Craft - Shadow boxing

Months ago my aunt gave me a shadow box (or an old printers drawer) and it has been leaning against a wall in the guest room ever since. Every time I walked past it I could hear a little voice whispering "Pssst, Look over here, look at all my empty spaces", "I feel so alone and empty" or "I'm just a shell of what I could be". So yesterday I decided to silence those pathetic little voices.

I grabbed my girls and dog and went to the beach at the end of my street, Scarborough Beach. Armed with sandwich bags we scoured the beach for interesting shells, stones, worn glass and anything interesting enough to catch our eye.

Then we went home, rinsed our stash and sorted it into piles. Then the girls to start putting pieces into the shadow box. Once we (I) were satisfied, I used some craft glue to glue pieces into place. I am not sure if it will hold but I'll find out soon enough. I know it's not strong enough to hold onto the coral when the dog is trying to steal it. She loves the coral.

Now when I walk passed it the little voices say "look at me", "don't touch that" or "Someone get this dog away".

Maybe we should just be friends?

I have a Cavoodle, she is nearly two years old and is completely perfect for our family. She toilet trained quickly, doesn't lose hair or bark too much, she'll play any game with any child, she'll race to bounce on the trampoline first, jump in the bath when I tell her too and so much more.

So it's really not fair that I love her less when she's been groomed. I wonder if that's normal? She looks like a stranger dog, no, no, no, worse than that, a fancy little stranger dog. Lola is a little tomboy and suits looking a little scruffy (a little like me). But, the weather has warmed up a little and she loves to go for runs, so it was time to lighten her load a bit. The girls were begging me not to, the husband insisted and Lola was just happy to be in the car with her pack.

We took her to Perfect Pooch in Clontarf for the works. We returned an hour later, took a moment in the car to get on our happy face. Once composed, we got out and walked in. The girls screamed...with excitement. They have a poodle now, with pretty prissy bows. Perfect Pooch actually did a really great job and I'll definitely be taking her back then again. They are lovely ladies that are great at their job and love the dogs.

I still like Lola a lot, but it might take a few days until it's love again.

I showed Lola a mirror and she laughed at the girly dog looking back at her.  Poor thing doesn't get it all at.

 






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66 Hornibrook Esplanade Clontarf
1300 046 820
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