Long ago I realized that December 25th marked the 1st day of Christmas—contrary to what I thought were the two weeks leading up to the big day when I was a kid. This changed everything. All the hustle and bustle of the season comes to an abrupt end and then the holiday starts. Everything has […]
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As the holiday season is fully underway, I continued my attempt to knock off a few more ideas for those projects that never see the light of day. —Dominick
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I was very happy to help initiate our new Holiday category on studio1482.com this summer. It meant that I would be searching through and working on some projects that always seem to be in the forefront of my mind for a short but intense period of time but are never allowed the room to come […]
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Christmas comes in all shapes and sizes. I hope yours was as small or large as you had hoped and as tacky or tasteful as you planned (or didn’t)—but most of all I hope it was peaceful and joyous all around.—Dominick
View post →A year or so back I purchased this sweet ‘Little People’ Nativity Set in anticipation of teaching my children the wonder of Christmas. This year my older one is 3 and “wonder” is BIG on his plate…What’s this Mommy? What’s that Mommy?… over and over and OVER. So while answering his question of what the Angels purpose was […]
View post →There will never be enough time in the day. This is never more apparent than during the holiday season. I wish the days could just slow down to a crawl. I love everything about the lead up, and everything about the time after. Forget the day itself, that could last forever. So as I ponder […]
View post →It is funny to watch traditions start and grow right in front of you. You realize quickly that what you once knew as “always” may in fact be younger than you. The day the Elf appeared on our shelf the legend wrote itself. Where will she appear next, did she talk to Santa, did she bring […]
View post →Last week I received an email from my cousin that included an article proposing the idea that we all put a little more thought and a little less money into our season of giving. Of course, when I need it, the email is nestled away on another computer, but as I scrambled yet again to […]
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