Outside it is gray, but inside we are warm. PBS Kids creates our soundtrack, the fireplace crackling intermittently, too. Today, Christian goes back to work, but Grace's and my school has one more day off. We woke ourselves far too early to make tomorrow's 6:30 rising a little easier. The fog of sleep is just finally starting to subside. To think that tomorrow, I will be awaiting my students at this time!
I am so grateful for such a relaxing and special Christmas vacation.
We played.
A hot mug and a read by the fire started every day.
Our lights blazed on at every nightfall. And there was snow on Christmas Day.
Family came.
We got to play in the woods.
Lovely.
Today, it is snowing. As we approached Christmas weekend with bare, half-green ground, this is what we wished for. Snow was falling when we woke, and still, no sign of stopping, as mid-day approaches.
I am working on a few more pieces before today's shop update is live. Here's a peek at what's already made. I expect the remainder of the update will be Victorian-esque sea china necklaces. I am really adoring the dainty patterns framed by elegant swirls of silver, lately.
I made this for myself, last night: a cuff bracelet with silver and a large curved piece of white sea glass.
And, I can't wait to work on a new series inspired by Snow White, featuring miniature ornate mirrors, tiny blossoms and the occasional small comb.
These are some of my Snow White inspired pieces of the past.
Thanksgiving was lovely. My home was filled with laughter, and good company until everyone went to bed or fell asleep on the couch. Grace got to know her soon-to-be uncle, and to spend more time with my parents and sister.
I found my dress. Well, this is the bare-bones version of it. Expect a few tweaks before the big day:)
The weekend after Thanksgiving, we went to a *new* Christmas tree farm. The trees were so densely growing that I imagined a gnome might hide there. Grace had fun tossing snowballs onto the little pond.
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And, of course, we found our tree. We spent most of Saturday decorating the tree, putting up the train set and little village.
Grace decided that the bride and groom outside the lighthouse are Christian and I, she is the little blonde girl, and one boy is her imaginary brother she's always had, and the other is her future brother she hopes to have (because he's littler than her.)
I think this is where my love of color began.
The Color Kittens, by Margaret Wise Brown (illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen) is one of the first Little Golden books I can recall from my childhood, and the one I own 3 copies of, today.
In this story, there are two little kittens, named Brush and Hush. They love to mix colors. One day they are mixing, and realize they have no green. Brush and Hushlove green, "green as cats' eyes, green as grass by streams of water green as glass." So, they try to make green paint.
In their adventures, they accidentally make purple, pink, and orange...
Finally, Brush and Hush have made green! "Green as green leaves on a tree, green as islands in the sea."
The little kittens are so contented that they go wild and paint everything around them: "Green leaves and red berries, and purple flowers and pink cherries. Red tables and yellow chairs, black trees with golden pears." In all their revelry, the kittens get so excited that they knock their buckets upside down,a nd discover how brown is made! Soon, the sun goes down, and the colors begin to "disappear in the warm dark night." The kittens fall asleep and dream a beautiful dream of colors.
They dreamed of a "red rose tree that turned all white when you counted three."
And a "purple land in a pale pink sea, where apples fell from a golden tree."
The Color Kittens sparked my young mind with wonder. I can still feel how this book always made me feel. It made me think, "Wow, the world is a really beautiful, vivid place. I want to discover it, always."
I'm getting excited, looking forward to my first jewelry party in a while, this weekend! A bunch of friends and their friends and sisters, sangria, samosas, homemade peach salsa and lots more. Did I mention my jewelry will be on display to peruse, try on and purchase?
Sound good? Interested in hosting a Sojourn Curiosities jewelry party? Send me a note through the shop, or email me at sojourncuriosities@yahoo.com to talk more!:)
New in the shop this weekend: Two sweet little rings of pearl, nestled in gilded wire.
Today, in Bangor, the roads were busier, the stores were bustling, and it just seems like something is up. November has only just begun, but already there is a change in how things feel. A feeling of nesting, of the impending merriment as we near the "most wonderful time of the year."
It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only 2 and a half weeks away, and our Christmas party is just a month away, now. In preparation for a house full of family at Thanksgiving, Christian is working in every spare bit of time he gets to finish our new eckbank (German corner table.) It looks fantastic, I think.
The first storm of the season came a little early, this year. We are inside, making bagels and sipping tea~ which is pretty much the way we like it.
I make jewelry inspired by fairy tales, nature and history. I am a kindergarten teacher by day. I love good food, tea, beach combing, and wearing skirts over pants. I live in a log home on a quiet street in coastal Maine with my fiance, his daughter, our 3 cats, 1 dog, and 2 goldfish. It is an out-of-the-ordinary, beautiful piece of the world to call home.
Check out my jewelry: http://www.sojourncuriosities.etsy.com
I make jewelry inspired by fairy tales, nature and history. I am a kindergarten teacher by day. I love good food, tea, beach combing, and wearing skirts over pants. I live in a log home on a quiet street in coastal Maine with my fiance, his daughter, our 3 cats, 1 dog, and 2 goldfish. It is an out-of-the-ordinary, beautiful piece of the world to call home.
Check out my jewelry: http://www.sojourncuriosities.etsy.com
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