eBay My World: perpetualplum( 463)

I am a working mom. I have a smattering of mini-businesses including some selling on eBay.

Although I am mostly a designer, I love estate sales and do have a brick and mortar space. I sell many of my estate sale finds on eBay. I'm also an artsian/artist and sell my wares in gift shops and galleries.

I often buy art and craft supplies and lamp parts. Since I work with recycled and vintage items, it may not always look like art and craft supplies. I do buy children's clothing usually under a separate buyers id. I do buy books

I love to shop estate sales. I draw and paint, garden, cook, crochet and sew. I'm up for just about any craft, regardless of whether I have a talent for them or not. I also read when I have a spare moment.

I love to read mysteries and crime fiction (not into the real or serious stuff). Since I have kids (or not), I enjoy reading some of the kids popular fiction as well, Harry Potter books and books by Cornelia Funke. I do collect a lot of art, garden and cooking books.

I prefer comedies. I enjoy the B&W comedies from the 30's, 40's, 50's and sometimes 60's. I like the fantasy films like Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter Series.

I have a wide range of taste in Music. I like anything from Brooks and Dunne to India Arie, Emmy Lou Harris to Andre Bocelli, Johnny Cash, Tony Bennett, Neil Diamond, Pink Floyd, KT Tunstall, Lionel Ritchie, Lauryn Hill, Macey Grey, Dolly Parton, Melisa Etheridge, Cold Play, Snow Patrol, Corinne Bailey Rae...too many to name.

CSI, House, American Idol

I've been growing a business since 2003. Since I studied product design, I started out just designing lighting. I have a line of copper and glass or mica lamps. I added some jewelry and other home decor items. I do work in 2 dimensions at times and I do put some of my pastels and painted items up for sale. I often work with recycled materials. Found and recycled art led to an addiction to estate and garage sales. I saw so many beautiful collectables and wonderful estate sale finds that I loved but couldn't use soon my house was overflowing. This led to another business with my husband. We now sell estate finds on eBay and in a brick and mortar. I've been encouraging my husband to print and sell some of his photos. We have just started offering them for sale in the brick and mortar. I also started a website devoted to our beloved Northwest Oregon, crafting ideas, and recipes. All the projects are free to use and sell as you please. I like to encourage recycling.

I take Paypal and money orders/cashier checks.

Generally, I ship through the USPS. I ship first class on light items and priority mail on heavier items.

It varies depending on the item. If I made it, I will usually accept a return within 7 days of purchase in original unused condition.

My user name is perpetualplum on eBay and you can reach me through the contact seller. My websites are http://www.unique-re-tiques.com and http://www.perpetualplum.com