I made this piece in 1999 from 7, 5 gal paint stirring sticks, ½ of an old broom stick, ½ of an old wood drawer pull, 2 brass grommets, a large piece of burlap, several feet scrap wood, and a piece of plywood. The wooden stars came out of my DWÂs craft supplies. The brass corners were removed from a crumbling tackle box. Robert Here is a link that might be useful:

Tell your family that ol' Sam has "character" and they should appreciate him! He is cute. hugs, Karen

And 95% ( a wild guess) of the people are barely scraping by - and you want to increase their tax load ??? But I do think a national sales tax has its merits, but then the IRS must be completely closed down !

Yes thanx a lot! I love the edible wreath and the lighted ghost. I think the edible wreath would go well at craft shows