There is still a layer of snow on the ground....and as the snow melted off the tree branches it came down in big drops creating snow confetti on the lawn.
I wonder if anyone else feels like the days just fly by during the holiday season. I have felt a little behind...but I'm trying to remain in the moment finding joy with whatever task or opportunity is right in front of me.
I'm channeling calm...especially this week when I'm thinking about peace.
It hung on the wall in all of Margie's apartments...and now I'll see if Liz wants it back.
I didn't have time to get as creative as I wanted to....but I did do some quick stitching this time.
Back in 2019 I repurposed a peace t-shirt that Margie got from her her daughter Liz into a little art piece....I wrote about it here:
"If we are to reach real peace in the world we shall have to begin with the children." Gandhi
Speaking of repurposing....I needed to get a box packed today with some simple birthday gifts for my sister.....and I wrapped everything in Trader Joe's bags.
The aqua bag is left over from last year and I made it into a little pouch by stitching up the sides. I punched a couple holes in the top to thread the ribbon through for the closure. I actually found 3 or 4 bags from last year....so I can mix and match!
I stitched the sides of this little pouch too.
I do love repurposing things!
Snow confetti! Totally fun!
ReplyDeleteThe quoted words from Gandhi, in the art you created using a repurposed t-shirt given to Margie, brought to mind my great aunt, Doris Twitchell Allen, who founded the Children's International Summer Villages program. CISV International (formerly Children's International Summer Villages) is an international non-governmental organization based in England that hosts camp-based programs and events for children that aim to promote hands-on learning and intercultural friendships with a focus on peace education. Founded in 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CISV currently serves 69 countries across its 200 local chapters. Doris was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 (the year Mother Teresa was also nominated and was awarded the prize!).
Your repurposing of Trader Joe's paper bags is FABULOUS! I love seeing what you've created : )
Oh Dotty....I loved learning about Doris. What a wonderful program she started....right up there with Mother Teresa! I know camp-based programs are right up your alley! Thank you so much for sharing.
DeleteI don't know what the format is now, but when I first learned of CISV, I was 11 years old. My memory is that the camp was intentionally international, admitting some specified # of children per country being represented, and the program was designed specifically for 11 year olds based on the founders' belief that children of that age were at an ideal age to foster relationships that would contribute throughout their lifetimes to greater international understanding and therefore greater odds of peace.
DeleteYou've got to wonder of some of those relationships continued throughout their lives. If PEACE could only be that simple. Maybe it is.
DeleteVery creative to reuse those paper bags. It has definitely given me something to think about.
ReplyDeleteAs for starting with the children- oh my yes! Children learn all the things- good and bad; kind and hurtful; peace and unrest- and the learning never stops. All adults need to be mindful of their behavior as children mimic way more than just their parents.
Kathy
Thanks Kathy....Yes so many things can be creatively reused! And your comment about children being influenced and molded by others is spot on! They can learn the good...and the bad. Let's teach them and model the good!
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