Hello and welcome to day 6 of the 2020 online Advent Calendar as hosted by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching
I haven't really done a lot of specifically Christmas crafting this year, but here is a picture of this year's Christmas door wreath, made using foliage from our garden, which sort of counts (as always, please refrain from observing that the door needs painting).
The discussion topic for this year's Advent calendar is your favourite book for this time of year. Although I read voraciously I don't really have any particular seasonal favourites so I thought I'd mention a couple
of the books that the girls used to love when they were small
Mog's Christmas by Judith Kerr has Mog the forgetful cat, at first upset and confused by all the busyness of Christmas (she is particularly alarmed by a tree walking around), but eventually everything calms down ("the tree had stopped walking about and made itself all pretty")
or there is this one
Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson (Illus Hilary Knight). We only discovered Eloise by chance, picking up the book purely because our elder daughter is called Eloise, but were utterly charmed by the adventure s of this precocious little rich girl, who lives with, and pretty much runs rings around, her nanny in New York's Plaza Hotel
19 comments:
Lovely wreath, fingers crossed your cloth stays stain free. How cool to find an Eloise book!
I love your wreath, Christine. I'm not familiar with those children's books but they sound good.
That's a beautiful wreath and your runner looks lovely.
I know I've seen the Eloise book, but the Mog one looks sweet, especially with a cat!
Thanks for taking part in the Advent Calendar Blog Hop this year. I love your wreath, I made one once and should really do it again!
You've quoted my favourite line from Mog, it's a lovely story. I haven't heard of Eloise, now I have to look her up!
More new books to look out for. Never had a wreath on the door, did put one on the shed one year. Yours looks splendid.
Merry Christmas! The wreath is lovely, and the book about Mog the cat sounds delightful.
Your wreath is very very beautiful! I'm so glad you shared it! Merry Christmas!
Both your wreath and your table runner are beautiful. Merry Christmas!
Very pretty wreath! Every year I think I will make one, but, alas, not!
Gorgeous table runner, I hope it stays stain free!
Merry Christmas!
Hugs,
Barbara xx
The wreath is pretty. Those books sound delightful!
I love your door!!! Certainly didn't notice a single thing wrong with the paint...it's beautiful just the way it is.
Oh, your wreath is so very lovely, Christina! Love that it is made of things from your very own garden. And what a pretty runner--love the reindeer fabric on it :)
Your wreath is lovely and certainly sets a festive air. I don't remember any modern Christmas Tales for my boys, so I now have a couple of books to look out for to read to my Granddaughter Merry Christmas
Sweet shares; your wreath is gorgeous!! :)
Great to knock at your door with this amazing Advent Calendar and be welcomed by such a lovely wreath. I love how you made it, natural and festive! Nice fabric for your table runner. The stories sound great. Joyeux Noël ! xxx
My goodness that's a lovely wreath! And the table runner is gorgeous too! What fun books, I have always loved the Eloise stories but Mog is a new one for me! They both sound delightful! Have a very Merry Christmas!
Such a nice wreath and lovely table runner.
The wreath is very pretty! Love the blues. The books sound so cute, especially the one with the cat.
I love your pretty wreath, how well it has turned out, very clever. I would love to make one and so lucky to find a charming book that has the same name as your daughter.
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