This year I made a simple advent calender to count down the 4 sundays before Christmas. The usual tradition in Denmark is to make a wreath and place the candles on top of it. Well, I didn't have the time this year to make a wreath, so i just used some bottles and candles, placed them in my old antique sewing machine drawer with some hazelnuts for filler. I covered the ``coca cola`` on the bottles just with some plain brown paper. I couldn't decide on what to wrap them in, so it just ended up like this. Kind of half done I think..but i now have an easy alternative to the Advent wreath for next year. Perhaps next year I will wrap with some jute or the like....
My children truly have LOVED this tradition, of lighting one candle every sunday up to Christmas. We light the candle /candles, than turn off all the lights in the house, sing christmas carols...and just enjoy the ``light`` these little candles bring.
Super easy....and I love it;-)
This is our song book we use. (Given to my husband and I on our first christmas` together, Thanks Farmor (Grandma)!
Next week by this time it will be CHRISTMAS EVE! Eeeeeee :-)
We are beyond excited in this house. :-)
Merry Christmas...
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I was REALLY admiring this advent calendar while at your home earlier this month. I love it!!
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