A Gift

For me, brought home by my husband, it is from Rose Krupa, she has 83 years of experienced living. I only mention her age because she is proud to be 83. My husband tells me Rose has arthritis and began making these UpCycled bags when she accompanied her husband, Frank, to doctor and hospital visits. She crocheted many bags during the 8 year period of Frank’s battle with cancer, he has gone home now but Rose still works on. Making bags from bags and the one she gifted to me is number 2,080. I am delighted to own it.

Rose is not the first person to crochet with plastic shopping and bread bags, but she has proved herself dedicated to the task…if in doubt see the above number. This handy bag will carry my books and art’in pro jects as needed from time to time. Rose told my husband it is washable and that she is pleased to be able to share it with me.

Rose is a long time quilter as well and mentioned that she won a ribbon at the Houston International Quilt Festival in 1974.  She has made quilts for charity auctions that have sold for upwards of $5,000.oo and she is a very lovely woman who keeps track of the items she makes and gifts to super & duper lucky people like me.

Thank you very much Rose you’re awesome and the world is a much sweeter place with you in it. {{{hugs}}}                                              

And now in Honor of receiving a gift I now offer to Y’all a Gift (but not this bag tho)…A Surprise type o'giftie But you have to Comment here And / Or Tweet to Enter… yes this is open to non-U.S. residents. The Deadline to enter is Midnight CST, Thursday April 19, 2012; Winner to be announced Friday April 20^th. So until then…

Happy Art’in Y’all