LA DOLFINA

  I went to an estate sale last week with my partner in crime for the sole purpose of taking photos for you guys... but I couldn't resist leaving without this wonderful wooden crate.     I thought the words "Flora Danica" rang a bell. I recalled something about a very expensive china pattern rendered with botanical flowers. I've seen a lot of great wooden crates but nothing like this one before and with a price tag of one dollar it was impossible to leave behind! I cleaned it up and placed inside it a couple of orchids I recently purchased at Trader Joe's and...   Voila! A great start to a fabulous arrangement if I may say so myself!   I think some moss and a whimsical touch or two and I'll have myself a lovely Spring  arrangement. That was easy! I'm linking up with Savvy City Farmer's Thriftin on a Thursday  

 Hanging 2-tier basket I love a good challenge, so with a tighter budget in the new year but still loving to treasure hunt, I'm trying to only buy treasures that fit into my adjusted budget and fall between $1 and $5. Don't tell my husband but sometimes I push it to $10! Old Chinese Rice Bowl My goal in 2012 is to SELL my treasures and use that money to fuel my dream which I've been doing too much thinking about and not enough executing!    This turned out to be a $10 treasure as I bought a stack of them for $1 a piece. So, in the spirit of spending less time and money on treasure hunting I thought I'd show you what you can find out in the trenches for $1. I've sold most of them Don't get me wrong, I'm not totally giving up on treasure hunting, it gives me too much joy and there still is a lot to gain from the hunt.   I'm practicing self discipline for one. A great basket   I also get my creative juices working by seeing inte...