Globe had been defaced with gold paint YUCK

  I have been searching for a globe for the last few weeks with plans to cut it in half and make a hanging light fixture. I found one yesterday at the Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store in Oak Ridge, BUT some idiot had spray painted it all over with gold paint and had written "Make the world a beautiful place," on it. YUCK! 

I could tell that the paint was coming of in spots, so I thought if I could get some paint remover, maybe it would come off without hurting the colors on the globe. I asked a clerk in the store what he thought and he said he had some Goof Off which would cut the paint, he thought. So, he got the bottle of Goof Off and sprayed a spot and the paint came right off without damage to the colors. They sold me the globe for $4 because of the damage. YAY I stopped on the way home and bought Goof Off at the Dollar General Store and sprayed on the globe. The paint comes off, BUT in layers. Some spots had 4 layers of paint, so I am continuing to work with it. I have some more to go, but it looks no worse for the wear.

THIS IS WHY I THRIFT SHOP>

A friend modeled hair bows from plastic bags.

My friend, Annie, volunteered to model two hair bows made from plastic bags. Isn't her hair beautiful? Making hair bows is a fun project and would be great for students and parents to enjoy this summer. 

Ojo de Dios or Eye of God

   The Ojo de Dios or Eye of God is a decoration made popular in Mexico. it is said to be lucky to have God's eye watching over a home. I made one using plastic bags just to see how it would turn out. The one in the photo is about 20 inches wide. It took about 40 plastic bags and those won't be headed for a landfill.

Plastic bag dress--made from one huge bag

  I have been researching the numerous ways we could reuse plastic bags. Friends have been bringing donations of bags to me for this project. One bag was so large it struck me that it could be made into a dress. I cut a few spots and pulled it over my head and accessorized. Everyone loves it. 

Tie dye dress and jacket

 I was given a box of free clothes. The white dress was in the box. I decided to tie dye it, and needed a top, so i shopped at Goodwill and found a white hooded, jacket and tie dyed it to match. 

  I am celebrating 3 years of having lost 73 pounds and keeping it off.

 I used the Ketogenic or Low Carb/ High Fat Plan. I went from wearing sizes 16-18 to 6-8. YAY

I designed and sewed this dress from old blue jeans. 

Table made from cedar slab by Martha Rose Woodwar

   We had a cedar tree cut down in our yard. I asked the workers to leave some slabs of it so I could make a table. I designed this and got a buddy to help smooth it out. I LOVE IT so much I made 2.