Day 343 – Once the Christmas decorations are put away, we will adorn our front picture window with snowflakes for the winter season. Adin and I experimented with a few different materials – cellophane, copy paper, vellum, tissue paper, and origami paper. By far, the easiest to fold and cut was the origami paper. Wrapping paper also works well if you don’t mind the colors and patterns. We prefer pure, natural white.

Day 342 – Finished the alternate Changeling plushy. I like the larger writable/wipe-able surface and the simpler shape. But it is still not exactly right. Onward!

Day 341 – Almost finished a plushy today in addition to all the wrapping and organizing and arranging and other miscellaneous duties expected of a Santa helper. Silent Night. Joy to the World. ☺

Day 340 – Made another Changeling t-shirt because the original was accidentally bleached in the wash. I had planned on giving a Changeling plushy and t-shirt to the girls for Christmas, but it may not happen.

Day 339 – Today I finally finished those cards, which are really belated Thank You’s for my birthday. I also made a few more ornaments as keepsakes for my girls.

Day 338 – Sketches of rockers. I’ve always loved rocking chairs of all kinds. Some day I may build one myself.

Day 337 – Collage using magazine scraps.

Day 336 – Creating a collage pop-up thank you card – because after all the making and giving and receiving this season, there is so much for which I am grateful.

Day 335 – I was able to add a second layer of skirt and tassel to save yesterday’s project from the scrap bin. Adin was willing enough to wear it for this photo – but she said, in all the blaring honesty of childhood, that it still is not what she envisioned and she would never wear it for real. That’s OK. I wouldn’t either. And that’s OK too. It was fun to make.