Welcome to those of you from CEATCA today - thanks for checking out this project! If you have any questions or would like to try a similar project in your school and would like some more details, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Hayley (mrsleschert@gmail.com)
Friday, March 9, 2012
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Auctions are over!
Details about how it all turned out to be posted.... stay tuned!
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED US IN THIS EXPERIMENT!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Auction Update!
Thank you to those of you who have bid on items from our project! :) There is still time to pick-up another item or 2!
- Silent Auction items:
- Insignificant Object: White-Tailed Deer Antler Bid at 2.99
- Insignificant Object: Mortar Shell Casing Bid at 2.99
- Insignificant Object: Bullet Casing Bid at 2.99
- Auctions ending today....
- Insignificant Object: Wooden Ball
- Insignificant Object: Roughrider's Radio
- Insignificant Object: Gaudy Necklace
- Insignificant Object: Runic Rocks
- Insignificant Object: Metallic Cylinder
- Insignificant Object: Teddy Bear - ended
- Insignificant Object: Sand dollar - ended
- Insignificant Object: Wire Dragonfly - ended
- Insignificant Object: Operation Pierce - ended
- Insignificant Object: Ring - ended
- Insignificant Object: Fox Fur - ended
- Insignificant Object: Railroad Spike - ended
- Auctions ending in 1 day:
- Insignificant Object: Googly-eyed Bird
- Insignificant Object: Ex-Friendship Bracelet (LIAR...
- Insignficant Object: Snow Globe
- Insignificant Object: Ceramic Snail
- Insignificant Object: Musical Jewellery Box
- Auctions ending in 2 days:
- Insignificant Object: Globe Desk Ornament
- Insignificant Object: Keen's Mustard tin
- Insignificant Object: Red Hot Chili Peppers Casset...
- Insignificant Object: Plastic Trophy
- Insignificant Object: Eiffel Tower Keychain
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Insignificant Object: Wooden Ball
Item #: 180776357065
Original Price: Unknown
How it all started: I was having one of those days where I woke up and nothing seemed to be going right.
Insignificant Object: Roughrider's Radio
Item #: 180776347048
Original Price: Unknown
It was a cold night at the football
game in Mosaic stadium. Jet McKenzie and his dad, Jason, were together at the
game with season tickets that had been in their family for years.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Blog Silent Auction
Due to the nature of the following objects, we are unable to auction them on eBay... HOWEVER, we would like to host a silent auction through our blog for these items because we know how much work and effort these students put into them!
Bids will start at $2.99 Canadian and unfortunately will only be open to Stettler residents.
Please email us at stettlerssignificantobjects@gmail.com to provide a bid.
We will continue to update this post with progress!
Mortar Shell Casing & Story - Starting bid: $2.99
White-Tailed Deer Antler & Story - Starting bid: $2.99
Bullet Casing & Story - Starting bid: $2.99
Bids will start at $2.99 Canadian and unfortunately will only be open to Stettler residents.
Please email us at stettlerssignificantobjects@gmail.com to provide a bid.
We will continue to update this post with progress!
Mortar Shell Casing & Story - Starting bid: $2.99
White-Tailed Deer Antler & Story - Starting bid: $2.99
Bullet Casing & Story - Starting bid: $2.99
Insignificant Object: Ex-Friendship Bracelet (LIAR)
Item #: 180775807000
Author made the bracelet.
Candice stood on the steps, a blank look on her face: I suppose it was because nobody had ever told her, yet, that they did not like her.
Insignficant Object: Snow Globe
Item #: 180775802637
Author bought the snowglobe from Walmart.
I was walking down the street, just like every other day. It was a cold morning as I was heading to work. I passed a store that had just brought their Christmas decorations to the showcase from ornaments to wreaths. Suddenly they caught my eye...the snow globes. It made me think: has it really been a year? Has it been that long?
Insignificant Object: Ceramic Snail
Item #: 180775799417
Battling Blue
Dedicated to Sissy, and Grandma Betty (Elisabeth Greenwood)
Dedicated to Sissy, and Grandma Betty (Elisabeth Greenwood)
“You’re not smiling with your eyes.” The thick German accent rang through my ears, sending a warm sensation of blood through my veins.
Insignificant Object: Googly-eyed Bird
Item #: 180775811380
Original Price: $1.05
Author found this at a Dollar Store.
I wake up every morning to that beautiful bird. It’s been two years already but she is always on my mind. Her luscious brown hair, the touch of her soft skin. How I dearly miss her. Today was to be our fifth anniversary.
Insignificant Object: Bullet Casing
Original Price: Free
Author was given the bullet casing on a train ride.
I was going through my dad’s boxes in the attic after he was killed in the war.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Insignificant Object: Keen's Mustard tin
Item #: 180775116113
Original Price: unknown
Deep in the middle of Vietnam, the murderous Vietcong soldiers trapped a platoon of soldiers. They had been surrounded for fifteen days, from July 12th to today, July 27th, the middle of rainy season. It was a typical morning since July 12th 1963… there was rain, there was sadness, and they kept trying to radio headquarters but there was no response.
Insignificant Object: Plastic Trophy
Item #: 180775025380
Author bought it from Dollarama.
I can’t believe my dad is gone.
Insignificant Object: Red Hot Chili Peppers Cassette
Item #: 180775018201
Original Price: Free
Author found it at home.
Today
was a warm, humid, Saturday. At first it was ordinary, but I was going to learn
it was anything except that. I would find an object that’d rush long forgotten
memories back into my head. It all started when I entered my attic….
Insignificant Object: Eiffel Tower Keychain
Item #: 180775013207
Author bought this keychain on his trip to France.
December 11, 2011
Brigitte
56930-boulevard du Montparnasse
Paris, France
Dear Brigitte,
I miss you every day.
Insignificant Object: Globe Desk Ornament
Item #: 180775108797
Original Price: Free
Author found the ornament at his house.
I’m going to tell you about how I
came to run my Dad’s business.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Insignificant Object: Musical Jewellery Box
Item #: 180774433344
I would admit, I was
nervous, but there was no doubt in my mind. I would go through with this. I had
been busy planning the perfect day for the last two years.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Insignificant Object: Gaudy Necklace
Item #: 180773659483
Orignal Price: Unknown
My
dearest Sarah:
By
the time you read this, I will have been long gone.
Insignificant Object: Runic Rocks
Item #: 180773648311
Author made these engravings himself.
Journal
of Dr. Simon Richards
June 27
I must be brief, as the existence of this journal and the
information within it must be kept a secret. We have made our first discovery.
Insignificant Object: Metallic Cylinder
Item #: 180773618500
Author created this cylinder himself.
Insignificant Object: Teddy Bear
Item #: 180773408526
Original price:
November 10, 1944
The deliveryman came this morning. Solomon’s gift arrived early.
Insignificant Object: Mortar Shell Casing
Original Price: Free
When he was only four, the war raged on around him. The world was in chaos. He sat there on the crumbled sidewalk, and stared down the street only to find young girls, weeping, and lost partners mourning. It was then he realized that war is evil.
Insignificant Object: Sand dollar
Item #: 180773373137
Original Price: Free
Author found it on the beach.
It has been seven days since the last news report.
Insignificant Object: Wire Dragonfly
Item #: 180773391721
Author was given the object by her mother.
This silly magnet, this useless nick-knack, is all you
left me when you walked out the door; the waste of space that held the photo of
us on the fridge. I remember the story of how we found it, just like it was
yesterday.
Insignificant Object: Operation Pierce
Check out this item on eBay!
Item #: 180773399529
Item #: 180773399529
Original price: Free
Author created this using sugar and an old bottle.
Agent X:
Agent, it is time for you to earn your place in
history.
Insignificant Object: Ring
Item #: 180773380458
There I was drinking coffee at Starbucks, with my boyfriend
of three years, when all of a sudden he got on one knee and asked, “Will you
marry me?”
Insignificant Object: Fox Fur
Item #: 180773359611
Author found this piece of fur in his basement.
I stepped out onto the deck, with a yawn and a
stretch of my arms, the cool and fresh mountain air instantly awakened me. It
was six o’clock in the morning. My best friend Dave was still fast asleep, while
I was ready for one of the most exciting weeks of my life in what I believed to
be the most beautiful place on earth: the Rockies.
Insignificant Object: Tiger Paperweight
Item #: 180773345550
Original Price: 1.99
Author bought it from a second hand store.
I will never forget that last letter from
my little brother, and that seemingly useless gift that is now my most
cherished object.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Insignificant Object: Railroad Spike
Item #: 180773046027
“I killed her. So what? Let me tell you my side of the story.” I said to the entire court as they stared, in shock.
Insignificant Object: Cat Statue
Item #: 180773034695
Original Price: Free
Author found the statue at home.
June 14, 2011
Dear Diary,
Today I received a very upsetting phone call from mom. I’ve been crying all day and can’t stop! Why did this have to happen? Why couldn’t I have been there before it happened? My childhood cat, my Grandmakitty! Why now? So many different thoughts are running through my head, but mostly memories. Good memories.
Insignificant Object: Elephant Statue
Item #: 180773031321
Original Price: Free
Author found the statue in her grandmother's closet.
To some this might seem like someone else’s junk that they are trying to pawn off. To the artist in the slums of Africa it was a small, but appreciated job that she had to do every day to barely stay alive.
Insignificant Object: Pin
Item #: 180773027301
Author found the pin at home.
It was so quiet that I could hear the pin fall. I had felt it slip from my fingers as I paused in my work, and in that brief moment, while it fell slowly to the floor, I began to see the truth.
I should have known better.
Insignificant Object: Ballerina Brooch
Item #: 180772967029
Original price: unknown
Author was given the brooch when she was younger.
Dear Maria,
there is a moment when you realize that you are no longer a kid.
Insignificant Object: Candle of Hope
Item #: 180772962966
Original Price: Free
Author found the candle in his mother's cupboard.
November 17, 1943:
This
place is full of horror and lost hope. Every day draws nearer to the winter and
the nights get colder.
Insignificant Object: Pigeon Band Necklace
Item #: 180772956320
Original price: Free
This object was given to the author by her papa.
Dear Papa,
Today is the first of many letters that I’m going to write to you and
leave right here in this chest on top of your grave.
Insignificant Object: Mini Soldier
Item #: 180772951963
Original Price: $0.03
April 24, 1916
Middle of nowhere, the North Atlantic
Chase,
I’m writing to you as we continue to cross the Alantic Ocean. Everywhere I look I see soldiers, sailors and ocean. We left from New York yesterday; it’s very different than the pictures. I’ll make sure I tell you more about it when I get home.
Insignificant Object: Locket
Item #: 180772943834
Original price: unknown
Dear
Anne,
My
darling little sister how have you been? I pray the East is treating you well.
I know I haven’t talked to you in awhile but the past few months I have lived
in the West have been very trying to say the least.
I
love it here, the one street small town life. The roads here are dirt with
wooden walkways leading to the stores. It’s a wonderful little town but as I
said it has been very trying… lots has happened and I know you’re wondering as
to the locket wrapped in this letter, so let me explain…
Insignificant Object: Airplane
Item #: 180773039144
Two weeks. It would be two weeks
until Lenard and Brian would leave to go Italy for the rest of the month. Brian
had always been scared of heights, and dreaded the thought of ever being so far
from the ground.
Insignificant Object: White-Tailed Deer Antler
Author found in his garage.
It used to be
A graceful animal,
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Please help us get the word out!
There are several ways you can do this:
- Print off a poster and hang it up for people to see
- You can share an item and its story on Facebook
- You can tweet about us: #stettlerssignificantobjects
Some of the students were concerned that some people who might want to purchase these items, don't know how to use eBay or PayPal... so, here are some tutorials! Happy bidding!
Click on the following links for more information:
How to use eBay!
Click on the following links for more information:
How to use eBay!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Project Disclaimer
- These stories are first and foremost fiction. Students have invented the stories to create significance for their objects. We do not mean to mislead or trick anyone.
- All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
- Students will retain the copyright privileges to their writing. We are NOT selling this privilege. It is owned by the student. See Canada's Copyright Law for more information.
- For your winning bid, you will receive the object and a copy of the story signed by the author.
- Profit from each item will be split 50% for the author and 50% to the charities the class has chosen (the SPCA and the Make a Wish Foundation).
Thank you for supporting us in this experiment!
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