Losing My Marbles ~ NOPE ~ I Give Them Away

For me, there was always something quite

magical about marbles.   Perhaps it

was the way colors seemed to be suspended

in time, within the marbles.    Or maybe, here

you were a kid playing with something glass

that could not hurt you.    Whatever my

attraction was, I have never lost it.

Long before any electronic game held the

attention of children, there were marbles.

Many times in my life I have said to myself…

“ahhhhhh I’m losing my marbles”.

Whatever the reason of the lament, I shook

it off and just kept going.

I had a thought about marbles that they

would make a wonderful gift, for any friend 
of who was going through a rough time.

Fancy marbles can be purchased at craft stores.

Simple plain old cats eye marbles can be picked 
up an any dollar store.

And some dollar stores and craft stores have
different shaped glass for sale.

I found glass sea shells at a local dollar store.

I collect tiny glass jars. Baby food jars are

perfect and my 10 year old is getting a kick 

out of eating baby food fruit to add to my 

collection. 

I spray paint the lid and add marbles to

 the jar. Sometimes I add a tiny ribbon bow

just around the neck of the jar.

With transparent tape I always add a tiny

 label to the underside that says From Deb

along with the date I give someone a jar.

Just this past week, a friend of mine found

out she has breast cancer. She stopped over 
one morning on her way to work.

I handed her the jar. Her response was….

“awwwwwwww marbles”.

I said to her….. “Take these with you to

work, set them on your desk, and anytime

 you ~feel~ like you are losing your marbles

 just glance right over here and you will see them. !!!

“You’re not losing them at ALL”

Both of our eyes welled with tears.

Simple marbles – STILL bringing joy. !!!

A History of Marbles:

Marbles were originally made from clay or
marble, hence their name.

Marbles are often mentioned in Roman literature,
and there are many examples of marbles from ancient

Egypt.

They were commonly made of stone, metal, or glass until
the 18th century, when ceramic marbles become more common.

Ceramic marbles entered mass production in the 1870's,

starting inexpensive mass-production.

Glass marbles entered mass production in the early
20th century, when WWI cut off their importation
from Europe, causing American innovation to be applied
to the task, producing a mechanized method of glass
marble production which became the most common
system in the world. Glass marbles, too, became the most
popular variety, and have remained so to this day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbles