Christmas Eve:
This year Katra and I wrapped our gifts for each other using Furoshiki, or the Japanese art of cloth gift wrapping. The fabric can be used over and over, and allows you to wrap in some pretty elaborate styles.
A beautiful example of Katra's wrapping
Another one Katra wrapped. For this one she sewed two sheets of fabric together back to back.
A small box I wrapped for Katra
Kyle woke up (at about 6:30 am) to find his stocking laying next to him, stuffed full of toys.
The first sighting of the huge pile of presents under the tree
Ian checking out his stocking
Dr. Kyle makes a house call
hmmmm...let me see....You need a band-aid.
Kyle flies the Bat-Copter
Ian! To the Bat-Cave!!
When I asked Katra to get a spoon for me, she was surprised to find this new silverware drawer divider I made for her. The wood is maple (to match the drawer box) with cherry inlay (to match our cabinet doors). The bottom is black velvet over foam board. If you look closely, you can see that the divider pieces (with the inlay) are not straight on the top – I made them with a gentle curve down towards the front of the drawer.
Close-up of the drawer divider.
Now, whenever Katra opens the silverware drawer, I hear a happy little giggle.
