nothing better than picking winners!  if you read this post, then you know i participated in the One World One Heart (OWOH) blog give-away! 

90+ comments and, trust me, it was a thrill to read each and every one of them!  and that doesn’t even count the hundreds who stopped by my little blog and didn’t comment!  oh blog stalkers, how i love you too!

and boy am i working my tail off to stop by all the blogs of those kind enough to leave comments…i am slowly working my way down the list!  patience, i promise to visit each and every one of them!

but now…the lucky ducks….

the winner of the SweetTalk Variety Gift Tag Package is….drum roll, please…JULIE!

and the winner of the SweetTalk Variety Postcard Package and also a lover of words…TESS!

okey-doke girlies, thanks a bunch for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment!  that was fun!

Good Gosh!  September 1st…is it possible?  YES.IT.IS.

No worries, I’m on board!  Marburger Farm opens September 28 and I’m a pricing-packing fool!  The sleepless nights have started as I get so-so excited!  A place where creativity flows!  And so many friends I can’t wait to see!  Theresa’s blog party!  oh my stars!

As usual, I’m getting ahead of myself!  First, a winner has been picked and that winner is ANGELA!  She stopped over during the big *adventure* this summer and played blog games! 

It paid off!  Angela will be receiving a SweetTalk Halloween Package in the mail!  Oh how I love hap-hap-happy mail!  Congrats Angela and thanks so much for hanging out on my blog!

up  next…the September give-away!  A SweetTalk Thanksgiving Package!

Tricia and I put together a montage of our BIG yard sale *adventure*!  Hidden some where in the video is the name of the give-away winner! 

watch closely…..

Game #5 was a little tricky!  I said “NO” to all of it!

It’s a stumper…but…the doll hutch (as much as I wanted it) was literally the first stop!  Hard to pull the trigger on a hundred-spot right out of the gate! 

Y’all didn’t think I was serious about that barrel bar, didya?  That’s even a little crazy for me and I’m pretty darn crazy!  I think Debbie got it right…if I had been shopping for my brother it would have been a YES!  And I loved the point Sherry made…it would have been a space eater in Mighty, she knows me too well!

The band hats…man…I struggled!  But that’s the kinda thing I totally heart and no one on this earth would ever buy from me!

The shabby stool…what was not to love?   But there was no room in it to make a few dollars!

The elf…another struggle, but kinda the same as the band hats, so I passed on him too!

Since no one got it totally right…and since I’m in charge of the RULES…for everyone that said *NO* on the barrel bar you get THREE, everyone else gets one!

I’d like to say a gigantic THANKS to everyone for playing!  Tricia and I sat up til the wee hours most every night to get our posts up!  We giggled lots and wondered who would stop by and what your guesses would be!

It has meant the WORLD to us!

You can continue to comment through Wednesday!  Someone WILL have a lucky Friday the 13th!  We will be doing a special post to announce the WINNER! 

And, whether you knew it or not, every time you commented you were also entered in the SweetTalk Halloween Package give-away!  I’ll be picking a winner for that later this month!  So keep those comments coming!

It’s one heck-of-a-lucky month!

I can’t end without a coupla more Fun-Fun-FUNNY signs!

in case you can’t see it too well, it says: hollow for don or arlene

yes, folks, that’s “hollow”!  say it in your bestest twang!

seriously!  even i’m at a loss for words…

In closing this big *adventure* I have to say thanks from the bottom of my Texas-sized-heart to my sweet friend Tricia…btw…be sure to check out her post…she and her bald guy ROCK!  They are gracious, generous and a ton-o-fun! 

I am so blessed to know them and each of you!  It’s been a benefit of blogging I never anticipated! 

me and the bald guy!

me and precious tricia…this morning…our teary-eyed good-bye!

Jane-T signing off on the big *adventure* of twentyten!

I gotta tell y’all…that was a fun-filled, action-packed, bargain-hunting bonanza!  We’re a little dinged up tonight!  But…man…was that ever a BLAST!

Congrats to Lisa!  The penny rug was $450!  Needless to say, it is not wrapped, packed and headed to Texas!

Next up, the fifth and final give-away game of Janet & Tricia’s big *adventure*!   

Get in on this one so you don’t miss a chance at the grand-daddy of prizes!

We have shopped on your behalf putting together a package of goodies you will hope you win…PROMISE!

For the last game you will be guessing whether or not I did or did not purchase these treasures I stumbled across in our journey! 

Of course, there was more to buy than even I could imagine…decisions had to be made…hard choices!  But I pushed through!  Pulled the trigger a few (well, a lot) of times and actually managed to walk away a time or two!

#1. i’m crazy for it’s-not-the-size-it’s-suppose-to-be!  found this doll hutch early in the game…not only is it adorable BUT it’s PINK and green!  the price?  $100!

#2.  who doesn’t need a good barrel bar?  padded, in stylish brown AND it closes!  sweet!  it could be that unusual piece that’s perfect for Marburger Farm!  this one was on the market for $95!

#3.  next up, this adorable white, shabby step stool!  meets all my *look* criteria and just $25!

#4.  love me a good bargain…two for the price of one!  these band hats are just quirky enough for me, but would anyone else like them?  hmmm.  a mere $20! 

#5.  last, this cute little elf!  who wouldn’t want to take this little guy home for a quick $20!

Keep in mind that I’m (trying!) to buy wholesale…I have to weigh whether or not I can make a little money on the flip and would anyone else love it enough to pay me for it!  Always a challenge!

yes or no..get to GUESSING!

Tricia is at it again!  Type-Type-Typing!  Check out her post tonight and see what game she’s got goin’ on!

It’s the last chance to get your name in the hat, so you best leave a comment!  The winner will be picked Friday the 13th…Good Luck!

Okay, Angela, you got it goin’ on girlfriend for guessing the shovel with the stupendous plastic (no less) floral arrangement!  Once I picked myself up off the floor…through watery eyes and laughter…the only thing I could think to say was: you can’t be serious! 

Angela gets FIVE and everybody else gets ONE in the hat!

Thanks for your comments…it was a tough one!  They ALL qualified!

Game #4 in the big *adventure* give-away is multiple choice!  My personal favorite from my school days!

So, have you ever seen a penny rug?  I found a dealer the other day that had some fabulous penny rugs!  I don’t see them too often and I stood there mesmerized by one in particular….pink and gray…which were the colors I happened to be wearing that day!

First I’ll give you a little background…not that I know anything about them…I just did the Google thing and learned a fact or two myself! 

They were made around the time of the Civil War from scraps of wool or felted wool from old clothing, blankets and hats.  They used coins as templates, thus the name!  They weren’t made to be actual rugs, but rather used as decorative coverings for beds, tables, dressers and mantles.  Sometimes they were made into pillows or used as wall hangings.  Do I sound like an encyclopedia?

cool…huh?

You get to guess how much this one cost!  Sadly, in my awe, I only snapped one picture, but it’ll do…

Your choices:
A. $100 – $200
B.  $201 – $300
C.  $301 – $400
D.  $401 – $500
E.  more than $500

It was a beauty!  Get Ready…Get Set…Go!  Guess…Now!

Tricia is sitting next to me typing away!  Be sure to jump over to her blog and see what she’s up too!  I know…it’s FUN cuz she’s FUN!

New?  No worries…check out the rules!  Friday, August 13 we are pickin’ a winner!  We have one day left to add to the goodie bag that the lucky duck will receive!  We have been gathering treasures all along our travels and you absolutely want to WIN!

I can’t close without showing you the sign we saw today…really…I knew there was no way you would believe it if I didn’t show you…prepare to laugh ~ out ~ loud!

Careful.  I can’t tell you how many times today we have said “slaw down“!  In just a few short hours it became part of our vocabulary and I have no doubt it will be for the ages!

Holy Cow!  I think we made it about 10 miles in 9 hours!  Well, we might have made it a little bit further than that, but not by much!

Surrounded by JUNK!  My head was spinning!  Can I take just a moment to tell you how incredibly HOT it was!  OMGosh!  And the only thing I can’t do when I’m hot is spend money…but today…I overcame that!

I was feeling good about working on my tan while shopping, you know multi-tasking….until I got in the shower and washed my *tan* right down the drain!  ICK!

Now we’re making up the rules as we go….here’s a new one:  Tricia and I will be playing some guessing games on our blogs and the first person that gets the answer right gets their name added to the hat an extra FIVE times!

I’m tellin’ ya, you WANT to win!

You know how I love me some multiples!  I stumbled across a canister of some interesting little…thingies!  I didn’t know what they were but the kind gentleman (I’ll explain that in a minute) was happy to enlighten me!

As a side note…we came across that “gentleman” at the very end of the day…we decided that as stinky as we were we still smelled about a thousand times better than he did!

Now, where was I?  Oh yeah…it’s time to leave a comment with your best guess!  Here are a few details to help: they are about 4″ long, metal and in red, purple, green and yellow!

(yeah and, uh, please excuse the hotel wash cloth background…trust me, a much better choice than the *floral* print bedspread!)

Think you know?  Start guessing!

And don’t forget to jump on over to Tricia’s blog and see what she’s got goin’ on!

I grabbed my partner-in-crime and we’re headed to the The World’s Longest Yard Sale – The 127 Corridor Sale!

We’ve spent the last three days in *stretch* class…opening and closing our wallets…wrapping…lifting…loading…unloading…climbing in and out of the Sprinter!  We’re limber, lean and ready to arm wrestle, trip or shove…I pity the fool who gets in our way!

The Sprinter is empty…the trailer is empty…and we would consider it a failure of monumental proportions if we don’t fill them both to the brim!

Now…selfish we are not!  This adventure requires audience participation…that’s YOU!

Read on for the skinny…

rules:
1. there are no rules! we’re making it up as we go!
2. we’re pickin’ a winner on friday, august 13 and that lucky duck gets a grab bag of treasures we collect on our *adventure*! 
don’t doubt…it’s gonna be FAB!

the fine print:
1. you gotta a lot of options…leave a comment on my blog and Tricia’s or Facebook or Twitter between now and Wednesday, August 11 and we’ll throw your name in the hat for every comment left!
2. if you want to up the ante…cuz it’s gonna be worth it…post our *adventure* button on your sidebar and you will get your name in the hat TWO more times!
3. pull out your big guns and do a post about it…that’ll get you an extra FIVE!
4. now if you do #2 & #3 you gotta tell us….so shoot an email over and let us know!
5.  check us both out each and every day as both of us will be playing different games and you don’t want to miss either one…see #1!

LET THE shopping GAMES BEGIN!

This past weekend I had the pleasure of helping my sweet friend Tricia set-up at the Red Barn in Round Top!  Not sure if it could have gotten much hotter on Friday, but sweating and giggling seemed to be a winning combo!

I have lots of pictures to show you….but I’m starting with the ever talented Meloney of The Seed Box Antiques!  Remember Meloney?  She’s the one married to Seth…I mean Brian!

She’s making darling embellished totes and you know how I feel about totes!

Cute, huh?  She makes them in several sizes, but you know me, bigger IS better! 

You’ll be shocked to know I didn’t even keep this…it wasn’t easy, but it’s on its way to my sister-in-law who is having a birthday on Friday!  Gee, I sure hope she’s not reading this post…yikes!

In other news….it’s a Happy Day at SweetTalk cuz we have a winner in the Birthday Package give-away…..

MINDY!  Hey girl, start watching your mailbox cuz SweetTalk is sending you some happy mail!

She’s headed to Vegas for vacation….looks like she’s got luck on her side!  Thanks Mindy and everyone who reads my posts and leaves comments….means bunches to me!

Tomorrow I’ll be sending out the July SweetTalk email Newsletter announcing the next give-away and MuCH mOrE!  Be sure to sign up!  And…..as always…..leave comments on any of my posts!  Every time you do that I enter your name.  EASY!