Because my mother sewed constantly, we had a bounty of spools, which we recycled into these little drums.

The round red frame for this ornament is a painted clay drapery  ring.  We used these summery Joan Walsh Anglund cut-outs (two, to create a 3-D effect) simply because we had them, I assume.  My mother is a stickler for seasonal appropriateness (no white shoes after Labor Day, etc.), and I’m surprised she let this one slip by.

Recently, for a more elegant look, Mama gold-leafed these rings and I added images from Renaissance Madonna and child paintings.