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"I do believe in an everyday sort of magic...the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone." Charles de Lint

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The Test of Time

Some things stand the test of time....and some things struggle.

I have given people things over the years that I've made that I'm still proud of....and others that make me cringe just a bit.  Not everything is a masterpiece....not everything stands the test of time.

Margie was going through her things...and a while back she gave back some of the cards I have made her over the years.  She had saved them all....and I was touched.

I love this little quilt I attached to a Mother's Day card for her back in 2015....and to this day I still love it.  This little quilt has stood the test of time....and I will reinvent a purpose for it.

I wrote about it....and the scrappy project it came from here in this post:

https://joyfulputtering.blogspot.com/2015/06/quilt-card.html

This one however......is struggling....but it has has passed the time test in one significant way.   I made it WAY back for Margie when Paul and I were dating.  It's both sweet...and hideous at the same time.  

I lined the simple quilt with paper...so it holds up and opens like a card....also making it kind of crinkly.

And apparently....there was a sale on ric rac!  Or....more likely I tapped into my mom's sewing box. She had cool stuff.

But look what was on the inside! 
Even back in 1979 or 80.....I was promoting JOY.
JOY....always stands the test of time.

(Back then I was MAM....Mary Ann Miller.)


I put another star on my Ounce of Joy map....and an envelope is on its way to Portland Oregon! ★ I was so pleased that Mary contacted me....from the "other Portland." 

 She thought she signed up....but for some mysterious reason I never got the email.  So if that is true for you, please let me know at joyfulputtering@gmail.com  

Mary has been following along with the blog nearly right from the start.....and she reminded me of a post from 2016 that made me chuckle.  It's proof that my love for a good connection story....and a silly map have also stood the test of time. 

You can read the story of two Mary's from two different Portlands here in this post:

http://joyfulputtering.blogspot.com/2016/11/cool-connections.html

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  1. Dawn SFebruary 16, 2023 at 6:14 AM

    My Aunt recently gave me back some of the cards I’d made for her and my Uncle over the years. I remembered each and everyone when I went through them and it was fun to see my growth and style change as a card maker through the years.

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeFebruary 16, 2023 at 7:39 AM

      Oh....I'm so glad you shared this story Dawn. It is interesting to see how we've evolved and grown as makers. Thanks!!!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2023 at 6:22 AM

    Ah- we all start somewhere, right? And pretty much the same time frame- very early 80's- I made quilted tree skirts as Christmas gifts for a few people. As I recall, the fabrics look almost exactly like the ones you used! I have long since gotten rid of the one I made for myself, but my sister still uses hers. Your quilted peace quilt is quite lovely, and I can see why it was saved.
    Kathy

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeFebruary 16, 2023 at 7:40 AM

      Indeed. I can picture your tree skirt in that same fabric. We certainly didn't have as many fabric choices as we have today! Thanks for sharing your "test of time" story!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2023 at 11:43 AM

    My plan, when I pass on, is for my husband or daughter to return the various pieces of folk art to the artists I bought them from.

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