lombardozzi Christmas digital chronicles

as seen through the lens by hannah ; )

early shopping

i have been woefully neglectful in all things to do with my beloved little blog.
i will make an effort to commit to at least one new post a week,so here goes...

i bought my first Christmas present of the season over the weekend.
todd oldham's shinyhappy big book of charley harper's life in illustration
charley harper: an illustrated life
this is a gift of course for my coffee table. what?
anyway,i have always been drawn to charley harper's illustrations,before i knew the name of the person behind the drawings i remember seeing his work in a cookbook that my mom used when i was little...i tried to mimic him,i would rather draw than cook!

i can cross my coffee table off of my list now.

charley harper 1922-2007

!the strangefolk festival!sept. 26 & 27

find me, i am vendor 1050 and i am going to be next to my friend kate valleroy otherwise known as red anvil vendor 1097...i am giddy! the strangefolk festival is soooo much fun,so free of care and lightness of heart all around.i invite you to share this experience,please stop by to say hello and browse my many wares:

• pom-pom blossoms
• felt & fabric brooches
• window sash message boards
• artists papers
• bits & bobs pins and necklaces
• grab bags
• de-stash (wool roving,needle felting tools & more)
• garlands of all kinds
• wool covered moleskine journals
• yes,many other desirable goods & freebies (while they last!)

hoping to see you there!!!

...

andy.tony.hannah.

me?

...finding joy in decking the halls and
wishing you all that is calm & bright!

and you?

do you hear what i hear?

i come by it honestly,my insatiable appetite for good Christmas music.
like my mother before me(and still) i start the turntable early on,the
day after thanksgiving and play it non-stop until right after the new year.

here is a partial list of some of my old & new favs,
in random mode:

a charlie brown Christmas/vince guaraldi trio
songs from white Christmas/rosemary clooney
it's Christmas time/elvis presley
the andy williams Christmas album
my holiday/mindy smith
Christmas island/leon redbone
the nutcracker suite/london festival orchestra
snow angels/over the rhine
one more drifter in the snow/aimee mann
the dawn of grace/sixpence none the richer
Christmas means love/joan osborne
Christmas/chris isaak
we three kings/the roches
the last month of the year/the kingston trio
at Christmas/jt
pretty paper/willie nelson
holiday songs & lullabies/shawn colvin
Christmas with dino/dean martin
mistletoe & wine/mediaeval baebes
december/chris botti
Christmas caravan/squirrel nut zippers
wintersong/sarah mclachlan
light of the stable/emmy lou harris
barenaked for the holidays/bnl
a swinging Christmas/ella fitzgerald
ultimate Christmas/the beach boys
a Christmas album/babs streisand
the Christmas song/nat king cole
merry Christmas/johnny mathis
Christmas album/herb alpert
Christmas with mario lanza
a stack of "various artists" cds

it would be fun if you would leave a comment with some of your favorites!!!!

a handmade Christmas

"we keep hearing that a lot of gifts are going to be handmade this year.
what are your plans? "
Please take a moment to answer this...
Handmade Holidays "Questionnaire"

~image above from the book handknit holidays

2nd annual bizarre bazaar

friday & saturday december 5th & 6th 10:30-5:30
"you are cordially invited to the second annual rock paper scissors Bizarre Bazaar. we will be featuring a wide range of handcrafted items - created by ridiculously talented local artisans. find the perfect gift for everyone on your list - jewelry, journals, knit items, felted fabulousities, paper bowls, handmade cards, ornaments and more. let us help you make this holiday season extra special! (the "bizarre" part just sounded good - the offerings are really not bizarre at all - they're actually quite lovely...)"

all the particulars....

autumn wiggins,the tireless dynamo behind
the strange folk festival has this to say:
(click to enlarge)


i am very happy to be apart of this!
i am one of the 120 vendors and have a pretty impressive
stockpile of handmade goodies,tag sale items,freebies and
much more...i hope that you will come out and join us!

the babies,a visual reflection

a visit to the photobooth, a sweet stocking stuffer

a portrait of Christmas eve happy souls

a random post in a new year.
compliments of the season!

uncommon ornaments....

....of a most fabulous variety:

• a gigantic mercury glass star from pat,at the annual ornament exchange
• a brilliant,unique polymer clay design from the creative hands of corey
• a supremely adored kitty,by the name of sissy

can one adorn a home better? i submit that one cannot!
falalalalalalalala