I already have some I made from ceramics many many years ago and some starts I knitted and stuffed. The rest shall be wood pieces. Here is my beginning. I will add more pictures as I make more.
I wanted decoration for my other windowsill after I had put the carolers project one of them. Inspired by the house on the carolers' plank, I made some more. Each one a different wood. Maple, Wenge, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut, Poplar, Cherry.
I had an idea tonight. It started with the carolers, which by themselves looked somewhat forlorn. Then I found the slat of walnut with the live edge. Soon came the turned tree and holder for a votive candle. The house is not attached, yet, because hubby compared it to an outhouse. Hm... A reindeer instead?
Inspired by Danny, I scanned the pattern and cut it today. The background is black ash, the stable is poplar, the holy family is mahogany, the shepherd is walnut, so is the donkey, and the lamb is maple. For added pizzazz I threaded tiny LED lights through all cuttings in the background piece. Hope I did as well as Denny. ;-)
Using up the last big partially bug-eaten of that walnut slab, we purchased off that Amish gentleman earlier this year:
Walnut - reindeerWalnut - tree (11" high 1.5" thick)Walnut - 4-piece star (13" high 1.5" thick) several ways to display, unsanded for a rustic look.
In Germany we have Erntedankfest, which gives thanks for the harvest. It is no special holiday and is usually commemorated in churches, which are decorated with grains, breads, pumpkins, apples. etc.