The Sad Kitten's first Christmas, Part One.

Hello, kittens! 

This is quite a special year for The Sad Kitten, as he's going to celebrate his very first Christmas! To mark the occasion, his living room has been turned into a magical place full of Christmas decorations, lights, and of course a beautiful Christmas tree; all aimed at giving Santa a very warm welcome!

The Sad Kitten has been counting the days to this, and now that Christmas Eve has finally arrived, his little heart is beating twice as fast with joy and excitement! 

Let me show you the Sad Kitten's Christmas room in more detail. There is plenty to see here; in fact so much that I will do that with two postings instead of one! The second one will be published tomorrow, so feel free to come back then to check it out!

Above is a close-up picture of the fire place. The fire has been extinguished to allow Santa to enter through it safely. Some embers can be seen still glowing, but Santa being Santa, he won't have any trouble with that!

On top of the fire place there are a few items that the Sad Kitten likes. There is a white giraffe with blue dots, a jack-in-the-box, and an elegant clock.

On the right corner of the fire place there is a very special item, a hand painted circus wagon! The wagon is made of sterling silver, and the artist who decorated it is no other than my fellow miniaturist and friend Rebecca Micallef, who also provided some other beautiful items to the Christmas room which will be discussed later. And guess what: there is actually a lion inside the wagon!! Look, here it is, isn't it wonderful?!

In the left corner of the room there's a library containing books and other items. There is also a red 'Christmas' armchair. On the wall you can see a sweet portrait of the Sad Kitten and Little A. 

At some point, Little A adopted the Sad Kitten, and the two have been inseparable ever since. The picture shows her totally melting for the kitten, but who wouldn't be melting in her place!

On the armchair there is a bag of licorice candy, some star-shaped 'Christmas cushions', and the Sad Kitten's favourite duckie.

The Library contains, apart from books, all sorts of other objects, like porcelain figurines and a scale model of an old, Dutch ship.

Among the books to be found in the library are copies of "The 3 Little Kittens" (who lost their mittens) and "About Bunnies". These books were also created by Rebecca Micallef, and are fully readable. 

Next to the library you can see Little A's slippers, as well as those of The Sad Kitten. They are extremely small, and were hand made by a lady with golden hands. Aren't they the cutest thing ever?!

In a corner of the room there is side table with two drawers supporting a bird cage. The table was painted in a blue color similar to that used for the library and the fire place. I created it by mixing several colors to obtain the right hue. The Sad Kitten loves the bird, but he knows that he's not supposed to scare him or touch him, just look at him or talk to him!

The bird cage was bought 'ready made', but I put some extra detail to it by adding bird sand and two little containers for bird seed and water. I must say that these small details greatly improved the overall look of the cage, making it much more realistic.

On the wall next to the cage is a picture of the Sad Kitten. Little A made it using her smart phone, and had it printed and framed for display. It shows the Sad Kitten asking Little A what she's eating.

The sheep with the big bell belongs to Little J, who's Little A's best friend. He will be discussed in the second part of this Christmas blog, to be published tomorrow. The sheep was a present from his uncle who lives in Romania and is a shepherd. According to his uncle, the sheep has 'special powers', but, until now, the only 'special thing' the sheep has shown is a voracious appetite for grass and hay. Nevertheless, Little J loves his sheep, and regularly draws portraits of it, as shown in the below picture. He also has a pair of socks made of sheep wool, which keep his feet warm in bed during winter.

OK, kittens, this concludes the first part of our tour of the Sad Kitten's Christmas room. I hope you've enjoyed it! Please come back tomorrow to see the second and final part! Have a great Christmas Eve!

Thanks for being here, kittens! See you soon!

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