Friday, January 6, 2017

Classic James Bond Gun Cake Toppers Sean Connery Style: The Destiny of Things, Story 427

Classic James Bond Gun Cake Toppers Sean Connery Style:  The Destiny of Things, Story 427

Get them while they're hot!

10 mini guns Peaky Blinders Sean Connery James Bond long barrel pistols, available here.  Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore 

Here is the kind note I received:

Worked perfectly as cupcake toppers

That's all it takes to make my day, a kindness from an Etsy buyer with a short and sweet note!  Of course, I wish I could see how these decorated the cupcakes and wonder what flavor the cakes were and the color of the frosting with these on top!  And wonder if it was a James Bond or Peaky Blinder or other themed occasion.

For now, I'll let my imagination run wild!  I picture chocolate cupcakes with white cream cheese frosting and in the middle of each is a flat round piece of chocolate with these guns on them with tiny gold candy balls sprinkled all around the tops!

 10 mini guns Peaky Blinders Sean Connery James Bond long barrel pistols, available here.  Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

Saying Goodbye:  I wish I was saying "hello" to the cupcakes I just imagined instead!  Luckily I have my own stash of these put away for my mixed media art, but sometimes I do dig into my stash to fill an order!

What I Learned:

1.  These sell out so quickly that we can't keep up with the demand.  One minute we'll have many sets of these, but most of the time they sell out within a week.

2.  We get these in bulk, but never know which types of guns will be included, so it's just hit and miss, but most of the time, we end up with tons of the less stylish or not so popular guns.  Which tend to be the ones below:

10 or 15 mini gold gun steampunk narco thug life spy guns DIY Murder Mystery Detective military partners in crime, available here
 Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

3.  I've been wanting to write about how I've faired this year, during the winter holidays because I don't usually do very well and get high anxiety.  My stress level used to shoot through the roof and before I knew it was I relying on retail therapy and collecting so much hoard, most of it would remain unopened for months following the entire ordeal.

Not a good way to let go of stress!  Expensive and messy!

4.  This year I stayed within the boundaries of my modest budget and even sent some of it off to my new favorite charities!  As a matter of fact, I've always wanted to give 10% of our proceeds to charities important to me and will start doing so this year!

5.  One of them is Fixnation.  It's where we take all our feral cats (so far we've taken 15) to get a general check up and fixed for free!  So all proceeds of the instant download of our kittens, who are now a year old go to Fixnation.  You can read more about them (Fixnation and the kittens) at the link below:

INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD 3 images of our rescued feral kittens, available here.  Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

6.  So that's one of my 2017 Resolutions!  To find and donate 10% of our shops monthly proceeds to a charity dear to my heart.  Some of them I found years ago and have forgotten where I put all the information I had on them and need to find again.  One was a foundation that gave refugees an invention that cleaned water, so it was drinkable and another gave them solar cooking stoves.

Some are closer to home, like a medical clinic at Venice beach and a local neighborhood community library and local beautification.  I'd also like to try some volunteer work this year.

What will you do this year to help others?  I'd love to hear yours and get inspired from other ideas!

These James Bond guns are our most popular of them all and sell out like hotcakes!  available here.  Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore 

Thank you Etsy buyer from JunkDrawerAndMore for your short and sweet note!  I remember these mini guns from my childhood and play fighting with my brother!

Re enactment of fun from my childhood!
10 mini guns Peaky Blinders Sean Connery James Bond long barrel pistols, available here.  Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore
 
Also very motivating for me to continue on my Hoarder Rehab journey and to use my own date stamper for art in finding alternatives for my hoarding ways!
 
Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!  And for all the kind people I'm meeting who are helping me indirectly and directly in so many ways with my Hoarder Rehab!  I've been gleaning so much insight about my hoarding ways.
 
 Here they are in key chain size, available here
Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore 
 
 
I have been relisting almost daily and started new listing almost daily too!  So check out the shops now for new items, ideas and inspiration!
 
I have plans to list new items on JunkDrawerAndMore tomorrow!  I had plans to new list today, but have a terrible headache and neck ache from sleeping weird last night and decided that blogging was easier than new listing for now. 
 
Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 169 items, The Destiny of Things- 167 items, VintageToGoEasy - 175 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 163 items. 
 
Maybe you'll find something to adopt and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!
 
 10 Walking Dead Rick Grime's mini guns or Westworld pistals, available here
Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore  
 
 
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  10 Silver mini assorted gun mix, available here
Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore  
 
"Too many people miss the silver lining because they are expecting gold."  Arthur Yorinks 
 
Thank you for taking part in my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things! 
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Thursday, January 5, 2017

2017 New Year Date Stamp Mechanical: The Destiny of Things, Story 426

2017 New Year Date Stamp Mechanical:  The Destiny of Things, Story 426

Etsy buyers are so fun and creative!  This made me smile wide!  BEFORE:

2017 to 2026, some may have to 2027, but I can't check them all, so just to be safe, let's just say til 2026.  Still will last for many years! available here

Not only did the "after" photo make me smile wide, I don't know why, but every time I see it it makes me chuckle and giggle too!  This one really made my day!

Here's the note the update photo came with:

Using the date stamp to mark my fresh laid eggs!  AFTER:

Someone was busy on Christmas day trying out their new date stamper! Thank you so much for making my day more creative!  2017 date stamp available here
photo via JunkDrawerAndMore Etsy buyer!  

Some day I would love to have a few chickens for fresh organic eggs, but until then I'll dream and save my date stamper for them!

Saying Goodbye:  When I was a teacher, I used to keep 3 date stampers!  I kept one at my desk to use daily, but especially for redundant class paper work, like field trip slips, I kept one for the date monitor to pass around, so every student would have a chance to remember their name and date on all assignments and I kept one at home for grading papers for those that needed to remember their name and date on assignments.

Thankfully, I am retired now and use mine all the time for packaging letters and my art.  I just love how this date stamper looks on blue graph paper with red lettering.  I also like how it stamps the day first, then the month and the year last.

I also love the simple detail that the 2017 date stamper has a flat side and a rounded side handle.  The flat side is helps to remind me that the date will be stamped right side up, instead of upside down.  This is a photo of the flat sided end.  The rounded side of the handle is shown in the first photo.
2017 date stamp available here 

What I Learned:

1.  These date stampers are used by Etsy buyers in many different ways, but this one takes the cake!  What a great way to know exactly how fresh every egg laid is!  Other uses include, in order of popularity being journal art, scrap books for weddings and other milestone events, office record keeping and more that I can't remember at the moment!

2.  Another one of my teacher destash that has become popular items at our shops!  And believe me, these may last at least 10 years or less, but the last time my classroom date stamper ran out in years, finding a new one was like finding a needle in the hay stack!

And name and date on student's assignments went down hill quickly without this little tool, which doesn't sound so bad until you take into account that classrooms have 20-30 students and most teachers teach at least 8 different subjects a day, now multiply that by 30 students and that's about 250 papers with names and dates on them or NOT daily!

 I really need to update these photos, but there is so little time these days with my wellness recovery program, but here is an example of the date stamper lay out with day first, then month and lastly the year.
2017 date stamp available here 

3.  Here is a very helpful teacher tip that I used throughout my teaching career.  Every teacher has a record book to keep track of grades and homework, etc and students names are recorded in alphabetical order by last name first.

In my record book, each student has a number by their last name alphabetically and I would tell each student that that was their secret spy number and to add it by their name and circle their secret number on each assignment, so when the paper monitor collected all the papers, he or she would put the papers in order by their secret number and they would already be in alphabetical order.

Then when you have time to grade them, you know who was absent that day or did not turn in an assignment very quickly and they once graded, much easier to record in your grade book.

Now if you can set up your classroom so that everyone is already seated in alphabetical order that saves a lot of time too, but it doesn't always work due to all the talkers that need to be separated.

4.  I wanted to spend more time about how I made it through my winter holiday stress and how much I spent on retail therapy this year! but all the time went to memories of my record keeping days as a teacher.  There's always tomorrow!

How will you use your 2017 date stamper?

 I sometimes use them for the back of my art, especially if it's art in a series.
Front of Butterfly Meadows, available here
photo via JunkDrawerAndMore 

Thank you Etsy buyer from JunkDrawerAndMore for sharing your creative use of your 2017 date stamp!  It was so fun for me and inspired my day by bringing back old memories and makes me giggle every time I see your update photo!  
Also very motivating for me to continue on my Hoarder Rehab journey and to use my own date stamper for art in finding alternatives for my hoarding ways!!

 


I just love how these bring back old memories while making new ones!
 

Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!  And for all the kind people I'm meeting who are helping me indirectly and directly in so many ways with my Hoarder Rehab!  I've been gleaning so much insight about my hoarding ways.

Back of Butterfly Meadows with example of how to use the mechanical date stamper, available here
photo via JunkDrawerAndMore 
I am just coming out of my winter holiday food coma!  and can start thinking about my 2017 New Year's Resolutions now!  With one being, no more sugar at celebrations, okay, maybe just one, but not two or more!
I usually have them written down by now, but not this year, however I don't think it's ever too late to start them.  Some years, I don't write them down til March or rewrite them in July.  Of course, as a recovering hoarder, I have each year saved some where dating back to the late 80s til last year!
 Front of Butterflies and Bows, available here
photo via JunkDrawerAndMore 



I have been relisting almost daily and started new listing almost daily too!  So check out the shops now for new things!
I have plans to list new items on JunkDrawerAndMore tomorrow!



Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 167 items, The Destiny of Things- 167 items, VintageToGoEasy - 174 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 160 items. 

 
Maybe you'll find something to adopt and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!

Back of Butterflies and Bows, available here
photo via JunkDrawerAndMore    

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2.  My other "must have" teacher tools, I kept close at hand:   Service Bell and Receipt Spike  

3. Mechanical Date Stamper 2016 for Mixed Media Art & Mini Signs:  The Destiny of Things, Story 364 & 365

4.  A kindergarten teacher saving time using this date stamper, here!  A "destiny as infinity" story!

5.  For scrapbooks, Mechanical Rubber Date Stamper:  The Destiny of Things, Story 19

How many New Year's Resolutions do you have this 2017?  I usually have several pages, but this year I'm going to see if I can simply with just one!

Thank you readers from all over the world who continue to support my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things by taking part with your visits! 
 
"Onwards and Upwards!"  MDF CLUB 
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Friday, December 30, 2016

Mermaid Memories Cocktail Style: The Destiny of Things, Story 422-425

Mermaid Memories Cocktail Style:  The Destiny of Things, Story 422-425

Honk if you are a baby boomer and remember these on your Shirley Temple!

4 or more Little Mermaid drink or cake toppers, available here
photo via Hoarder Rehab

I just love how these are bringing back old memories as well as making new ones!

I have fond childhood memories of these little mermaids on my Shirley Temple at fancy Sunday dinner restaurants!  I loved taking mine home and playing with them until an arm broke off.  My brother usually got a monkey and the mermaid and monkey would battle until his tail fell off!

But my first memories of them are from my parents returning home from Friday date nights and if they went to the Chinese restaurant, we were allowed to stay up until they got home, just to see which cocktail drink toppers we'd get!

I think these were popular during the Baby Boomer era because they bring back such good memories to so many people!  According to wiki, Baby boomers are the demographic group born during the post–World War II baby boom, approximately between the years 1946 and 1964.

76 million American children were born between 1946 and 1964, representing a cohort that is significant on account of its size alone.  That's a whole lot of Shirley Temples!


Here is a 20 assorted mix of drink and cake toppers, available here

These mermaids bring back a lot of memories for so many and more stories from Etsy buyers are piling up on me and I can't keep them straight in my head, so here goes what's been collected or remember!

Here are some bringing back old memories!

Hello Kennedy,

I just received the package of plastic mermaid drink favors.  They are exactly as I remembered!

When I was a small child in the 60's, my mother worked as a waitress at a hotel.  My father and I would pick her up at work and while we waited for her shift to end, I would have some of the snacks they had and he would have a cocktail.  The drinks always had these mermaids on them and he would give them to me

Fond memories.  I'll use them at our next family get together.

Thanks also for the fun items you added to the package and good luck on the de-hoarding!  I did a clean out this year myself and it feels much better.  Luckily, these mermaids won't take up much space.
 
I just love getting emails like these with such nostalgic memories and then, the little mermaids are going on to make new ones at family gatherings!  So fun!

Speaking of old and new memories!  My college friends thought this jigger was a shot glass and used it with their favorite cocktail topper while taking a shot and keeping the topper on too!
4 or more Little Mermaid drink or cake toppers, available here
photo via Hoarder Rehab

Hello Kennedy!

    My order of 8 mermaids just arrived in my mailbox... in perfect condition! I love all of the extras too, especially the fortune telling fish. I gave one to my mother years ago and she thought it was a hoot! Thank you so very much!

    This is actually Dwight's wife, Pat, and the mermaids are for a Secret Santa artist's group swap. They are headed off to England in a couple of weeks, to a lovely woman who likes mermaids, rainbows, tie-dye, vintage, and distressed items. I think she will enjoy them and I will give her a few ideas for how to use them... but maybe she'll make some mermaid art.

    I googled vintage mermaids on Etsy and when I came across your listing, I knew they would be perfect. I had forgotten about them, but my sister and I used to get mermaids on occasion in our Shirley Temples (I am 63). Since we were army brats, we used to go to the Officer's Club with our parents on Sunday afternoons and enjoy our special drinks. The sight of your listing brought back so many memories!

    So thank you again! I know that I will keep one mermaid for myself and enjoy her swimming in my glass when I feel a bit nostalgic! Hope you are having a super day and I know that your hoarder rehab is making many people happy. 
 
How fun!  These are going all the way to England in a Santa swap!  I think I might be brave next year and try a swap!
 
 The Little Mermaids sell out quickly and we are running low on the stock of candy red with yellow mermaids, so when they sell out, which will be soon.  The above colors will be substituted to complete orders.

"Exactly what I wanted! I had these as a child, given to me by a favorite aunt, but had been lost or broken over time. How delightful to have them back again! They arrived quickly and in perfect condition. So magical!"  Etsy buyer from Hoarder Rehab
 
Here is another Auntie story!  Lots of fun Aunts!
 
"Fast shipping i am excited to give these to my aunt as a Christmas gift after she told me a story of how her dad used to get them for her and she had saved them but lost them while moving"  Etsy buyer from JunkDraweAndMore
 
"My vintage mermaid drink topper set arrived safe and in a timely fashion. They were wrapped/packaged very well as to prevent damage during shipping which I really appreciate very much. They are exactly as described and pictured in it's listing. These bring back childhood memories for me and are colorfully vibrant. I am quite pleased with this purchase and just love them! I would buy from this Etsy seller again and would recommend them to anyone as well. Thanks! :)"  Etsy buyer from The Destiny of Things

Here are some making new memories!  Some with photo updates!

"My under the sea themed wedding could not be complete without a personal mermaid on everyone's cups. So happy with the product"  Etsy buyer from Hoarder Rehab
30 or 50 or 100 Little Mermaid Peter Pan wedding anniversary champagne retro cocktail drink wine charms cake toppers, available here 
photo via Hoarder Rehab

"Will go perfect on the mermaid theme cupcakes"  Etsy buyer from The Destiny of Things

"Fun retro drink ornaments. Will look great with the stripey straws and fruit picks. Just a good festive addition for a party!"  Etsy buyer from JunkDrawerAndMore.... I would have loved to see a photo of these with the whole shebang of stripy straws and fruit picks!

"So cute used them as drink markers for our daughters birthday it was mermaid & pirate themed! Thank You!"  Etsy buyer from VintageToGoEasy

Here are some monkey drink  or cake toppers below.  I've notices that many are having Mermaid or Pirate parties lately or Jack the Monkey parties.  Didn't Jack Sparrow have a pet monkey on his shoulder or am I getting it mixed up with Pirates of the Caribbean? 

 For 2017 until supplies last, these will be the new colors for monkey and mermaids, available in 20 count here
For the party animals in us all!

I love to get notes about Etsy buyers using them as soon as they open their order!  Love all the new memories being made!

"Okay...these are so fun! I have one on my wine glass right now....love them!!"  Etsy buyer from Hoarder Rehab 

"I love these mini mermaids!!!! I used one as soon as I got them! Thank you for the sweet note and little extras you sent! I will definitely be ordering from this shop again!"  Etsy buyer from The Destiny of Things and here's a photo of it on her drink of the moment!

photo via Etsy buyer from The Destiny of Things

Many Etsy buyers like to order the little mermaids in all green, mostly I think for Peter Pan themed parties and weddings.

"Love my mermaid wine glass toppers! I will be using them for a gift for my Peter Pan obsessed sister. They will be sitting atop a Peter Pan wine glass the perfect touch! Very satisfied with this purchase and the excellent service that accompanied it. Thank you!! :)"  Etsy buyer from The Destiny of Things

 All green mermaid drink and cake toppers available here

Saying Goodbye:  I have my own stash of these in all different colors, like light pink and sky blue, mainly vintage ones.  Actually I think I have 2 shoe boxes of vintage ones stashed away for my mixed media art that I've been collecting for years now! 

What I Learned:

1.  Being in wellness mode for several months was so worth it for my allergies, sciatica and lower back pain, but not for my blog, shops and dehoarding!  I sure do have a lot of catching up to do!

But I am so thankful that so much of my hoard has become popular "dehoard" meaning I can have tons of them to share with others!

2.  This holiday season, there was so much gluten free, dairy free baked goods that I did not control my sweet tooth very well and my body is not used to so much sugar and I've been basically in a food coma with tons of brain fog!

I am going to really limit myself with sugar for this coming New Year and then Chinese New Year and Valentine's because I just don't like how I feel well with so much sugar.  I feel like I wait all day to wake up to no avail and everything else seems to be going in slow motion! lol

I think I'm going to try to make some gluten free, dairy free and sugar free baked goods soon, like cornbread with pineapple pieces and sweet corn in it for sweetness  and perhaps dates and fig pieces instead of sugar for my quinoa chocolate cupcake recipe, etc.


6 all party animals, no mermaids, available here
photo via VintageToGoEasy

Thank you Etsy buyers from all 4 shops, VintageToGoEasy,TheDestinyofThings, JunkDrawerAndMore and Hoarder Rehab for letting me know your plans for these and leaving such kind compliments!  So fun for me!  Also very inspiring and motivating for me to continue on my Hoarder Rehab journey!
 
I just love how these bring back old memories while making new ones!
 
Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!  And for all the kind people I'm meeting who are helping me indirectly and directly in so many ways with my Hoarder Rehab!  I've been gleaning so much insight about my hoarding ways.
 
Here is one the first and my favorite display of these mermaids for Usula-tinis!  How will you use yours?
 
 photo via Etsy buyer from Hoarder Rehab
 
 
The never ending winter holiday festivities are catching up to me!  I still feel like I've gained 20 pounds and moving very slowly!  Now I need to rest up and get ready for the New Year's festivities!  and then the Chinese New Year festivities! 

I have been relisting almost daily and started new listing too!  So check out the shops now for new things!

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 166 items, The Destiny of Things- 157 items, VintageToGoEasy - 171 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 162 items. 
 
Maybe you'll find something to adopt and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!
 
 Someone's had too much giggle juice!
  3 blue and 3 green mermaid, available here
 photo via JunkDrawerLoveEtsy

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Happiness, Good Health and Abundance for you and yours this 2017!  See you next year!
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Fortune Fish & Fortune Cards Fortune Teller Office Party: The Destiny of Things, Story 417- 421

Fortune Fish & Fortune Cards Fortune Teller Office Party:  The Destiny of Things, Story 417- 421

Both are so fun to pass out during parties and weddings!  and much more!

6 to 30 Twilight Zone Swami Madame X fortune teller machine cards, available here.  Photo via Hoarder Rehab

The above are new old stock from vintage cafe diner Swami or Madame X Penny Fortune machines that not only dispensed your napkins but a fortune too!  So fun, I used to save up my pennies just to get see what Swami had to say!

The diner is long gone, but memories of thrifting with my brother along Orange circle and having lunch at the cafe and wait patiently until we got a booth with Swami was well worth it and just swell!

Anyways.... these fortune fish tellers are just as fun too!

50, 100 or 150+ Fortune Teller fish, available here
photo via Hoarder Rehab

Since I was in wellness recovery mode from September to December, stories have been piling up and getting mixed up in my head, so I'm trying to catch up and lump some all together, so others can get different ideas and get inspired by how Etsy buyers use these fun items.

Here are some of the notes I received:

4 about the fortune fish:

"These are a lot of laughs! My husband did it...his fish was all over the place, curing/ turning, wiggling...for me - same fish - no movement...maybe a little tale flap> My husband said I'm a "cold fish!"  ha ha ha"

"So cute. The guests will love these !!!"

"Fast shipping plus its of little cute extras! Will use for my art, gifts and snail mail - Thanks!!"

"Super cute! Using these as the "fortune teller" at my wedding. Great communication, fast shipping, and came with the most adorable little package of extras. Love!!"

The back of it's bag has the information of your love fortune by how your fish moves in the palm of your hand.
50, 100 or 150+ Fortune Teller fish, available here
photo via Hoarder Rehab

 
4 about the Swami Madame X fortune teller machine cards: 

"Shipped super fast and exactly as described! Perfect for Halloween party favors at my office. I plan to surprise my coworkers w their fortunes! Thank you!"

Halloween may be over and it's too late for New Year's, but who doesn't love their fortune told at any office party or other parties, like Valentine's, Chinese New Year's, even St Paddy's or Mardi Gras!

"Perfect for a Twilight Zone party I hosted!! Thank you!"

"Looking forward to having some fun with these cards - they are awesome. Thanks!!!"

"Love it!! Thank you so so much :)" 

 A stack of 500 fortune cards for replacement refills inside your Swami or Madame X penny machine or Twilight Zone wedding favors or table confetti, available here.   
photo via Hoarder Rehab 

Saying Goodbye:  I keep my own stash of these for "thank you" packaging orders from all our shops and for snail mail and card inserts.  They have become what I call my "rehoard" because they have become such popular items at all our shops that I can keep a hoard of them!

What I Learned: 

1.  I've always wanted a Swami penny napkin machine, but settled for my own complete set of these fortune card slips.  Yes, they come in complete set, like a deck of cards!  52 different fortune cards to collect and more! 

They come in 4 different suits, like a deck of cards, hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs with 13 characters for each suit, King, Queen, Jack, Ace and 10-2.

I've noticed the aces have have at least 2-4 different fortunes for each suit, so there's plenty to collect!  Unfortunately, I do not think a stack of 500 has a complete set in them, but maybe they do now because each stack seems to be different.

Order a complete set of 52 fortune cards here

2.   These would be fun to pass out at any party!  Halloween, Christmas, New Year's and next Valentine's!  Kids and everyone young at heart love these both!  They will bring back memories for the older crowd and make new ones for all ages!

3.  I'd love to see how the one Etsy buyer uses them in her art!  I haven't seen the fortune fish used in art yet.  I can see how it would make a great gift wrap topper or gift insert fun!

4.  I would love to see how they are used at a Twilight Zone party too!  As table confetti or party favor bag filler, pinata filler or a mini garland?

5.  One of the reasons, I started to collect fortune teller items to give away in my "thank you" packaging is because I really have no idea what the future holds for a recovering hoarder like me!  and mainly because each time I make them, it reminds me of how much better my life is now with dehoarding and how the "now" and my future is already so different and I have no idea what my life is going to be like without my hoard!

How would you like to use these fun fortunes?

Here is what a complete set of 52 looks like stacked by suit.
Order a complete set of 52 fortune cards here

Thank you Etsy buyers from Hoarder Rehab for letting me know your plans for these and leaving such kind compliments!  So fun for me!
 
I just love how these bring back old memories while making new ones!
 
All these stories and ideas really help me stay on track with mine.  They inspire and motivate to continue with my hoarder rehab!
And I've been spending more time in the music art room dehoarding it and organizing boxes and getting ready to list more in 2017!
 
Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!  And for all the kind people I'm meeting who are helping me indirectly and directly in so many ways with my Hoarder Rehab!  I've been gleaning so much insight about my hoarding ways.
 
 A grab bag fortune teller sampler, available here
Many of these items are also in our "thank you" order packaging.
photo via VintageToGoEasy
All the holiday festivities are catching up to me!  I still feel like I've gained 10 pounds and need to rest up and get ready for the New Year's festivities!  and then the Chinese New Year festivities! 
 
I tried to limit my holiday sugar intake, but with all the gluten free and dairy free baked goods these days, it was hard to pass up such holiday treats this year! 

I have been relisting almost daily and started new listing too!  So check out the shops now for new things!

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 165 items, The Destiny of Things- 151 items, VintageToGoEasy - 169 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 162 items. 
 
Maybe you'll find something to adopt and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!
 
 Maneki Neko, the Japanese beckoning cat brings good fortune it's new owner and is typically given as a good luck welcome banner to hang by the door of a new shop, available here
photo via Hoarder Rehab

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 The crane is a mystical creature and is said to live for over 1000 years.  For the Chinese, Korean and Japanese culture, it is a symbol of good fortune and longevity.  The Japanese call it the "bird of happiness."
Silk crane Fukusa set for Japanese tea ceremony, available here
photo via Hoarder Rehab 
 
Thank you readers from all over the world who continue to support my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things by taking part with your visits! 
 
"Onwards and Upwards!"  MDF CLUB 
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