So, some time back, Tania invited 5 of us to participate with her in a Thrift it, Gift it, Facelift it challenge . She gave us each a name and we sent them goodies to facelift. Donna sent me mine and some gave me a little bit of a scare - I had no idea what I was going to do with them! Here's what she sent me: Those shoe stretchers had me stumped. All I could see were hooves no matter how I turned them. So of course, I took one apart. hm, that's better. There is a big piece and a small piece to each one plus the handle. I painted them. Then I took another apart and painted those pieces. Now to put them together in an interesting way. How about a card holder? Yes! I took the two smaller pieces, glued them together, then wound some twine about 1/2 way up. Stuck a fork in the top and voila! It can hold cards or recipes. The larger pieces reminded me of wings. Let's see...an angel, a bird? I love owls so that's what I decided on. I used a wooden platter I had
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