A Purple (and Red) Heart
I’ve been helping Jayne Gaskins and Nancy Billings work on the upcoming Studio to Gallery conference. Boy, have they worked hard!
When Jayne had a major computer issue recently, I joked that she deserved a purple heart. And then I decided to make her one.
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Of course, Nancy also deserved recognition, so I made her a red one.
I sent them in the mail and they were quite happy with them.
They only took a few hours (or as I count things, 3 TV shows.) Making them was a fun way to show my appreciation and to add a little lightheartedness to our conference prep.
Ellen Lindner
P.S. It is not my intention to make light of those who have earned actual Purple Hearts. I have great appreciation for all our service men and women.
Actually, as a spouse of a retired serviceman, as well as a volunteer for various organizations, I LOVE your idea! I’m going to put thought into incorporating it into other areas; thanks!!
Hi B,
I’m glad you like the idea. I’d love to see you run with it! It never hurts to send a little thoughtful gift, right?
I would never imagine you could ever make fun of any one anywhere, love these. You made their day!
Thanks, Cindy!
I love hearts and collect them. Fabric hearts, stones shaped like hearts, carved hearts, heart wreaths, heart jewelry, heart prints and paintings, heart quilts, and on and on. So your heart gifts are so lovely to look at and make such nice gifts. Beautiful! I’ve been thinking that a small jar filled with little fabric hearts (simple) with perhaps inspirational words written on them would make a nice gift for someone who is recovering from a serious illness or surgery, or the loss of a loved one. Thanks for sharing your beautiful handmade hearts!
Oh, Maeve, I love your idea about using hearts with uplifting notes!