...with a buzzy head jammed with New Year resolutions and yummy project ideas, and with a new batch of babushkas like the ones I made, it seems, a very long time ago... Thirty-some babushkas are awaiting their flower posies, seams along their edges and stuffing, and off they will go to my, sadly, very neglected Etsy shop. (New Year resolution #245: keep stocking Etsy shop more regularly...) I will post about how the babushkas are shaping up hopefully soon and regularly. (New Year resolution #334: post more often and regularly...)
I hope you all had a great Christmas holiday... I had a lovely one with my family -- nothing over-the-top nor elaborate, just very simple and restful, cozy and cocooning (pajamas all day), and very, very white (Yeah!) for Vancouver standards (we still have a lot of snow on the ground which, alas, is getting all soupy due to the torrential rainfall we've had as of last night...). While I wasn't ready for the holidays to end, now that they have, and the old routine is slowly creeping back, I'm OK with it all -- in fact, after such a restful holiday, I'm feeling refreshed and ready to get going with 2009.' Hoping you're feeling the same zest for the new year as I am, I wish you all a very, very happy 2009!
It was a white Christmas, wasn't it? I'm glad you got to just kick back and be cozy for a while. Happy New Creative Year :)
Posted by: Lilli | January 06, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Happy New Year to you, Beata!
I regret giving away my babushkas (except one) so I'm looking forward to getting more.
Posted by: Doe | January 06, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Happy New Year! I am looking forward to seeing your ideas come to fruition in 2009!
Posted by: Di | January 07, 2009 at 12:26 AM
Zest is that what I am feeling-is that it? Oh okay! I am in the burb's of Seattle -foothills that are getting soupy too! I have had enough of all of that stage of winter-it has been too long this year! I think your dolls are so cute-looking forward to seeing this new batch! Good luck with 2009! ~Smiles~Tam!
Posted by: Tam | January 07, 2009 at 01:04 AM
no. 334! Hee hee! I've read so many amazing resolution lists in blog world that I have been overwhelmed and have not yet managed to start mine!! t.x
Posted by: kitschen pink | January 07, 2009 at 01:33 AM
Happy New Year! You may have a hard time keeping up with no. 245 - they are too cute to stay in your Etsy shop for long! ~Kelly
Posted by: Kelly | January 07, 2009 at 04:54 AM
I am so excited - I've wanted to get one of your babushka's for so long. Keep us posted as to when they will be available.
Posted by: Anne | January 07, 2009 at 05:22 AM
I'm packing up and heading back to Hawaii in the near future, and my little one is most definitely making the cut. She's so sweet! :p
Happy New Year!
Posted by: muralimanohar | January 07, 2009 at 03:28 PM
your babushka's are so adorable! such lively colors- i bet you have a blast making them. can't wait to see more in your etsy shop. one of my new year dreams is to keep my etsy shop stocked more regularly as well. good luck to you! -emily
Posted by: emily | January 07, 2009 at 08:03 PM
Ha. New years resolution #568...take more time to comment on blogs.
Posted by: Sylvie | January 08, 2009 at 09:58 AM
happy new year! loved reading your blog. I am excited to see what 2009 will bring!
Posted by: kaite | January 08, 2009 at 11:11 AM
No excuses necessary - glad you're back - the dolls look great!
Posted by: Ellen | January 08, 2009 at 02:26 PM
so happy to see this little face! lord, you have more resolutions than i do! lol!!! so glad you had such a wonderful time. we have a lovely Christmas time as well. 2009 will be a great year!
Posted by: nathalie | January 08, 2009 at 07:36 PM
Oh, lovely! I'm so excited to see your little babushkas!
And you perfectly captured how I felt about the holidays--I wasn't ready to see them go, but once they did and we settled into the new year and our usual routine, I felt ready and even energized for it all.
How I love each part of the year and how it all fits together and keeps moving along...
Posted by: kirsten | January 09, 2009 at 08:47 PM
Hi Beata, after a cr*p 2008 I hope 2009 is much better, although I am missing my buddy big style and am not sure how I can enjoy it. However I have lined up projects that will keep me very busy, so hopefully we will all muddle through. Looking forward to seeing what creative inspiration you throw our way this year. I hope 2009 is good to you and yours.
Posted by: retrorose | January 11, 2009 at 02:35 PM
Zest... no, just january!
Posted by: Joanna | January 12, 2009 at 12:07 PM