I'm not pleased. I wouldn't sell it. But I put together a number of crafty items, used my teaching experience and created a wishcatcher.I painted the hula hoop with spray paint, meant for plastic.
The ribbing was from Michael's. A bag of sinew, in pieces, wrapped together. A glue gun is a fabulous invention.
The feathers, for now, are feather dusters!
There are little beads strung into the mix.
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| Olive, Giraffelope and my chair |
The reindeer (Olive, the OTHER reindeer) I bought in Manotick, put her on my car roof, and drove to Muskoka as a gift to my parents many years ago. The car was an Achieva. I was so proud of myself!
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| my front lawn! |
As I said yesterday, I've done Christmas & New Year's cards , macrame (now long settled into dust), when I was in young and home with kids. I made candles. I remember the 70s!
Inspired by Muskoka Artisans, (see Luce! Dee in Bracebridge), and now Lanark County artists (e.g., Perth Studio Tour,) I felt I could find some inspiration and creativity.
Teaching had its moments, but mostly it was deciding what NOT to teach!
I used to just lay out the art supplies, suggest a theme, and watch them create. Some were crafty, created models, others followed their hearts. Art is for fun. I loathe art that looks like all the others. For art is good therapy. It is not something we amateurs feel pressure about. Music was good therapy too. We wrote a class song in 2003, and videotaped it!
Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process
where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.
-Arthur Koestler, novelist and journalist (1905-1983)
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All the best to you in your new venture of caring for those who are coming to their end. I'm sure you'll do well and grow personally from the venture.
I wish you all the best. Teaching can be such hard work, I have never done it but know those who have do and did it is difficult and I am pleased you have found another path. I had a conversation yesterday about doors opening after one closes. XXX Don
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You can see why I never took up mteaching LOL XXX Don
Cute idea making a dream catcher with a hula hoop. :)
I'm glad you've found something to replace teaching!
That's a very fine wishcatcher!
Art and music do make good therapy.
Oh Dear....feather dusters....now that's funny....I think the other ones will be a lot more authentic......Heaven knows what bird those feather dusters came from.....
I've never seen a dream catcher that big. You'll cathch some big dreams with that.
Thanks for mentioning me! Creativity is so important whether we try to make a living at it or not. I hadn't done any painting for years while raising my kids and I really missed it!
That gnarly looking chair is amazing!
I guess your not in Muskoka anymore?
Thank you, all, for visiting and bothering to comment. I've having fun in Perth. Yes, Catherine, I've moved!
Told you, Susan! I knew you'd laugh.
I'm not sure they are real feathers on the dusters, either. A work in progress. Not sure how it will survive in the rain!
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