Wonders of Midwinter

Wonders of Midwinter

Some people may ask if I have the title from Anne Rice and her book "wolves of midwinter". To that I have to say... some of the idea yes, but certainly not the way you think. Because what I write to you, is what I have always believed in.

I have always loved christmas, when I was a little child I almost every christmas got ill of anticipation. I couldn't even go around the christmas tree at one time. Have to say that in Denmark we "dance" or walk round the christmas tree singing carols.

For me the christmas was warmth, a hot room with kindness and the tree, full of colours and shapes. Today, when I think of christmas its colours and the tree, every year I buy a new glass figurine for my tree, I have everything from Star Wars to disco balls on my tree, you can spend hours looking at it and still find new figures. Thats what I love.

The christmas in christian terms, with baby jesus being born and so forth. I dont believe in. Even when I was a child and we went to church christmas day, in Denmark dec. 24. I was bored, I really didn't believe the stories the priest told. In school when we were told about jesus and other bible related things I was like, yeah right! And started drawing something in my book. Even when we had our confirmation, at age 14 for me. I really did not want to do it, it was not for me I did it, it wasn't even for my parents who wanted me to do it. The day in church, the party after, I really disliked every part of it. So to get back on track, for me it is midwinter, the beginning of a new year, where the sun comes back and give us summer back.

I do like the idea of Santa. The giver of good, just like nature giving back the sun and summer. So Santa is part of my christmas too, i especially liked the santa in "Rise of the Guardians" which is a great movie. He is rugged, tattooed and very manly!
Whereas CocaCola is more like a grandpa cozy kinda guy.

I believe that the midwinter festivities will go on long after people are over religion. There will always be parties, gatherings that celebrate the power of nature and thats the wonders of midwinter

hoping that everyone, no matter religion or not, will have a great midwinter
Lots of love

Wanda Hose

Wonderful ideas

Wonderful ideas

So as I was talking about last time I wanted some new thing for my christmas tree. Guess what I found it!

I was browsing the internet and found different usage for those LED tea-lights and they where sweet, some used them for the head of a snowman, so the "flame" is the nose. But that was definitely not what I wanted. Then I saw someone making small paper baskets and they hung them below a christmas glass ball. I thought that was so sweet but something was missing! Big time!

Saw lots of other good ideas and then it dawned on me! Why not put the tea-light underneath the glass ball, then you have a proper old style air ballon with flames and all!

So thats what I did:

And that was what I came up with. The "basket" kan be decorated the way you want and so can the balloon. You can use paint if you want that, was even playing with the idea to paint "OZ" on one of the balloons... all those wonderful ideas, I think I might explode in glitter and shiny... stuff!

Crazy as always

Wanda Hose

Wonderful Christmas

Wonderful Christmas

So every year i make something for my christmas tree. Last year it was glass balls, sounds fragile right ;-)
And I was thinking something like it, but I just can't get my head into what it should be. I've been thinking Mickey Mouse again and I don't want that!

The year before that it was patchwork flags, in Denmark we decorate the tree with flags... don't ask me why, perhaps because there's a cross in it?

So now I have to come up with something different. I have friends giving me lots of ideas, they're great dont get me wrong, it's just things that I dont want on my tree. And if I dont want it on my tree, why make it?

So now the search is on! and ofcourse I'll be posting it here, there and every where for people to see.
The joy of christmas for me is the DIY the warmth of the fire and friends coming to visit!

Oh what a wonderful Christmas!

Wanda Hose

I Wonder How

I Wonder How

So Im a sucker for DIY projects. The last one was painting my doors in my house.... note to self... do not do that again, unless you have the space for it!

And in another life I should have been a home decorator. I just love going on garage sales and buy stuff.. chairs, tables you name it. But still I only have a house I dont have a mansion - well that would be nice with a mansion to store all my stuff.

Lately I have been browsing some second hand groups on Facebook. and all that garbage people have stored and some is gold I tell you that! From wood to cars, its kinda fun to see the fashion in home decor changing. The black era seems to be over :-o

my most recent purchase

And the worst part og redecorating, for me, is getting rid of some of the things, that I still love. especially paintings.

I made this painting for a wall that was egyptian inspired. now I dont have room for it anymore, because of the huge size. So now its in storage. The chair is part of a corner "display" with the other egyptian artifacts.

In february I'll be going to egypt again, of course if its safe. Perhaps I will be bringing home more egyptian decor.

I wonder how it will turn out!

Lots of love and may the eye of Horus be with you!

Wanda Hose