Here in the UK it is Remembrance Sunday where we take time to remember all those who have been injured or killed in war. I thought it was appropriate to share my polymer clay poppy brooches, which I have been wearing this week. I used a mould to create the shape, then highlighted the petals with acrylic paint and added some black glitter to the centres. I did make a donation to the Poppy Fund, even though I wasn't wearing one of their poppies.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
(from For the Fallen by by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)
Love your poppies.
ReplyDeleteAnd long for the day that Remembrance Day is a historical anomaly.
Thanks, EC. I decide to make some that will last a bit longer than the paper ones! I wish there was no need to have Remembrance Day too, but I fear that won't be any time soon. One of my favourite carols seems pertinent too:
Delete"O hush the noise, ye men of strife
And hear the angels sing".
If only...
Best wishes
Ellie
Very pretty Ellie; I like the way you remember the war victims in the UK...
ReplyDeleteLots of love from Mirjam.
Thanks, Mirjam. It is important to remember those people who have done so much to try and give us peace, even if it seems to be a huge challenge (and probably will remain so for quite some time).
DeleteBest wishes
Ellie