Taking ordinary things and transforming them into extraordinary works of art, seems to be the direction of my latest craft projects. Now, please note, that I use the phrase “extraordinary works of art”, very loosely. I don’t dare to include myself in the same company of the gifted artists that have transformed lumps of clay and blank canvases into masterpieces. However, I have been known to look at an empty box of rice and see the potential for it to become a beautiful notebook cover. See the before and after pics below.
I was about to throw out that box when suddenly, a light bulb illuminated above my head and I heard a “ding” like the sound of a bell. Okay…..I am being a bit melodramatic. But I did save the empty rice box from entering eternal damnation into the dark pit of trash. I love transformation, don’t you? Besides the obvious need to recycle, I just get so much gratification from the before and after results in many of my creative projects. It does have its downfalls though…..so much so that it warrants a bullet list.
- You do get afraid to throw anything out because, MAYBE, you can create something with it.
- You end up with bins of would-be trash that should be trash.
- You are one step away from being labeled a hoarder.
- You actually are caught reaching down a public trash can for this cute little plastic fork that was used to give out a food sample (yes I did, but, you should have seen how cute this tiny plastic fork was)
My latest project was so much fun. I took some “ordinary” paper clips, some scrap pieces of paper, a few stickers and lace I had in my stash, and turned on my hot glue gun and had a party! The results were so awesome! I gave a totally new look to these paper clips and they will proudly grace the pages of any notebook or journal and redefine themselves as paper clips.
As much pleasure as I get in creating something from nothing, I cannot help to reflect on how grateful I am that God always sees the potential in me. So often in my life, I have felt worthless, and he has encouraged me to believe that I have the capacity to be greater than how I feel. He never tosses me out and continues to mold me and shape me into the person he created me to be. I encourage you to believe that He feels that same way about each and every one of you. We all have the potential to be better than we feel we are. Knowing that about myself, helps me to see that in others (and apparently “things”). So don’t ever give up on your plans, your dreams, the way you look, or the way you feel. You have the capacity to be greater!
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