thechristmasprojectdiary

Today for a time I worked again on the small Christmas angels. Here are some photographs showing the progress made. I am working on this project when I have time around other household projects and activities. It is slow progress, yet it is some progress if I just keep trying to do a little bit…

This evening I started to work on one of the unfinished projects, in the sewing project tote I found several days ago, when looking for our Christmas decorations. This particular sewing and craft project involves finishing off some small cloth doll angels I cut out and began sewing many years ago. I already have a…

Today I finally got around to putting together the garland I wished to install in the archway between the two areas that make up the living area within the house. I was unsure initially how to go about mounting the garland and in the end I used some large hooks. Using the hooks worked very…

Trees, wreaths, garlands….. there is much that can & is used to set the scene for Christmas festivities & celebrations. Over the years, I have handcrafted a number of things that now get to be enjoyed at Christmas time, as special Christmas themed decor. Nativity characters, angels bearing special Christmas greetings, quilted wall hangings, heart…

As I sit on the couch going about writing this blogpost, standing tall in the corner of the living area stands a Christmas tree. It is a tree laden with that which, for me and mine, entails a very special family tradition. A family tradition that literally began many decades ago now. Since I was…

According to Robert E. Webber in his book, Worship is a Verb: Celebrating God’s Mighty Deeds of Salvation, “Christmas is a season of joy, festivity, and fun. It’s a 12-day festival from December twenty-fifth to January sixth, the day of Epiphany. And our spiritual experience during this time should be similar to that of enjoying…

It could not have been a more deliciously perfect gift. Right there on the very first page it stated so clearly & directly exactly what has been quietly percolating in the depths of my being……..‘We don’t have to hurry through Christmas.’ Today as I opened the gift my mother had sent for me there it…