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

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 ...

...........

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 !

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