Articles for tag: Child Stars, Depression Glass, Jodi Foster, Shirley Temple

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Shirley Temple Child Star, Adult Diplomat

Her adorable smile, captivating voice and cute curly red hair helped make Shirley Temple the most famous child actor of all-time. She was the first child to actually be considered a star leading the way for child stars in the future like Natalie Wood, Jodi Foster, Kristy McNichol, and Tatum O’Neal. Because she could act, ...

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Finding Out What Your Antiques Are Worth

You’ve probably acquired antiques along the road of life. Maybe you inherited them from family or maybe you love browsing antique stores. You might be someone who sees treasures in other people’s trash. Or, like me, you may have just lived long enough that some things you purchased new are now antiques. Either way, everyone ...

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Top Ten Gift Ideas for the Artistic Young Man

Do you have that young man in your life that you find it simply impossible to shop for? The gifts for that artistic signifcant other or relative are always difficult. Here are some general rules in shopping for your creative man. 1. Always be original; the artist thrives on creativity and originality and is not ...

Collectible Glassware: Depression Glass

Ask most people what depression glass is, and they usually respond that it’s that stuff that was given away in oatmeal boxes, or that cheap glassware that they remember from Grandma’s house. Actually, depression glass played a big part of the history of glassware in the United States, and is highly collectible today. In the ...

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The Easiest Way to Make Money Offline

“Work from home opportunity” is verbiage which make readers cringe. Online internet marketers have worked overtime to get you to put in that credit card number with false promises of earning riches via the internet. There are the other variation schemes, “submit articles for money”, “submit links for money”, “cash machine payouts.” The list is ...

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How I Fell in Love with Fire King

I have always shopped in thrift stores, but I’d never seen more than two or three coffee mugs of the same design at the same time. All I knew was that they went very well with my old style kitchen. I could hang these trim white mugs on my red mug rack and they would ...

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How to Be a Successful Picker

I’m sure you’ve all seen the shows by now, or at least heard of them: “American Pickers” on History Channel, where two guys who collect junk drive all over the country and purchase items from collectors on the back roads, then flip the items for a profit. Sometimes they get a big payout, sometimes they ...

3 Ideas for Shabby Chic Vessel Sinks

Shabby chic vessel sink are all the rage in vintage bathrooms this year. If you want to create one of a kind hand made or unique shabby chic vessel sinks, then you have quite a few options. The look of a bowl or vessel sitting on top of the counter is a huge trend in ...