The Thanksgiving holiday in the Romero household was quiet, but very memorable indeed. My Texas A&M Aggie girl came home from college, so having the four of us together is a celebration and a true blessing in itself. God is good!
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Lisa and the girls did all the cooking, which was all from scratch and very delicious, while I took care of the tablescape. I used my mother's vintage Mikasa dishes, because I felt the faded greens looked perfect with the rest of my color scheme. Of course, we also had lots of talking, laughing, and eating, who could ask for more! Well, it would have been nice if the Aggies had won their game against Missouri yesterday afternoon. Well, everything can't be perfect, right?
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Today, it is the first day of Advent, a time to prepare spiritually to celebrate the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. As a way to countdown the 24 days to Christmas, many Christians use advent calendars, which have progressed from simple tallies, to candles, to paper calendars with little windows, and more. This year, I decided to put together one of my own using a vintage Coca-Cola case, since it has exactly 24 cubbyholes. I filled each cubbyhole with vintage ceramic and wooden figurines, as well as other miniatures that I've collected throughout the years. Then, I designed a set of 24 mini-tags, using various Christmas punches, prints, tapes, buttons, glitter, and various other materials. There are 7 different designs, which I alternated, numbered, and pinned one to each of the cubbyholes. It was fun to work on and looks quite charming.
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Hope you all had a marvelous weekend just as I did and enjoy the current season of Advent with your loved ones. Thanks for stopping by and if you leave a comment, thank you very much. May your week be filled with love and other Blessings!
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Paula (PEP)
Thank you for your much appreciated thoughts in your comment - and out two blessings are that Dev is almost recovered and our daughter came back safely at the weekend from New York.
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I wish you and your family a wonderful month of December. I will celebrate Christmas in Australia with my daughter and family.
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Glenda #67
The calendar is a winner! :)
blessings!
The advent calendar is great, it looks lovely all those numberd tags
Jackie 45
Blessings to all,
Karen
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Happy Wednesday to you,
Karin #98
Ann
Have a great day :-)
Greetings Jeannette
The advent calendar is great!
Magnificent design of your tag -
/ GB/ God bless - I guess, right!
You've had a superb days!
Good luck!
FABBY