The bracelet I almost started over
The colours didn't go in the order I planned. I was about to undo it, then decided I liked the odd little stripe. My friend liked it too. I made another one to keep, with the same mistake on purpose.
Your stories belong here.
LITTLE THINGS. LASTING STORIES.
Crayon drawings, painted ballparks, paper gardens and two sample school reports. A recipe in familiar handwriting. The glove he saved up for. A photo keeps the object; your words keep its meaning.
Save a photo, name who made or owned it, and add any year or age you remember. An exact original date isn’t needed.
This fictional collection shows family-shared items and Avatar Daughter’s private keepsakes. Uploading your own items happens in your real account.The colours didn't go in the order I planned. I was about to undo it, then decided I liked the odd little stripe. My friend liked it too. I made another one to keep, with the same mistake on purpose.
I made stars and one very wobbly heart. We saved the nicest ones for the tin and ate the broken ones while they were warm. Broken cookies have advantages.
I liked seeing how much I had learned since the start of third grade. Some things still took practice, but I had good memories of trying. We saved this sample report to tell the story of that school year.
I made this house when I was nine. The roof took three tries, but I worked it out. We saved a picture in our family collection so everyone could remember the little rooms I made for them.
I built a tiny house with a room for everyone and a very large room for books. The roof wouldn't stay on until I tried folding the corners differently. I kept the picture because I figured it out myself.
I made the flowers out of paper when I was seven. Some petals were too big, so I decided they could be special flowers. I added the butterfly last because the garden needed somebody to visit it.
I was five when my brother finished this school year. I knew the report meant we were celebrating, even if I did not understand all the words. I mostly remember getting to choose my own ice cream.
I remember asking which tiny player was my brother. He told me it was a painting of a whole game, so I could choose. I chose the one nearest the edge and kept cheering for that one.
I was too little to remember him making this, but I like finding myself in his drawing. He made sure I belonged in the picture even before I could draw a family of my own.
This is a story I know from my family, rather than a day I remember myself. My brother says he read to me before I could even hold the book. I like having that beginning saved here.