Since today is the first Sunday of Advent, I thought I would share an easy idea to make your own advent centerpiece using what you have on hand. The timing is perfect for Sunday favorites with Cindy and Mary Ann. I've been getting inspiration from Pinterest and Instagram. An advent centerpiece or wreath is a beautiful way to remember the true meaning of ...
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Advent Calendar + decorating with old familiar things
When I first started blogging, I created this very simple idea of an advent calendar based on decorating with old familiar things. I'm reposting this today because I will recreate it all over again in the next few weeks with the help of my favorite store, Terrain! While I still love using old things with memories, I love to mix them with new things, too! What I Used to Create this ...
Your Children Will Love the Tradition of an Advent Calendar
These photos are from my original post from 2010. Not much has changed. I'm still using old things, scraps of kraft paper, ribbons, and twine mixed with lots of foraging and repurposed bottles and jars. Below are a few newer advent calendars from over the years, in case you need some inspiration! When they were young, my kids loved the advent calendar tradition. Over the years, I have really ...
How to make an advent calendar using driftwood
How to make an advent calendar using driftwood is one of the things I'll be making as I join Mary Ann and Cindy along with a few friends to share our Christmas inspired by nature. I have always preferred the more natural rustic Christmas decor over the glitz and sparkles. Not to say that a sparkly Christmas isn't beautiful, but our little cottage by The Long Island Sound feels more at home with ...
Simple DIY Advent Candle Display
December 3rd is the first Sunday of Advent. Â I made the simplest Advent candle display using candles from Ikea and a tray from Terrain. Â I added a little moss from the stone walls on our property and as luck would have it, the wind blew tiny little pinecones all over the patio overnight, so I added those as well. This is one from a few years ago. Â I used San Marzano tomato cans and ...
DIY Advent Candle {Wreath}
Okay, so this is not exactly an Advent Wreath, but it's our version of an advent wreath. We are still keeping an important tradition, but with a new twist. Every year we make a similar version using things we have around the house, plus numbers from the hardware store. I buy the traditional three purple and one pink candle. Growing up I never knew why the pink and purple, but this explains ...