Have an artsy holiday
This time of year always finds me hip deep in the storage closet digging out glitter and glue guns. If I’m not there, then I’m probably in the kitchen coated in flour. Cooler temperatures drive me indoors to create things from experimental cookies to coffee cup cozies stitched from old sweaters. It’s a weakness.
I start with grandiose visions of wonderfully surprised faces opening my lovingly created gifts and then suddenly it’s December 21 and I’m surrounded by baskets of half-finished projects with glue in my hair. This year will be different, I swear. But just in case it’s not —and for everyone in a similar predicament— we’ve collected a few ways to get it done.
In honor of Longmont’s newly acquired designation as a Colorado Creative District, try taking a class at one of the many arts-oriented businesses downtown. Having a few hours of designated time with like-minded people may help overcome your procrastinitis. And — bonus— you’ll come out of it with an object or two that just might be worthy of the big red bow.
If that doesn’t work out, or perhaps you just don’t want to get embroiled in all that, you can still make it look like you put the time in. Longmont has more art and craft shows than one would expect, each with its own flair. No one ever has to know.
Whatever you do this holiday season, get out there and enjoy it. There’s hot chocolate to be had, ice skating to be done, carols to be sung and don’t forget the plays, parades and lights. The holiday magic is here and gone so quickly, that you might miss it while you’re busy.
- Misty Kaiser