Saturday, May 16, 2015

Art of Awareness Hop



Lori Anderson of Pretty Things Blog issued a challenge to us about making people AWARE of how many different health issues people have to deal with on a daily basis. I was totally blown away by how many different ribbons and colors and health issues there are. To check out the list you can follow this link


My favorite color is purple so I was surprise to see what purple awareness encompassed. Cancer - I had family members that had cancer, ADD - two of my children suffered from this in their youth, Crohn's Disease and Colitis. I had colitis and had surgery for it in 1980 and again in 2010.It is something that doesn't go away.

In addition I have worked with special needs children at church from total dependency on me to me just making sure they sit still during Sunday School. I also have a cousin that has Down's but she is the love of everyone she touches. Her internal light is always glowing. I think being around these special people has made me more understanding and patient with people around me. The kid who won't be quiet in the grocery line, or the seemingly adult person who is acting like a 6 year old. I try not to judge as I don't know them or their circumstances. I just know that most of think we are "normal" and frown at them or their parents, but do we really know what normal is? Everyone has issues whether you can see them or not.

When Lori put out the challenge I knew I had to join. I am a firm believer in God and have seen his hand at work not only in my life but in others. I wanted to be able to wear this message proudly so when I contacted Heather at Swoondimples I wasn't really picking a color for a specific reason even though as you can see, purple was really for me. I have always love purple so I chose that color and had my message, Believe in God, stamped on my pieces. On the back is a picture of a ribbon and heart. 

I wanted my pieces to be simple so that I could wear them with just about anything. So I made some earrings and a memory wire bracelet. I used light purple glass pearls and acrylic crystal beads. The beads under the stamped beads on the earrings are purple butterflies. I tend to be hard on my jewelry so I didn't want anything that might break. I love this set and wear it quite often. The pictures don't due the color's true justice, the dark purple is a deep purple. 

















For more stories and inspiration check out Lori's blog for a list of the other participants.

And remember, just because you can't see a health issue, be AWARE that it might be there and show compassion to everyone. What goes around comes around and one day you may need to be shown some compassion!

Til next time
Keep on Beading
Veralynne

14 comments:

  1. Very pretty set. I like that you used the bean beads in earrings.

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  2. Your designs are lovely. It's nice that you made something you can wear often. I love your message - compassion is always warranted. Thank you so much for reminding and sharing!

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  3. thanks for sharing your beautiful jewelry and your story.

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  4. Showing compassion to those who might be different is very important, and I think your words really shine light to that. Your designs are a beautiful tribute to that. Thank you for sharing your story.

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  5. Your designs are beautiful, thank you for sharing your story with us.

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  6. Just beautiful pieces! Thank you so much for sharing your story, the world needs more compassionate people like you :)

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  7. There are many people in the world with special needs, for many different reasons. Thank you for shining a light on them and showing us your jewellery. Wear them with love

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  8. Thank you for sharing your story and jewelry. You are so right, what is normal? We must not judge other people, especially if we don't know them (well) or if we don't know their circumstances (well).

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  9. Belief is very important, no matter what one actually believe in. Thank you for highlighting this with your lovely piece !

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  10. Clever use of the beads and a lovely message!

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  11. Beautiful message and beautiful pieces.

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  12. I believe, too. I am open to a lot, but I do believe. I'm so happy that Heather was able to customize so many people's beads. Your work is beautiful!

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  13. Thank you for sharing your story. I love the message and the words. Pretty pieces!

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