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I’ve got money on my mind.
Our nephew will be 18 soon and we don’t know what to get him. Money is the obvious thing but is it a bit of a cop-out to give money as a present?
Can’t we be more imaginative.
Can’t we be bothered.
Aren’t they worth more than that.
The thing is that money has its uses it can be:
A resource with which someone can use for what they really want.
An exchange of energy, you earned it...
Wow I just realised I hardly ever write about my creativity any more. So just to show that it’s still ongoing here’s some of what I’ve been up to in the last while.
Weaving with birch bark: What a great experience it was to go on a course which took me into a new realm. Trying to remove bark the other day I sliced my thumb so lots to learn but it got my out for a lovely walk.
Made this little felt panel to try different techniques. It...
”I have come to define minimalism as the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it.”
by JOSHUA BECKER at Becoming Minimalist.
If that’s the case then I find myself an aspiring minimalist.
Okay, I can hear the guffawing and sniggers from some of you. But that was then and this is now. Then I was suckered in by all the consumer society had to offer, I was feeding low...
Making cards IS super simple.
Here’s another idea:
Fold a piece or card or fancy stiff paper in half to form the card.
Choose two pieces of paper from your stash. In this case I had some paper saved from a birthday present and an old chocolate wrapper.
Choose something to add-on top. I choose some pearl buttons but it could be anything you have to hand, some string or braid, leaves, a pressed flower or simply a shape cut out of another...
I found myself staying away from home, without my usual stash of papers and bits and pieces.
WHAT DID I DO?
I asked for and was given a piece of A4 printer paper which I then folded in half and then half again, voilà a card!
I then cut out pictures I thought he’d like from a free magazine I’d picked up in the supermarket.
I borrowed glue and stuck them on the front.
I borrowed pens and wrote Happy Birthday and my message inside, and...
Despite my best intentions I left getting a present for my 3-year-old nephew to the very last-minute.
The reasons why this happens are endless but happen it does, here’s what I did about it.
I found myself, the evening before last posting day, shopping in a well-known supermarket, were I remembered:
NO PRESENT!
Determined not to cave in and head for the toy aisle, I carried on with my shopping holding the intention that there would be something I...
What if I’m making a big mistake and regret getting rid of something?
Fear has raised its ugly head.
Could it be that I am in some sort of madness; that I’m possessed with a crazy notion which I will snap out of only to discover that in my haste I have turned my life upside down and inside out and there’s no going back?
The “what’s if’s” are flooding in.
What if I’m making a huge mistake.
What if I...
Giving Money as a Present
Posted by mstonesadmin on Mar 27, 2013 in A Present for Anyone, Alternative Present Blogs, What's New | 0 comments
I’ve got money on my mind.
Our nephew will be 18 soon and we don’t know what to get him. Money is the obvious thing but is it a bit of a cop-out to give money as a present?
Can’t we be more imaginative.
Can’t we be bothered.
Aren’t they worth more than that.
The thing is that money has its uses it can be:
A resource with which someone can use for what they really want.
An exchange of energy, you earned it...
Creative Up-date
Wow I just realised I hardly ever write about my creativity any more. So just to show that it’s still ongoing here’s some of what I’ve been up to in the last while.
Weaving with birch bark: What a great experience it was to go on a course which took me into a new realm. Trying to remove bark the other day I sliced my thumb so lots to learn but it got my out for a lovely walk.
Made this little felt panel to try different techniques. It...
Could I Be a Minimalist?
”I have come to define minimalism as the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it.”
by JOSHUA BECKER at Becoming Minimalist.
If that’s the case then I find myself an aspiring minimalist.
Okay, I can hear the guffawing and sniggers from some of you. But that was then and this is now. Then I was suckered in by all the consumer society had to offer, I was feeding low...
Another Simple Card Idea
Making cards IS super simple.
Here’s another idea:
Fold a piece or card or fancy stiff paper in half to form the card.
Choose two pieces of paper from your stash. In this case I had some paper saved from a birthday present and an old chocolate wrapper.
Choose something to add-on top. I choose some pearl buttons but it could be anything you have to hand, some string or braid, leaves, a pressed flower or simply a shape cut out of another...
Last Minute Card Making
I found myself staying away from home, without my usual stash of papers and bits and pieces.
WHAT DID I DO?
I asked for and was given a piece of A4 printer paper which I then folded in half and then half again, voilà a card!
I then cut out pictures I thought he’d like from a free magazine I’d picked up in the supermarket.
I borrowed glue and stuck them on the front.
I borrowed pens and wrote Happy Birthday and my message inside, and...
Last Minute Present for a 3 Year Old
Despite my best intentions I left getting a present for my 3-year-old nephew to the very last-minute.
The reasons why this happens are endless but happen it does, here’s what I did about it.
I found myself, the evening before last posting day, shopping in a well-known supermarket, were I remembered:
NO PRESENT!
Determined not to cave in and head for the toy aisle, I carried on with my shopping holding the intention that there would be something I...
Fear!!!!!!!!!
What if I’m making a big mistake and regret getting rid of something?
Fear has raised its ugly head.
Could it be that I am in some sort of madness; that I’m possessed with a crazy notion which I will snap out of only to discover that in my haste I have turned my life upside down and inside out and there’s no going back?
The “what’s if’s” are flooding in.
What if I’m making a huge mistake.
What if I...
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