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Tag Archives: Advent Ring
Christmas Traditions
It’s the third Sunday in Advent today, so I lit another candle on my Advent ring. We always had an Advent ring when I was little and it’s a tradition I’ve carried on. I think it’s nice to see family … Continue reading
Advent Rings
For me the first Sunday in Advent heralds the beginning of Christmas, we usually have an Advent candle, when the children were little we had Advent story books and we’ve always had an Advent ring. An Advent ring has four … Continue reading
Christmas Cakes and Cottages
This weekend I finally got round to decorating a pair of gingerbread houses – one for us and one for my son – daughter wants to decorate her own 🙂 I don’t make the gingerbread, these are kits from the … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Home, Serendipity
Tagged Advent Ring, Christmas Cake, Gingerbread House
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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
Yesterday I had a good mooch round the garden collecting foliage for my Advent Ring, it was the first Sunday in Advent yesterday so I made it just in time! Over the years in the garden I’ve managed to get … Continue reading
Mistletoe Humbug
It’s the third Sunday in Advent today, so we lit another candle on the Advent ring and our daily Advent candle is going down fast, I’ve been pretty good at keeping up with it this year. We’re taking it in … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, embroidery, Serendipity
Tagged Advent Ring, Christmas, Faby Reilly Designs, Mistletoe Humbug
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Advent Ring
Today is the first Sunday in Advent, a tradition from my own childhood which I have continued with is the Advent ring. It has four candles, so each Sunday we light one extra candle. I think it makes a nice … Continue reading
Christmas Foliage
At Christmas I like to have a lot of natural foliage in my decorations, I cut holly and ivy from the back lane and various evergreens from my garden, such as osmanthus and eunonymous. The Christmas season starts with an … Continue reading
The Christmas countdown begins
Well the countdown to Christmas has definitely begun, as I mentioned on Sunday I love the build up to Christmas from  all the Advent traditions. Today the Advent calendars came out. I made this one nearly 20 years ago. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Advent Calendar, Advent Candle, Advent Ring
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First Sunday in Advent
Today is the first Sunday in Advent which in our household heralds the beginning of the Christmas season. We’ve always ‘done’ Advent in a big way, although more so when the children were little. We had a pile of Christmas … Continue reading
Advent Sunday Candles and Stitching
I’ve been busy making my Advent ring today as it’s the first Sunday in Advent. It’s a tradition that goes back to my childhood which I’ve chosen to carry on with my family. When the children were little it marked … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, Garden, Serendipity
Tagged Advent, Advent Ring, Christmas, embroidery
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