{"id":3385,"date":"2018-03-22T19:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T02:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=3385"},"modified":"2018-03-22T19:00:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T02:00:02","slug":"here-a-zipper-there-a-zipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2018\/03\/22\/here-a-zipper-there-a-zipper\/","title":{"rendered":"Here a zipper, there a zipper …"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I had this brilliant idea to make a couple of small zippered bags, using some of the pretty zippers that are available these days. When I explored where to find them, I discovered that it was cheaper to buy a\u00a0lot of them than to buy just a couple, so that’s what I did. Oh my! This is what arrived this evening! I suspect it may take\u00a0years<\/em> to use them all up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had this brilliant idea to make a couple of small zippered bags, using some of the pretty zippers that are available these days. When I explored where to find them, I discovered that it was cheaper to buy a\u00a0lot of them than to buy just a couple, so that’s what I did. Oh my! 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