DIY Chrstmas crib made with felted wool technique
The manger of this page has two peculiarities: the characters are made of felted wool and it shows the Holy Family just before the news of the Jesus' birth spreads. A picture of family life. A beautiful and touching Christmas decoration.
For the figures
For the barn
For the landscape
And ...
Our crib is to be an inspiration, an idea to create something different from the usual Holy Family scene.
Its uniqueness lies in its attempt to capture a moment in the daily life of a couple who have just had a baby in very unusual conditions.
Imagine ...
Joseph and Mary are tired from the trip and to have knocked on many doors in vain. All hotels are full and Mary begins to feel sick. She feels the first pangs. The birth is near.
They must find a shelter as soon as possible. Bethlehem is behind them. The lanterns are bright dots in the distance. The silence is surrounding them as a mantle, broken by some feeble bleating of sheep now and then. Night is falling.
At the end, the luck seems to run. There is a barn. Clean straw, just put. There is also a cascade of water.
Joseph doesn't lose his heart. He knows how to light a fire. Now he is Mary's nurse, comforter, handyman. He helps Mary to give birth.
And both, finally, look at that baby with love, cuddling him.
But it's an instant.
"Come on, there's more to do. I'll have time to contemplate this little creature. Now I have to protect him and Mary" - Joseph thinks to himself.
He must get food and take care of the fire.
Meanwhile, he doesn't realize something extraordinary is happening around them.
The sky has dropped as a tribute to that little child.
Little angels are on the roof of the barn. But they're so small and ethereal to pass unnoticed.
A light is finding its way on the horizon, a lighthouse rising in the night.
A shepherd boy, that can't fall asleep from exhaustion, sees this light. He is curious. He gets up and hears a whimper ... and so discovers the little family, without food and with a child so small.
"He seems just born ... " - he whispers.
He return to his camp. What can he share with them? Of course! He has some eggs. A frying pan. A little bread. A crust of cheese too.
And so, timidly, he gets near the gentleman who is crouching near the fire. The shepherd boy shows him the pan, the eggs and the little he has.
They will share everything in peace and tranquility.
It's the message of that enchanted night: sharing, solidarity and love.
Merry Christmas to everybody!
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