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Via SLMAIL v4.5a  (#4185) 
-> Dear Carol, 
->   How kind of you to think of me and send a 'daybrightner'.  I have not 
had 
-> a chance to look it over thourily, because of the rush of events, but i do 
-> want to thank you for your thoughtfulness. 
->    What crafts are keeping you sane right now?   
 
 
I finally started working on my caps.  Had gotten 6 of them about two years  
ago and wanted to embellish them with buttons and never got around to it. 
Started the first one yesterday afternoon worked on it for about 4 hours
and 
still have quite a ways to go.  It is really looking nice.  I've been 
accumlating buttons for the last three years to use as embellishments on 
some of my clothing. I didn't realize it would be this time consuming but 
I am really enjoying it.  The buttons I am using on this cap are all sorts 
of colors and about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in size.  I am stitching them on one by 
one in unison.  I was tempted to add bigger buttons in just to get it done 
quicker but decided it wouldn't look good. 
 
Also have gotten several file drawer(2 and 4) and have been sorting out all 
my magazines, books, etc and filing them in.   That's when I came across
the 
envelope with your name on it. I thought I had sent that to you last year 
sometime but for some reason it never made it out. 
 
Had a friend call me last Friday and told me that an auction had a bunch of 
fabric sample books, couple boxes full, and he wanted me to be aware of it 
because I hadn't been going to auctions like I use to and he knew I liked 
that kind of stuff.  He purchased the lot for 4$ for me.  Had 40 different 
books with all sorts of fabric samples.  Having a blast with that also. 
 
Most of them message 10" X 12" in size, with next 6" X 10" and a few with 
smaller sizes.  Most of fabrics are 100% cotton with a few fancy and all 
are scotchguard or teflon coated.   They came out of the same fabric
designer 
store in Savannah that sold such for folks with expensive tatse to redo  
there homes with like furniture, draperies, etc.   The price range on these 
materials starts at 9$ a yard to 40$ a yard with most being 28$-40$ a yard. 
 
I have all these ideas going thru my head.  Spent last Friday night going 
thru each book and hooing and awwing all the time.  I have estimated I have 
roughly between 1200-1400 pieces of fabrics.   
 
Well gotta go will post more later about it.  It's chat time on the
internet 
gotta go meet my buds
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