Abstract: APRIL'S-ATTIC-TREASURESI am the Thrift Store Queen in my small realm of the world and I am sure there are other Queens of the Treasure or Trash trade out in their own realms digging through dusty boxes that have been stored in attics, garages, or cellars for the past 40 or 50 years!!! I assume you are wearing your royal duds, as do I, when we pursue our treasure troving!! Here are a few tips of the thrift store, flea market, and garage sale business that I have literally "dug up" over the years.....

Abstract: Hello to all once again in the realm of Thrift Stores, Antique Hunters, and Estate Sales!! I have compiled a few tips on buying antique art prints, lithographs, and original paintings and sifting through the art trash and discovering the art treasures!! Very few items peak my royal interest more than a box of dusty paintings stacked together in a box at an estate sale. Especially when the frames are old and dusty, too. Some people may be nervous about buying and sellling vintage prints and wondering what the heck is the difference between a lithograph or a print. You do not have to be an art expert to be able to distinguish a valuable piece of art from the mundane. If you find yourself staring at a box of old paintings consider yourself extremely lucky and consider these following helpful tips...