On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words.
I’m doing a grouping of frames on Sonia and Zoe’s freshly-painted walls, and just like in Lisey’s room, Sonia and Zoe wanted the frames to hold pictures of their favorite things.
Calico Critters were definitely on the list.
I set up their Calico Critters up on a chair by the window with a white board in the background and now we have a family portrait of Sonia’s dogs and also one of Zoe’s elephants. The finished pictures look vaguely church-directory-ish, which cracks me up.
I’ll show the favorite-things wall to you when I get their room finished (darn odds and ends! I’m almost there!)
Therese Z
Wednesday 12th of August 2015
Yes, they do church directories, and they don't look any different!
Photographing their collections is so thoughtful! I wish, how I wish, my folks had photographed my "stunning" collection of little china horse statues, all of which had names and all of which I loved.
But photography was limited by the cost of developing back then, and we weren't wealthy, so the little things went unphotographed and unrecorded (wish we'd had a tape recorder, too).
Those opportunities will never come again.
Kristen
Wednesday 12th of August 2015
I remember taking photos of my dolls with my sister, using my little point and shoot film camera! We set them all up like it was a family portrait. We did this with our Lego town too!
Suzan
Wednesday 12th of August 2015
My favourite way to remove is to send them to church where they are used in numerous ways. Firstly there is a huge storehouse and it is filled with emergency clothing kits, food kits etc. The very best stuff is sold in their shop to raise funds for this ministry. So many things are sent overseas as well. What may not be useful here is useful in poorer places. I am succeeding in collecting heaps of stuff to send again. I hate the thought of things such as gently worn shoes being trashed when someone may truly be thankful to use them.
Judy
Wednesday 12th of August 2015
FYI for those interested. An organization, lovethrushoes.com sends new or "gently worn" shoes to Africa where the shoes are given, not sold and GREATLY appreciated as children need shoes in order to attend school. For many children and women, it is their first pair of shoes. For info, email liz@lovethrushoes.com. Liz is a very mature college student from GA who travels to Africa, usually alone, to oversee the shoe shipment distribution.
jenny_o
Tuesday 11th of August 2015
That is such an adorable thing to do :)
Kate
Tuesday 11th of August 2015
The church directory comment made me crack up. Those pictures really do have a certain look, don't they?
Kristen
Wednesday 12th of August 2015
They DO! Do churches even do directories anymore? It seems like those have disappeared in the age of the internet.
Kris
Tuesday 11th of August 2015
My son has been known to take pictures of toys arranged in different scenes (including his sister's Calico Critters) .... does this make us normal, since you have pictures of them, too? I thought it was one of our many oddball traits ...
WilliamB
Wednesday 12th of August 2015
Or oddball which is fine. ;-}
Kristen
Tuesday 11th of August 2015
Totally normal! My girls have done that multiple times, and Joshua used to take pictures of his Bionicles, arranged in fighting stances.