Helena-Reet: Christmas + BIG GALLERY added
NordenBladet – December has been snowy and beautiful like a fairy tale. All the stores are so lovely and shiny! Bringing home a Christmas tree is not a tradition for me (I feel sorry for the trees), yet in winter I decorate the trees in my garden with colorful balls of bird food. The one who takes care of the birds in winter will have birds at hand in spring and summer!
Ivanka Shoshana creates such beautiful ceramics and there is nothing as heart warming as a handmade present! I have always been fond of her style and the pottery that she creates with a bold and open hand. She keeps inventing new and interesting things – the most recent hit is tableware with a removable lid that is decorated with a big snowman or some other nice character created by herself. Super cool idea! This year she has created seven such exclusive containers, several of them with a special dedication. The snowman-knob containers created by her became even so popular that people from the ceramics club began to reproduce them massively. How cool is that? 🙂
We filled the present bags with several items of the handicraft clay ceramics created by Ivanka (containers, trays, bowls, vases, soap dishes), with care products from our Estonian origin family brand Elisheva & Shoshana (bathing salts, handicraft soaps, hair care products, scalp care sprays), with various games and sweets. For Estella we bought facial and hair care products and for Ivanka “The Loud House” comic book and coloring books. I really like social games (possibly more than the children like them…hahaa). I found the game “Nõiakatel” (The Witch Kettle) from one of the stores, it has the label on it: waving the wand, casting a spell, ACT, PRETEND, PRESENT! It seemed so much fun when I looked at it, no matter that it says it is for children at the age of 5+ years. I can’t wait to play it. I love all kind of parlor games. For the cat I bought a new “tree” for sharpening the claws, and for my parents as well as for Allan’s parents I also made gorgeous cakes.
For some reason it is the case with making presents that I begin to buy them as early as September-October and then it often happens that I can’t keep them to myself and hand them over earlier than usual. Actually I think that you should make presents when you feel like it, or when there is a need.
We spent our Christmas at Allan’s parents’ place in the city center and enjoyed good company along with homemade delicious dishes.
That’s all for this time! Have a nice end of the year! 🌲❄
(When you scroll down you will find lots of pictures from our Christmas menu and the presents we made)
Do read also my previous blog posts (all posts are available in four languages – Estonian, Finnish, Swedish and English!)
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