Early Christmas Break...

I think I probably won't do more miscellaneous stuff auctions until after Christmas.  I don't want to miss a postal deadline.  I think I would have listed some today, but I was still feeling ill prior to this.  I feel much better now, but a little too late...  Here are some of my Christmas tree candles with some of my art supplies.
I hope to continue to list art through the holiday season here and of course it is available on my website at http://www.lisarusso.com as I feel when people buy art, they tend to be buying for themselves so there's less of a postal timing concern...

I'm going to try and organize one more donation run before the year ends.  I hope that you have a wonderful holiday season!

Relists, only relists...

This is my Ryobi charger, we no longer have the tool.  The charger still works, but we have no use for it...

I had an art deadline and I didn't manage to get any new listings together this week.  I've taken the dress and skirt out of the mix to add to my giveaway bags, they're brand new and I hope they will make someone happy.  Sometimes I buy things that I think I really want and it turns out they aren't for me...  The other three will stay as I think they're rather specific to who would like them...

The Ryobi charger, Raymor Ben Seibel butter dish, and trackball mouse are relisted here.

On Friday, I'll post a work in progress picture of the painting I submitted to my show at the Whittier Art Gallery on my other blog here and my facebook page here...

Parting even with boxes is such a challenge...

These bags are to recycle and throw away, but the boxes went back to my shed, I decided to keep them to reuse in shipping to others.  I am so reduction challenged...  I am getting together more to donate, parting with items for donations is a little easier for me then throwing things away, but some things are beyond giving or selling...

I am grateful to have a huge recycle trash can, I used to have to save up my recycle items until I had enough to make it worth the time to make the trip out, now I just put the can by the curb every week!


This week I'm listing only relists, it will be the final listing for the skirt and the dress (after that they join my give away stash).  My auctions for the week are here...

Fun with Photographing Avon Ruby Red Cape Cod Napkin Rings and a Few Other Items...

The last day I scheduled for donations didn't work out, so I have to pick another.  It's challenging for me to get some of the photographs together for my auctions.  I figured a fun way to display these napkin rings would be on top of a white lace vintage blouse that I have.  I usually photograph on black, but these would not show up there.  I also used the sleeves to thread through the napkin holders to display them as they would be in use...

I have a combination of a few new listings and relists here.  I'm not sure if I'll have any for next week, it remains to be seen.

Guests!

I made this chocolate cake with white chocolate chips for my aunt, she recently received her teaching credential and cake seemed like an excellent way to celebrate.  It was delicious and I was happy to send some home with her.  Parting is difficult for me, but with some things easier than others...

I didn't have a chance to get any auctions together and I also won't be posting next Tuesday because I'll have a friend in town!  I should be back again on Tuesday November 3rd.  I'm trying to get the house halfway decent, I really do have way, way too much stuff...

Hopefully I should manage to get a good group together to donate on Thursday!

Edit:  Due to technical difficulties, my return will be delayed for a while.  Apologies...

Dressers No Longer Mine...

When we moved, these dressers sustained some damage.  I'm not very handy, so I wasn't able to fix them and I didn't want to donate them to an organization as the condition was so poor.  I put them outside with a free sign on them and also put them on craigslist in the free section.  They were both taken, which made me very glad as I felt they still had some use left in them.

I didn't get a chance to put together any new auctions, so I have some relists here.  Hopefully by next week I'll have some new ones.

Happy Halloween! Pumpkin Jack O'Lantern Candle & Costumes...

I finally found this Halloween pumpkin stacking jack o'lantern candle!  I've been wondering where it is for years...  This will be the first year I'll be able to display it at the right time of year.  I love Halloween!  It's a small bit of progress, but it is progress.

I'm listing some Halloween costumes here.   I listed some of them a couple of years ago, but it was very close to Halloween so I don't think they had much of a chance.  There's not that many of them though, I'm using the listings I created for them a couple of years ago.  I gave away more then half of what I had left over from that time, but I love costumes.  So if these don't sell this year, they may go back in the box.  It's so hard for me to part with things...

A vest that stays with me...

It's been a while since I've updated this blog...  I've made some trips to donate, but I have so much more I need to part with.  The vest is something I'm not yet ready to part with and it will only take a small amount of space.  My grandmother made it for me.  I remember choosing the buttons...

Here is some clothing and a Ryobi charger that I did manage to make some auctions for here, not that many, but it's a start.  There's a couple of dresses and a skirt that I bought and never wore...

So much more to do though!