zaterdag 30 december 2017

nearly there ...

Ohhhh ...
how fast time went when you look back !

Another year went by

with highs and lows
with dear things to remember
and things best forgotten
...........

I hope, you all out there in Blog-land,
that you catch one, or even a few,
wishing stars
so that some of your dearest wishes come true
in the year to come ...


And my wish for you is a

healthy
joyful
peaceful
creative
and innovative

  2018  





Els



donderdag 21 december 2017

LIGHT on the shortest day !

December, the year,
is rolling slowly to its end.
Things have quieted down
after the rush of felting and preparing
for the (not very successful) market.

All the stand holders managed to get there ...
then the snow really started :
so hardly any visitors !
More than 5 cm snow
and Holland comes to a standstill !
(towards the end of the afternoon
it started raining, so we came home safely !)

It's been a long time since I did some drawing,
so for this Solstice day
I took out my Inktense pencils
and some special pens,
and made a Solstice / Light / Feast drawing
(instead of a stitched piece)



A very
HAPPY
Solstice, Light Feast, Jul, Chanukah, Christmas
to ALL my friends in Blog-land
all over the world :
may you spend many joyful hours together with your loved ones !



And to remember that failed market-Sunday
almost two weeks ago, some pictures ...




...........


vrijdag 8 december 2017

small market

This Sunday afternoon (14.00 - 17.00)
daughter and I will be going
to a small market in the big barn
of a lovely old farmhouse :
Goidschalxoordsedijk 65
in Oud-Beijerland
("under the rainbow")


We hope that the weather will not be as cold as predicted,
but there will be a joyful fire burning outside
with warm drinks.

We have been busy making
"starry" lights in white and gray felt
(with safe LED candles of course)



There are simple stars
with printed tea bags felted inside
and stitched along the edge



And then there is the choir
of little angels
that has grown since last week !

(three more little ladies are waiting for hair and wings)

Today gave as already a foretaste
of what might be coming this weekend :



But we hope on a bit of sunshine too,
just like today !


vrijdag 1 december 2017

star choir ...

Ohhhhh ... November was so slow ...
As could be predicted
after the busy "Pink Ribbon-month" October.

Yes, there was felting,
even a LOT of felting
but it went on very quietly :
after the mushrooms and the gnomes
there were stars

 BIG stars, when you compare them to the gnomes, ha !
These two were the first ...
but there are many more now
(because there is a market in a week's time)
For safety reasons they will be equipped with LED lights.

Now, there is slowly growing an angel's choir. 



There will be more !
A lot of different voices
make great harmony