Month: December 2025
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Charming Glass Top Boxes Filled with Echantillons
The lady pauses at the counter to loosen her gloves, easing them off one finger at a time, and puts them in her small beaded bag. She whispers with her eyes to her child who stands close, eyes level with…
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Christmas Wonderland Ornament by Shelley Nobel
Shelley Noble is an extraordinary mixed-media artist whose work feels as if it has been pulled straight out of a folktale. She creates handmade pieces that blend natural materials, hand-crafted textures, and miniature set-building techniques in to create the spirit…
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Provençal Nativity Crèche
The crèche in Provence isn’t just a nativity scene — it’s a miniature village brought to life, with dozens or even hundreds of figurines that tell the story of the Nativity and of Provençal daily life. The word santon comes from Provençal santoun, meaning “little…
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The Sweet Moments I Hold Dear
Around the kitchen table we gather quickly, bringing out from my studio a box of pens, books, paper, paintbrushes, paints, tape, and scissors. Olivia sits beaming; I couldn’t be happier. We start to color and paint and talk about art—literally,…
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What Are We Looking For?
Thanks Tom for your posts on FB.
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Guest Post from Marilyn: All About Tea
Hello, my name is Marilyn and some people say I am a tea nerd.As a young girl, I was raised by a single mom. Occasionally she would get depressed, especially about finances. There were a couple times where she suggested…