Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Have you ever made one?

Have you ever made a Bottle of Hope? Do you know what that is? I first became aware of BOH when I started doing polymer clay many years ago. I can remember several of us sitting around a big table with swirling mixes of PC in front of us. We decided to do BOH as a project. We covered small medication bottles with clay and decorated them to our hearts content. Some time later one of our teachers (Rhonda) taught us how to bead around them. The variations are infinite, depending on the beads you use. You can do peyote, netting, etc. or even, as in the above case, in bead embroidery. These bottles are then given to cancer patients as a symbol of hope for their recovery. It is a very worthwhile project. It is understood that these bottles are never to be sold, but are to be given as gifts. I have seldom found a more satisfying way to provide encouragement to those suffering from this dreaded disease. Try making one. Give it away. You will see what I mean.
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5 comments:

Jody said...

Very lovely, I can't think of a better way than to bead bottles.
Thank you for sharing your story.
Hugs

Unknown said...

Thank you for sharing, what a wonderful idea and gift. That is a beautiful little bottle of hope!

The bad Liz said...

Sweet idea! I know just the correct person to give one too. Thanks!

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Timaree said...

Isn't that a pretty one! It would make anyone happy.