It’s Saturday night and I’m home alone. That does not happen very often. I’m glad it doesn’t but every once in awhile, it’s nice! So what did I do? I watched a couple of movies, hung a picture up in the Guest Room, messed around in the Command Center and made this:
I created a customized cut file in Cricut Design Space using an existing floral bundle but then added some bees and dates to customize a denim shirt that used to be my dad’s. My dad passed away in 2013 and we kept a few clothing items that were his. My daughter had a couple of his shirts and recently gave them to me. (I’m not sure why the shirt looks like another color denim in the two photos, but I swear it’s the same shirt.)
I’ve seen people decorate denim jackets for brides so I ran with that idea. The numbers added are his birth and death years and the bees are a play on my maiden name - Weatherby (the “by” is pronounced “bee”).
Pretty cool, huh? Especially since today would have been his 82nd birthday.
Happy Heavenly Birthday dad!
Oh Dorlene, what a very touching post. I love the idea of adapting your dad's shirt in this way and keeping his memory alive, and I love the play on his name too. The whole thing is very special. I always have a very special feeling when it's my dad's birthday. He would be 97 if he was still with us and I miss him so much. I think of him every day and so many lovely things happen that I would love to be able to share with him. I have a little gallery of precious objects that were his, and which had meaning for both of us - many of them are of no intrinsic value at all, but they are infinitely precious to me.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I visited you late for WOYWW this week - if I'd been on time I'd have missed this post.
Shoshi x
That’s an awesome loving tribute. It turned out really nice and so personalized. ❤️🌺❤️
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