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I have been working around the clock for about three weeks now trying to get 24 little ornaments finished in time for my mum to have an advent calendar this year.
As a child I remember all through December right up to Christmas getting up and being so excited to open the next gift of the advent calendar that my sister and I always shared. It wasn't a big fancy pricey thing. My mum took a piece of plywood and painted a tree on it, then put on 24 nails and numbered them. Each day we took turns opening a little wrapped decoration and hanging it off it's nail. I got to start it every year, because my older sister had to be the even numbers so she could do the final gift on her birthday (Dec 24th)
This year I decided to haul out the old christmas tree board and wrap up 24 home made decorations and let my mum do the advent calendar. They didn't cost much to make, and some are better than others, but I'm so proud of it, and myself, and I just know that mum will love it, she is one of those people where something home made means so much more to her.
I even made her a home made "shelf elf" that I will be doing stuff with right up to Christmas morning. The real shelf elf scares me so I crocheted one that is friendlier looking, and cost waaaay less to make too.
Here is a picture of it all set up in the front hall by our door.
As a child I remember all through December right up to Christmas getting up and being so excited to open the next gift of the advent calendar that my sister and I always shared. It wasn't a big fancy pricey thing. My mum took a piece of plywood and painted a tree on it, then put on 24 nails and numbered them. Each day we took turns opening a little wrapped decoration and hanging it off it's nail. I got to start it every year, because my older sister had to be the even numbers so she could do the final gift on her birthday (Dec 24th)
This year I decided to haul out the old christmas tree board and wrap up 24 home made decorations and let my mum do the advent calendar. They didn't cost much to make, and some are better than others, but I'm so proud of it, and myself, and I just know that mum will love it, she is one of those people where something home made means so much more to her.
I even made her a home made "shelf elf" that I will be doing stuff with right up to Christmas morning. The real shelf elf scares me so I crocheted one that is friendlier looking, and cost waaaay less to make too.
Here is a picture of it all set up in the front hall by our door.