Inspired by the peaceful hush of first snowfall is Winter Dreams, a dreamcatcher in a snowy landscape with holly, mistletoe, pine boughs, and little gold bells~
Winter Dreams
One of my favorite holiday decorations when I was growing up was a German wooden Santa Smoker. A cone of lit incense went inside Santa's torso, then fragrant smoke would gently waft out his mouth. Here's a photo of my childhood decoration...
And the card it inspired~
German Wooden Santa Smoker
And for the pure whimsy of it, a winter picnic of smitten snowmen ready to eat snowball cake~
Winter Picnic Snow Globe
Growing up in northern Virginia, my neighborhood had an enchanting tradition. On Christmas Eve, each house lined their part of the street with luminarias~ Paper bag lanterns filled with sand at the bottom and a candle inside. They lit the wintery streets with hundreds of flickering flames~
Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALuminarias.jpg
Here's a holiday Llama carrying a Christmas tree up a luminaria-lit hillside~
Holiday Llama with Luminarias
This year I also created a Hanukkah card based on an image of an ancient menorah that reminded me of a Tree of Life~
Cards are available at Good Earth Natural Foods in Fairfax and also at Riley Street Art Supply in San Rafael. All holiday cards from years past are also available (Sacred Reindeer, St. Lucia's Light, etc.) View them here.
Wishing you a bright and beautiful holiday season!
~Tenaya
