Aren’t
moms the greatest?
I was
flipping through some old pictures and came across this gem -- my mom and I
decked out in matching Halloween face paint to go trick or treating one year.
Pretty great, huh? That’s my mom! She is happy and brave, and lives life with so
much enthusiasm that you kind of can't help but love her. I know I sure do!
Even
though Mother’s Day is still a couple of weeks away, I couldn’t wait to get
started on her gift. Last year, I made Capsters
photo jewelry and a Stamp Art card, but this time I wanted to try something
a little different. I gathered up some girls for a Mother’s Day craft
session and we made some pretty Potholders.
We made ones for moms who like bright neons and pretty pastels, a yummy salsa
coloured creation for a foodie mom, and we even made a potholder eyepatch (for the
pirate mom?) with our leftover scraps.
But that’s
not all this boxy kit makes… We whipped up a purse, a picture
frame, and even a Loopy
Chicken. When proud mama Christie spotted that crazy knitted chicken, she
just had to make one for her special baby, Maeby.
When
Mother’s Day rolls around, I’m going to wrap my potholders up like a little bouquet. They’ll live one life as colourful cotton blooms,
then maybe another as a pretty art piece or a sturdy kitchen rag, or they could,
of course, hold pots. Whatever she chooses to do with them, I hope my mom thinks
of me every time she spots her Potholders.
Happy
(early) Mother’s Day to my momma and all the rest.
