Re: christmas countdown calendar ( advent calendar)



My Mom made a simple one for my kids by simply using some pretty Christmas
fabric, and sewing on 24 jingle bells far enough apart to hang mini
ornaments on each bell, from the first to the twenty-fourth. It is simple
and the kids love it.
I have three teenagers that still hound me to get that thing up NOW and get
it going!
They each have a small tin that I put 24 chocolates into, and another tin
holds the ornaments.
It is on a wooden dowel with pretty ribbon and lace and it hangs on the
wall.

~KK in BC~ who will scan a picture of it when she gets some more time.

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"extremevalues" <extremevalues@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I watched an episode of Simply Quilts with the "Can't wait 'Til
> Christmas Calendar" I missed a couple of things about it, so I went to
> the hgtv website. They have scanned copies of the instructions minus a
> few details. Mainly the only detail I was looking for.
>
> http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_occasions_december/article/0,,HGTV_3270_4284034,00.html#moreprojects
>
> Does anyone have the book Simple Fabric Folding for Christmas? I'd
> like to know the directions for the simple pockets on page 11. I
> thought that they showed sewing two sides of the square, but scans on
> the website seem to indicate that you sew a partial seam and make a
> snip in the seam allowance.
>
> Also, has anyone else made any kind of countdown calendar that would be
> nice to make. This is a major goal of mine. My son has a really hard
> time waiting, and would get a lot of enjoyment out of this. I thought
> I would get 25 miniature ornaments for the pockets and have the kids
> put them on a small tree.
>
> I'd love to see other ideas for a simple countdown (advent) calendar.
>
> Carol in TX
> Need therapy? Make a quilt!
>


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