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Hair dryer. Works on other stickers, labels & bumper stickers.

Be patient.

I just went thrift shopping the other day, taking a rare day for myself. I don't really consider myself a purse person, but I found several designer handbags at 2 of the places I went. I came home with 4 new ones in unusual colors.

Because we're trying to de-clutter our place & to limit the amount of stuff that "someday" we plan to recycle/refinish/repurpose, etc., I didn't bring anything else home. And I found myself looking at things, wondering what someone (else) could make with it or how cool a collection of those crystal or glass candlesticks would look.

Self-control takes a vacation.

I can't think of anywhere in the home where this would look good. Not even the "mud room" since it takes up so much room.

We begin every weekend project with the pledge: "No trips to the emergency room"! Most memorable being the time I broke my index fingertip with a framing hammer.

My doily-making skills have languished for several years. It seems such "quaint" items are only appreciated by my mom or other relatives in the upper midwest.

I've got the hooks & I'm not afraid to use them.

I once saw a tv program (ancient days of diy) about someone who had remodeled their Airstream into a studio which they kept in the back yard permanently. Love.

When I was a kid & we'd go camping as a family, I always thought Airstreams were ugly & felt sorry for the people who had them. Then I saw the INSIDE! Whoa. Very nice.

Lonny or Loony?
If a referee or a prisoner wanted to hide in the room, they'd only have to stand in front of the wall!

The food container types are great until someone decides to donate to the food pantry.

I've seen & heard about dust mites for years, but I recently saw some tv doctor (oz?) report on bedbugs. Seriously made me discontinue "curb shopping". They are incredibly gross (my skin is crawling right now). They bite you, suck your blood, reproduce like crazy & can hide in the teeniest of cracks. If you have a small group of 3 itchy bites on your legs etc., it is from bedbugs. They're becoming a serious problem in North America right now.

Friends have asked me to make a quilt out of their t-shirt collection, but I think it's pretty tacky. The knit stretchy fabric would not lend itself well to the technique.

I love the ruffles on the pillow & it would look great on an altered wearable. There are several books on the subject.

http://www.amazon.com/Generation-Beyond-Fashion-Transform-T-shirt/dp/0761154108/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262885638&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Ways-Trim-T-Shirt-Something-Special/dp/0307345564/ref=pd_sim_b_2

http://www.amazon.com/Rip-Deconstruct-Reconstruct-Clothes-Dreams/dp/B00150GHRY/ref=pd_sim_b_4

http://www.amazon.com/Save-This-Shirt-Stitch/dp/1584795840/ref=pd_sim_b_12