Several years ago, I had an ovarian cancer awareness ribbon magnet on my car. Can you believe it was stolen while I was on vacation? The magnet, not the car. So, I bought another magnet. And IT was stolen! I wasn't happy, but consoled myself with the knowledge that it was doing its job by raising someone's awareness, even if the person was a thief. Looking for a way to spread awareness and thwart the petty thieves, I found my solution in a license plate frame. I figured if someone REALLY wanted to steal it, they'd need a screwdriver. It has served me well for over five years now.
I have been kicking around the idea of getting a vanity license plate for a couple of years. Every time I have to renew it, it's too late. This year I was on the ball. I couldn't decide what to have it say. IT WSPRS was always my plan, but when I saw the sample, I didn't like it. I felt it sent more of a horror-movie message than an awareness message. I tried to get some version of Teal4MyMom to fit...TEL4MOM wouldn't work, I felt it was important to spell out teal; TEAL4MM wasn't quite right, either, I was afraid people would think I was referring to measurement or candy; TEAL4MA was the closest I could come, but it still wasn't good enough. I thought maybe I could get one that just said TEAL and replace the current license plate frame with one that said "I wear" at the top and "for my mom" at the bottom. I was actually considering it when I started thinking about how much it would end up being. Extra money for the vanity plate PLUS the money for the license plate frame. The more I thought about it, the more I just decided I needed to update my license plate frame.
Five years is a long time for a license plate frame, and I'm surprised it held out this long. It has faded a little, but is still doing a great job. I'll be sad to take it off. But, the new one is really neat! I am able to proudly display this blog address.
Hopefully it pique's someone's interest enough to check it out. Welcome, if that's you!!
All jewelry pieces pictured on blog posts dated on or after June 23, 2012 are available for order. Every jewelry piece is hand-crafted and no two pieces are exactly the same. Custom orders are accepted. Prices are negotiable--50% of the proceeds is used to buy more jewelry making materials and 50% is donated to an ovarian cancer organization. Email me at janinemkr@gmail.com for order requests! RIP Rita Ann 7/1/2001
