When my kids were littler and our Christmas trees barer I used to like to make special ornaments for them every year. In 2000 I painted these little baubles for them, each with their own little characters. I think they’re my favourite ones. I wrote silly little things on the bottom of each.
I liked them enough that I designed them into Pippin Christmas stockings.
Santa has been heard to gently grumble that they’re pretty big stockings to fill, but the kids don’t have a problem with them. I like to think of all the stockings there are like this out there, with different names on the cuff, being filled with different things.
And I’m always grateful to Tina for stitching them for us. Or they’d still be waiting! Seriously! Thank you!!