the DDLM altar is complete (i think)
October 31, 2009 at 12:33 pm | In FO, crafts | 3 Commentsyup, i’m about 99% sure that i’m done. i really should just say i’m done, and i’m keeping it simple and i’m not adding anything more, but then i might be fibbing. i may get a wild hair and add a little more later…
a little background before the rest of the photos:
this is pretty much an homage to my mom, who died last year, with a nod to my dad, who died just before i turned two. i included items that my mom enjoyed: scrabble, playing the lottery (the tickets on the altar are the number choices my mom pulled for every draw), gardening, gnomes, creative stuff (the wood carving on the floor is one made by her way back when), cribbage.
and yes, that urn in the back contains her remains. cremains. whatever.
the two buddhas on each side were hers – a happy one on the right, and “profound buddha” on the left. the fruits on the altar are a pomegranate (a nod to the greek mythology of persephone and the changing of seasons going on right now) and limes (which mom grew for years and loved). the keychain has the brass “bitch” fob that mom carried ever since i was a little tot, along with a copy of dad’s dog tag and our old abyssinian cat’s tag. the old black & white photo is from one of the happiest points in mom’s life – just after she married my dad. the other photo is from 2007 – not long before the cancer came back. she’s standing in her front yard garden and she’s smiling. that’s how i like to remember her.
and now, the photos:
and i just joined the crafty chica/craftzine shrine challenge… i hope i win!
happy halloween, y’all. y feliz dia de los muertos.
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What a lovely tribute, your mom would love it, especially all the crafty touches.
Comment by Sarah — November 2, 2009 #
I can’t tell you how much I dig this.
Comment by Shauna — November 2, 2009 #
Oh, it’s beautiful, Shawnee!!
Congratulations on winning the contest, too, I am so thrilled for you!
Comment by susan b. — November 3, 2009 #