Tag Archives: Christmas

Picture books

If you’re still in the Christmas spirit and looking for an inspirational Christmas story, please check out my children’s picture book on Amazon. I’ve linked it below. It is available in both an e-book and paperback format. Amazon.com: The Enchanted Pinecone of Winter Hollow: A Christmas picture book: 9798241463210: Adams, Laura: Books

A ghost story for Christmas

On this day in 1843, Charles Dickens published his famous book A Christmas Carol. For those of you who are not familiar with the plot, Dickens tells the tale of a greedy and miserly banker Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve all conspiring to make him a better person. AContinue reading “A ghost story for Christmas”

The Snow Maiden

A bit of background…. The Snow Maiden is an old Russian Folktale. In Russian it is referred to as Snegurochka, which roughly translates to snow girl, or girl made of snow. The Story There are several variations of this story, but in the main one the story goes that there was once an old coupleContinue reading “The Snow Maiden”

More Christmas Folklore

This week, I will be sharing with you some curious old tales that were collected by a folklorist in Pennsylvania in the 1950’s concerning the Christmas superstitions of the Scotch-Irish, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Quakers of the 19th century in that area. Some of these traditions are a type of ritual that people performed as partContinue reading “More Christmas Folklore”

Christmas Jewelry

Just in time for Christmas, I am showcasing two new jewelry products for my store. The first product is a pair of dangle earrings, featuring a set of jingle bells (that actually jingle!), and a pair of Swarovski emerald green Christmas gems. These come attached to an antiqued sterling silver plated chain. Perfect for anContinue reading “Christmas Jewelry”

A little Christmas folklore…

In the spirit of the season, this month I will be relaying some interesting legends about the origins of old Nativity customs and symbols. For this blog post, I will discuss the history (very brief) of the Christmas tree. In our modern world, we take evergreen trees along with their various decorations seemingly for granted.Continue reading “A little Christmas folklore…”

Hello and welcome!

Welcome to my website! I have decided to blog on my website, and share photographs, stories and jewelry images of the products I have created. I hope my website can become an inspirational center for those who need it. For now, I will leave you with a beautiful winter image. Enjoy!