FOR THE GRADUATE

april showers

bring may flowers

usher in june graduations 

i am literally showered wtih

beautiful announcements

declaring words of accomplishment

ceremonies and celebrations

fulfillment of dreams...

each part of the stationery

from stamp

to adorable nameplate becomes a treasure to me

and yet

the time comes when it must be

scrapped 

in a can or in a book

or

{i}

is for

idea

a memory box

1 - the individual parts 

 

2 - school name and words of inspiration scrolled and tied with a string to fit nicely inside the box

3 - fold the boxes

(I do not know who to credit for teaching me how to fold the boxes. It came on a handwritten piece of paper which I committed it to memory.)

With a graduation announcement, I was able to do a nesting box

 so that every part of the announcement could be preserved.

4 - glue the stamp and return address inside the box

5 - place scrolls inside the box

6 - tie a ribbon around the box and attach it to the name plate

7 - I even saved the vellum that was stamped with "class of 2013" by folding it into a miniature envelope with the original envelope seal glued to the back of the vellum

8 - place the photo in a clip or cute frame