Step one in the clean; progress so far

About a  month ago, my friend, Cheryl H., stopped by for a short visit before she returned home to Nova  Scotia. She brought me a great bag of "goodies" as we both share a love of picking up "things"  that we can use in mini.

The top molding is 12" wide. The four corner moldings are 4" along the right angles.

Sixty polishing strips (coarse, medium, fine and superfine)

. They are on a light plastic so will work well sanding around hard to reach places.

Soccer cleats and two soccer balls.

These really had me puzzled! They're orthodontic elastics. Cheryl suggested using them as napkin rings and I'm sure there are other ways to use them. Like the variety of colours.

Cheryl couldn't resist picking up some ping pong balls for me. They make great lamp shades.
I have two posts on how to do this: here and here. Great fun and all sorts of possibilities.

These are interesting little plastic pieces that I will make into tall vases. They're 1 3/8" tall. The bottom is small and curved so I will have to slice a bit off the bottom to level it then add a wider, solid base.
Maybe coat with gesso, paint, then add some decals. Lots of choices!

These seven little containers are 2 1/4" x 1 3/8". The inner depth is 3/16". Just lovely little storage pieces.

I hope that you are blessed as am I with friends like Cheryl and sisters like mine who bring you wonderful goodies that you can use in your hobby.

In addition to sorting through the items from Cheryl, I have also managed to put away a variety of supplies and cleaned off the card table and put it away.

Slow but steady.

Lot left but a good start.