i want to thank you so much for joining me over the past two months
as i have shared a lot of crazy colorful 'merry and bright!' inspiration for the holidays!
see all of my merry and bright! posts here
this simple nativity scene was a last-minute idea,
with a few paint chips quickly glued together in a house shape.
the figures you see are decades old, set up in our home when i was a little Debby.
saved, protected, and passed down, i set them up when my kids were small
and then watched my first grandson play with them when he was two.
they are an enduring reminder of my many memories of Christmas...
i chose a 'merry and bright!' theme this year not just because of the need for merriment,
but as my homage to creativity, to imagination, to childlike wonder.
staying creative this year has helped me more than i can explain,
to stay in a grateful and positive mindset during this pandemic.
my goal has been to use and REuse as much 'stuff' from home as i can,
shop for as little as possible, and just PLAY. it's been a fun creative exercise!
i hope that you are finding ways to express your creativity -
and everyone is creative, in so many different ways -
and that you've discovered how much joy you can create in your own life and home,
even when the world outside those doors is going a bit haywire.
let's carry that attitude into 2021, shall we?!
with a few paint chips quickly glued together in a house shape.
the figures you see are decades old, set up in our home when i was a little Debby.
saved, protected, and passed down, i set them up when my kids were small
and then watched my first grandson play with them when he was two.
they are an enduring reminder of my many memories of Christmas...
i chose a 'merry and bright!' theme this year not just because of the need for merriment,
but as my homage to creativity, to imagination, to childlike wonder.
staying creative this year has helped me more than i can explain,
to stay in a grateful and positive mindset during this pandemic.
my goal has been to use and REuse as much 'stuff' from home as i can,
shop for as little as possible, and just PLAY. it's been a fun creative exercise!
i hope that you are finding ways to express your creativity -
and everyone is creative, in so many different ways -
and that you've discovered how much joy you can create in your own life and home,
even when the world outside those doors is going a bit haywire.
let's carry that attitude into 2021, shall we?!
i wish you all a very merry (and bright!) Christmas
and a new year that holds hope, joy, and faith in your heart.
see you in January!
deb
