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Craigslist has not been very kind to me lately, but my luck began to turn around a few days ago. I saw an ad for two antique French upholstered chairs …

I think Spring is finally here in Texas.  The weather this week has been beautiful and it’s motivated me to do some freshening up both at home and up at …

First off, thank you to all of you who asked about my little one.  I shared in my last post that he had come down with the croup, and unfortunately, he …

I have been renting booth spaces on and off for 7 years now, and have held my space at ACM for the past several years.  During that time, I have …

My little retail space is located at the Antique Company Mall, which is right off the quaint downtown square in McKinney, Texas. McKinney is a suburb of Dallas, about 10 …

This month is the two year anniversary of the start of my business.  In those two years I have sifted through alot of “junk”, painted alot of furniture, and learned …

Estate sales are where I do a lot of my shopping these days.  I used to go to more garage sales because estate sales, for some reason, seemed . . …

It’s been a challenging week here in our TX household.  Last week, my hubby left the country for a trip that would take him to a remote place on other …

Summertime is  here! About 10 days ago my oldest had his last day of Kindergarten and then the long, hot days of Texas summer officially arrived.  We spent one weekend …

When talking about my business, I often get asked by friends and family, “how do you have time to do all of this?” Remember–I’m mom to three little boys under …