Native American Pure Silver Sandcast Coral Bracelet: The Destiny of Things, Story 320

Native American Pure Silver Sand Cast Bracelet:  The Destiny of Things, Story 320

This little note came with an updated photo!

The last of my Native American jewelry, available here

photo via Hoarder Rehab

The little note said:

Shipped quickly and even more beautiful than the photos! Made the perfect gift for my mom! Thanks! 

I am so happy this little bracelet of mine went to such a nice wrist!  I've had this bracelet since the 90s and it's a nice old heavy sand cast one.  My favorite Native American bracelets are the sand cast ones.

Here is the updated photo of her mom wearing it!  So cool!

 photo via Etsy buyer from Hoarder Rehab

I used to miss my Native American jewelry collection until about a year ago, when I tried wearing some jewelry again.  Some jewelry I was allergic too within five minutes of putting it on and others lasted longer, but jewelry just felt so heavy after wearing it for awhile and I really didn't miss wearing them anymore!

Here is how I used to wear them all the time when I wasn't allergic to silver!

Most of these have sold, expect for the carinated or pointed one, 

available here, photo via Hoarder Rehab

Saying Goodbye:  I would have never thought that I'd give up all my Native American jewelry or any of my jewelry for that matter.  I've waited over 5 years for my allergies to go away from wearing jewelry and now I'm so used to not wearing jewelry I don't miss it!  I can't believe I just wrote that!

Most of these have sold, expect for the carinated or pointed one, 

available here, photo via Hoarder Rehab

What I Learned:

1.  I used to love stacking these in different patterns and even learned how to pair them so they would make a nice jingling sound when I moved around with them on!

I used to wear them to work and meet up at recess with a couple other teachers who would collect them and we'd try each others on and trade bracelets for the day.

2.  My aunt used to wear her stacked too and let me try hers on when I was a child.  So fun!

3.  Even though I don't wear jewelry anymore I do miss it every once in awhile when I see some that I really like, especially religious jewelry which I still have a lot to list.

 This is my last sand cast bracelet, unless I decide to sell my first one

available here, photo via Hoarder Rehab

Thank you Etsy buyer from Hoarder Rehab for your little note and update photo because it's always a relief to know about the new life of my hoard.  My relief seems to be turning to joy on some days now!  That's progress!

 

Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!

Thank you all readers from all over the world who have stopped by to take part in my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things with your visit!

 

 This is another heavy more unusual bracelet by HRM

available here, photo via Hoarder Rehab

 

I am adding new items weekly to each shop until I have 800 of my dehoard listed!

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 196 items, The Destiny of Things- 176 items, VintageToGoEasy - 195 items and now JunkDrawerAndMore - 182 items!    

 

Maybe you'll find something to take home and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!

 

 This is like one my Grandmother gave me from my childhood, available here

 photo via Hoarder Rehab

 

Related Stories:

 

1.  I also loved to collect and wear children sized sand cast bracelets:  Native American Sand Cast Sterling Bracelet:  The Destiny of Things, Story 262

 

2.  Story about the rows of corn Tahe bracelet:  Cloud 9 to Corn from Heaven:  a small Native American bracelet I never received and forgot because I had bought so much and came later with a bigger surprise! 

 

3. Updated with photo from Etsy buyer:  New Home for Turquoise:  The Destiny of Things, Story XXXI  

 

4.  Native American Zuni Strength Bracelet:  The Destiny of Things, Story LXXV 

 

5.  Destiny of Things:  Thanksgiving Native American Jewelry:  Twin Sterling Turquoise Cross Story VIII 

 

6.  This Native American bracelet story that has 10 more related stories!  What a collection of stories I have!  Native American Sterling Watchband by Marie Dale: The Destiny of Things, Story 232

 

"Harmony.  It's not what's lasting or permanent.  It is about individual voices coming together for a moment.  And that moment lasts a length of a breath, or in my instance a transaction.  That's what I think about my time here."---Frank Underwood from House of Cards or in my case, I think it's "destiny, as well as harmony."   See the quote in one of my collages, here  

 

Mini Tanuki & Obijime for Japanese Culture Classroom Lesson: The Destiny of Things, Story 319

Mini Tanuki & Obijime for Japanese Culture Classroom Lesson:  The Destiny of Things, Story 319

These bring back such teacher memories for me!

Mini tanuki Japanese souvenir, available here

photo via Hoarder Rehab 

I received this story from a teacher!

Our school is studying different cultures (a preschool) and I wanted to share a Japanese story about a Tanuki. The little souvenir was a cute addition to my story. 

Students love realia or props that go with any story and this one will sit in a child's hand easily.  So cute to pass around so everyone can get a look and touch the magic!

Tanuki is an old Japanese folk tale about a magical supernatural animal that might be part wild cat, badger and raccoon dog that has eight super powers and can shape shift, into tea pots and humans.

The legend is basically about a poor man who finds a tanuki caught in a trap and sets it free.  Later that night the tanuki comes to the poor man to thank him by turning himself into a tea pot, so the poor man can sell him and have some money.

The tanuki teapot is sold to a monk who scrubs the pot clean and puts him over a fire to boil water.  The tanuki can't take the heat and sprouts legs and in it's half transformed state makes a run for it!

The tanuki returns to the poor man with another idea.  The man would set up a circus-like roadside attraction and charge admission for people to see a teapot walking a tightrope. The plan works, and each gains something good from the other—the man is no longer poor and the tanuki has a new friend and home.

In another version of the story, the tanuki-teapot does not run and returns to its transformed state. The shocked monk decides to leave the teapot as an offering to the poor temple where he lives, choosing not to use it for making tea again. The temple eventually becomes famous for its supposed dancing teapot.

Students love that story with it's variations and can debate over the endings and write new endings.

 Obijime obi tie, sold out, size 5 geta sandals with tabis available here

photo via Hoarder Rehab  

Here is another little note I recieved:

Our classes (preschool) were studying different cultures and this fit in nicely with our study of Japan!  

This is a perfect kimono accessory to pass around the class.  It will get imaginations soaring for all little classroom geishas and ninjas!

When I taught Asian culture to third graders, they just loved to dress up and try on clothes from different cultures!   I had Chinese clothes, Japanese kimonos and hapi coats, obijime ties, obis, geta sandals, saris, bindis, hair ornaments, etc.  It's a great lesson for costumes for Halloween too!

Kimonos and saris are not as easy to get dressed in as Western clothing, so usually for the Halloween parade I'd get dressed in a kimono or sari during my lunch break.  And students who did not have a costume to join in could wear the extra Asian clothing with a paper plate mask!

One would need many obi ties to put on a traditional obi, but sometimes I cheated and would wear my pre tied obi from childhood!

My obi is not listed, but if anyone wants it just let me know!

photo via Hoarder Rehab  

Saying goodbye:  I can not seem to let go of my childhood obi and kanzashi.  I have tried several times and my kanzashi actually sold to be made into another one for the opera of Madame Butterfly!

My students loved trying this on too!  

What I Learned:

1.  I still have a lot of stuff leftover from teaching, especially my favorite pieces of realia or props!  And to think I purged a three car garage of most of it when I retired.

2.  Even though I can not let go of my childhood kanzashi and obi I am trying to figure out what to do with them.  I'd love to incorporate them in some of my art some how one day.

3.  I do miss experiencing the excitement of students learning something new with realia, however I do not miss any of the administration restraints on lesson planning, paperwork and such.  I am happy to be left with my memories from my teaching days!

My class would have loved all the bells and whistles to this working musical jewelry box like the one from my childhood, available here.  It even has it's key, drawers, trays and a secret compartment!

photo via Hoarder Rehab  

Thank you Etsy buyer from Hoarder Rehab for your story and for bringing back memories from my teaching days!  I hope you are making happy fun ones at your pre school.

Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!

Thank you all readers from all over the world who have stopped by to take part in my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things with your visit!

 

 Students of both genders loved to clunk around in these!

Size 5 geta sandals with tabi socks available here

photo via Hoarder Rehab 

 

I am adding new items weekly to each shop until I have 800 of my dehoard listed!

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 194 items, The Destiny of Things- 179 items, VintageToGoEasy - 195 items and now JunkDrawerAndMore - 183 items!    

 

Maybe you'll find something to take home and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!

 

For you little geisha: Nagoya Hinamatsuri obi, available here

photo via Hoarder Rehab  

 

Related Stories:

 

1.  Not My Childhood Kanzashi!  The Destiny of Things, Story 154 

 

2.  The Destiny of Things:  Incense Burners, Story VII 

 

3.  Japanese Screen Holder Replacement Parts - Byobu:  The Destiny of Things, Story LXXXV 

 

4.  Japanese Porcelain Appetizer Soup Spoons:  The Destiny of Things, Story #140  

 

5.  Koi Charm and Japanese Deer Park, Orange County, California:  The Destiny of Things, Story #137 

 

"It's never too late to be what you might have been" ---George Eliot 

100 Strung #5 Manila Shipping Tags: The Destiny of Things, Story 318

100 Strung #5 Manila Shipping Tags:  The Destiny of Things, Story 318

Short encouraging words from a non hoarder is always a gentle reminder!

Choose an amount from 10 - 100, available here

photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

I tend to buy things in bulk, like Costco bulk, for many reasons.  1) it's usually a better deal 2) I'll never run out.  3)  I will always have them on hand for quick gift tags. 4) as a teacher with 30 students I'd at least need one for each person. 5) I like to make art in repetition.  6)  I could go on and on, but as a recovering hoarder I am trying to break this habit and just buy what I need now.

Every once in awhile an Etsy buyer will remind me to buy only what I need for the moment with a little note:

Excellent quality! Thank you so much for offering these tags in smaller quantities. It would take me years to use up the quantities offered from other suppliers. 

And it does take me years!  I used to use at least 100 of these tags a year in the classroom, so I'd buy them in bulk.   Students could make Mother's day and Father's day gift tag cards, for emergency information on field trips for each student and for impromptu name tags for assemblies, etc. since a safety pin is not needed because it can just hang from a button or belt loop.

My teaching days are long gone, but I still find myself wanting to buy in huge mega bulk!  However these days, I'm doing much better and do not buy much in bulk anymore.

Choose an amount from 10 - 100, available here

photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

Saying Goodbye:  I just love the look of these plain old industrial looking shipping tags.  So old fashioned from the days when people shipped things in brown butcher paper or newspaper with one of these tags tied to the string around it.

 I like to custom stamp mine for gift giving occasions!

Hand stamped gift tags, available here

photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

What I Learned:

1.  I hope my buying in bulk days are soon to be over because when I buy in  bulk, many times the stuff gets lost in the hoard or when I need it I can't find it and then I end up rebuying more!

2.  I have sweet memories of my Aunt using these tags every year for Christmas and wondering what new theme would be on her gift tag!  They also make good, easy and cute packaging reinforcement for shipping small pieces of jewelry in the mail.

Just curl the tag in half, put the small gift inside and wrap the string around the outside through the reinforced hole and tie it closed.

3.  Since I come from a family where buying in bulk is the norm, it's always nice when I get a reminder and realize that most people only buy what they need at the time.

 An example of easy gift tags for kid's to make with sushi grass and sticky notes, kit available here or just the sushi grass here

photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

Thank you Etsy buyer from JunkDrawerAndMore for the nice reminder note from a non hoarder to recovering hoarder!

Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!

Thank you all readers from all over the world who have stopped by to take part in my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things with your visit!

 

 Here's another quick easy example for kid's to make Christmas gift tags or even use as "thank you" notes, available in the Advent calendar kit here

photo via The Destiny of Things

I am adding new items weekly to each shop until I have 800 of my dehoard listed!

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 195 items, The Destiny of Things- 176 items, VintageToGoEasy - 188 items and now JunkDrawerAndMore - 181 items!    

 

Maybe you'll find something to take home and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!

Super tiny mini strung gift tags, available here

photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

Related Stories:

1.  See how an Etsy shop owner uses these:  Tiny Mini Red Foil Label Tags:  The Destiny of Things, Story 277 

2.  For stamping logos for convention use:   300 Large Plain Shipping Tags:  The Destiny of Things, Story 217   

3.  Twilight Zone Ask Swami Fortune Card Slips make great tags too, see and read here 

4.  My washi tape tags went to a bookstore in NY:   My Washi Tape Quilt Cards:  The Destiny of Things, Story #119   

"Do it now, before later becomes never!"---Later and never used to happen to me a lot! 

 

Swami Madame X Fortune Teller Cards Table Collage: The Destiny of Things, Story 317

Swami Madame X Fortune Teller Cards Table Collage:  The Destiny of Things, Story 317

So many different fun uses for these fortune teller slips!

Choose an amount from 6, 8, 12, 25 to 100, available here

photo via The Destiny of Things

An Etsy buyer from The Destiny of Things left me this little note:

These are super fun and exactly what I was looking for! (I also enjoyed the other random goodies they were packed with.) I plan on incorporating them into a fortune teller's table collage on a furniture piece I am refinishing.  

A fortune teller's table collaged with these fortunes!  I want to see that!  I wonder if it's going to be like Ouija board style.  So curious!

If you need a full set of these I've sorted them, so there are one of each fortune of 52 cards, like a deck of cards, available here

photo via The Destiny of Things

This is a new idea that an Etsy buyer has told me about, which gives me the idea of using them for bathroom wall paper!  So fun, so inspirational!

 Complete set of 52, like a deck of cards with hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, available here

photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

Other ideas Etsy buyers have told me about and how I've used them:

1.  table confetti for Twilight Zone parties

2. gift tags for fortune party gifts, they just slip right on to twine or ribbon.

3.  to slip into napkins for a fortune birthday party.

4.  slip into Christmas or birthday cards for a little fun or what I call card confetti!

5.  filler for party favors for fortune themed parties or weddings.

6.  great ice breaker when slipped into cocktail napkins for a little surprise fun!

7.  pinata filler for fortune filled lucky pinata fun! 

8.  easy DIY mini garland for any fortune related party like lucky bon voyage or retirement.

9.  Swami and Madame X replacement fillers for the vintage napkin dispenser machines!

photo via VintageToGoEasy

Saying Goodbye:  I have my own stash of these and I use them almost daily as party of my "thank you" package with most orders.  I slip them into cards for all occasions and into napkins at parties.

 My "thank you" package items vary from season to season, but I always try to include lucky fortune stuff!  Above is an example, available here

There is a slightly different sample at each shop, try a shop search using "fortune" and you'll see each varying one at each shop.

photo via VintageToGoEasy

What I Learned:

1.  Some of my hoard is becoming very popular!  It's very surprising and inspiring!  I would have never thought that some of my hoard would become our shops "best sellers!"

2.  As the years go by, my dehoarding journey has become less painful, confusing and stressful and more enjoyable and even fun!  

3.  So I must say that working through and practicing letting go of my hoard one item at a time is helping me break my hoarding habits.

4.  I still have set backs, but they are becoming less and less as I find other ways to deal with my stress, disappointments and loss.

Just in case you need a stack of 500 of these to cover a large piece of furniture or use as wall paper or fill up your Swami or Madame X napkin dispenser machine, they are available here

 photo via VintageToGoEasy

Thank you Etsy buyer from The Destiny of Things for letting me know you are having fun using these in your fortune table collage!  Please send an update when you complete it!

Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!

Thank you all readers from all over the world who have stopped by to take part in my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things with your visit!

 

 Here is what a complete set of 52 looks like, available here

photo via The Destiny of Things

I am adding new items weekly to each shop until I have 800 of my dehoard listed!

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 192 items, The Destiny of Things- 175 items, VintageToGoEasy - 186 items and now JunkDrawerAndMore - 178 items!    

 

Maybe you'll find something to take home and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!

  500 replacement fortune cards, available here

Here is an example of a Madame X dispenser machine

photo via Retro Planet blog

Related Stories:

1.  If you want to see the Swami dispenser machine, the really cool Twilight Zone dispenser from the episode with William Shatner, which the machine was called, the Mystic Seer:  500 Replacement Fortune Teller Cards for Madame X Penny Napkin Dispenser Machine:  The Destiny of Things, Story 298

2.  My first story about these fortune teller cards:  Ask Swami Fortune Teller Cards:  The Destiny of Things, Story #115  

3.  Fun childhood memories from an Etsy buyer:  Madame X Fortune Teller and Parakeets:  The Destiny of Things, Story #149  

4.   Twilight Zone's Nick of Time and Ask Swami Fortune Cards:  The Destiny of Things, Story 220  

5.  Twilight Zone Fortune Cards as Mail Art:  The Destiny of Things, Story 229 

6.  Twilight Zone Party and Nick of Time Swami Fortune Cards:  The Destiny of Things, Story 258   

How well do you think the quote below pertains to making art too?

"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone"---Opening narration of Seasons 4&5  

Vintage 48 Alphacolor Pastel Box Set, The Destiny of Things, Story 316

Vintage 48 Alphacolor Pastel Box Set, The Destiny of Things, Story 316

This is a destiny as infinity item!  From a childhood artist to a new one!

My last box of pastels.  Photo via The Destiny of Things

Not the same, but I do have this box of colored chalk, available here at JunkDrawerAndMore

I have had these since I  won them in a library art contest from the early 70s.  That is over 45 years! I'd find them every once in awhile in my hoard of hoards and think that one day I'd use them, but never did.

By the time I graduated from college and was in a classroom, it did pass my mind to use them on my classroom chalkboard when our school ran out of chalk and I would get desperate for any chalk to use, but then I'd read the little note inside the box and remember it's not chalkboard chalk.

Now they are going to used to make more scenery art for sunsets!  My "untold destiny" for them has come true!  Here is my destiny wish for them:

Untold Destiny: I hope these are used by any artist, adult or child, who loves the juxtaposition of contrasting colors and likes to spend endless amounts of time matching them up, inventing or doodling! And the art goes on to be saved and past on until the pastel art becomes an heirloom! May destiny as infinity be yours!

Some of my destiny wish has already come true and I think some more will because Herb is going to start sharing his art by making it available to others at a park in Coronado, California!

My last box of pastels.  Photo via The Destiny of Things

Not the same, but I do have this box of colored chalk, available here at JunkDrawerAndMore

I am so happy these are going to another artist!  And he sent me his story!

Note from Buyer:

The original price on my set was $3.79. from Kmart/Kreskies in Michigan. the set was well used and the price tag fell off about a year ago. I am anxious to have a complete set with the daytime fluorescent orange and pinks. again. I'm 56 and just now want to create more scenes with this set, mine is pretty ragged. thanks. nice return on your art award! Herb

How cools is that?  And he even sent me a photo of his pastel set!

photo via Herbert Rohde

I wrote him back:

Hi Herb aka tourguyherb!

Thank you so much for your order and especially for leaving me a story about how you've had your set just as long as I have had mine, but you actually used yours!

As a recovering hoarder, I wish you knew how happy I am knowing that my prized set is going to another artist! I'd love to see your art with the neon oranges and pinks from my our your set of pastels!

Your order will be carefully packaged and shipped out this Monday.

Many thanks!
Kennedy

And he sent me some art work showing using the neon oranges and pinks! So beautiful!  Thank you so much Herb!

 photo via Herbert Rohde

Scenes from Tecate peak.  It's so beautiful there!

 photo via Herbert Rohde

Herbert is due to be juried in by Coronado art association to sell in the park there.  So if you are ever down there, check out his works!

 This must have been created after he ran out of the neon pastels!  

Love this too!  Photo via Herbert Rohde

Saying Goodbye:  I must say that when I first saw that my childhood pastels had been sold I felt a twinge of panic, but when I looked at the order and saw the note to buyer story the panic turned to joy!  I couldn't believe my Untold Destiny came true for this listing!

If you look close enough I think you might see $13.15, but since this was an award I don't know how much it really was.  Photo via The Destiny of Things

Not the same, but I do have this box of colored chalk, available here at JunkDrawerAndMore

What I Learned: 

1.  As the years pass, it is getting easier and easier to let most of my hoard go and I am very happy with my progress because usually every 10 years I purge almost everything and then start hoarding all over again! 

2.  It took 30 years to see my hoarding and purging pattern and so this time I've tried a different approach and even though in the beginning it was scary and full of anxiety it's been worth it!

3.  Thanks to Etsy and kind Etsy buyers my Hoarder Rehab journey has been much more enjoyable than I ever expected.  First, I didn't think any of my hoard would sell and now I can see over 1000 items of my hoard have found new lives and homes!

4.  And through this blog I have figured out why I hoard, when I hoard and have found alternatives to help stop my hoarding habits!

I have so much to be thankful for!

My last box of pastels.  Photo via The Destiny of Things

Not the same, but I do have this box of colored chalk, available here at JunkDrawerAndMore

Thank you Herbert Rohde from The Destiny of Things for ordering my childhood pastels and for leaving me with a story.  I am so happy that you are going to share your art with the world now and that my pastels will be a part of it all.  I wish you the best with many happy sales!

Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!

Thank you all readers from all over the world who have stopped by to take part in my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things with your visit!

 This is the chalk I'd buy out of desperation when our school would run out and teacher had to buy their own or use markers on butcher paper!  Or I was tempted to use the my box of pastels!

Box of colored chalk, available here
photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

I am adding new items weekly to each shop until I have 800 of my dehoard listed!

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 199 items, The Destiny of Things- 181 items, VintageToGoEasy - 194 items and now JunkDrawerAndMore - 182 items!    

 

Maybe you'll find something to take home and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!

 

 Since we are on the topic of art, our first ebook sold today!

Oshibana, a Japanese book on How to Press Flowers, available here

photo via Hoarder Rehab

 

Related Stories:

 

1.  Here is another "destiny as infinity" story:  A Mighty Circular Destiny as Infinity Story:  The Destiny of Things XLIII  

 

2.  This went to a graphic artist:  The Destiny of Things:  Receipt Spike and Service Bell, Story XIII  

 

3.  90s Dixon Ticonderoga ORIOLE 267 Pencil Artist:  The Destiny of Things, Story #147 

 

4.  For a poetry artist:  Stage Protector Turquoise Native American Bracelet:  The Destiny of Things, Story #110  

 

5.  Street Artists:  Eye Bombing with Googly Eyes:  The Destiny of Things, Story 200  

 

6.  Inspiration for a graphic artist:  Vintage 80s Eraser Box with Fruit Erasers:  The Destiny of Things Story 212  

 

7.  UPDATE Photo from Mixed Media Artist of 100 Mini Guns:  The Destiny of Things, Story 313 

 

8.  These were very difficult to let go:  The Destiny of Things:  Not My 80s College Mugs! Story XXII  

 

"You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be."  Marianne Williamson