Saturday, July 17, 2010

Suncatchers


I've had this problem of late. I'm sure it pretty unique since I don't know a lot of people with children that have passed away. But I'll share it anyway, and maybe I can get some good feedback. Every time I take Scotlin flowers, they die so fast and they turn ugly and brown, which makes me feel sad the next time I go up to see him. It's to the point that it just seems silly to keep taking them up there. We bought him some new "lawn ornaments" (I guess you could call them that) today and they're way cute, but I've decided that I want to make him something. Something unique that no other little babies would have, and something that reminds him of his mom. The idea I came up with is to make him a suncatcher. Here's some pictures of some I found that I like:




I already bought Swarovski Crystals from Artbeads.com (which is my favorite bead website) because I though they would look best, because I just think they're so beautiful. I just worry about leaving it in the cemetery because, let's face it, people steal things. Is it worth the risk? I'm leaning towards the yes side, because I pretty much feel that anything is worth it for Scotlin, and because usually stuff up there is pretty safe. But I also worry that I would be mad/sad if I went up there and it was gone.  I'd also like to know if anyone has other ideas, or maybe suggestions of something they've seen that would work well for decorations at a grave site. And Lastly, I want to know which of the three styles above people think would look best if I decide to do a suncatcher. I think I could figure out a way to use any of them, but I'm torn. I really really would love feedback, so please leave a comment! Thanks everyone!
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