And that's what happened

Yard sales can be a lot of work.  But they can also be a lot of fun, especially when it is like a reunion among friends you have not seen in a long time. 

Last Saturday, my friend Gaye had one of her famous art/studio sales.  I got there extra early so I could set up a table with a few of my own things I needed to pass along.  There was plenty of time to kill afer that before the sale started.  The weather was SO nice, unusually cool for June.  And that's why I was happy to sit here, on Gaye's deck, enjoying the flowers, the birds, squirrels and chipmonks.

When Gaye wasn't looking, I was debating whether I could steal this rusty star off her chimes.  It would be fun to use it to make rusted fabric (on my list of things to try some day).

Then I took a good look at her hose reel.  Now that would really make for an interesting rusted design!  But I'm sure her husband would hunt me down if I even thought about taking it!

 So I did the next best thing.  Yesterday, I made a black and white copy of my picture of the hose reel.  Then I got out the big carving block I found at the Goodwill store a couple of months ago and transferred the design.

A couple of hours later, I had my own stamp of the design.  I think it turned out pretty good.  And I didn't have to steal anything. 

Stay tuned for pictures of the neat little cabinet I bought from Gaye!