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When being an artist pays off.




We have all heard the old adage - One mans junk is another man's treasure. Well being a student of the arts and an avid yard saler I am always on the lookout for frames/canvases/inspirational books.. you know. Well these are 2 examples of what people get rid of without knowing what kind of value they have. The first one was in a box of about 20 frames i had purchases for $2. We got talking about what I did and they gave it to me for an incredible deal. When i got the box home I started going through it and came across this personal letter from Ronald Reagan - on White House letter head thanking this gentleman for the jelly beans. I think it quite COOL. The next one is a Circa 1918 original photograph of Charlie Chaplin's movie "A Dog's Life". This one was free because I do what I do. I hope this inspires you to look -inside the box- LOL and see what treasures are out there to be found.
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  1. KatrinshineMarch 23, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    Good blog!

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  2. Eclectic Studio TammyMarch 24, 2010 at 6:13 AM

    Hi Katrinshine and Thanks for stopping by. Had a chance to stop by your blog and im totally inspired to dust off my sewing machine now. Thanks for that. :)

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  3. martinealisonMarch 30, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    Good paintings in your blog

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  4. Maria Kovalenko LeysensApril 2, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    Wow, you never know what you may find in a box of frames. I also found some nice treasures in a frame. Apparently they just kept adding photos over the older photos and when I took the frame apart... So many great images to use for my paintings. This is my first stop to your blog. Enjoying your work.

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