1d7cwcI8qWTnACpBGCDEKJ7o49MU4i2Aq8B0wXdKgYCPBE3e94wp1R7o2EKogWS9x/s640/441.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This is a New Friend Natalia of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/natalia.ordonez.33"><strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUE BIRD VINTAGE</span></strong></a>... her Talent and Style really Rocks and she has a Free Spirited Outllook on Life and Creative Styling so we instantly Connected.</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/AVvXsEgbn1CGNapswibiSAlTYxqFNaZ_B3p-SjBBhxiuxSwVgqr8J7UrH2HOWliutiDVu9ZbwHAb4fds4XXnVM1eD0ySDA1t6KeeSrmGT8lndL0KEzvtA6uYSI_0f6JDSiuth_6aPOcPIINFcIOz/s1600/443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbn1CGNapswibiSAlTYxqFNaZ_B3p-SjBBhxiuxSwVgqr8J7UrH2HOWliutiDVu9ZbwHAb4fds4XXnVM1eD0ySDA1t6KeeSrmGT8lndL0KEzvtA6uYSI_0f6JDSiuth_6aPOcPIINFcIOz/s640/443.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Natalia also has an Awesome Shop in Springerville, AZ which my Friend Tricia covered in a Blog Post at <a href="http://vintagebliss.typepad.com/vintagebliss/2012/08/soul-therapy-in-a-small-town.html"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">VINTAGE BLISS</span></strong></a> so click on the link to see Natalia's Shop and another of her Gypsy Caravans.  You will want to move in to this Sweet Little Mobile Manse and head out to Springerville... I know it's on my next Road Trip itinerary!</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/AVvXsEj3bmngeGpzw8jNtTikd29W6WY73rPseNyR6jScDoWCp7tr_cbBKlz4_LlQjsP08THT7QfuENJ_S4jvKrfYRJmnDgBXaUR7vezr2HjZW5So_rHYbZDIgelk6OvnPw1uhFWMBmcGhfkmrwFD/s1600/444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bmngeGpzw8jNtTikd29W6WY73rPseNyR6jScDoWCp7tr_cbBKlz4_LlQjsP08THT7QfuENJ_S4jvKrfYRJmnDgBXaUR7vezr2HjZW5So_rHYbZDIgelk6OvnPw1uhFWMBmcGhfkmrwFD/s640/444.JPG" width="630" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>If these Boho Slippers had been in Princess T's size I would have bought them for her... I already have a set she's outgrown... my Restraint Muscles were REALLY Exercised trying to Resist these though regardless that they wouldn't fit anyone in the house!  *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_tXjcjoG7vs0FpBioXcctVCCxEyd8Cwx3ETZbg7QJYzFePRQilpz2NIP4mz7D4Naaf9iUHlaap-Fc1GHlkTBR0xgJAZBbG2AevCHvrsPZOkVNtL_XRdxd8RgqzdEyy9qKOkPBPWEOaHdb/s1600/445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tXjcjoG7vs0FpBioXcctVCCxEyd8Cwx3ETZbg7QJYzFePRQilpz2NIP4mz7D4Naaf9iUHlaap-Fc1GHlkTBR0xgJAZBbG2AevCHvrsPZOkVNtL_XRdxd8RgqzdEyy9qKOkPBPWEOaHdb/s640/445.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And all the Retro Chenille Art Pillows... LOVE those!  And you know what a Pillow Hoarder I already am!   So I kept Exercising Restraint... Lord am I Sore from an entire Event of that!!! *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/AVvXsEgyvSPwvxXPRcL7zl5UnBSU7-CHn8wNuPCHFaltFWXWdhvTrkP8OKqcgLgwf7h3bsoZUIMaEPds7xaP_i9H_eSKCtxTrLGiCJi_iuCt5pXuhn1Gd9CELfnhEQgUQc7UplGRaEVZuMW9SML5/s1600/438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvSPwvxXPRcL7zl5UnBSU7-CHn8wNuPCHFaltFWXWdhvTrkP8OKqcgLgwf7h3bsoZUIMaEPds7xaP_i9H_eSKCtxTrLGiCJi_iuCt5pXuhn1Gd9CELfnhEQgUQc7UplGRaEVZuMW9SML5/s640/438.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 right beside Natalia was my Friend Tricia's Gypsy Caravan the <a href="http://vintagebliss.typepad.com/vintagebliss/2012/08/soul-therapy-in-a-small-town.html"><strong><span style="color: magenta;">VINTAGE BLISS</span></strong></a> Lounge and all it's Fabulousness!!!   Yes, this was certainly the Trifecta of Gypsy Gal Fabulousness with this Trio side by side at the Event!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36m2ekZFuJW4RbtPy1zo_4IuFxPPkhg4MgSW6zBk5E76ge8IS-DxiJmy3J9IuvdxwRJDIOCPzq4GmUSKVjNghKbp-5w02seHFxNKV0FrBzWDv7VhOCvIzepZD_UugyfgKW-dKZxfG-Qsf/s1600/439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36m2ekZFuJW4RbtPy1zo_4IuFxPPkhg4MgSW6zBk5E76ge8IS-DxiJmy3J9IuvdxwRJDIOCPzq4GmUSKVjNghKbp-5w02seHFxNKV0FrBzWDv7VhOCvIzepZD_UugyfgKW-dKZxfG-Qsf/s640/439.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>Tricia's Creations are all over my House as well... and I Adorn myself with them... she's a very Talented and very Busy Gal... I get Tired just Thinking about her Itinerary!  *LOL*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jw3MRMJSSSrgpn6g0KkyuwYAB3LeZAY_42sx-6KUx8IhB3FzXw5CvNZ5KICnUMywLhB0DydePiUQSdqFzRA1Dkqj3KnxQOR7RI3CdGvF5G27D0yqKwdZBaFJimi2cjC1rgEBZtsO8b6y/s1600/440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jw3MRMJSSSrgpn6g0KkyuwYAB3LeZAY_42sx-6KUx8IhB3FzXw5CvNZ5KICnUMywLhB0DydePiUQSdqFzRA1Dkqj3KnxQOR7RI3CdGvF5G27D0yqKwdZBaFJimi2cjC1rgEBZtsO8b6y/s640/440.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, if I could bottle the Energy levels of Tricia... and the G-Kid Force... I'd make a Fortune selling to the less Energetic of us!  *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/AVvXsEj-_PIhhdOfdvHJRE_1V1OojCIL9EISbwWrwzR5DYmmVxujw7_GUo2CSkIgvwg7bVZQlpvBN3E6OEwEOFrHFjnybIBltiSIiHe9OJrQT0QpuCXCtMJU8M5b1rVcyveyG1zlZFVsAAqBI5zt/s1600/457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_PIhhdOfdvHJRE_1V1OojCIL9EISbwWrwzR5DYmmVxujw7_GUo2CSkIgvwg7bVZQlpvBN3E6OEwEOFrHFjnybIBltiSIiHe9OJrQT0QpuCXCtMJU8M5b1rVcyveyG1zlZFVsAAqBI5zt/s640/457.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Not that I'm not Hyper mind you, I still am... just not as Energetic anymore.  *LOL*  Here's my Friend Sandra beside the cute Heap Mobile... she had 'Scored' a Fab Vintage Frame.   And I was Lovin' her Scarf Halter Top Creation!!!   I have a slew of Vintage Scarves that I Love and Upcycling them into Summer Halters is a Great Idea I'm totally stealing so that I have some new Summer Wardrobe... especially since I couldn't get that Jacket I came for!  *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"><em></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/AVvXsEiuZRqefUIJbNYF1Uv2lt8NEEAYaz1-uxkTG6rWnrQ0ZjDl26LrwrhHreVLGguxku52-w0VPT_sFw4bK6FcG6vCS_Vf-rbLpfMJ5zlja2bVS2Rj1gDI3z9b4-Kpn7gW1_e5cY51FQcy3wbk/s1600/404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZRqefUIJbNYF1Uv2lt8NEEAYaz1-uxkTG6rWnrQ0ZjDl26LrwrhHreVLGguxku52-w0VPT_sFw4bK6FcG6vCS_Vf-rbLpfMJ5zlja2bVS2Rj1gDI3z9b4-Kpn7gW1_e5cY51FQcy3wbk/s640/404.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Now... though they give you a Starting Point when you Enter... I must say I was all over the Map... doing the 60 Minute Version which was not nearly enough time for Yours Truly to do my Usual Zen Event Browsing and Photo Taking... but I made it Work.</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/AVvXsEj5zWBlSJ4uEctGEGe06Ih6TOS3ixRPCSBSpvCZh32rn37n2JE4b53XcLQ4o5Rw7rv0eR7moP6JGjrGD4EKjEgU3Cnby0D43uzOPhEsCT1wXDYfy5kv2z0v9NWwbIePV5Dcr6TybxNVBDjW/s1600/446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zWBlSJ4uEctGEGe06Ih6TOS3ixRPCSBSpvCZh32rn37n2JE4b53XcLQ4o5Rw7rv0eR7moP6JGjrGD4EKjEgU3Cnby0D43uzOPhEsCT1wXDYfy5kv2z0v9NWwbIePV5Dcr6TybxNVBDjW/s640/446.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>My next stop was at our Friend Deb of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/debbie.lebsock"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">MERCY AND GRACE</span></strong></a>.   She got super busy right after I rolled up so alas, I didn't get as many shots of her Work and Space as I wanted to out of respect for the other Customers.   And you'll see why she has such a Rush on her Space when I show you the next Image... her Creations are beyond Fabulous and I want at least one for my Collection of Bags!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQuq872YsVPlFEQ2ZJZfEhRwNqs5lgzZFWCHjXaM6vxwnfpWDVocDTJkHdqSiF792pXVDS1VVbZVcAMXHCYaN8KIvwuUSTMCAz5gSwKbxcBp5vryIV3gdaX6oZRBTHep9Fl5Uf8J1AKc1/s1600/447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQuq872YsVPlFEQ2ZJZfEhRwNqs5lgzZFWCHjXaM6vxwnfpWDVocDTJkHdqSiF792pXVDS1VVbZVcAMXHCYaN8KIvwuUSTMCAz5gSwKbxcBp5vryIV3gdaX6oZRBTHep9Fl5Uf8J1AKc1/s640/447.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Though ALL of Deb's Creations are drawing me in... there was one thing in particular that attracted me like a Moth to a Flame... you see it right?  It's SO very ME right?</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/AVvXsEhmlkGJ7VPq-aoHw8ubbKcM95gLaXwe17U9MMHxSvZDBfQwgYZQTIpCl9bUhkSM0gtTrcdPQ5zBDE-6hMbtTX17WU-MRZxn2RCU-aHU7mEGaHi6372le7LhjT-ZN6TvCJS6d6H2ut8r6k92/s1600/448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlkGJ7VPq-aoHw8ubbKcM95gLaXwe17U9MMHxSvZDBfQwgYZQTIpCl9bUhkSM0gtTrcdPQ5zBDE-6hMbtTX17WU-MRZxn2RCU-aHU7mEGaHi6372le7LhjT-ZN6TvCJS6d6H2ut8r6k92/s640/448.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>When I saw it the Heavens parted and Angelic Voices seemed to be singing a Heavenly Chorus...  a Bag of Fur, Leather, Upcycled Cowboy Boots, Vintage Fabrics, Belts, Badges, Chandie Crystals, Bling and Turquoise... Lord have Mercy!!!!!!!!  I... Seriously... Want... It!!!!!   This would have been the one piece that I would have Caved on and not been able to Exercise my Restraint Muscles... had it not been for the darn Budget preventing me from Popping on it this Month... darn Budget!  *Winks*   Sometimes when Restraint isn't enuf, Finances... or lack thereof, are huh? *Le Sigh*  But one day soon I Hope to Save up enough for one of Deb's Fab Bags.</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/AVvXsEjErF0GiDlFj1EQz6nYDt33uZWux3Ht5QLyxRzI5BxEAMdoJPrwgdbS6v0aITl-j3V1XSm6yfRiNU6sE_0EFEVtmRY2myjQ9NdoO-47URHW1763NtOr0Dxa1lQZ8Z5nFYoM2CJH-_Mul4IP/s1600/449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErF0GiDlFj1EQz6nYDt33uZWux3Ht5QLyxRzI5BxEAMdoJPrwgdbS6v0aITl-j3V1XSm6yfRiNU6sE_0EFEVtmRY2myjQ9NdoO-47URHW1763NtOr0Dxa1lQZ8Z5nFYoM2CJH-_Mul4IP/s640/449.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And this is my Friend Jenny of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jenny.kuller.9"><strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">REDHEAD SADIE</span></strong></a> sporting her Amazing Retro Wardrobe and Style... Loved the nod to Frida Kahlo in the hairstyle, she pulled it off Beautifully.  Now, if you're really into Classic Vintage Attire and Accessories... this is the Gal to seek out!  She has it ALL... and she's uber Creative and a Talented Artist too!</em></div><div align="center"> </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/AVvXsEi8xWMORUtSECFky-zdQLbqdPsEwTkR9Zp6mZNqloQlzMtKlG9COwcgITAzH6JOViWsPsKZJdjaqcN6Ju1piIybsunf4h_WWhQbpCMxUf60fdpSY578saeL8dXx_qiBUC_uC1lRutj53hyD/s1600/450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xWMORUtSECFky-zdQLbqdPsEwTkR9Zp6mZNqloQlzMtKlG9COwcgITAzH6JOViWsPsKZJdjaqcN6Ju1piIybsunf4h_WWhQbpCMxUf60fdpSY578saeL8dXx_qiBUC_uC1lRutj53hyD/s640/450.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Vintage Millinery... Divine!   Shouldda-Wouldda-Couldda bought them all up... but remember, I was Exercising Restraint?!?  My Restraint Muscles are SO sore from all that Exercise and not having used them or given them a Workout in such a while!  *LOL*</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/AVvXsEhkisPMT9NZ63TANIlOHBaCnczfNkfOcwUa7OGdOd_WAz8rzmu2vPE1WLZlRG4TpVX81AqCO25L9T3NkN_nLLOMFfzrd6J28PJ9fBGNMCdooxF2So0EDDyE5kAYdlQjmKxfRPbKVuczdSpW/s1600/451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkisPMT9NZ63TANIlOHBaCnczfNkfOcwUa7OGdOd_WAz8rzmu2vPE1WLZlRG4TpVX81AqCO25L9T3NkN_nLLOMFfzrd6J28PJ9fBGNMCdooxF2So0EDDyE5kAYdlQjmKxfRPbKVuczdSpW/s640/451.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And speaking of Exercising Restraint... I'm going to hafta do it again... in not burying you with the Entire Experience of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sandra.fettyelsberry#!/pages/Cave-Creek-Thieves-Market-and-The-Big-Heap/102848904754?fref=ts"><strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">THE BIG HEAP</span></strong></a> in one Post!  *LOL*   And because I'm Exercising my Editing Muscles too... which are really out of Shape too let me tell you!  *Smiles*  And mostly because this Post has already taken me several days to finish!!!  *Seriously!*  So be sure to come back for the rest of the Coverage of this Event... which I will try to roll out in less than a week!  *Winks*</em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD5NZJV4E1JHdFwgMjtDSHXOLIeUPx0qo3oJwkAWlLjlH2B9dJGOpiIBSPMJ5huURq02qMiie1u3x2P9vQ15M-asSEKVjZUxYkqR5B0WLkDdcVXhbvVqikbQEeYgdWVI8aWGxculiQt-E/s1600/150469_10151450321854755_1004240009_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD5NZJV4E1JHdFwgMjtDSHXOLIeUPx0qo3oJwkAWlLjlH2B9dJGOpiIBSPMJ5huURq02qMiie1u3x2P9vQ15M-asSEKVjZUxYkqR5B0WLkDdcVXhbvVqikbQEeYgdWVI8aWGxculiQt-E/s640/150469_10151450321854755_1004240009_n.jpg" width="494" /></a></div> <em>Source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jenny.kuller.9#!/pages/Cave-Creek-Thieves-Market-and-The-Big-Heap/102848904754?fref=ts"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">THE BIG HEAP FB</span></strong></a></em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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The Big Heap ~ Yes, I'm Finally Doing The Post!

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Melrose Vintage ~ A Serious Lustfest! ~ Part II

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3Smj2_Nfs0CD_sloxYXqX6gPf-qMn_HYS-9-8hdUzo_H4JejuMfW6WhC5tb6G9aYTBVIjdg5SekqA-dJ6wD8J0kMqgURkxsMchvHVc05BKrYg9qmWvzcFPOhAo0aD4nosAut7XAQG0A/s1600/144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3Smj2_Nfs0CD_sloxYXqX6gPf-qMn_HYS-9-8hdUzo_H4JejuMfW6WhC5tb6G9aYTBVIjdg5SekqA-dJ6wD8J0kMqgURkxsMchvHVc05BKrYg9qmWvzcFPOhAo0aD4nosAut7XAQG0A/s640/144.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Hopefully you've recovered from an overdose of Romantic Style in Yesterday's Post so that we can continue our Lustfest at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MelroseVintage"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">MELROSE VINTAGE</span></strong></a>?  *Winks*  My problem is that I'd be inclined to want to keep adding to a massive Collection of such things as Vintage Dress Forms, Fabulous Old Ornate Frames...</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/AVvXsEjFirDrAQX3IgTNq6RUrwJX94UYINbO0ohwVW8thxOjL7VPih2VrQ-0FnzeZUHfmsbA5cv_orN4nsLaWLNJsR5rCLJfKqmZEtaFTMCNNd7P5OtFHS4eDXWxMBHKfqIZv6Z_HZEVEpE30tQ/s1600/122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFirDrAQX3IgTNq6RUrwJX94UYINbO0ohwVW8thxOjL7VPih2VrQ-0FnzeZUHfmsbA5cv_orN4nsLaWLNJsR5rCLJfKqmZEtaFTMCNNd7P5OtFHS4eDXWxMBHKfqIZv6Z_HZEVEpE30tQ/s640/122.JPG" width="534" /></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>Beautiful Light Fixtures and Lucious Fabrics.  And in the Great Edit and Purge that has been going on in 2012 and extends into 2013, my Goal should be to bring less in and have more going out of Bohemian Valhalla!  *LOL*  It continues to be a Work in Progress and I've still got the Rule that if one thing comes in then five must go out... so alas, I'm leaving a lot of things behind that I'd Love to Decorate with and would be loathe to Sell off.  In fact, at this Flea Market and at The Big Heap I came home with Nada... that's right, not a single thing... such Restraint you say... you have no Idea how difficult that was for me... but NECESSARY!  *Le Sigh!*</em></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVauG4sT2zC_6grjtNusI1IYRsKANsUdowmj0jfPn0f7sYgRShODZ__DHkhkn0CY_SKvavT5hFFwXv7kz1lPgtCrOBa-STWb1uK2MCnlp76ylmmI2YDb4Gs1k_vg-xVM0FPpJdoM_5P5g/s1600/123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVauG4sT2zC_6grjtNusI1IYRsKANsUdowmj0jfPn0f7sYgRShODZ__DHkhkn0CY_SKvavT5hFFwXv7kz1lPgtCrOBa-STWb1uK2MCnlp76ylmmI2YDb4Gs1k_vg-xVM0FPpJdoM_5P5g/s640/123.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div align="center"><em>I don't know if any of you have this Issue or not?  But those that do can commisserate with one who finds lots of Great Prospects... too many in fact to fit into one Home... one Studio... or even Retail Space!  </em></div><div align="center"><em></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/AVvXsEj2-hoAc_E2q-b0_l6N6z5Q8U7DW4mHrngQvWQujfUHzLlhDge1RsLXWb5GOfsfxHF3buXQ_xA2Sohpm-BIiTvltcxPyARf66MVPVvDkbclwWoTjSDkZQ1WCkgo-bXNv60OcVY5sdOlKOQ/s1600/124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-hoAc_E2q-b0_l6N6z5Q8U7DW4mHrngQvWQujfUHzLlhDge1RsLXWb5GOfsfxHF3buXQ_xA2Sohpm-BIiTvltcxPyARf66MVPVvDkbclwWoTjSDkZQ1WCkgo-bXNv60OcVY5sdOlKOQ/s640/124.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><div align="center"><em>There are times when I'm perusing the Land of Blog and peeking inside of the Homes, Studios and Retail Spaces of others and wondering how do they do it?  How do they Curate so effectively?  How do they Edit so masterfully that it always looks Ideal?  It surely is a Talent, a Skill and a Gift to be able to do that.  One that I either don't possess or have yet to perfect to any degree without a LOT of effort going into it!  And way too much failure at succeeding to the degree I would like!</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/AVvXsEg6c7vH2ulyG0kT48-apyEeCi0h_406iREeMHT2fQFy11P7M_Z77X2Ayz5HWOnNb-HjmWH7740iyvYuumxPeUURT4QHKC3MUPH4GqzhJkPF8IWnO-rIc5tSn8qweu9wdH3SlSG2m98hJgc/s1600/125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6c7vH2ulyG0kT48-apyEeCi0h_406iREeMHT2fQFy11P7M_Z77X2Ayz5HWOnNb-HjmWH7740iyvYuumxPeUURT4QHKC3MUPH4GqzhJkPF8IWnO-rIc5tSn8qweu9wdH3SlSG2m98hJgc/s640/125.JPG" width="566" /></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>Being a Human Magpie means that I Love the Thrill of the Hunt and acquiring Found Treasures that are worthy to be owned, Displayed and Shared... but unless I Inherit a massive Warehouse or lived in a Mansion, there just wouldn't be sufficient space to house everything I might find, want, Desire or Rescue!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtam041czrhi_ocX2JbfqEFFkY5GsMTD1gVegVSBj_Qe6fh8XsZuyRJ7cc651Iyf5Eu_dMLwMf6vQf18DWE3NdNTR5qF3okQaVZIiHY4bfPIqhd3nMqJeN_uKO1TBVg0oonem0t2IzPY/s1600/137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtam041czrhi_ocX2JbfqEFFkY5GsMTD1gVegVSBj_Qe6fh8XsZuyRJ7cc651Iyf5Eu_dMLwMf6vQf18DWE3NdNTR5qF3okQaVZIiHY4bfPIqhd3nMqJeN_uKO1TBVg0oonem0t2IzPY/s640/137.JPG" width="596" /></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 unlike some of those poor Souls I see on 'Hoarders' who seem oblivious to disorder, dysfunction of their Space and a Hot Mess where there is no place for everything or have an Issue of Letting Go... I am not at all comfortable having too much stuff and a messy Home. </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkei4mVdGGs7aAZaBjvExJYHYnPbwZGPaTxtUTBuJcclONmSaY4t7F_wqv-5J-y_TQmxNzMn9pihyphenhyphencBjBqo-dqHkXsf5DFVYLzF4LTpA7XOwyT6SJN5OvcaAT_6Sm9f-TsR1OqjLZcV48/s1600/120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkei4mVdGGs7aAZaBjvExJYHYnPbwZGPaTxtUTBuJcclONmSaY4t7F_wqv-5J-y_TQmxNzMn9pihyphenhyphencBjBqo-dqHkXsf5DFVYLzF4LTpA7XOwyT6SJN5OvcaAT_6Sm9f-TsR1OqjLZcV48/s640/120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>  And yet, too much stuff does become an end result of having a Passion for Collecting and being a Hunter of Beautiful and Unusual Objects!  And not everything will have or find an adequate Space at times... so I end up with constant Edits and Purges going on throughout the Year... as I 'Upgrade' the 'Stuff' and dispose of what has been replaced by it!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQZ04YF660OopJb7Zouiy6OdODUI6QUKZLnps3FipPVvXFEmgiq1JhN7UhZl1L6Zz7Lb3yzKXEL20qxvMVqY6laeR7ErlkG_OL9rm4eIZykBmy7J61OKyU3dCwAdfrL-QUm0DTmtFIZg/s1600/139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQZ04YF660OopJb7Zouiy6OdODUI6QUKZLnps3FipPVvXFEmgiq1JhN7UhZl1L6Zz7Lb3yzKXEL20qxvMVqY6laeR7ErlkG_OL9rm4eIZykBmy7J61OKyU3dCwAdfrL-QUm0DTmtFIZg/s640/139.JPG" width="596" /></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 stopping isn't as easy as all that... it would be like telling a Magpie not to be a Magpie and not to do what Magpie's do Naturally!  And though I've been fortunate to always make Money at Collecting and Rescuing or Creating Cool Stuff with my Finds... my delimma has always been, and continues to be, with the Sufficient Space Issue! </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinq2UL12xxkPVWbsOWJY_taiS1r7akdxPI36rbztkgtCIpnOf9iFftEatdqVExVSDtYVtNqZyzJXSyuZdIQVX9lIYG32AGtnQPhi5MLP0uXxPCaUKUt9rN47FHGyuPS1HA9U41nbCS7XY/s1600/134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinq2UL12xxkPVWbsOWJY_taiS1r7akdxPI36rbztkgtCIpnOf9iFftEatdqVExVSDtYVtNqZyzJXSyuZdIQVX9lIYG32AGtnQPhi5MLP0uXxPCaUKUt9rN47FHGyuPS1HA9U41nbCS7XY/s640/134.JPG" width="546" /></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>If you are very discerning and careful to only buy or find what you can make Money on when you decide to let it go, then it is very Tempting to stockpile the Good Stuff of Life to Enjoy and then turn a Profit on at some later point in Time.  And certainly, the Letting Go, can be more difficult as the Quality of the Items increases and become a majority of what you really Love yourself and don't easily fall out of Love with!  *Winks*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TjDUnmdITGPoXtwPPZpRB6Md1v_1J9jJD1YWisKkml_kYDMGaf4qA2a1YAMqeu5Qj5trDN-dVEMggUauUP6SAIBEi9Yf6_Ybh92BTFJUDKat6sPTOCQIiBr0Udm1rS2Y5GzB0pb_Xas/s1600/129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TjDUnmdITGPoXtwPPZpRB6Md1v_1J9jJD1YWisKkml_kYDMGaf4qA2a1YAMqeu5Qj5trDN-dVEMggUauUP6SAIBEi9Yf6_Ybh92BTFJUDKat6sPTOCQIiBr0Udm1rS2Y5GzB0pb_Xas/s640/129.JPG" width="504" /></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>Mostly because I confess that I'm not an "All Business" sorta Gal and Emotionless when it comes to Found Treasures... I do form Attachments to many things and though I can Let Go at the right Time, it isn't without total lack of Emotion about it.  I'm certainly getting better at it as I Age and want to Simplify Life and what I have to take care of... but I'm a long ways off a total Victory I can tell you!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjW9HDUUfXr2xxqWlBVxe1ZQjPkvTEl3lA_H6n37PwMQKRoFB2NTf_i53IHssU5geUQWsfnoI97cOcpTmJA7SYrC2rZdO_HBcZu2-UlTY10MP0LmKMtgIOfZ-Co2BEp33avG3hEC_XSU/s1600/109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjW9HDUUfXr2xxqWlBVxe1ZQjPkvTEl3lA_H6n37PwMQKRoFB2NTf_i53IHssU5geUQWsfnoI97cOcpTmJA7SYrC2rZdO_HBcZu2-UlTY10MP0LmKMtgIOfZ-Co2BEp33avG3hEC_XSU/s640/109.JPG" width="626" /></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>The Curating Process for me can be a massive laborious undertaking once I've reached Saturation Point and decide that it's time to Edit, Purge and start afresh because I've been too darn adept at 'Scoring' Great Stuff!  *LOL*  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITPe_SwN4hcZ_TLFqqThpq94Nis65HCdsNWSHE-HXrT92aUWzVso3JxRToirEPytqFxN6qyi7fnb-Yi9nmi9J0wQBYrC_sEhNAI2jfPyN5lcuBNpYhCv6NXu9b6rclMqmzBI-LwweNV8/s1600/138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITPe_SwN4hcZ_TLFqqThpq94Nis65HCdsNWSHE-HXrT92aUWzVso3JxRToirEPytqFxN6qyi7fnb-Yi9nmi9J0wQBYrC_sEhNAI2jfPyN5lcuBNpYhCv6NXu9b6rclMqmzBI-LwweNV8/s640/138.JPG" width="470" /></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>Because though the 'Scoring' of Great Stuff seems to be my Special Gift and is Great Fun, the Curating and Editing part certainly seem to be my Great Weakness and not so Fun because I'm aware I'm not good at it... and so there are Conflicted Feelings and Sentiments about it all!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7ZBFKmXbTdyrcvghHJNszqZfF52wV7comTURhjy5tiZr9_5wPCex31yR4kLi7-DFAgymdI4s6PassJiyMriwR7HOx2UAvDk7fQ5THRM6U_A9-kPxoIbhb5Gm673Cfgz3yN7e_VCsZvc/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/AVvXsEjj7ZBFKmXbTdyrcvghHJNszqZfF52wV7comTURhjy5tiZr9_5wPCex31yR4kLi7-DFAgymdI4s6PassJiyMriwR7HOx2UAvDk7fQ5THRM6U_A9-kPxoIbhb5Gm673Cfgz3yN7e_VCsZvc/s640/130.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>Yes, there are times when I think that I definitely could use the Assistance of a good Personal Organizer on Team Dawn.  To make the Process go more smoothly when I get stuck or begin to Feel like I'm losing ground and a bit overwhelmed at the Task of making Home, Studio and Retail Spaces look as Stellar as I see here so often in the Land Of Blog... and Wish I could Accomplish in my own Spaces so that they looked and Felt like I want them to.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdL88NEl3uqeqVBmYkxhHAbNHQzmrq4xxgLQrONE0vx0B3e4V19Iwe_5GE_LCcCJxjmdeYOBkfSJbZAm4o4l5-9A9g2uShI9tLRVPbAp13jadEc-gFX7HkO5eyKHJGbMT_r6No6ZC214/s1600/140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdL88NEl3uqeqVBmYkxhHAbNHQzmrq4xxgLQrONE0vx0B3e4V19Iwe_5GE_LCcCJxjmdeYOBkfSJbZAm4o4l5-9A9g2uShI9tLRVPbAp13jadEc-gFX7HkO5eyKHJGbMT_r6No6ZC214/s640/140.JPG" width="594" /></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>Seriously, does anyone else have piles of their Stuff sometimes, or even most of the time, strewn about with the Intention of finding a place for all of it... Creating something with it... or getting it Inventoried and out the door quicker than it seems to actually happen?  Or am I the only one?</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb2vCYx2MdM6jo8QhGXsbdrBgq6uOWEg2uFiG3oASivx318ZFEHXoG8bPaIx6tNKs4blVNIZgTfbiGjQTEAb30eSfnt2jF0qn-LbFL40kwnIYI1xiqamDzs0B_k6ekjh0YMcix7vaKEo/s1600/136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb2vCYx2MdM6jo8QhGXsbdrBgq6uOWEg2uFiG3oASivx318ZFEHXoG8bPaIx6tNKs4blVNIZgTfbiGjQTEAb30eSfnt2jF0qn-LbFL40kwnIYI1xiqamDzs0B_k6ekjh0YMcix7vaKEo/s640/136.JPG" width="510" /></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'll look at Homes and Creative Spaces that don't seem to have this problem and realize that yes, it CAN be done... obviously... and how much Work is actually put into having it and keeping it that way?  Am I being too lazy?  Too disorganized?  Too Zealous in my Treasure Hunting?  Why is it Eluding me to be able to have or keep a Space, any Space, looking like that Goal Image that I have in mind and many seem to be able to Master?   Were they always like that?  Or like me, was it a Process that they finally Arrived at one day after much Effort put forth?  You see, I'm Assuming that I WILL Arrive one day myself!?!??!??!??</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN41ku5Pt3K7_2XBUVNskIjMGXpF4h13XPbOsl7MPq-L6yO13YPrSYKxt33xQXWTOjJTbtWj2bm-15JgRM2RegJOHusyMqA0rUA6qYzabdQnMjCt3o58uyvehw57pq7wxAXDBU65mMc6A/s1600/135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN41ku5Pt3K7_2XBUVNskIjMGXpF4h13XPbOsl7MPq-L6yO13YPrSYKxt33xQXWTOjJTbtWj2bm-15JgRM2RegJOHusyMqA0rUA6qYzabdQnMjCt3o58uyvehw57pq7wxAXDBU65mMc6A/s640/135.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>But as I glance around the House... or enter the Studio In Process of being Created out of the Storage Cottage... I see that I am a long ways off yet of Arriving at that Elusive Destination.  And so, I often Wrestle with the Idea of going on a long Haitus of Hunting and Gathering... even though it brings me lots of Joy... and is what I Feel Purposed to do in a very strong way... just so that I can make more headway in the Arrival at the Destination of Choice.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvg9aAf__PEbBk8oMm7O5N0bLtzyA-u2mVY9SfTSFSEFWmGg9wTfJEPK7SffdP7UN65hhXV14m_WlOIu5Q9qTZTGro40zpkhV2XfHJouByXD1wR2yGKTtOJtNSyIgZ1OrVGqLc3LAHN2w/s1600/145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvg9aAf__PEbBk8oMm7O5N0bLtzyA-u2mVY9SfTSFSEFWmGg9wTfJEPK7SffdP7UN65hhXV14m_WlOIu5Q9qTZTGro40zpkhV2XfHJouByXD1wR2yGKTtOJtNSyIgZ1OrVGqLc3LAHN2w/s640/145.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>And it IS a Wrestling Match that rivals WWF I can tell you... because if I were to go MIA for an extended period of time on my Treasure Hunts and Junquing Forrays, I just might get the Home, the Studio and the Retails Spaces in total Order and looking like the Vision I have for it all... and each has it's merits and its drawbacks... which is why I go back and forth about it.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfhDdtKu0aUN083SApaaM_Q16-YI93I3Ff_HXnIN1r-qQWe_XFNMoReVSU__CbIHzzyBP51q3wZB9PKpnh2domQ8Dk4nmtwSqISJSpoCVOduKOfclsNxMsnYHNjAxHDa6HMO0kweNtag/s1600/127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfhDdtKu0aUN083SApaaM_Q16-YI93I3Ff_HXnIN1r-qQWe_XFNMoReVSU__CbIHzzyBP51q3wZB9PKpnh2domQ8Dk4nmtwSqISJSpoCVOduKOfclsNxMsnYHNjAxHDa6HMO0kweNtag/s640/127.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 really I don't know that even those I THINK have it all Together and I Envy how Lovely their Spaces always seem to be... don't perhaps have Secret Stashes and Caches of Stuff we don't see and remains hidden and out of sight?  Maybe lotsa offsite Storage Facilities, Crammed Attics and Outbuildings?  Stuff shoved in the Closets and under the Beds?  Housed at Moms, Dads, Grammas and various Relatives Spaces? *LOL*  It's just that mine tends to be more out in the Open and therefore more on my Heart and Mind I suppose... and therefore EVIDENT of my Affliction!  *Smiles*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq9xqxdM5BEuwXPaEcFV7CCsSJH43ZT_aqI9AwoHMNbTZxragz09LfspJlNzZmmnGz86mzMwYlO74xCoMmUnQj37JNJfX_-1Gq6GCuGBwvei5j12x9aWdLvIL9P3E04tgfi5sZh0qgu0/s1600/141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq9xqxdM5BEuwXPaEcFV7CCsSJH43ZT_aqI9AwoHMNbTZxragz09LfspJlNzZmmnGz86mzMwYlO74xCoMmUnQj37JNJfX_-1Gq6GCuGBwvei5j12x9aWdLvIL9P3E04tgfi5sZh0qgu0/s640/141.JPG" width="566" /></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 besides... even IF I did finally Arrive... I know myself well enough to realize that I'd STILL want and find a way to procure things like that Magnificent Mantle... knowing full well that I have absolutely nowhere to put it... <u>yet</u>... not that it would stop me mind you!!!  *Winks*  And so the Cycle would obviously continue... until perhaps I got some Intense Therapy!  *LOL*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div>

Melrose Vintage ~ A Serious Lustfest! ~ Part II

  Hopefully you've recovered from an overdose of Romantic Style in Yesterday's Post so that we can continue our Lustfest at MELROSE ...

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