The Warmth of Winter

Remember last winter and my failed attempt at the Ice Angel sculpture?   You can find that post here if you missed it.   Though a failed experiment, it has had me thinking for nearly a year about my feelings associated with the winter season, so I chose to revisit that theme.  That is, the "beautiful, extending a hand of warmth and comfort" part of the theme, not the cold, icy, alien part that last year's angel turned into.


Though I'm not a Christmas lover, I do love random gift exchanges; so I signed up for an online ornament exchange.  I love getting to make something for someone, in this case a complete stranger, knowing that they are going to receive something nice (I hope she thinks it's nice) in the mail.  It's fun for me, and it brightens someone else's day.  I know I like getting things that aren't bills in the mail.  Gift exchanges also let me create something for a purpose, and it lets me work on a deadline, so I know it's going to actually get finished!

With the phrase, "the warmth of Winter" rattling around in my head, I pulled out the wool.  What's warmer than wool in Winter?  Without much of a design plan, she evolved on her own.  Throwing in some silk and Angelina fibres, I ended up with a pretty little person-6.5 inches tall.  I found some wings in my stash that just seemed to be meant for her, so now she's a fairy.  I thought she needed something to show the warmth in her heart too, not just how warmly she could dress in wool, so she got a sweet little critter to love.

I have to say, I do love this one.  I hope her new home loves her too.