We are a family with a creative bent, hence the general condition of my house. We have accumulated stashes of yarn, watercolour supplies, oil pastels by the hundred, rough turned wooden bowls, and the spoils of my recent silver smithing/beading adventure. As I write this M and C are experimenting with encaustic painting and the kitchen, barely cleaned from feeding dinner to 36 people in 36 hours, is cluttered with beeswax, oil paints, and scraps of varying texture.
For Christmas C created additions to my sheep collection:
I participated in a marzipan making workshop:
My 22-yr-old film maker added to my Scottie collection with his first attempt at hand sewing. Sweet boy, I hear he had a legion of girls helping him:
I experimented with my new tool, acquired in Rome, which cuts veggies into curlicues. I was a sucker for this gadget, paying far more than the value of its parts, but the demonstrator's sales job (apologies, I couldn't find an English version) made it well worth the price. And this year's Christmas yams were beautiful:
And the family's favourite creation, daughter E and SIL S's baby boy, Rye:
All the makings for a happy family holiday, especially being grandson's first. The sheep are great. Even without knowing Italian, I could pretty much follow 'el venditore comico', and would have snapped up the veggie gadget too.
Posted by: Kristen | December 30, 2012 at 04:55 PM
What a marvelous collection of pictures. I would say I liked the sheep best, but that baby boy is just so sweet. Hands down the winner!
Posted by: Dorothy | December 30, 2012 at 09:15 PM
What a cool tool!
Posted by: Jo | December 31, 2012 at 06:49 PM
All beautiful crafts. I love the sheep the best! Happy New Year. I had a marathon of people here too. I had Christmas Day here and a New Years Day Party which turned out to be a big hit.
Posted by: Rosemary Foti | January 03, 2013 at 10:39 AM
Rye looks adorable and he is thriving with all of the attention!
Posted by: Rosemary Foti | January 03, 2013 at 10:40 AM