Jun 22, 2015 3 min read

Grandma’s Lap hosted a small, intimate scrapbook crop over the weekend at my church in Prosperity. A handful of ladies attended, and we had quite a nice time.

I spent the first several hours sorting and cleaning up my supplies. I had discovered that my items were shoved into containers in a hodgepodge sort of way that allowed them to arrive safely at any destination, though not be found when needed for a page.

It is kind of the story of my life in that way.

I used several tables to spread out my belongings and began to sort. I had piles of stickers, alphabets and quotes, paper, ephemera, photos, stamps, punches, tools, inks and things I didn’t realistically think I would ever use. It was a lengthy process, but I am incredibly thankful I did it. I was still able to make about 10 pages during the crop – my normal number – but in half the time because I actually knew where my product was!

The ladies and I talked about many things while they made pages and I destroyed clutter, one of which is the floor that was fairly recently installed at Bethel Church. A lovely, poured pebble floor has coated the social hall and kitchen for a few months, and I remarked how much I love it.

I ticked off several reasons for my affection: It is beautiful, durable and hides dirt well. (I love anything that hides dirt. I actually bought my couch for the same reason.)

I had no more than said that sentence when I bumped a small container of eyelets, and to my horror, they fell off the table onto that lovely floor. The tiny, metal embellishments are used to give texture to scrapbook pages, and they come in packages of about a jillion.

Remember how I said that floor hides dirt? Well, apparently it hides everything, because I could hardly see the eyelets. I grabbed a broom to sweep them up, but wasn’t sure exactly where to sweep. At a suggestion from one of the other ladies, I grabbed some duct tape and used the stickiness to attempt to corral them. It worked somewhat better than the broom, but still not well.

My daughter ended up helping me by actually getting under the table – at ground level, she said – and picking many of them up by hand. It took quite some time, but I think between the two of us we got them all. After that, I made certain to keep that container closed when not in use.

The crop was a lot of fun, and we made a few bucks to support our work.

Our next crop isn’t until fall, but if anyone wants to support us in the meantime, they can order a T-shirt with our slogan on it. Simply go to teespring.com and search Grandma’s Lap. It is the only shirt with a photo on the front when I search it that way.

Each shirt sold allows us to give away two (and a half) blankets. Thank you to all who have supported us along the way!

Laura Zoeller can be reached at zoeller5@verizon.net.