My Father's Legacy

It's blue skies and everything nice today and that takes me to recycling mood these days. When it comes to recycling, the most important person who instilled recycle+reuse+reduce+respect values in me is none other than my Father. He treasured everything he owned and organized them neatly in his workshop. Okay, he had a workshop he built himself. I wish I could do that myself so I too can have my own work space like Dad and be more organized in one area {sigh}.  

 Today's story is about my Father's glucose tin and that's the very last one he owned several weeks before he met his creator three years ago.
This is what I came out with...a decorated glucose tin filled up with some markers and toppers.

Unlike Dad who kept his bolts and nuts in his glucose tins with the lid intact and no decoration of course, I put in my markers {smile}. I think later I will put in flowers because I wish to give this creation to my Mother.

I am inspired to make this creation after I found SkrapKopilka while browsing my dashboard. I am especially in love with their Joint Venture "Spring Planner" challenge.

 There are four stages altogether and this is the first stage I am doing. Creation for Stage 1 must have  topper / magnet / tablet-pointer + MA - Button / Brads/Clothespin.  

I am so glad to have found this blog because it gives me the chance to dig out my huge tier drawers where I keep all kinds of things only God knows what's in there to craft! Mind you, that simply explain 'hoarding'! 
Apparently, when my Mother gave me the glucose while I was packing luggage to return back to my house in 2012, she told me to finish it off! It broke my heart. For once the tin doesn't carry Dad's handwriting. He's the person who would write down the day and date on the stuff he bought. I knew he didn't buy it himself but someone did for him. Weeks before Dad's passing, he was bed-ridden and drank special formula milk through a tube. He didn't take the glucose anymore. I brought it back anyway and it was hard for me to even take a spoon to scoop. Fortunately my son offered to take it a scoop at a time whenever he made milo. He didn't take long to finish it. I washed the tin and later keep it in the tier drawer aiming to decorate it some day! The dates underneath the tin will always...always remind me of the sad episodes prior to Dad's passing and the memories he left behind. 

In the next few days, I will be somewhat busy with my sewing machine most probably because I can hardly wait to finish off unfinished projects for Stage 2. Head over to ScrapKopilka for more awesome challenges.

I would also like to partake in these challenges:

1. A Creative Need : Signs of Sping (2/3)

2. Bloggers : Alter It

3. Creative Fingers : Anything Goes with Crafty Sentiments

4. Polkadoodle : Spring Time (1/2)

I value your visit and I shall do my best to visit you some day. Until the morning after. Take care and have a nice day.

Hugs and smiles,