tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496525000310656239.post875384444529642543..comments2024-01-12T00:32:41.869-08:00Comments on Elfin Stitches: Advents and NativityElfiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547408590413899108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496525000310656239.post-31917996652457521732009-12-10T04:04:53.949-08:002009-12-10T04:04:53.949-08:00The Advent tree is just a tree-shape cut from a sh...The Advent tree is just a tree-shape cut from a sheet of plywood, and painted both sides. My tree is 2 ft tall, but I've made some much smaller. The stand is a circle of thicker wood with a groove cut in it to stand the tree in. I painted my stand red with gold border and highlights. I painted 24 wooden stars of different sizes red with gold highlights on one side, and painted a Santa on the other side. Then I drilled a hole in the top and threaded a ribbon through. I put 24 little gold nails into the tree, and tied a star Santa to each one, so that I could flip the star over. I start with all the stars showing, and from Dec 1 turn one each day to show the Santa. When all 24 Santas are showing, I know that Santa Claus is on his way. After Christmas I take the tree out of its stand and it then is quite easy to store.Elfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547408590413899108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496525000310656239.post-87826464514357327322009-12-09T21:24:21.767-08:002009-12-09T21:24:21.767-08:00Love your Nativity Scent and those Advent trees ar...Love your Nativity Scent and those Advent trees are so pretty. Looks like you have some nice gifts to open too.Annie Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946660574984289908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496525000310656239.post-975405101509012432009-12-09T20:48:20.134-08:002009-12-09T20:48:20.134-08:00Oh I love the gift tradition! You made your adven...Oh I love the gift tradition! You made your advent tree!!!! I would love to know what it is made of and how you did it. What a special heirloom!Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903963815757963397noreply@blogger.com