Pacific Northwest Gardening: January Seed Swap Event-A Closer Look, 1 by PNWMountainGirl

PNWMountainGirl wrote:
A late entry, but the WINNER. Holly's hat.

My foil hat was designed for purposes of transmission and reception of ideas for gardening and life, kind of a telepathic PNW forum. The spirals, wandering curlicues, and antennae on the headgear are reminiscent of the way i tend to garden (not a linear thinker here). The hat is adorned with numerous symbolic trinkets. There is a pink plastic door (from a lego set) in the loop at the back intended to open the doors of the subconscious to myriad possibilities. The keys dangling on either side are for unlocking talents and potential. The spring at the top is to keep a sense of enthusiasm and bounce, the shell at the front for navigating the nautilus of life, the shoe charm for putting one foot in front of the other when encountering challenges, the little saxophone for bringing music and swing into the garden, the pink rose pin for remembering to be tender with those we love, the bat to appreciate even those aspects of life that are sometimes vilified but are really useful and good, the bee in the front is for essential cross pollination of ideas with other gardeners, the ladybug and sunflower are to enjoy the beauty in the garden (and those elements that help you out), the bell is meant to ring a warning against undue negativity, and the clip is to hold it all together when all else fails (as happens occasionally in anyone's life).


This message was edited Jan 31, 2010 5:43 PM