I got my Christmas shopping more or less done, and most of it in one round of going into one store after another right before closing time. I was blessed to be able to find some good things in the limited time that I had.
Last weekend we had 8+ inches of snow, most of which melted as the thunderstorms came through. No storm damage here, although there was an unusual and oppressive feeling in the air as the storm approached.
I've done a few little experimental projects, aside from gift-making. One was to flatten a peach can and play around with shaping the metal. It was easy to cut with tin snips of the giant-scissors style.
Another was to do a quick little crochet snowflake using string, in the same style as this hanging, where the crochet is colored and stiffened afterward with paint.
I am planning to run some more scraps of fabric through the laminator, and perhaps to do some more woodcarving for gifts.
An embroidery I am working on is proceeding, although I've not put much time into it: a little scene of a shack in the woods. It will probably turn out well just because I am too busy to overwork it.
One child has ambitiously planned and made the gingerbread for a gingerbread village. Another is preparing for a cooperative Christmas craft booth effort with friends next year.
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