Happy Thanksgiving to all my crafty friends! Wow, do I have so
much for which to give thanks! Retirement, opportunity to travel, good health, a warm and cozy home (complete with a craft
studio with more craft supplies than I will ever use,) totally awesome
friends, a wonderful family that loves me (even
if they don't understand me) and of course HR (whatever would I do without Handy Randy?)
I don't know about you, but I sort of feel guilty to be so
fortunate. While I leisurely drink my coffee each morning, reading the news,
blogs and emails, there are women struggling to find food to feed their family.
Many cannot read because they live in a culture that does not embrace a woman's
right to be educated. When I go to my studio in my free afternoons, I often
"struggle" to decide just what project in which to become immersed.
Many mothers and grandmothers in the world do not have "free time"
and if they did they would not have the resources to create for fun. When we go
off in The Wanderer to explore our
great nation, I am reminded of refuges camping in tents to survive oppression.
I ask myself, do I ignore the plight of grandmothers, mothers and young girls
not as fortunate or do I find a way to use my passion to craft to help ease the
struggles (and my guilty conscience.) This
is an issue that has taken a great bit of real estate in my mind of late and is
leading me to search for a resolution.
So, do y'all know of organizations that would like to have
donations of craft items? Sewing, knitting, crocheting, paper; if it is not a
craft in my skill set, perhaps I can pass the info through The Underground to
other crafters. Or maybe you have other ideas on using the craft passion
obsession to serve others? Please share your knowledge and ideas in the comments
below.
Now that I have that off my mind, I am leaving you with the
instructions on making this really easy centerpiece for your Thanksgiving
table.
All you need is a pumpkin, moss, succulents and a glue gun.
First put some moss on the top of the pumpkin using a glue gun
(or you could use spray adhesive.) Do
not cut the top off the pumpkin.
Take succulent cuttings and glue to the moss. That is it!
Note, this arrangement will
last for several weeks. When you no longer want it or the pumpkin starts to
decay, slice the top off the pumpkin, leaving the succulents attached; plant
the pumpkin top in an appropriate size pot with potting soil and water rarely.
The succulents will continue to grow.
BTW, I was at the Farm
Patch in College Station over the weekend, they still have pumpkins and a nice
selection of succulents.
