The 40 dollar shelf

See this shelf?  I've probably had the thing for 10 years, but I only just hung it up in March when I wallpapered my dining room.  I 'think' I ordered it from Tender Heart Treasures back in the day before I had discovered Goodwill.  I 'think' I paid *gasp* 40 dollars for it-it was before I knew there were treasures to be found for pocket change!  When it arrived at my door-I didn't really like it so much and couldn't find a place for it in my house.  So back behind my hope chest under the eves in my bedroom it sat for years collecting dust and cobwebs.  So when I was putting my dining room back together-I dug the thing out.  And I fixed it.  With a hacksaw.  Man, I love hacksaws!  They can do wonders!

Now I love my shelf.  Yesterday I changed out the tins I had on there for 'office' supplies.  Aren't they cute?
Left to right (kind of)-McCoy flower pot from a friend's yardsale, staplers-one from Goodwill & one from my mom, spool o' thread from Goodwill, orange ceramic thingy from Goodwill, little colored pencils from Michaels dollar bin, and a jar o' notions.

Left to right-a plastic creamer from Goodwill, a McCoy flower pot from an antique store (silly me!), a tin from Goodwill,  big spool of thin cotton yarn from Goodwill, mug from Goodwill, and a jar o' Sharpies.

And this thing-this is what was hacked off.  I kept it, of course, because I figured eventually I'd want to do something with it.  And I was just thinking (dangerous!) right now, this might be cute with hooks on it, hanging somewhere!  So the 40 dollar Tender Heart Treasure shelf thingy saga continues............