craft fair friends . .
chanda's cats . .
addie's lavender bath salts which i buy every year.
gaël's felt mice with candy canes . .
and gabriel's gingerbread men.
the cinnamon ornaments table . .
my friend lori is showing them how to sprinkle the cinnamon on the roller to keep the dough from sticking.
my "starry night with jack" tag made a good sample.
showing how to scratch the print design onto the styrofoam template.
rolling out the ink.
i thought these were so pretty. i love the silver and the blue.
chanda's gift tags . .
i was so grateful for friends who came to help with setting up the tables, demonstrating how to do the crafts, and cleaning up.
jeanne made beautiful napkin rings.
explaining how she glued the ribbons on to a fellow crafter.
katie with her acorn ornaments.
she spent last night drilling holes in acorns!
(last night's work pic.)
i have yet to make this. we will hopefully have an after-the-craft fair meeting to do the crafts!
painting acorns golden yellow . .
selling oatmeal raisin cookies . .
beautiful crafts to buy . .
the candle decorating table . .
an artist at work . .
picture by chanda of her friends and their wares . .
mouse kisses . .
leigh's strawberries . .
i'm now the proud owner of a treasure pouch, a felted notebook and two strawberries.
the lavender sachet hearts . .
jennifer, in the center, lives up by my friend elsa in harlem. i enjoyed talking with her today about how she loves to coming to the craft fair to sew. she spent the entire time making lavender sachet hearts.
oona loves the crafts and has a strong focus. i noticed her working so diligently at all the different tables.
ribbon trees . . the last part was a bit tricky. you had to roll the ribbon up onto the bead. my friend joanna lost her needle when trying to bring the thread down through the center. it's there to stay!
janet is demonstrating how to thread the ribbon trees. i met karen today, who lives out by coney island with her three children: 4, 6 and 8 years old. she reminded me of myself fifteen years ago. she just started homeschooling and took encouragement from hearing that my three homeschooled all through their teen years. it was also nice to share about how even though homeschooling is a lot of work, and one doesn't get time to one's self, we wouldn't want to change the situation.
more ribbon tree work . .
morgana's napkin rings . .
getting some napkin ring tips from janet? janet cut up all the toilet rolls from which the rings are made.
suddenly it was time to clean up . .
the stragglers . .
last minute discussions . .
and homeward bound . .
passing our lady of pompeii . .
looking very regal in the evening light.
Well done my friend!!! All those beautiful Crafts, everyone working together, sharing and encouraging. Chanda's cats were the sweetest :-)
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you all love the advent calendar, yet another way of connecting across that mighty big pond! I am glad that Korrina and Brian's move went well. We moved into our home here in Lancaster on December 20th 1992! By the time Christmas Day rolled round all the boxes had been unpacked and we even had a little live Christmas tree in the corner of the lounge :-). Please tell Chanda I really enjoyed watching her dance, thank you for remembering to record her dance session.
Big hugs to you all xxxx
San, I sent you an e-mail to thank-you for the Advent calendar, but I am not sure if you received it. It is the high-point after dinner in our house! Thanks so much!
DeleteYes Dave mentioned the email, I am glad you enjoy it xx
DeleteWe really liked all the different paintings yesterday. That was a good idea to put them in the calendar.
DeleteSee, it all worked out! Is this open to the public or just the homeschool group?
ReplyDeleteAll our children are up at the ballet school. Jonathan and Charlotte are performing key scenes of the Nutcracker tonight. In the afternoon, they all had rehearsal. Charlotte went to ballet straight from her sleepover. I am all by myself. I could not go along because I had to teach my German 103 student. It was her birthday today :). Next week we have rehearsal every day. It will be difficult with the driving because college classes are still going on. Flora wore one of her "new" leotards yesterday and loved it. She is so happy to have gotten all those fancy colors! Thanks so much!!
Hello Eva, the fair is just for Nychea members and friends or others that might like to see what a monthly meeting is like. I was relieved that all went well, but had a moment of panic when I realized that I was setting up four (complicated) crafts! I had never done so many before. Fortunately, I had terrific helpers! Your days sound very busy . . especially this next week! Chanda has rehearsal everyday also. We hope to go for our tree on Thursday. We're going earlier this year as Morgana will visit friends in Pittsburgh the week after this, and Greg will fly to Florida to see his dad and not return until the week of Christmas. I think I will enjoy slowly decorating it and getting into the Christmas spirit :) Happy Birthday to your student. How nice that you could have a lesson with her on such an important day :) We're so glad Flora is enjoying the leotards! Love to you all xoxo
DeleteSo glad the complicated ones went well. I know those feelings of panic well. How is Greg's dad doing? How is the decorating progressing? I am sitting here grading and catching up on blogs (to take a break in between correcting mistakes). How is Morgana doing in Pittsburgh? I think they got lots of snow there. My parents-in-law were traveling in that area just recently.
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