Well I was going to write all about the corsages that my sister & I are going to make and sell on Ebay....but first I think I need to rant a little bit.
Last night I was doing a search for something on Ask Jeeves and lo and behold...I see something that looks so familiar. Hey, it's one of my stories that I had put on here last Halloween...this guy evidently needed a story to show his blogging group and just used mine. He very nicely deleted my name at the end...you know...the written by part.
The feedback was good but it was strange to read it as it was directed towards the interloper.
I know you are not supposed steal band-width taking pictures without downloading to your own hard drive....what is the correct on line etiquette with regards to words? stories? poems? Can someone just take them and do what they want?
I've had some people ask me if they could use something I had written for a specific purpose and I gladly gave them permission. Has anyone else had this problem? I'd like to know how others have dealt with it. Enough ranting...on to better things.....
My sister and I have decided to bring back a little bit of the fifties/sixties. It used to be the custom for the parents or an Aunt to give a girl a special corsage signifying a certain age.
Do you remember the 50's? Well, there was one tradition that thrilled a young girls heart....a very special corsage made just for her and her alone to show the world that this was a very wonderful day for her.
Now this was not just any corsage, filled with flowers or such. No, it was geared to the age of the girl...certain items were attributed to certain ages as per the following list:
10th birthday - lollipops
11th birthday - gum drops
12th birthday - tootsie rolls
13th birthday - bubble gum
14th birthday - dog biscuits
15th birthday - life savers
16th birthday - sugar cubes
17th birthday - lemon drops
18th birthday - cigarettes
Because, in this age, we do not want to promote smoking...we would exchange the cigarettes for cinnamon candy...
The corsage that we are listing today is for a thirteen year old...handmade with 13 pieces of Bazooka Bubble Gum attached to the corsage, complimented by white & blue tulle and sheer ribbons...all hand wrapped to perfection.
This is a perfect gift for a young girl, something for her to make a memory of and to make her feel "special" on her day.
We feel good bringing back some of the values that were the fifties. We are also showing a picture of the "sweet 16" sugar cube corsage...really pretty.
I'm going to be listing these corsages in my Ebay Store also...please know that we can make anything on that list. We are also coming up with ideas for the younger girls...using such things as gummy bears, gummy worms etc., candies that weren't around in the fifties. If there is anything of special interest to you please just email me and I will get back to you.
Anyway that's what we have been doing and it's kind of fun. I can remember receiving several of the corsages as I was growing up..I think it would be nice to bring back some of the older traditions, don't you?
Ps..Ebay Store is http://stores.ebay.com/AllAboutYouCollectibles