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  1. Sandi
    November 21, 2013 @ 9:32 am

    I wish I could go trash hunting!! You scored some amazing stuff!!! Love your posts~

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  2. Patricia
    November 21, 2013 @ 9:33 am

    Not only is your house classier than mine (blog requirement) but so is your garbage! The only surprises you find around here is cat poop and old kitty litter. Even a pound of glitter can’t save that. Although I did find a perfectly good medicine cabinet that just needed sanding and painting to be adequate (it was never going to be fabulous as it was made of MDF). After hauling it 600 miles home, I decided I really didn’t like it very much and neither did any of my family or anyone else I offered it too so I took it to the Goodwill so I can make room for much more FABULOUS trash that may come my way … but if I hadn’t hauled it home, it would have haunted me.

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  3. Laurie
    November 21, 2013 @ 9:38 am

    Well, I’m kind of impressed. I’m afraid I won’t have the energy or even desire to do anything and then everyone will know I’m a disappointment when it comes to home glamour.

    You know, the mirror balls and glitter can be totally rationalized as dual purpose decorations. Both Christmas AND New Years.

    That’s called foresight and planning!

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  4. Maria
    November 21, 2013 @ 9:42 am

    The sled!! OMG it is great!! Save the handles and wheels you never know when YOU might need it!! Trash to treasure is great. I remember the first time I asked my friend to STOP! STOP! There is a chair I want it I NEED IT! He wouldn’t stop. So I yelled JUST PUT ME OUT and come around the block I’ll be down there (I pointed to the next block) when you come back!! Don’t you know that they WANT you to take that stuff????? IT’S FREE!!!! I did my best snake oil salesman on him. It worked. He was converted to my way of thinking. Now he tells ME to stop!

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  5. carlos
    November 21, 2013 @ 9:44 am

    I enjoyed everytime i receive one of your latest post! I love your writing style, so clever and funny!

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  6. Elaine
    November 21, 2013 @ 9:51 am

    You’re funny as hell. And I love you for it! Right now I’m looking at 2 small chairs that I got from the trash across the street from my Mom’s house a year ago. I had them recovered and visitors ooh and ahh over them now. So pick away and continue to share all your fabulousness!

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  7. Chardawneh
    November 21, 2013 @ 10:04 am

    Some super finds! I was intrigued by “ONE POUND of German glass glitter”, I clicked on the link which lead me to the following:

    California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
    WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

    Sorry to be a negative Nancy, but wanted you and others to know.

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  8. Sue K
    November 21, 2013 @ 10:13 am

    Why did I not realize you are on Pinterest, the great black hole of time wasting? I’ve been down more rabbit holes on Pinterest the anywhere else, and now I have you to follow! The sled is an amazing find. Quite a value! Love canning jars – we moved recently, and I divested myself of all my clear jars, but still have a lovely collection of blue. But I digress – the real reason I’m posting a comment?? One POUND of German glass glitter? That is an indescribable, whole LOT of glitter. I’m so happy with my little pots of the stuff, I cannot imagine a whole pound! Waiting with baited breath.

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  9. Catherine
    November 21, 2013 @ 10:17 am

    Excellent trash pickings! Love it! LOVE the sled! I, too, am always looking…you just never know what you may find! Firewood, pots, culled garden lovelies! I made an entire bed of peonies, daylilies and hostas from some kind soul’s leavings on the curb! Have some great chairs, too. Amazing what a good scrub, some paint and a little fun fabric can do!

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  10. Patience
    November 21, 2013 @ 10:21 am

    I’m not sure what glass glitter is, but if it is made by Germans, it must be fantastic. And vintage mason jars? What a lucky find. I would totally can in those. I bet the cyanide can be eliminated with a good scrubbing. (I would buy new lids, though.)

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  11. Jen
    November 21, 2013 @ 10:34 am

    Did you really buy eight jars of glitter from amazon? Has no one introduced ypu to the glory that is saveoncrafts??????

    http://www.save-on-crafts.com/germanglitter1.html

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    • Victoria Elizabeth Barnes
      November 21, 2013 @ 4:02 pm

      it will not surprise you that I am PARTICULAR about my glitter… And save on crafts only carries the fine grit. I like the medium.

      I ordered the small jar last year, this year I ordered on eBay… But it has not come yet, so I cannot endorse it.

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      • Jen
        November 21, 2013 @ 8:30 pm

        I love that you even know there are different grits

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  12. Cyndia
    November 21, 2013 @ 10:39 am

    What fantastic finds! I love a good trash pick! I’m reupholstering a sweet 60s French style chair that I found in my neighbors trash. It was in ghastly shape but now looks fabulous.

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  13. Ginny
    November 21, 2013 @ 10:43 am

    That sled is ab-fab! Free? Be still my heart. And German glass glitter? YES! Everything should shine. SPARKLE IS MY FAVORITE COLOR! (I live in E. TX. where big and sparkly is required for resident membership) Thanks for making me laugh today. Also, I had a wonderful collection of old mason jars that I used at one time to make “Fire and Ice Pickles” to give to neighbors instead of cookies. Amazingly simple recipe, no cooking and people still beg me to make them for them during the holidays. There is one secret ingredient. I finally just started giving the recipe out. It is so simple. Let me know if you would like the recipe. Happy Holidays!

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    • Sarah
      November 21, 2013 @ 11:59 am

      Yes, I would love ant secret recipe, good for gift giving! Sara

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    • Just Me
      November 21, 2013 @ 1:59 pm

      Well, of course I want the recipe! You brought it up, tantalized us with the mere mention.

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    • Victoria Elizabeth Barnes
      November 21, 2013 @ 4:03 pm

      People are demanding the recipe.

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      • Ginny
        November 23, 2013 @ 3:21 pm

        Glad to share the Fire and Ice Pickle Recipe! (Originally from Southern Living Magazine several years ago.)
        2 (32 oz) jars medium size whole dill pickles, drained
        4 cups sugar
        2 Tablespoons Louisiana Brand Hot Sauce (this is the secret, Tabasco DOES NOT taste the same)
        1/2-3/4 teaspoon dried, crushed red pepper
        3 whole cloves garlic, peeled

        Cut pickles into 1/4 inch slices. Combine pickles, sugar, hot sauce and red pepper in large bowl, stir well. Cover and let stand at least 2 (or up to 24 hours in refrigerator) stirring occasionally. Spoon mixture into sterilized jars with 1 clove garlic per jar. Cover and refrigerate up to 1 month. (Or you can hot water can)
        Makes 3 pints or 6 half pints.
        (Be forewarned. Go ahead and give the recipe or people will be at your door demanding you make them more.)
        Hope you enjoy them!

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  14. Fiona
    November 21, 2013 @ 10:59 am

    I swear, you are channeling my thoughts. You rock, and I LOVE your posts. Thanks!

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  15. Pattie C
    November 21, 2013 @ 11:10 am

    Clearly you have a better class of trash in your neighborhood than I do. The jars are a sweet find, and the sled, shut up.

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  16. kerri
    November 21, 2013 @ 11:27 am

    Well, IF an ax murderer shows up, shove him in the bankers chair, tie him up with that 200 feet of garland, and sprinkle him with glitter. I know you could do it!

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    • Victoria Elizabeth Barnes
      November 21, 2013 @ 4:05 pm

      I pretty much fell off my chair laughing. I can even guarantee you that my mother will CALL me to tell me how funny this was.

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  17. Danielle @Storypiece
    November 21, 2013 @ 11:38 am

    That sled is stunning! I’m surprised that no one tried to sell it on Craig’s List, but then I remember that would be just like us to donate or trash something like this. So glad it has found new life in your holiday decor. It looks amazing!

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  18. Sarah
    November 21, 2013 @ 11:58 am

    I am overwhelmed, THE MASON JARS and the SLED, also, everyone can always use a cooler.
    Also, awesome chair!
    First, I know exactly what I would do with The Mason Jars —let them sit until I was inspired, that could be a month or ten years. However, and having grown up with a Mother who would leap out of the car on a moments notice to cut flowers growing by the side of the road, I do keep clippers in my car and the 16 ounce mason jar fits perfectly into one of the cup holders in my car and is perfect for a vase! The flowers never seem to make into the house and I can travel in style, with a mason jar filled with blossems as they did back in the old days. Great as well for when people get into the car and say… “Huh, never thought of having a mason jar of flowers in my car,…..how festive?” And I say “Yes, Quite!”

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  19. tammigirl
    November 21, 2013 @ 12:43 pm

    I wondered why Save-On Crafts was out of German Glass Glitter. Now I understand.

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    • Victoria Elizabeth Barnes
      November 21, 2013 @ 4:07 pm

      I already said this above, but it bears repeating to you, my fellow glitter troll. Save on crafts only carries the fine grit. I like the medium.

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  20. Diane Prokop
    November 21, 2013 @ 1:13 pm

    What idiot would put that sled in the trash?? It’s so darn sweet – I love it!

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    • tammigirl
      November 21, 2013 @ 5:29 pm

      I know! Hours later I’m trying to curse whatever idjit put that thing in the trash.

      I’m comforting myself with the explanation that VEB must have lied about it and requisitioned it from the porch of a little old lady.

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      • Lori
        November 22, 2013 @ 9:58 am

        Because stealing it from old ladies is much better than imagining some idiot throwing it away!! We have “Big Trash Day” here in Oklahoma City once a month…mine is the first Monday of the month. I have even taught my kids (from an early age, mind you) the value of curbside shopping. I am on the lookout for a discarded bottle tree frame.

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