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Do you see a yard sale or flea market and your heart races with anticipation or do you see it as a waste of your time and hard earned money? Yard sales and flea markets are an adventure, as with any great adventure it helps to be familiar with what’s out there, to explore and to be educated. Of primary importance, know what you’re looking for, to find treasure at a yard sale it first takes a little research and self study.

 Next know where you are going; and how to get there, finding yard sales and flea markets both on and offline  is easy , there is a wealth of resources available both real world and online. Peruse classifieds ads and specialty yard sale/ flea market sites such as YardsaleQueen .com  that offer handy tips to help you get the most bang for your buck and make you experience more pleasurable. They offer an excellent to way to prepare for your yard sale adventure. Community boards from: Churches, Grocery stores, Landry mats and recreation centers or apartment building are great places to find to sales in your community. Next make a map and mark all your sale location to have a plan and route in mind Google maps is great for this as it allows you to input several location and plot the distance. It also offers a new walking feature if you prefer to head out on foot.

A Bargain Hunters survival Kit, before you head out, here is a few tips to make your shopping adventure both fun and worth while. Be sure to bring sun screen, change and small bills. Be prepared for the great doors like any other journey the appropriate garb is essential, sunscreen, hats, and comfy shoes, bottled water and notebook. For ease of transport keep handy a Box/ Bungees/ Rope.  Choose a central meeting point and time so if you are separated you can find each other. Flea markets are now open for business, spring, summer, winter and fall.

See the hidden treasure, decorating with yard sale finds. Trash to treasure transforming find your find into possessions everyone will enjoy. Be open to inspiration and exercise your creative potential view items not as they are but try to see what they might become.  Most things can be revamped, painted, polished faux finished, decapche or reupholstered. Trash to treasure crafts can be very stylish or “Shabby chic” many items can be transformed in to unique pieces such as planters, old plates can become interesting wall displays, used picture frames to create on of a kind mirrors, junk jewelry takes on a new life as embellishments for clothes and craft projects. For small projects consider going to your recycle depot and pick up partially used can on stain or paint to make your project even more cost effective. . Gleam ideas from decorating and DYI show visit the show companion web site or check out decorating and how to books from your local library.

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