christmas sheep

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night... (Luke 2:8)

illustration friday (twirl)

The Japanese characters are read kaza-hana or kaza-bana (literally: "wind flowers"), and are a poetic reference to snowflakes that dance in the wind on a sunny day. The inspiration for the snowflakes in this etegami were actually crocheted doilies. ;p