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I purchased this shelf at a yard sale for $1. It was oak. I painted it with 2 coats of black acrylic paint. When it dried, I dry brushed it with a sage green acrylic paint. I then added a rusty star to the top.
This is another candle shelf I purchased for $3 at an antique store. It was also oak. I used the same technique on this one.
Last night I logged onto the Primitive Times Magazine site and was SHOCKED to find that the website has been hacked by someone who calls himself Sniper-Baghdad. The SOB even left an email addy AS IF anyone in their right mind would email him!!!! I removed the link from the navigation bar. The August issue was due to be released tomorrow. I'm sure that's not going to happen now unless Michelle has a copy saved and is able to upload it somewhere else. Will keep you posted if I find out anything.
Whatever it is, it's driving me crazy! If I could put a name to what's been bothering me the past 2 weeks, I'd call it 'spastic colon', but I looked that up and I do not have those symptoms. I am not in pain, I don't have 'D' or weight loss. What I am experiencing is spasms in my lower abdomen on the right side when I sit or lie down. It's driving me crazy. It's almost like having hic-cups in that region and even feels like a baby's repeated kicks. Well, I KNOW I'm not pregnant !! I haven't noticed or felt the spasms when I'm standing, and I certainly can't sleep standing up! I've done some internet searching for abdominal spasms/twitching and while I've come across several women complaining of the same thing, there are no answers. I guess I'll have to suck it up and go to my doctor. I'm in no pain at all, it's just very annoying.
Any one out there experience this?
I made a point to get up early this morning and take my shower and head off to Trader Jacks ( a local flea market that is open year round). I was hoping to find some treasures, but I guess I got there too late ( 9 pm ) as there were a good amount of vendors, but really nothing that I was looking for. I really like making my little mice and was hoping I'd find items that I could put them into -like old baby shoes, dipping spoons, etc. Nada. Didn't find any shelves or cupboards that I could prim up. Didn't find that wonderful Hoosier that I would dearly love to have for my very own.
I did however find two nice wooden frames with glass that I can use for my stitcheries.
And for $1 I got some flat clothespins that I want to use in some Christmas ornies.
Not prim or anything close, but I bought two nice plastic storage containers for my leftover food for 25 cents ( for both)
I also picked up two new over the door hanger racks for $1 each. One I put in the shower to hold towels and the other is hanging over the door in the computer/craft room. Have no clue what I will hang there, but hey it was only a buck!!!
I also picked up two aluminum foil pans for some pasta salad I'm making for a picnic tomorrow - this way I won't have to take one of my good bowls and worry whether it will be returned or not, lol.
I stopped in at Joanne Fabrics after I left Trader Jacks and picked up a yard each of brown and dark gray wool felt and with my 40% off coupon bought a pair of Fiskars Rag quilt snip scissors. I've yet to make a rag quilt but have been wanting to for some time now. Now I can!!! WOOT!
Then I made a stop at Walmart's on the way home for a box of polyester fiberfill and this particular Walmarts still has some fabric. Most Walmarts have gotten rid of this dept. so I am lucky ours is still around, though not for much longer from what I understand. I was looking at the homespun and it was the same - same-o....until I looked in the clearance bin.........OMG...there was some NEW homespum in Autumn colors!!!!!!!!! OMG and I didn't have very much money left on me, so could only buy a yard of each. :(
I was so disappointed that I couldn't buy more, these colors are sooooo HARD to find in my area. The fabric with pumpkins is not homespun but I loved it so bought a yard.
This is another candle shelf I purchased for $3 at an antique store. It was also oak. I used the same technique on this one. 
