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items made from glassware found at yard sales, thrift stores etc etc -- people like to use in their yards or bring inside for holding mail, displaying jewelry -- pic 2 was even used in a wedding for the guest to place their cards into and then give to the bride and groom as a gift
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glad you liked it -- notice the special bond that bellin and all the other on collectors weekly have -- will try and stay in touch as time permits -- but ted and i do restoration work and travel -- and sometimes the new computers go cash as the coffee houses -- bellin had such a neat one on his posting last nigh -- told ted that was what i wanted to show him -- so down to the patio and snag ted to show him bellin's post
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