Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all! My holiday mood is running late this year, so instead of words let the pictures tell the story....
The Advent calendar - stitched some time ago and  - finally - framed in felt with the help of my daughter Rita.

A Star - Christmas decoration, one of several, on our tree. When on his first Christmas my son, then nine months old, dropped and broke his first glass ornament, I realized that glass decorations were not in our future for a while. Without unbreakable ornaments, the only other option was - hand-made decorations. The first year, my tree was decorated with pompoms made out of wool. Over time, I collected more hand-made items.  By the way, for anyone who asks about a strangely bent corner  - this star is not ripped or damaged, it's "vintage"... That's right, vintage.

Another decoration - Santa Claus begging for work... Funny and, given the current job situation, quite contemporary.

Vera made this doll from construction paper.


Merry Christmas!



3 comments:

  1. Happy Christmas Katya, the Calendar is wonderful, such a lot of lovely stitching.
    And your framed 'Summer' is fantastic and you gave it away. That wasn't just a picture you gave but 'love.'
    Have wonderful time with your family and may 2011 be a wonderful year for you, lots of happy stitching!
    Love and Blessings
    Chris x

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  2. Merry Christmas, Katya and Joseph, and family.

    By the way, last night my brother-in-law was telling me about an American writer, Gary Shteyngart, who was born in St. Petersburg in 1979.

    Have you heard of him?

    Peace,

    Daniel

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  3. Thank you, Chris. Happy Christmas to you too!
    Daniel, Merry Christmas to you and your family. No, I have not heard of Gary Shteyngart, but I would like to know what he wrote.

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