This week we spent time with one of our 12 year old
volunteers. Jessie and I helped her prepare for a science project. She is aware
of how we up-cycle to make Jessie’s bags. She spent last summer helping us 2
days a week. She enjoys designing the fabrics, she even made herself 2 bags
last summer it took an entire day to complete one bag. I think she forgot that…..
So…… She decided to include a few bags in her up-cycling science project. I
notice Sometimes young people want the end result but don’t want to do the work
to get there. Or maybe I should say they only want to do part of the work……. The
fun part……. She designed the jeans
skirts and shorts into bags, which she brought to Jessie to sew.
That is not how the process went….. Since this was her idea
and science project….. I made her do the sewing on all the
bags with Jessie guiding her. It was not the quick process she expected. She temporarily
forgot that this was work.
She had to miss going
to the carnival to complete the process. She was not happy about that……. I am NOT
the one to do the work for you…and you get the credit and the good grade….. but I will help you do the project. A valuable
lesson was learned about hard work and good planning. In just a few hours with Jessie’s
and my help she completed sewing on 4 Bags. Jessie stepped in and helped on the
hard parts…. I directed ways to make the process a little easier……. She left Tired
and sick of bags. I am not sure she ever wants to even see another bag. ….however…….
3 days later At the Middle School Science project all the hard work was
forgotten as she proudly displayed the items she made. The project was a
success. These busy young ladies had created scarves out of t shirts, bracelets
out of braided supermarket bags and plastic soda bottles. They sold a few of
their items at the event so everyone was happy. This was the final school
project….summer is finally here…….yea!
Hopefully we will have our summer volunteer 2 days a week
helping us make bags…..
Up-cycling can be fun….. But it is work……hopefully you will
love the end results….at least we do.
The bible at Ecclesiastes 5th chapter verse 19 says
we should rejoice in our hard work. This is a gift of god.
We rejoice in our hard work making bags. Jessie’s Bags are made
from recycles fabrics, by volunteer workers….. Join the fun volunteer…
Check out our new Facebook page.
We will be posting
pictures of some of the newest bags which will be for sale.
Remember when you purchase a bag it will help fund the bags
we donate to breast cancer survivors.
Thanks for your support!
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