How to create small pieces of art, and leave them for people to find by epp_dog

"This was more challenging for me than I expected."

How I did it: I had a pen that I had selected for this goal many months ago.  I kept planning to leave the pen at my favorite coffee shop and they ended up closing before I managed to do this.  

Well, I found a new coffee shop with wonderful outside seating.  (http://purplemooninc.com/ )  On Christmas eve I was sitting outside with my pen and I felt uneasy about just leaving it without knowing it had a chance of finding a home.  I was trying to work up the courage to hand it to the woman at the next table without seeming creepy.  When she got up to get some more food from inside the shop, I decided that was my chance to leave it for her.  I stood pu and tossed it on the newspaper she was reading as I walked out the back.  I tried waiting in my car to see her reaction but decided that a) that was not in the spirit of the goal and b) it would bring the creepy factor way up to be spying on someone.  I had a small note on the pen wishing the finder a Merry Christmas.  I hope she enjoyed the pen and if not, she left it for someone else.

Lessons & tips: This was harder than I expected.  I have long felt that I never "sell" my leather artwork, I just have VERY long leases.  Just abandoning a piece was scary for me.


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Dec 25, 2008, 06:31PM PST | 1 comment | 14 cheers


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heybone111 Fall pledge - Lose weight, lose weight, lose weight

"What a wonderful Christmas surprise"

I would have liked to have seen her reaction also. I’m sure it will inspire her to, “pay it forward” in some way! Congratulations on meeting this goal. You picked a beauty to give away.

Dec 28, 2008, 06:59AM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer


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