I have a secret project

Finally time to share my secret project that has been my life for quite some time!
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[@ericaeschenbacher4921]

Thank you Maria. This really spoke to me. After losing my parents and youngest daughter 4 yrs ago, Christmas has never been the same. As well, I lost my creative magic. I just signed up for your paper course feeling drawn to get inspired and learn new techniques. In the least I'm wishing you a Happy Holidays and support you in your endeavors 😻

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Hi Erica, thank you for this comment. I'm deeply sorry for your loss. That must be really tough. So glad to have you in the course, thank you so much for the support. I hope you will like it and that it might give you some inspiration. Also wishing your holidays will be good, even if it is not what it used to be

[@DebbyRoad]

I’m so sorry to read this…that is so sad. I wish you strength, especially with the Holidays. So good of you to have signed up. Hope you will find your creative spark again.

[@oneeyeopen5044]

Beautiful beautiful creations. If you made him a paper sets and put them on Etsy. You could make a lot of money because there's a lot of junk journalist that make journals that would purchase sets of handmade paper. Especially the floral. Thank you for sharing. Whatever you're going through hang in there you will break through the problems

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you for the tip, and for your kindness ♡

[@azfarsyed7082]

This is the Special Places , Love to stay there , Good Wishes Maria.& Good Natures.

[@carolinesimmill4962]

It is the same here in Scotland Maria, dark before 5 pm. Once we reach the Winter Solstice on the 22nd December we can then welcome the gradual move towards a little more light each day, even if it is just minutes to start with. A time for quiet and candle light. Wishing you success with your paper making course.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Yes I'm sure you have a lot of the same gloomy weather too? Its always a strange feeling when the solstice comes, since it often takes so long before I notice the change. Small minutes, but then hours... thank you ♡♡

[@cindyhunter166]

I just want to give you a hug 💜 This is a season of mixed emotions for so many of us. I lost my mom/best friend five years ago and she loved Christmas and getting the family together, do now I try to carry in the tradition. God bless you and keep you during this season❤️❤️

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you

[@Justalittetattered]

I love making paper. I learned how as a child at camp. I made it for years but it's been several years since I had done so. I may need to start making it again. Yours is much more beautiful than mine though. I never thought to make circular paper.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

How cool! I hope you find some inspiration to start again. I like the circular one because it sometimes helps to people let go of the thought that it should look a certain way.

[@SugarCreekCottage]

Maria, Thank you so much for having your cup of tea with us! I love what you are doing with the content in your videos. You are a very talented artist of many things. Love from Indiana. USA ❤ Pam

[@anitabarker3125]

Enjoyed this video ❤that you are doing a project course on paper making. I am new to your channel. I’m from the USA, live in the state of North Carolina ,the coastal side. Retired registered nurse. Probably older than your parents. You are correct, December can be rough if you have lost loved ones.However we need to focus on the jot of the season. He is the reason for the season, Christ-mas❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you enjoyed it. Happy to have you here as a follower all the way from Carolina! Actually more and more of my audience are your age, I am so happy about it! I think we all should focus on the things that give meaning to this season for us. Here in Norway it has also been a celebration of the sun returning to us, and I feel like that is a hopeful thing. Merry Christmas to you!

[@buntysvintageemporium3632]

I just found your channel last week and what a Wonderful find. Hello from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Hello there! So happy you found my channel and that you like it

[@buntysvintageemporium3632]

@@Mariaandtheforest love it.

[@Mark.H.9192]

Beautiful video, Maria! I admire your stamina and determination to endure the darkest month as a contrast to the wonderful; sunny months of summertime. And you are wise far beyond your years. I completely agree with your view that Christmastime amplifies situations in families and the hurt from losing those we love. Sending love and positivity from far away Canada. Best wishes for lots of love and light as you meander along your life adventure. Get well soon! You're important and well loved! Cheers!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you

[@lillyhoram6508]

Thank you Maria. I'm really excited about this course and sharing it with my children of many different ages. Christmas can be really hard, it is for me at the moment too. We'll get through it though and the light will return.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I am so glad you are excited for it Lilly, thank you so much for the support. I am sad to hear you are having a bit of a hard time too, sending you my love.

[@kreativkunstreise4317]

Yes Christmas ist not the same anymore when you loose loved ones. Especially the closest you usually celebrate with. So I am struggling with Christmas mood. But I keep on trying to bring the coziness to my home and kind of celebrating and creating my own traditions. ❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Sad to hear you feel a bit the same, sending you some love in this season ♡. Yes, I too feel like making traditions of my own help a lot.

[@sarahp3676]

I'm so happy for you and your new project, your papers are exquisite. I hope that you're able to find some warmth in the little pockets of light and peace this holiday season. Thank you so much for all that you share... I love spending time with you here and watching all the beautiful things you bring to us.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I feel so supported by this community with people like you sharing in the joy of a new project like this, thank you so much ♡. So glad you enjoy spending time here ♡

[@scottiemom7973]

I’m not crafty at all and at this season of my life I am hoping I don’t have to be but I appreciate you knowing and teaching these things to young people. It’s funny I saw in your comments about the door and I was wondering the same thing 🥴Have a good week.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

That is very understandable 😄. Haha, yes maybe I should not have cut out that clip ♡

[@annmccoy6992]

You WILL feel at home. It’s a time journey. I was the same as you! As a young single, I wanted to see different places & moved various locals across the country. I wanted to meet different people & grow! AND I DID. Your restlessness is keeping you open to expanding horizons. That’s a good thing. You are building loyal followers by sharing bits of yourself, your life & your art. You are meeting new friends. You have some old friends. That’s a treasure. I didn’t realize the importance of that when I was younger- sadly. Your restlessness is also partially the artist in you. You love your love. That’s a positive! Our self criticisms hopefully keep us humble. Ultra egos usually are not warranted. You are good & I very much enjoy your videos & seeing your part of the globe! So different from mine. Thanks sooo much for sharing & I look forward to more! May your heart hold peace & adventures…, & lotsa love!❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you, I feel these words sink in

[@RosinaEspig]

Oh I intended on just sending my standard heart of appreciation in a comment but didn't want to watch the video because I am kind of in a rush to get the last chores of the day done... But I got hung up in the beautiful atmosphere that you created and I am SO excited for your new project! As one of your Patreons I knew about your other ideas and this one really feels like the best choice that you could have made. I hope it will bring you what ever experience you need and I am sure that it will bring a lot of joy to those who buy it ❤️❄️

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much for stopping by Rosina! Even when you were not going to, haha. I feel too that this was the best choice. Thank you for believing in me :-)

[@amydayl3294]

Hi From North Carolina 😊 Love your videos Thank you for being you

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Aww, thank you for being so kind

[@annmccoy6992]

I think I would like to send you a casual cotton (I think) maxi dress. A soft red w/ tiny flowers. Kinda BOHO style. You could dress it down (sandals or sneakers) wear in winter with a sweater & boots, or in summer with bare feet, sneakers or sanders. Do you have a P.O. Box I could send it to? Wonder how long it would take from the U.S. How did your mother support you since she raised you? Where is she now? Your dad & little brother? Sending happiness vibes your way!

[@queenshims]

Congratulations, Maria! Cannot wait to check out your course.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Whoho! Thank you

[@daisyd90]

Signed up and thank you for the coupon code! Can't wait to get started!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Whoop! So excited to have you in the course ♡

[@Lauretteaaa]

Beautiful girl, magnificent video og super great project !!! Love the clair-obscur atmosphere when you present the project.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much ♡♡♡!

[@annepruitt790]

❤

[@ashildlvasborgersen4865]

Så kult, Maria🥰🙌God jul❤️

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Takk Åshild. God jul ♡♡♡

[@nikkifangaiuiha6081]

Great vlog Maria love watching your videos so inspiring as lm renting at the moment too,thanks for this vlog ❤ 😀

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you

[@saraharrison8544]

I love your videos so much. They just makes me feel better inside. 🥰 Also, I am now a student in your papermaking course.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I am so glad

[@janinafisher101]

This course looks lovely! I can't do it now, but hopefully at a later date, and I have forwarded it to some folks who might be interested. May you feel bright and cheerful soon. My mother told me that in Nordland the sun came up at 10am and went down at 2pm at this time of year and it was pretty depressing. No wonder she ended up moving to Jamaica! Lol.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much

[@NewstromJulianna]

Yay! I’m enrolled! ❤🎉

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Woho

[@NewstromJulianna]

@@Mariaandtheforest I’m sure I will! 🥰

[@SAROXBAND]

Dear Maria I am so sorry for your losses. May your family feel healing soon 🙏♥️💫 Thank you for all your wisdom always 🙌🌹Looking forward to checking out your course! Hope I can get it soon 💃🏻💫

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you Saray

[@SAROXBAND]

@@Mariaandtheforest I verified and will be able to do it after December 15th. Do we have the discount all the month of December?

[@Mariaandtheforest]

@@SAROXBAND Yes the discount is for all of December

[@punjabseth260]

so nice🏘

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you 😊

[@MarkGalbraithVideos]

Another lovely video Maria, and so soon after the last one too ! I hope you're beginning to feel better now. I'm sorry to hear you've been having a tough month, and that some of your loved ones will be absent from your festivities this year. Christmas can indeed be a difficult time, but personally I find that social media helps so much to create a sense of belonging and nearness to a wider family of like minded people. So I hope you feel the support of the community you have created here through this time. Congratulations on publishing your new course. The artwork Bendik's mother has produced looks fabulous and is certainly something to aspire to achieve. It's a lovely idea for people to learn these skills with the children in their families, and I do hope many people will take up the offer.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Hi Mark. I feel much better now, thank you ♡. I worded myself a bit poorly in this video so it was easy to misunderstand. The people that I lost I lost many years ago. So them passing is not something recent, just something I think about during this time. I really appreciate your kindness ♡. I feel this community is a big support through all lifes ups and downs and it means a lot. Glad you like the idea of the course! Feels good to have it out in the world

[@MarkGalbraithVideos]

@@Mariaandtheforest Why are you still up and replying to comments at 2am in the morning ?!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

@@MarkGalbraithVideos haha, would ask you the same!

[@MarkGalbraithVideos]

@@Mariaandtheforest But the UK is one hour behind Norway, so it was only 1am here. By 2am I was fast asleep.

[@IsobelleOuzman]

Hi Maria! I'd love to take your course, but I see a message that your school hasn't been published yet. This may just be my browser, but I'm not sure. Thank you and best wishes. ❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Hi! Thank you so much! Just discovered this issue myself, but it should be fixed now. Please let me know if you still can not access it

[@NewstromJulianna]

Hi Maria, This is very exciting news. I’m very interested in your course and I think my daughters would be too. I’ll look for it. Also, I understand what you mean about the holidays amplifying our situations. It’s a tough time and we have ideas and dreams of the way it “should” be or the way we want it to feel. The high expectations and exhaustion from trying to do too much can leaves us feeling lower than before the season started. The darkness is difficult. I’m sitting in front of a light box at the moment. Sending warm and cozy holiday thoughts your way! ❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

@@NewstromJulianna Hi Julianna

[@debralee327]

Hi Maria, I have just enrolled in your course, I made a mistake in my email I have corrected it but I can’t log in.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Hi, so thrilled to have you in the course. Send me an e-mail at [e-mail], I will try and help you get logged in 😊

[@ceferinocanibano6284]

Hi,I'm new here. I'm from Spain, My Name is Carolina. I'm Sorry you are sad at Chrismas. Christmas is good news for me. It's the joy to celebrate my Lord Jesus who gives me meaning, peace and hope. Jesús lo ves you too.

[@maikvanlommel7573]

I've been wondering: why is that door always leaning at your house on the outside??

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Haha, I actually had a clip where I explained that in my last video but I cut it out of the video since I thought no one cared. It is where the old door used to be in the previous version of the house. So our landlords have put it up there for decoration :-P

[@lindareid4546]

❤️

[@Mariaandtheforest]