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A 'BRIGHT' idea

Hello Monday!  Another week starts at the new job, week two of six weeks worth of training.  At least I am getting paid which is very important because my budget has been stretched to the limit and finally there is a bit of relief in site.  Hopefully soon after payday I will be able to splurge ten bucks at the Goodwill.  Of course it will be on 1.49 Tuesday. :) 

Today I have another lamp project.  I cannot remember where I bought this, but it was a few years ago for sure.  This lamp has a removable bottom so that you can fill it with whatever you want.  It sat empty for quite some time and then I filled it with shells at my old house.  After emptying out the shells and putting them in a jar, (see jar of shells post), I gathered my some old art supplies.  The markers and pens had been saved for this purpose.  I knew that eventually there would be enough to fill the lamp.  My nieces and nephew were over recently and they were fascinated by it.  With an item like this the possibilities are endless, whatever your decor, you can make it work.
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