Almost immediately I was reminded of a dear co-worker named Sandy. Sandy was a tall woman and what my mother would kindly say, 'big boned.' She was also quite large busted. Sandy had a personality to match and was always loud and laughing. She loved life and as a social worker was a real advocate for her clients. Sandy's favorite clothes were a collection of cotton sun dresses. The problem was her bra straps were always peeking out and she just didn't really care. She was always hot and wore her sundresses long after the summer was a memory. Then she would layer a jacket or sweater over them but by noon her jacket was tossed aside.
Sandy has been gone now for over three years. We lost her to cancer. Of all the types - breast cancer. By the time the mass in her breast was discovered it was very large and well established. Our whole agency of about 200 people were given the day off to attend her funeral. It was standing room only and person after person stood up to say what Sandy had meant to them. Most moving were the testimonies from her clients who said she was the one who made them want to change their lives or to keep on going against the odds.
I wanted to make a sundress like Sandy's and added some beaded ribbon just for the bling of Sandy's personality. The pictures doesn't show it but I stuffed kleenexs under the flesh colored paper for the 'boobs' and creased the paper so it looks like cleavage. I made her bra staps out of flowered ribbon. I added a stamped necklace from Simply Said that reflects Sandy's strengths: kind, thoughtful, caring, generous. I am sure Sandy would blow off all the kind words but laugh at her bra straps hanging out.
Thanks for looking and ladies...sometimes we are so busy caring for others that we don't take care of ourselves. Don't miss your annual exam.
Thanks for reading and looking!
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009 GMT Views: 1178
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Sat, Feb 14, 2009 @ 8:23 PM
What a sweet card in remembrance of your friend Sandy. She sounds like one very cool lady! I love that your recreated her sundress all the way down to the bra straps and cleavage! You did such a fabulous job here. Thanks for the story and the card! :0)
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Sun, Feb 15, 2009 @ 1:03 PM
Love the bead and necklace. This was a cute challenge. I haven't had time to thing about doing it yet, but have enjoyed the creativeness of others.
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