Happy Christmas everyone!
Arts and crafts confidence entirely deserted me this year but at the last minute, I have managed to cut and print a new Anderson Shelter Christmas card. Can't tell you how happy I am about this and how much I enjoyed the process all over again.
Putting this blog post together, I realize with amazement that the whole project took less than a week. Perhaps I should instigate some kind of deadline for the 25th of every month? Mustn't try to run when I've only just stood up again, though, p'raps.
Here's to the dear subjects in the drawing, ink and paper, and having friends to send cards to.
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| Tuesday 10th, early hours |
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| Wednesday 11th, afternoon |
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| Thursday 12th, evening |
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| peg and line prep |
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| Friday 13th, the first print! I confess that I stood and wept. |
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| caught the last 2nd class Christmas post with the first batch on Wednesday 18th |
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| second batch: Thursday 19th |
Young Terry kept me company throughout the process. He is one of the kittens born underneath the telly last October (2012) - not sure I even mentioned them here! In the lino-cut, he is the cat at the top of the Christmas Tree.
If Terry could speak English, I'm sure he'd say 'God bless us, every one.'
