If you remember back in June I posted about the Houston family saving the world one pod at a time.  I posted about the OmniPod recycling program and had pictures of the kiddos playing with the pods before we sent them off for recycling.  Ringing any bells?

Anywho - - - clearly I've been inspired by Lee Ann over at The Butter Compartment and her diabetes art because the kids and I went POD CRAZY!!

I know that we are not the 1st or only family to decorate their OmniPods or make art from their diabetes supplies but my girls think we are so . . . shhhh!  Don't tell them that their idea was not original.

Last weekend we decided to make Christmas ornaments from Nate's old pods instead of sending them in for recycling.  We planed on decorating maybe 5 each but before I knew it we were having so much fun we had decorated almost all of them.  I haven't counted them all but I am guessing there's are close to 100 decorated pods in my house right now.

They turned out REALLY cute - if I do say so myself.

My little artists decorating pods . . .



A table full of OrnaPods . . .


Some of the final products . . .



I'm so sad that my camera was acting up today - some pictures came out blurry so I tried to retake them tonight and there is just no good light in my house --- they really turned out much cuter than the pictures make them out to be.









And here is our OrnaPod Tree in the playroom . . .



And it all started with a bucket of pods . . .


So, what to do - what to do with 100 +/- OrnaPods . . .

I thought about selling them for $1 each - all proceeds to go to Team Super Nate (JDRF Walk Team) but how many non-d peeps would really want to hang used life-saving medical equipment from their Christmas tree?   Pods for the Cure!?!?!

Or offer them for free to my sweet friends in the DOC - anyone want a custom made OrnaPod?  No worries - the girls wiped each and every one down with alcohol wipes so even if it was attached to Nate's bum please know the only trace you will find is the faint smell of insulin.  :)