11 November 2010
LEST WE FORGET (4) - NOVEMBER 11, 2010
For some reason blogger wouldn't let me add multiple files to one posting, so my apologies for breaking all of this up. This ATC was made by Layne Mikoda of Victoria. Lovely and perfect for today.
LEST WE FORGET (3) - NOVEMBER 11, 2010
These are Bob's parents (Jean (Buckman) and Wally McLean). On their honeymoon in Scotland, August 1945. Jean (age 20) served in England and met Wally (age 23) who was Canadian Army on a posting in England. They always observed Remembrance Day, turning out for a parade or wreath laying ceremony and typically joining friends at the Canadian Legion hall.
Bob and I spent a few minutes this morning talking about our parents, remembering them and their photos which mean so much to us. If we don't go to the local ceremony we will still spend time respecting them at 11:11.
LEST WE FORGET (2) - NOVEMBER 11, 2010
That is my mom (Margie Morrisette) on the left. The date is March 1953 and she is 18. Training as a medic assistant in the US Army. I was born the next year at Fort Sam Brooks, San Antonio. Which would have been the reason she didn't serve in the Korean War.
LEST WE FORGET - NOVEMBER 11, 2010
My dad (Cub Sturdevant) spoke very little of the 2nd World War. He served as Artillery in the Pacific. He never really admitted to liking poetry but there were bits from him on occasion. Always "In Flanders' Fields" on Remembrance Day. His father served as a blacksmith in the US Calvary during WW1. This picture is 1944, dad was 18 and a new private in the US Army.
VINTAGE STYLE HOLIDAY TAG - AND A FLOWER TUTORIAL
It's time for me to switch over to Christmas! This is a tag I have made for a "tag swap" over at Pages In Time. I made this type of flower when I was a child doing "projects" - I always called them Fortune Cookie flowers. I've outlined the steps to make these below! Feel free to e-mail me (see button on right) if you have questions.
1. Cut five same sized circles based on the size of flower you want to create. Fabric, felt, paper, crepe can all work by adjusting your adhesive to the appropriate one. On this one I used pinking shears. Scallops work well. You can also free hand a simple flower shape and copy that five times. A plain edge also works. Create the look you want.
2. Put one flower down flat as your base. Take a second flower and add a drop of glue to the center of that flower folding it in half. Put a drop of glue into the center of your 1st flower and put your second flower down over the left half of your first flower.
3. Move this little stack counterclockwise so that the 2nd flower is on the lower half. Add a drop of glue to the center of the third flower and fold in half. Put a drop of glue into the center of your stack and put this third flower on the left side of your stack. Partially over the top of your 2nd flower.
4. Turn your stack again so that your 3rd flower is on the bottom. Add a drop of glue to the center of your 4th flower and fold it in half. Again add that to the left half of your stack with a drop of glue in the center of the stack.
5. Add a drop of glue to the center of your last flower and fold that in half. Bring the top of your 4th flower back a bit add a crop of glue to the center of the stack. Put your 5th flower onto the upper half of the stack. The left side of this last flower will be under the upper half of the 4th flower.
6. I like to use a button for the center but of course you can use more typical flower centers. Push or pinch all of the flower petals up at the center and glue in your center. I used Platinum Stickles on the edges of this one. The vintage crepe did bleed into it and turn it red but in this case it looks fine.
Have fun!
1. Cut five same sized circles based on the size of flower you want to create. Fabric, felt, paper, crepe can all work by adjusting your adhesive to the appropriate one. On this one I used pinking shears. Scallops work well. You can also free hand a simple flower shape and copy that five times. A plain edge also works. Create the look you want.
2. Put one flower down flat as your base. Take a second flower and add a drop of glue to the center of that flower folding it in half. Put a drop of glue into the center of your 1st flower and put your second flower down over the left half of your first flower.
3. Move this little stack counterclockwise so that the 2nd flower is on the lower half. Add a drop of glue to the center of the third flower and fold in half. Put a drop of glue into the center of your stack and put this third flower on the left side of your stack. Partially over the top of your 2nd flower.
4. Turn your stack again so that your 3rd flower is on the bottom. Add a drop of glue to the center of your 4th flower and fold it in half. Again add that to the left half of your stack with a drop of glue in the center of the stack.
5. Add a drop of glue to the center of your last flower and fold that in half. Bring the top of your 4th flower back a bit add a crop of glue to the center of the stack. Put your 5th flower onto the upper half of the stack. The left side of this last flower will be under the upper half of the 4th flower.
6. I like to use a button for the center but of course you can use more typical flower centers. Push or pinch all of the flower petals up at the center and glue in your center. I used Platinum Stickles on the edges of this one. The vintage crepe did bleed into it and turn it red but in this case it looks fine.
Have fun!
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