Applause. . .

I started a project last week and put the finishing touches on it yesterday! I bought an advent calender kit last year after the holidays at Mormon Handicraft. It was something like 75% off, so I got it for just a few dollars. You can still find the pattern here (Michael Miller website) for free.

I've looked all year long for some little Christmas ornaments to hang on it & they were usually too expensive when I added up that I needed 24 of them. I finally found some last weekend at Joann's, and they were 50% off to boot! All of them only cost $5.00.

Here is the finished project...


Each present is a pocket that holds an ornament. Each day you take one ornament out and tie it onto the tree. When the tree is decorated, Christmas day is here!

Now it's time to work on getting the big tree out of the storage shed, into the house and decorated.

P.S. I just looked out the window & huge fluffy snowflakes are falling! Hoping that means it will warm up. It has been C-O-L-D here the past few days.