Friday, December 19, 2025

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 6

 Today we're adding poinsettias to the Christmas Market. While that seems very specific to fill an entire stand, they have enough appeal that I feel like it works. To decorate this stand I made some simple flowers from red tissue paper that I inserted into holes in the cardboard. 



Thursday, December 18, 2025

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 7

 Just one week left until Christmas! This feels like a good time to add the gift wrapping station to the Christmas Market. And I found this little miniature tape dispenser that fits neatly inside the tube.



Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 8

 Today we're adding a butcher stand to the Christmas Market. While it's not something I've personally encountered, it feels like the sort of thing that you might see in a cozy marketplace. And as luck would have it, I recently got this little chicken (maybe a turkey?) in a fidget collection. It fits right in.




Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 9

 Today we're adding what one might argue is one of the more important stands at the Christmas Market: the toy shop. On the stand I've drawn some standards like dolls and blocks and boats. To go with it I made a peg doll. For my character I chose Aaron from The Little Drummer Boy, my favorite special from childhood.





Monday, December 15, 2025

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 10

 Today we're adding another tasty stand to our Christmas Market: Christmas cookies. I've added some cinnamon and spice scent to this one. And aside from the stand, I also made decorated cookies this weekend. Last year I made Christmas chickens. This year I made rabbits. By adding coconut I feel like they sort of resemble angoras.


The one on the left is also sprinkled with cocoa powder, the one on the right with cinnamon sugar 


Sunday, December 14, 2025

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 11

 Since today is Sunday I've added a gold stand to the market. This one is for donations. And it didn't seem in the spirit of the thing to make something silly or throw-away to go along with it. Instead, I'm using this tube to collect some cash for donating to one of my favorite charities.



Saturday, December 13, 2025

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 12

Today in our Christmas Market we're adding a birdhouse stand. While perhaps a little narrow in it's focus, Christmas feels like a time of year when people are especially interested in feeding and watching birds. And a nice handmade birdhouse makes an excellent gift. To decorate our stand I found some little bird stickers that added some nice contrast.