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Welcome to 2nd Time Around Tuesday. If you love second hand treasures you are in the right place. Just create a post and link the title of your post to Mr. Linky below. You can post most anything...things from an antique store, garage sale, estate sale, thrift store, flea market....just use your imagination! Or maybe you have something that you inherited or was given to you-we would love to see that too!
Today I'm going to show 2 pieces of framed art I bought recently at an estate sale. Often estate sales in our area will last 2 days. The second day the prices are usually cut at least in half.
I didn't get to go to this sale on the first day, but decided to stop by on Sunday which was the 2nd day. One of my teacher friends was there and pointed out these 2 watercolors from Paris. She really thought I needed them since I had traveled there not too long ago.They were marked $45.00 each. I really liked them, and my friend encouraged me to just make an offer. So I did, and got both of them for $40.00!
They have a new home in my foyer area, right next to the piano.
This one is of Notre Dame Cathedral.
And this one is the Arc de Triomphe.
Later I may work on the frames and possibly the mats, but for now I just wanted to get them hung up!Thanks for stopping by today! I look forward to seeing all the second hand treasures on 2nd Time Around Tuesday!
What a great deal you got on those two great prints. They are framed so nicely! I still haven't framed some prints we bought in London because it costs so much to mat and frame them. Good buy!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great deal you got! They look nice haning on your wall.
ReplyDeleteI'll have my post up in the morning. I did link tonight. I hope you don't mind!
take care,
Dawn
I love the frames.That was the first thing I noticed.great purchase.They're lovely...Ann
ReplyDeleteDiane,
ReplyDeleteI love these beautiful pieces of art. The frames alone are worth more than you paid! I love bargains like this! :-)
Thank you for sharing!
xoxo
Janie
Diane, your prints are so elegant and the fact that they remind you of the time you spent in Paris, make them even more special. That was a great buy, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting "2nd Time Around Tuesday" for us ...
Sincerely,
Janie
OH I LOVE THEM!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your beautiful pictures and what a great deal you got on them. Perfect!!
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xo bj
i like the frames. the pictures are very pretty. great find.
ReplyDeletemarie
How lucky you are, Dianne! These pictures are very pretty! Oh, I'm excited for you learning to crochet! I love to do it, but don't as much as I used to!
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Shelia ;)
What beautiful art! I think you found a real bargain! Diane, if I'm not supposed to be in this 2nd time around...or if I'm doing it wrong...please tell me! It looks like fun and I have tons of second hand treasures. Hope you have a blessed Tuesday.
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What wonderful prints,you got a great deal on them.They look so nice in your foryer.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful prints,you got a great deal on them.They look so nice in your foryer.
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Because the framing is professionally done, you got a fantastic bargain. How do I know about the framing? Because I have two prints, and one of them is the same as the second one you've displayed! Diane, we match!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures, especially the Notre Dame one!! Love to hear of great bargins! Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteYour header is beautiful! I had to take a few minutes just to take in all of your pretty things! I love the 2nd Time Around and all of your finds! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great price for 2 wonderful pieces of art!!
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Beautiful! What a score. I love them just as they are, of course I am sure I would love them if you changed them up too. I traveled there also ....in 1980! But would have grabbed them too.
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful artwork! You got them for a fabulous price also. Love it.♥
ReplyDeletePlease tell me you didn't actually land those two prints, framed and matted, for the low, low price of $40!!! That's unreal!!! Love them, Diane!
ReplyDeleteHi Diane...You really made a great buy and I'll join the chorus & say I like the frames as they are too. Are you able to read the artist signature & research anything about him/her? ;-) Bo
ReplyDeleteLove the paris prints. What a great price.
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Good morning Diane, Your prints are wonderful and look great where you hung them. You are the queen of good buys for sure. I love the old fashioned look of them and the frames are really pretty. I also like your new header. I love the way you are constantly changing your look. It is a great way to show the things you love. The top of the list is your grands for me. I love watching them grow.
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Love...Jeanne
I love estate sales. You really got a good deal and they look wonderful on your wall. Thanks for sharing them.
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Elizabeth
I just had to come back to the comments here and say how much I love your new look!
ReplyDeleteThey are really nice. Paris on your walls, that is sweet.
ReplyDeleteHave a Terrific Tuesday
from Roberta Anne
What a great find! I posted a yard sale find I re-did for the booth. Thanks for hosting a great party Diane!!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful,Diane!
ReplyDeleteI love your new banner,too!
Those are beautiful...and I'd say you got a terrific bargain!
ReplyDeleteVery nice watercolors Diane. I think you found a very good deal there.
ReplyDeleteI love estate sales...love them!
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Love the watercolors, love Paris too. What a great find!
ReplyDeleteNatalie
Those are both gorgeous watercolors Diane! They would have cost a fortune any other way so you drove a good bargain.
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Hugs, Pat
I really enjoyed your prints. They brought back memories.
ReplyDeleteMr B took many picture of both of these places when he lived in France. When I saw these beautiful prints of yours last night, I asked him where they were. They would be beautiful framed also.
Thank You Diane for sharing!
Beth
What a bargain! Both of the watercolors are beautiful. I like the frames, I don't think I'd change them at all.
ReplyDeleteHi Diane
ReplyDeleteGreat deal on the pictures especially since you have been there! They were made for you!
have a lovely evening
Judi
This looks like so much fun. I love thrift stores, flea markets, garage sales... you name it. I'm a second hand junkie. I'll be back next week to post for this great project.
ReplyDeleteOops forgot to mention that I love your paintings and love even more how you got them to come down on the price by so much. The arc painting has such pretty color.
ReplyDeleteDiane, I think these pictures look great just like they are. What a bargain! laurie
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures. My mother had some just like that. I wish she had kept them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great find Diane--I think they look great. Good for you for making an offer!
ReplyDeleteI've been hanging paintings and such back up in the garden room for days. Can't have enough paintings!
ReplyDeleteBrenda
Hi Diane, I absolutely LOVE your pictures! They are unique and fabulous! ~hugs, Rhonda :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics!! Laura
ReplyDeleteDiane...I just found out about 2nd Time Around Tuesday....sounds like fun. I'm sure I'll be particpating in the near future. I've been having fun looking at some of the entries. And I love your paintings...they're lovely.....what a deal! Elaine :)
ReplyDeleteWow, they're beautiful. What a deal!!
ReplyDeleteDiane, that is a GREAT deal! I think in frames alone it would have been a steal, but add the art, and WOW! I really like them a lot. I love estate sales. So glad you found these.
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Sheila... who missed y'all yestrday!
Oh...I have a small collection (four pieces) of Notre Dame prints, so needless to say I'm loving yours! My most expensive piece was $10, I think, so it's one of my thrifty collections for sure. Your were a DEAL! They are framed so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI bought something today that I want to include in a future Second Time Around...I was thrifting around with the mister (much to his dismay, lol) and even he approved. :-)
Oh dear Diane. I did not realize that you already had your Tuesday special, and I went ahead and did a "pet buddy" Tuesday. I did not mean to infringe upon your day. Let me know if you think that it is okay. I am fairly new to all of this, and I don't want to upset anyone.
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