I have been blessed to “meet” amazing people that I may never really see in person. They have touched my life and made it better. When an opportunity comes up to reach out and help one of these wonderful friends, I jump at it.
MaryAnne of Mama Smiles is one of those amazing people. When she asked if there was anyone who would like to help her celebrate her anniversary of being cancer free, many bloggers jumped at the opportunity along with me.
Cancer runs in my family. My maternal grandmother had breast cancer in her late sixties. She too was a survivor.
It was in her honor that JDaniel and I created this paper plate bowl with woven ribbons. When she along with many others with cancer spend or have spent time in the hospital, they receive lots of cards filled with good wishes. Some may choose to hang them up on the wall to look at them and remember the people that send them to them. My grandmother loved to read cards. She likes to have them at arms reach.
This bowl made with loving hands would have been a wonderful place for her to store her cards. It could be set on a bedside table for her to reach in and grab a card or two and read the wonderful messages loved ones had sent her.
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We are hoping to raise $3000 by July 4th, and we are running a blog hop from May 14th until July 4th to celebrate and raise funds so that, in the future, thirty years of cancer survivorship will be the norm, not the exception! Learn about each of the bloggers who participated in the book by visiting each blog on their assigned dates – a few bloggers will be running celebratory giveaways, too!
14 May Mama Smiles
15 May Artsy Craftsy Mom and Rainbows Within Reach
16 May B. Inspired, Mama!
17 May Rainy Day Mum and Imagination Soup
18 May Inspiration Laboratories
19 May Experimenting Mom
21 May NurtureStore
22 May Living Montessori Now
23 May Mess for Less
24 May Having Fun at Home and CraftoArt
26 May Angelique Felix
27 May Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
30 May Mommy with Selective Memory
31 May One Perfect Day
1 June The Educators’ Spin On It
2 June Kids Stuff World
3 June Rainy Day Mum
4 June Teach Preschool
5 June Dirt and Boogers
7 June Montessori Tidbits
8 June Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
9 June The Iowa Farmer’s Wife
10 June Scribble Doodle and Draw
11 June Learn with Play
12 June Kitchen Counter Chronicles
13 June CRAYON Freckles
15 June Wise Owl Factory
18 June Lessons Learnt Journal
20 June Growing a Jeweled Rose
21 June Growing Play
23 June JDaniel4′s Mom
What a beautiful craft!
Yay for MaryAnne !
I love your basket! Thank you so much for being a part of this project!
{Melinda} Good for MaryAnne! So happy for her making this milestone! My mom died of ovarian cancer 9 years ago, so this is an issue that is close to my heart.
Thank you for promoting this!
I love your little bowl! It is so neat and such a sweet gift idea.
This is a terrific idea for beginning weaving!
Beautiful post and project. Carolyn
What a simply lovely bowl …and post too! And so pleased for Maryanne!x
It’s especially poignant to read this tonight after traveling to Pennsylvania today to visit my great-aunt who is 92 years old and is dying of cancer. This may have been my last visit with her – who knows? So I feel particularly touched by this post tonight. Thanks.
What a lovely thought.
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What a lovely bowl. Great idea and a perfect way for little hands to contribute. I’m pinning this. Thank you for sharing with The Sunday Showcase.
what a lovely idea. Thanks for sharing on the Sunday Showcase friend! I so enjoyed being part of Small Hands Creating Hope.
PS your smoothie stars via Come Together Kids were one my features for this week 🙂