The Memories and Thanks Blog Hop was organised by Lori of Pretty Things, you can read more about the reasons here. This blog hop is for the people in our lives who mean a lot to us. Create a piece of jewelry that tells that story.
I chose to make a piece of jewellery to remind me of my Father, Allan Williams. It was only a few months after my fourth birthday when my Dad died. Being so young I've been told that I couldn't possibly remember what happened, but I do.
My Dad was a Welder by trade but his real passion was music. After graduating high school he attended music school at night and on weekends played guitar in a local band with his brothers. I still remember the afternoons he would practice for the weekend gigs. I was allowed to play along with him on a toy recorder for the first few minutes of practice time. After practice I would sit on his lap and tell him all about my day, right after searching his pockets for the tiny pack of Smarties he used to keep just for me.
I was sitting in my bedroom in the afternoon, waiting for him to get home from work, when it happened. He was walking across the front lawn when he had a heart attack and died. He was 33 years old.
I decided to make a bracelet to remind me of my Dad. Since he played guitar ( I still have the same guitar) I used a MOP-style guitar pick. I made 3 holes with a small hole punch and strung a mix of glass pearls and AB crystals, joining them together with large jump rings. I finished off the bracelet with raspberry/chocolate sari silk, a heart clasp and an angel wing charm. Finally I used a transfer on the pick itself and sealed it with mod podge.
I think I'll make another bracelet for my younger sister, she was only one year of when Dad died. We've always been close, and since she's moving 1200km away I will be nice to have something to keep us connected.
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