This December (for me anyway) is starting off to be one of those "merry messy Christmas" years when all the seasonal reminders of hope and joy and peace don't hide the fact that the daylight hours are getting shorter and there are some pretty dark clouds hovering on the horizon. It seemed a good night to hit pause and let my mind do some creating while my heart did some reflecting.
I'm keeping the decorating to a minimum this year, but somehow with the carols ringing out and this beautiful light ball (a wonderful gift from my mom) shining on my desk,
it just seemed like a little something else was needed. Specifically, a tree! With some inspiration from the odds and ends of things in my craft drawer (from ribbons to pieces of other abandoned projects) , I attached a few things to a piece of fabric with embroidery thread and pinned it onto a picture frame already hanging on my wall. Makeshift and festive! Despite my need to make it "now, now, now" without measuring or thinking too much, it turned out rather better than it might have done, if I do say so myself.
Sending up a prayer that your Decembers are filled with joy and peace and that your hearts are overflowing with hope as you face your own "Happy Messy Christmases."
1 comment:
Looks great, J. I love the "tree", makes me want to do something...
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