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Things I have to BUY ( makes me mad )

19 years ago

So many of you are blessed with finding "Natural stuff" to craft with . I guess it's because I'm a city girl ....

Get this - I have to BUY Smooth rocks ( like river rocks to paint on ) ... I have to BUY driftwood (unless I Want teeny pieces) .. I Have to BUY moss - just can't pick it off trees like on the west coast ... I have to BUY pinecones -unless I just want one standard kind .... I have to BUY dried weeds ....I have to BUY Seashells - the only things that wash up in Lake Michigan is trash .... I have to BUY acorns ... I have to BUY feathers .... I have to BUY grapevines ...... Isn't that pathetic ? SO many times I wish that there was a central exchange with people that have natural things in abundance would exchange with us "poor" people that are without stuff ! LOL

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loganhogan
19 years ago
Well, remind me next year and I can mail you all the muscadine vine you want. This is a cousin to grapevine and the wreaths, etc look the same. We cut it here in Central AL after the last frost. We've got bunches of rocks too, but I figure the shipping on them would be ungodly. Maybe you just need to come south next fall and then head on to the beach and get your shells and the river 20 mins from my house would provide the drift wood! Happy Easter.
Susan
toomuchglass
Original Author
19 years ago
That's what I should do -- rent a U Haul and take a road trip ! LOL
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you poor thing... to have to pay for weeds!

the only shells that wash up on 'da shore' in jersey are plain old white clam shells...but I could send you a box of them ;)

ditto pine cones- though the ones around here tend to be smallish.

and anyone who wants teasel heads- just wait into teasel season, and I'll send you more than you can deal with!
toomuchglass
Original Author
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I must live in the twilight zone - nothing "lives" here ! LOL !! There are teasels growing here - but far & few between -- they are usually off the highways - so you have to stop & dodge traffic ! LOL

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