Tuesday 21 December 2010

Tidings of Comfort and Joy

It's nearly Christmas friends and excitement in this house is reaching fever pitch. Tonight we had an exciting thought. As there is snow on the ground this year, will we be able to spot reindeer footprints on the lawn outside? Last year we found magic glitter left behind, but footprints would be an extra special treat. The snow doesn't look like melting just yet so we may well be in luck!

Tomorrow we'll be making up our gingerbread house. Both walls have already required repairing - must have been a dodgy batch of plaster. Small boy wants to go carol singing too, but I'm not sure the neighbours are quite ready for that sudden burst of talent on their doorsteps. I think we'll just wait for the Christingle service on Christmas Eve.

This little lady is already well into the second verse of God rest ye Merry Gentlemen. She's wrapped up warm and singing for three special ladies who reside in locations across the globe. The Three Muses have provided us with artistic challenges all year. Thank you my friends. This prompt 'Tidings of Comfort and Joy' drew this singer from my pencils just for you. Merry Christmas Ann, Bev and Marie.

And when Illustration Friday's prompt on Christmas Eve is Winter, well... let's face it... do I have time to do a fresh sketch?

30 comments:

  1. Aww go on spoil sport go caroling! You can't not go when it's all snowy and christmassy!

    Love your little Carol singer! And reindeer footprints VERY possible, just looked at UK forecast and there's not let up for you guys until Boxing Day at the earliest! Please send it up to me when you're finished!!!

    Have a great christmas

    Ro xx

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  2. Oh my goodness, I absolutely love, love, love this drawing. and how fun to have snow! none here and I'm in colorado! Well, none if not in the mountains that is.

    I hope your little muse have the most delightful time. maybe they will find coal finger prints on their stocking as my kids did one year? :)

    I'm wishing you and your loved ones a joyous, warm christmas season. Thank you for posting this. Certainly puts me in that festive mood, let me tel you. :)

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  3. Ahh..so you do have snow. Wonderful. Your son must be so excited now for Christmas. I remember our gingerbread house..such fun. We all baked traditional sugar cookies yesterday and did the annual Christmas village decoration shopping. What a beautiful time of the year..snow makes it even better. Your caroler is so cute.

    Have a wonderful joy filled Christmas Lisa. It was such a pleasure getting to know you this year and I look forward to 2011.

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  4. What a beautiful drawing! She's so cute!
    I love it.
    Merry christmas

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  5. I just love your hands on artwork Lisa...she is fantastic!! I also adore the Christmas Spirit you portray in your story...I especially like the reindeer glitter...what an awesome idea...Great Job!!!

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  6. I love your drawing! She is so cute! Beautiful work! Have fun with your gingerbread house! Happy Holidays! :)

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  7. Your little carol singer is beautiful, Lisa, and I thank you for sharing your Christmas preparations with your blogger friends. The joy and anticipation of a small child do more than anything else to bring out the true meaning of this time.

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  8. I love your beautiful caroler Lisa and it sounds like you are on your way to a very magical Christmas!

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  9. Absolutely adorable! And I loved hearing about the reindeer footprints and magic glitter!!! Holiday Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  10. She is adorable Lisa!! Will you sing along?

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  11. She looks wonderful! It's 82 degrees here in Central Texas and hard to get that sense of urgency about getting everything ready when it's so warm, but a cold front is supposed to take us back down into the fifties by Xmas Day.

    Glitter in the hoofprints is a great idea--Santa just leaves plenty of cookie crumbs on the plate by the fireplace here, but that would be a great addition. Guess it would have to be hoofprints in the grass instead of the snow, of course . . . will have to ruminate on that a little.

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  12. Beautiful carol singer, Lisa, enjoy your white Christmas, I secretly envy you!

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  13. Wonderful presentation for this theme. Beautiful! Merry Christmas. Hugs, Gayle.

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  14. Its gorgeous! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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  15. I love your carol singer,lovely story. xx

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  16. Thank you, Lisa, for giving us a glimpse of the Christmas preparations in you home - sounds very joyful and cozy! Your little Christmas carol girl is lovely! I wish you Merry Christmas!

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  17. This is my first visit to your blog and I just love it! I am now a follower and am going back to add you to my links. Have fun making that gingerbread house!
    Merry Christmas!

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  18. Wonderful words and wonderful picture. Thank you for sharing and giving us the privalige to share in your Christmas preperations.

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  19. I can hear her singing from here. Gingerbread houses bring back memories of when my daughters were young.

    Happy Holidays to you and your family.

    Darla

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  20. Lovely caroler, Lisa! I enjoy reading your writings so much!

    Merry Xmas!

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  21. She is a darling! Sounds like such an exciting time in your home! I hope you do find evidence of Santa and his reindeer on the snow :-)
    Merry Christmas to you and your family
    xoxo

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  22. Thank you for your kind words, Lisa, and thanks for sharing a bit of your Christmas tradition with us. Your little caroler is absolutely adorable. I admire your talent with pen and pencil! I'll be interested to know if the reindeer leave their hoofprints, and I wish you and yours the happiest of holidays! Thanks so much for being a part of our Three Muses family!

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  23. Lisa,

    Thanks for the card you sent. Its my favorite so far this year. Hardly anyone send cards anymore, I'd go caroling it sounds fun to me. Today I am baking pies. Peach, Apple, Pumpkin.. It smells good in here.

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  24. Yay Lisa...she is a charmer...i love your art..she has such a life like spirit to her..start creating those books..you are a mega-star!
    Victoria~

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  25. Beautiful, Lisa! I love your art work. We actually already have deer prints all over our snowy yard, but I'm sure it's not from reindeer.

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  26. wonderful drawing, just amazing!!
    you inspired me to my daily square: we have so many reindeers crossing, we actually had to put up signs to take care of them;):
    http://scrapsquares.blogspot.com/2010/12/piece-of-day_23.html

    have a joyful christmas!!

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  27. merry, merry christmas to you and yours! It too, has been wonderful to *meet* you this year along with many others. What fun, I look forward to meeting one day and having one great party!

    All the best for 2011 too :)

    Amelia.x

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  28. Your girl is very cute! I like how she has huddled under the street light and how festive her outfit is. Bravo! :-D

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