Handcrafted Christmas

Merry Christmas to all! Whether you are wrapping a store-bought gift, baking a sweet Christmas treat from scratch or frozen cookie dough, or cooking a traditional dish, if you do it with love and gratitude, you have made it very special for Christmas!

Here are some photos of handcrafted Christmas, some from this morning when I made some baked goodies and others from the mercato in Sant' Ambrogio in Florence, Italy.

Cranberry Bread

Snickerdoodles and Roasted Pecans

Cartapesta or Papier Mache Christmas Ornaments

More handmade Christmas ornaments

Children applying strips of old newspaper on the molds

Looks like a lot of fun!

Lady demonstrates the technique

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