Church: I like to have something to do with my hands while I listen to the sermon. And, inspired by our congregation's Flower Team that does amazing displays every week, I made a flower mask.
It's multi-layer (four layers of fabric), and the stitches holding the flowers on go only through the first two layers.
Not everyone at my church wears masks. Okay, actually, very few people at my church wear masks. I wear a bunch of over-the-top masks --- kitty cat with whiskers, mustache mask, appliqued church logo, beaded and buttoned --- and I tell people, "I do this so no-one has to walk in to church being the first or the only one. If I'm there, they're not alone." And for whatever reason, there are now more masked parishioners.
I can't wait to wear this one, though. Next Sunday!
That is absolutely amazing. I love it! And I especially love that you tell people your why.
ReplyDeleteI wore it to church today, and asked people, "Is this too subtle?". Apparently, not.
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