Things that make my heart smile.

Pin It now! As most of you already know ... I have been working non-stop on my craftroom. Trying to jazz it up a bit ... while going thru baskets and craft drawers ... I came across this shadow box that I had bought to use on a project to preserve mementos from my daughter's childhood in. (BTW, a shadowbox full of old polly pockets is CREEPY ... hence why I had this shadow box available). :) Shadowboxes are meant to hold special memories ....

So, I figured I would find something special to put in it and hang it up in my craft room.... and thats when I found in the bottom of one of my craft bins this little red elephant pin. The memories of this special elephant pin are ones I will always hold close to my heart. When I was about 9 years old, my dad bought me this grey sweater on top dress, with black and white polka dots on the bottom, a shiny black belt and a little red elephant pinned on the chest of the grey sweater for me. It was beautiful. He made me wear it to church all the time ... it was one of my nicer Sunday Dresses. I hated wearing that dress. I wore it and would cry and complain that it was so itchy! As soon as Sunday school was over, I would change into something not so itchy. I have managed to hold onto this small elephant pin for 23 years now ... He passed away only a few years after. Its is a must for the shadow box.


That beautiful face you see right there made out of ceramic, is me ... a mom. My daughter made that for me when she was in Kindergarten ... it was my first official Mother's Day gift from her. I treasure that pin ... it's beautiful and my daughter did such a fantastic job creating it for me.

The breast cancer pin is for my cousin ... who lost her battle with Breast cancer at a very young age, leaving behind 3 beautiful children and a husband and a huge family who misses her dearly. It serves as a reminder that your health is nothing to take for granted ... breast cancer doesn't discriminate age ... and life is to short to think that. Never take your health for granted.

So, that is my shadow box. 3 pins that make me smile when I think about them.
xo