I've started spring cleaning my office, and I've decided to get rid of all the extra author copies of my novels I have stowed away. I plan to donate some to the library and some to Goodwill next week, but most will go in the recycling bin. I do not expect my friends to take them off my hands, but if you guys want any print copies of any of my novels, now would be the time to let me know. I'll ship them to you for free, and even flat sign them for you so they'll be worth a little more. :)
My second Goodwill gamble arrived; this is one I paid ten bucks for last month. Just inside the lid was a big roll of plastic mesh that I think is for latchhook work. In the auction listing it looked like fabric to me, so that was unexpected. Someone at the seller's end was nice enough to put a note on this pinned fabric. I'll put on my gloves before I take it out to inspect it. The embroidered green fabric turned out to be 1-1/2 yards of sequinned and three-dimensional designer fabric. I'll guess this cost somewhere between $20.00 to $30.00 a yard, and it's in pristine condition. But here's a shot of everything in the lot, which is mostly crafty odds and ends with a small amount of cotton fabrics, a large amount of synethetic fabrics, and some other surprises. The original owner of these was probably a Catholic school teacher; these beads, crosses and medallions are the kind of rosary kits for kids to make at Sunday school or Bible camp (and s...
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