After a day of rain on Wednesday I was so happy to see the sun yesterday. I was keenly aware that it was the Winter Solstice, and seemed to feel the return of the sun, as we march toward longer days. It may have only been seconds more than earlier in the week but it felt brighter, cheerier. Maybe it was simply a case of enjoying a nearly 60 degree day when I was out and about, when it should be much much colder. All day I was humming "here comes the sun"….and it occured to me…the Son is also coming. Well, His celebration anyway.
Solstice. Christmas. And it's the middle of Hanukkah. Whatever it is you celebrate, I wish you the best. When I say Merry Christmas I always hope the listener hears what I'm saying, which is: I don't know the particular holiday you are celebrating this year so please take these words as wishes for a glorious season with loved ones.
I have loved buying and using these clever gift tags from Anthropologie. I scored my last stash on clearance (yay!) but that might mean they are no longer stocking these (drats). Since I am swifter on the computer than the sewing machine I replicated digitally and printed on ivory cardstock. A few cuts or punches and I replenished my tag source to go with the re-usable drawstring bags I use for wrapping up Christmas.
A little gift for you as a thank you for being lovely, smart, sweet, and funny readers. I'm going to attempt to upload a file here that you can download and print. It's a pdf @ 300 dpi, 8" X 10.5". Print on white or ivory cardstock. Hope this helps with your wrapping and tagging tasks.
Download MWlinedgifttagsBLOG Click on this…hope it works. It opens in Adobe Reader. Here's a close-up:
