Friday Five: 5 Nativity Projects to Make

 

Last week the theme of the Friday Five was Advent Calendars and I mentioned that advent calendars are one of my favorite Christmas traditions. Another favorite tradition of mine is putting out our nativities. I love nativities at Christmas time. When I was a kid my mom had a special nativity set that we put out every year and I have fond memories of unwrapping each piece as we put it out each year. I love all of the different styles and types of nativities, including making some of my own. 

Ridgeline Hat- Crochet Hat Pattern in 5 Sizes

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It has been a while since I have shared a new hat pattern, and I actually have a few hat patterns in the works, including reworking a few of my older hat patterns to include more sizes. But today I have a new hat pattern to share, the Ridgeline Hat. I am sharing this hat pattern as part of the Giftstravaganza Blog Hop. 

Friday Five: 5 Advent Calendars

It feels crazy to me that it is already almost the end of November, but that means that it is advent calendar time. I love advent calendars and Christmas countdowns, they are one of my favorite Christmas traditions. Whether it is building a little LEGO figure everyday, getting a piece of candy, an ornament, a scripture, a story, or whatever else is in that little pocket, door, package, etc., or even just counting down the days on a cute calendar or chalkboard, it is just such a fun way to celebrate Christmas a little bit every day in December leading up to Christmas. 

Decoupage Wooden Christmas Trees

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I feel like I have kind of gotten off to a late start with Christmas projects this year, normally I feel like by this time of year my Christmas tree is up and I am well into Christmas crafting. This year I am working on some Christmas projects but this is only the second one I am posting and we are already halfway through November. 

Friday Five: 5 Projects to Spread Diabetes Awareness

 

Today is November 14th which happens to be World Diabetes Day, a day to spread awareness about Diabetes . This is a topic that is important to me because almost 7 years ago my middle daughter, who had just turned 7 at the time, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Since then I have made a few projects for Diabetes Awareness and thought that with today being World Diabetes Day (and the whole month of November being Diabetes Awareness Month) I thought it would be a good theme for today. 

Drawstring Bag Advent Calendar

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One thing that I love at Christmas time is advent calendars or Christmas countdowns. We always have at least one that we do, usually several, whether it be a store-bought calendar- like a LEGO  or Funko Pop advent calendar, or a reusable homemade version that we refill each year with candies, or something we put together to open each day like Christmas books, stories, or activities. It is a Christmas tradition that I love. 

Single Crochet Mesh Scarf

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Fall is my favorite time of the year, and one of my favorite things about fall is the cooler temperatures. It is also the perfect season for crochet. I mean, I definitely feel like crochet can be for all seasons but this time of year you can make and wear/use crocheted hats, scarves, blankets, etc.