Feeling Festive

The buyers at Root Candle Studio in Inwood Village never fail me. I love what they’ve brought in for Christmas—feather wreaths, lots of shiny glass, decorative bark trees, and, of course, their signature holiday candles. At more than $4 apiece, their silver-dipped walnuts, which would gleam in one of my wooden bowls, are a bit pricey—I’m going to make my own. Not so when it comes to the pretty hand-painted bird tiles imported from England. My cardinals would look more like this.