I also received from Edel!
The first is a sweet, sleepy badger family curled up awaiting spring:
Close up of the wee badgers:
Can you see the root system and the fur direction? and their little burrow is cozy and warm
Here are the night trees, glowing under the moon:
With the spirals of moonlight, reflecting colors in teals, purples, and browns for the hills. Stunning.
I confess to not knowing Edel was also an excellent acrylic artist. I held it under the window longer than was probably necessary to see all the little details. Some must have been painted with fairy brush, for sure!
She also stitched a hoop, “to honour the triple goddess and you - as they are one and the same”
So much meaning in such a small piece. I have to consider where to hang this.
Interlocked couching with sprigs of clovers:
I love to see work up close. And Edel’s is wonderful.
Here is the flip:
I like how it is simply tacked down, on a bright piece of backing.
I received my own Brigid Cross:
Which she indicated she “…gather[ed] this morning from a field near here” Ya’'ll. She walked into a field, gathering rushes, to make and send across the Atlantic, to be displayed in the home for protection for the year.
She sent a small zip pouch, as the fabric reminds her of flowers waking after spring:
and inside:
I will use the tote for knitting stuffs, and the chocolate is destined for a night by the fireplace, and a glass of the good stuff.
Finally…and this made me lauuuughhh…she sent TINY SCRAPS!!!
In a separate thread, I was going gaga over loving (like, truly, deeply, loving) the very very small, weird bits of fabric that are the dross of projects. And now I have my own Irish Edel crumbs (that’s what she calls them).
@Edel thank you SO MUCH for the lovely package. I can feel the warmth from across the distance, and feel lucky to have swapped with you. Thank you for your generosity of spirit and kindness. Blessed Imbolc to you, as well!