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Three Kings Day, 2024
Today marks the end of Spanish holidays for this season: Epiphany Day or Three Kings’ Day. The traditional food for this day is a confection called “Roscón de Reyes.” It’s a large, sweet brioche-style donut. The fruta escarchada on top resembles the jewels on a crown. I’ve recently learned that the green pieces are pumpkin!…
Christmas came
and we had fun! Let me show you some highlights. These are the street lights in León, España. A tiny holiday market near Leon’s Gothic Cathedral. This is my cat Coco, being a cute holiday cat: These decorations are called “Ramo Leonés”. Its the regional Christmas tree, with hanging figurines of food (walnuts, donuts, oranges,…
Foraged greenery Christmas wreath
Watch me deal with a DIY Christmas wreath: Sound on (spanish). Pictures: Final look after adding battery-operated tiny fairy lights. I h ad fun, but I had to wrestle the battery pack for a bit longer than expected. 🙂
Pasteles, cakes, galletas, cookies, turrón…
Os cuento un poquito sobre el pueblo en que vivo, La Pola de Gordón y los diseños en los que he estado trabajando con la dueña de la nueva pastelería artesanal.
Dot, dot, dot
Watch me embellish a print with metallic watercolors.
Round of December short videos
Here we go with some of the reels I’ve posted on Instagram this month. We’ve been enjoying an autumnal December in my village, and we’re waiting for the snow to make its appearance TODAY! ❅ ❅ ❅ ❄ ❄ ❆
Round of Holiday decorations
It wouldn’t be Christmas if I didn’t share my obsession with decorating the house for the holidays. This year, I’m at my countryside home, which I’d describe as “Castilian mountain style.” Basically, it’s filled with shiny solid wood, has a coal-fired cooking stove, and is accented with touches of gold, silver, and rose gold. These…
Sweet gingerbread house painting finished!
Two weeks ago, I shared with you some process pictures and sketches of a holiday painting I was working on: this gingerbread house. Here’s what the finished artwork looks like after adding all the sweet candy cane plants, iced trees, and holiday greenery: This gingerbread house painting is the perfect addition to holiday decor, especially…
Scandicats
A gouache illustration of festive scandi-style cats. Find my scandicats on Redbubble or Society6. He is my cat Coco, assisting me in taking pictures of Scandicats postcards from Redbubble.
Work in progress: painting of a gingerbread house
There are gingerbread houses everywhere this year, so I want to contribute! This is my digital drawing and initial color sketch. This is my progress so far: The paint I’m using is jelly gouache – It’s very easy to use and I can use many layers, one on top of the other. ^^ Want to…