If you keep doing what you have always done, you will continue to get what you have always gotten.

Umbrellas

Why is it that we beat our head against a brick wall for so long, that we fail to notice the door right beside us? There is no heroism in creating a hole in the wall with your head… the only thing you end up with is a splitting headache! So why do we do it? Read More

A 'PRINT' Is Still An Original

Be Mine Limited Edition

You may be wondering why pulling a page out of a ‘modern’ book does not have the same value as an identical page from an IDENTICAL book that was published decades earlier. Although AGE does have something to do with it, the real difference is the printing TECHNIQUE used to create the book-plate in the first place. Read More

Another Feather in Your eBay Cap

Blue & Yellow Macaw

Feathers can be found just about anywhere that there are birds. AND…. Feathers SELL for AMAZING prices on eBay! There are birds that live and run free….. AND there are birds kept as pets…. Read More

The best things in life are FREE to sell

woods

Fall is definitely in the air, and with that my longing for walks in the woods along gurgling streams is rekindled. I love walking in the woods, plenty of green underbrush along the leaf covered tree-lined paths. But, romance and splendor aside, ALL of these wonderful things that croak or jump, ALL these things that you see, and you enjoy… Not ALL are available to people in other places… Here’s a secret I want to share… Read More

As a Matter of Fact, It IS Trivial

baseball

eBay just made a ‘Seller Special’ announcement ~ until the end of the year seller’s can list FREE in the Sports Memorabilia, Cards & Fan Shop category. Now, this may not seem like a big deal unless you are sitting on a PILE of baseball cards… but believe me, it actually IS – AND you don’t need to know anything about baseball cards to take advantage of this sale. Read More

Spilling the Beans.... My NEW eBay Business Idea

spill jellybeans

Everyone seems to be SO curious… And you know, curiosity killed the cat. But maybe not YOU, right? I’ve been thinking about the best way to handle your curiosity. On one hand, I would LOVE to have you follow along with me, and when we run into problems, we can talk about it in the comments. On the OTHER hand, if this idea BOMBS, then I will look kinda dumb with my (over-hard) eggs all over my face! Read More

WTF? ME v. Me

ME Words To Live By

One of the things I’ve been doing in my ‘spare time’ — which means when I’m totally stressed out about EVERYTHING ELSE on my plate — is researching the idea of selling prints out of MODERN, IN PRINT books. BUT, what about the scary ‘cease & desist’ language you find on websites and in the front of some of those books? Read More

The Hamster Wheel of Selling on eBay

Chasing Money

We are officially one week into the new month, and hopefully you have started adding to your eBay sales that ‘reverted’ to zero on May 1st! I’ve been thinking a whole lot recently regarding selling on eBay, my warehouse crammed full of stuff and the hamster wheel that goes round and round and round…It’s like chasing a money carrot. You find it, you sell it, it’s gone… and then you start the whole process again and again and again. Read More

Bi What? TWO Projects... and more

Hitting the Mark

Well, the burning question of the day seems to be: “Where is the Pieces Scrabble Kit?” Unfortunately, I think a BETTER question at the moment is: “Where’s Deb?” The short answer is … I was going along just fine, and then … I fell in a hole! Since I’ve ALWAYS been honest and upfront about my life and me in general, I’m going to ‘come clean’ AGAIN…. Read More

Kitchen Nightmares: There's a Monster at the End of This Blog Post (Book)!

monster at end of this book

Have you ever started a project that was going to be fast, simple and cheap… Only for it to grow its own legs, suddenly get up and start running (after you!)??? Read More

Don’t Throw Out Those Boxes on Boxing Day!!!

Xmas-House-icon-lg

Today I’m going to teach you how to get sucked into the bowels of “pack-rat-itis”, or more correctly “How to become a true hoarder”! You all KNOW that I usually practice what I preach, but alas, in this story I did NOT and sadly, it doesn’t have a happy ending. It is my HOPE that after reading this you will not make the same mistake Christmas morning when you gleefully rip into all the wonderful goodies that Santa left for you… Read More

Recycle, Freecycle; Upcycle, Downcycle

Recycle

What do these terms mean & WHY should you care? With the growing “Green” movement, the current state of the economy and for the overall good of our planet, people are moving more and more towards using natural items and what many people consider “trash” as crafting components; “repurposed rubbage” is becoming the new vogue way to create. Read More