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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Happy B' day !!!

Happy Birthday my dear sweet heart !!

Thank you for bring us joys and happiness !

Monday, December 7, 2009

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Random Post : Gratitude Journal

I bought this cute lovely journal ~ Zoo Land Schedule @ pinkfoot , Korean at one of the local souvenir shop sometimes ago. Had never turned it into used until last Wednesday. Where I was inspired again by the some of the artist in 365 days 365 inspired (link I got from reading in Jamie Ridler Studio) about the Gratitude Journal.

Quote as what Kathryn Antyr and Megan Warren saids in the latest prompt ~ Prayer Journaling

"Being thankful in my life".

This is a very lovely journal where every pages are beautifully printed.

Happy December 09

We enjoy December month, even we do not have white snow & cold weather.

Friday, December 4, 2009

The Legend of the Christmas Spider

Kelly Aubert send me this lovely bead christmas spider !!

(A folk legend from Germany and the Ukraine)

Once upon a time, long ago, a gentle mother was busily cleaning the house for the most wonderful day of the year....

The day on which the Christ child came to bless the house. Not a speck of dust was left. Even the spiders had been banished from their cozy corner in the ceiling to avoid the housewife's busy cleaning. They finally fled to the farthest corner of the attic.

T'was the Christmas eve at last ! The tree was decorated and waiting for the children to see it. But the poor spiders were frantic, for they could not see the tree, nor be present for the Christ child's visit. But the oldest and widest spider suggested that perhaps they could peep through the crack in the door to see him. Silently they crept out of their attic, down the stairs, and cross the floor to wait in the crack in the threshold. Suddenly, the door opened a wee bit and quickly the spiders scurried into the room. Thy must see the tree closely, since their eyes weren't accustomed to the brightness of the room...so the crept all over the tree, up and down, over every branch and twig and saw every one of the pretty things. At last they satisfied themselves completely of the Christmas tree beauty.

But alas!! Everywhere they went they had left their webs, and when the little Christ child came to bless the house he was dismayed. He loved the little spiders, for they were God's creatures too, but he knew the mother, who had trimmed the tree for the little children, wouldn't feel the same, so He touched the webs and they all turned to sparkling, shimmering, silver and gold!

Ever since that time, we have hung tinsel on our christmas trees, and according to the legend, it has been a custom to include a spider among the decorations on the tree.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Blind Contour Drawing - Week 7

A little bunny that bought from Japan.

view from the bottom

view from the side

front view

the face

Blind Contour Drawing

Legend of Christmas Stockings

(Stocking Ornament that I made for Swap-Bot swap)

Do you like to have some story about the Chrismas Stockings.

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In yet another version of the story of Saint Nicholas lies the origin of the tradition of washing the stockings on the night before Christmas and hanging them up on the window sill or near the hearth, in readiness to receive gifts from Santa.

It is said to happen 17 centuries ago in Turkey. Here the Bishop of Myra, Nicholas was known all over for his benevolence and love for children. He used to distribute gifts secretly to children on Christmas Eve as a surprise for them. While he was passing a house he heard a father and his daughters lamenting their poverty and how they were unable to be married because they could not provide dowry that was prevalent in those days.

Overcome with pity and sympathy, Nicholas observed the woolen stockings of the girls that they had put on the windowsill to dry and secretly placed enough gold pieces in each to provide dowry for the girls.

Another variations of the custom of hanging out stockings for Santa Claus (popular name for Saint Nicholas) are putting hay and carrots in their shoes by Dutch children for the horse of their dear Sinterklass who is their patron saint and brings them presents. Swedish children wait for a kindly gnome called the Tomte instead of Santa on Christmas. This gnome is believed to live under the floorboards. In some parts of France, Mexico and Spain, children wait for the Three Kings to fill their shoes with presents.

However, children of north French pray that Pere Fouettard or Father Spanker would not visit them as he is reputed to punish and spank children, if they are naughty and bad. La Befana is another version of Santa that visits the Italian children and gives them gifts albeit on Epiphany or 6th of January. Agios Vasilis, the Saint of Letters visit the Greek children living in plains but those living in the mountains are taken care of by the tiny elves who bring the desired gifts to the good little children. The tradition of giving gifts reminds us that Jesus himself was a gift to the world and the gifts that he received when he was born.

(sources : here)