Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Blog Dialog with Sian: Your Old but Useful Creations

Sian, from over at From High in the Sky, recently asked "What's the oldest thing you made that has been in continuous use?" I thought about this and came up with two possible answers. The first is this trivet that I made in middle school when I was about 10 or 11 years old. I was one of the few girls in wood shop back in the early 1970's, and I was quite proud of this creation. My mom gave it to me sometime after I got married (30 years ago), and it's been in my cupboard and in my kitchen used off and on). The other option is a Christmas ornament that I made when I was five years old - it's the red construction paper Santa star in the upper right quadrant of this layout:
It has either been on my parents' tree or my tree since 1966. 
What about you? What's the oldest thing you made that has been in continuous use?
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6 comments:

  1. alexaMarch 17, 2015 at 2:54 PM

    I don't have anything from my childhood, alas ... but it must be lovely to hold and look at things made by your own younger self. Your Santa star looks very festive!

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  2. SandieMarch 17, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    Like you Rinda I have a Christmas tree decoration, a Father Christmas made out of paper and card that sits on top of my Mum's tree every year!

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  3. KarenMarch 18, 2015 at 3:52 AM

    I don't have much from my childhood, and nothing I can think of that's been in continuous use. The trivet is lovely.

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  4. SianMarch 18, 2015 at 5:25 AM

    Oh, lovely! It sounds like you were a bit of a trail blazer..we wouldn't have been allowed to do woodwork back then, so I'm not surprised you are proud of your handiwork. And a Christmas decoration? Has to be the most perfect example of something made a long time ago and still used. I love that.

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  5. BeckyMarch 18, 2015 at 7:15 AM

    How lovely that you still have the trivet! My Mum still has a necklace I made her in metalwork back when I was 14, but I don't have anything that I made from my childhood!

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  6. AnonymousApril 13, 2015 at 9:59 AM

    You know when Sian first asked this question I couldn't think of anything but you're mentioning a Christmas decoration reminded of the Santa my Dad & I made when I was around 12. I must write about it if I haven't already. I love that your Mum kept both of these things for you.

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