We're back from yet another trip, this time to attend the wedding of my husband's sister in Ohio and then to celebrate Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania with our good friends and adorable godchildren. But more on that later! I've admired the envelope-type Advent calendars that I've seen on many craft blogs (the envelopes are often clipped clothespin style to twine along a wall, etc.) and so I decided to whip up a quick one to take to our godkids. It's pretty self-explanatory from the photos, and it was a lot of fun to make. Using a packet of 20 icon cards about the life of Christ as the envelope inserts (available from the Greek Archdiocese website) was a good way to keep the focus on the reason for Christmas. For the other 5 days, I inserted photos of my husband and me and included little notes to the kids. There are countless ways to vary this idea.
I'll be trying to whip up some more Christmas crafts for gifts in the next week or two. Will you be crafting?
3 comments:
What a brilliant idea! Beautiful
That is a great idea. I made some cross stitch ornaments for family gifts this year but other than that I'm not doing anything else. For some reason I am enjoying the season without much at all by way of gifts and decorations. The simplicity of it all is refreshing.
it looks stamping busy where you are!! I just finished a 30 day collage creation at my art blog...taking a break now for sure!!
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