Huggly, a word we coined to describe an ugly gift that means a lot to you because of who gifted it to you and their thought behind it.
I have a few such items tucked away, and when going through my Mom's things I came across a huggly I gave her the Christmas when I was nine.
I was limited in my options of what I could make, but happened upon what I though was the perfect idea. A piece of cardboard covered with scraps of pretty contact paper that I wrote a poem of sorts on. The another piece of cardboard to create a frame for it.
It still needed a little something and I happened upon the perfect idea.
At school when ever we got 100% on our lessons the teacher gave us a sticker to put on a chart on the wall. I decided to work extra hard and instead of placing the stickers on the chart I'd take them home and place them on the frame to make a pretty border.
It took quite a bit of time and a lot of hard work but by the time Christmas rolled around I had enough stickers to complete my little project.
Mom hung that ugly thing on her bedroom wall and kept it there until after I was married.
Finding it again I took a picture and then tossed it.
Huggly describes it perfectly.
How sweet that your mother kept this through the years. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI think it is lovely.
ReplyDeleteIt is not ugly at all ~
ReplyDeleteJust perfectly Sweet 🍎
That really is a sweet gift to your Mum. I agree with Fiona - it's not ugly at all!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was so cute,and your printing was so pretty. I don't blame your Mom one bit for keeping it on the wall for so long.
ReplyDeleteI know she was so proud of you.
how treasurable - how lovely
ReplyDeleteMy mom preserved my hand written cards and gifts too
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Oh how charming - and clearly your mother knew it for the treasure it was. And huggly is a delightfully fun word.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is ugly at all! It was a treasure! Your mother obviously loved it, and I would have been proud to have had it on my wall as well. I do love your word, though. Can we all borrow it? Huggly (giggles)
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ReplyDeleteBlessings!
I think that little present is beautiful and if I had been given it I would have kept too.. such a lovely little verse.
ReplyDeleteHuggly, but thankfully your Mom saw the beauty in it.
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ReplyDeleteH is for Hoarding
That's a great word. And how sweet your Mother kept it all this time.
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