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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's errr Mothering Day!

So ever wonder how or where Mother's Day Originated? I bet you didnt know it was originally called Mothering Day? Well ok, i didnt either til just a few days ago. Found this bit of info on how Mother's day officially began and thought i would pass it on, in honor of my mom and all the great mom's out there!

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The second Sunday in May has been set aside in honor of motherhood. Many churches have special services in which they honor Mothers of the congregation. They usually present the oldest Mom, youngest Mom, and Mom with the most children a corsage.

There is a custom of wearing a carnation on Mother's Day. A colored carnation means that the person's Mother is living. A white carnation indicates that a person's mom is dead.

Years ago, England observed what they called Mothering Sunday. It came in Mid-Lent.

The first suggestion for a day set aside to honor Mothers was made by Julia Ward Howe. She suggested that it be observed on June 2, as a day dedicated to peace.

Julia was born in 1819 in New York to a prominent family. She was an American writer, lecturer, and reformer. She was known as one of the most famous women of her time. She wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", which was inspired when she visited military camps in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War in 1861. It became the major war song of the Union forces.

Julia became interested in the women's movement. She became the first president of the New England Woman Sufferage Association.

Three years after Frank Hering of Indiana launched his campagin for observance of Mother's Day in 1904, Anna Jarvis began a campaign to a nationwide obervance of Mother's Day. She chose the second Sunday in May. She also began the custom of wearing the carnation.

Jarvis' own Mother was honored on the first service at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton,West Virginia, on May 10, 1908. Later, at the general assembly in 1912, a delegate from Andrews Church introduced a resolution recognizing Jarvis as the founder of Mother's Day, and suggested that Mother's Day be observed on the second Sunday in May.

President Woodrow Wilson signed a joint resolution in Congress on May 9, 1914, recommending that the federal government observe Mother's day. The next year, the president was authorized to proclaim an annual holiday.

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♥ Show your mom some love today! And if you are a mom, take some time for you! And Enjoy! And to my mom, Thank you for all the years of always being there! I know it wasn't easy, by any means, but i think we are stronger and closer because of it all! And i wouldn't change that for the world! ♥

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Beautiful Handmade Mother's Day Pieces:

Mother to All from Woodsculpture

Corsage by AAliciasAccessories

Carnation Kiss by luxedeluxe

Floriane White Carnation by baazaarLatino

Family by mkcphotography

(excerpt taken from and credited to http://www.entourages.com/barbs/motherorigin.htm )

Friday, January 23, 2009

Valentine's Day Contest Entries! Come See and Vote!

Welcome to our First Handmade Valentine's Day Contest! Yay!!

Thanks to everyone who has helped out ( round of applause to my cohort Sarah especially!) And a big Woot Woot to all those who entered!! Its been such fun seeing all the entries get posted! Below you will see all the entries posted (as of right now - though there might be some late comers) They are pictured exactly in the order that they are listed in the voting thread to make it as easy as possible!

To vote, simply heart the item! Thats it! Just Heart it! You may vote/heart more than one entry! (i know i will be!) and be sure to check out our voting thread all week ! We will be giving out lots of random prizes to just anyone who chats and posts in the thread. So yes, anyone could win a prize! Below are just a couple of prizes that are going to be given out. But there will be lots more! ( you will have to come to the THREAD to find out though :D )

Here are the actual entry links in order as pictured above:

Thanks all For Voting!! And Don't Forget to Come Hang out with us Here for more Fun!!

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Sunday, March 30, 2008

A Whoopie Cushion + Plastic Spiders = April Fool's Day

Ever wonder how April 1st became known as April Fool's Day? I guess i never gave it much thought, until recently. Looking up the history for Saint Patrick's day, then Easter, got me to wondering how did April Fools Day originate.

Now i always figured April Fools was more of a recent "holiday" if you will. I almost hate to call it a holiday, but i guess in odd ways we do celebrate it! lol If you call celebrating stringing plastic spiders in someone's closet, or slipping a whoopie cushion under someones chair.

It actually dates back to around 1582 in France and was originally called All Fool's Day with the reform of the calendar under Charles IX. The Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Year's Day was moved from March 25 - April 1 (new year's week) to January 1. (who knew New Year's Day used to be in the spring??!)

But remember, there were no phones, or email, or faxes or anything back then so communication traveled slowly in those days and some people were only informed of the change several years later. Still others, who were more rebellious refused to acknowledge the change and continued to celebrate on the last day of the former celebration, April 1. These people were labeled "fools" by the general populace, were subject to ridicule and sent on "fool errands," sent invitations to nonexistent parties and had other practical jokes played upon them. The butts of these pranks became known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish" because a young naive fish is easily caught. In addition, one common practice was to hook a paper fish on the back of someone as a joke.

These so called pranks evolved over time and a custom of prank-playing continues on the first day of April. Eventually this tradition of sorts spread elsewhere like to Britain and Scotland in the 18th century and was introduced to the American colonies by the English and the French. Because of this spread to other countries, April Fool's Day has taken on an international flavor with each country celebrating the holiday in its own way.

The origins of the "Kick Me" sign can be traced back to the Scottish observance.

In England, jokes are played only in the morning. Fools are called 'gobs' or 'gobby' and the victim of a joke is called a 'noodle.' It was considered bad luck to play a practical joke on someone after noon.

In Portugal, April Fool's Day falls on the Sunday and Monday before lent. In this celebration, many people throw flour at their friends.

The Huli Festival is celebrated on March 31 in India. People play jokes on one another and smear colors on one another celebrating the arrival of Spring.

Of course leave it to Americans to turn this into more of a twisted day! I remember as a kid my brother and i always doing some kind of practical joke, if not on each other, definitly on our mom! Heck, my dad would even get in on it! Where else did you think i got the idea of stringing spiders in a closet from! lol

If anyone out there who reads this is from another country, i'd love to hear how you celebrate this odd kind of holiday.