Friday Five: 5 Christmas Decor Projects

  

Today is Friday, which means it is time for another Friday Five. This is one of those times that I kind of regret doing the Friday Five theme with only 5 projects, because I have way more than 5 projects that fit in this theme and it was really hard to choose which ones to include on this list. I wished I could either add more than 5 to the list or have more weeks until Christmas so I could break it into multiple weeks either by craft or by project type, but Christmas will be here in just a few week and I don't have time for that.

Bitty Blizzard Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along

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After I finished my last crochet along, the Bewitching Bears Crochet Along, I posted a poll on social media for you to vote on the next crochet along theme. I had 4 options for a Christmas/Winter themed crochet along, 2 were very much Christmas themed, 2 were more just winter themed. I shared the poll in a few different places to give as many people possible a chance to vote on their favorite theme. The first time I counted up the votes in order to pick the winner the top three picks were separated by one vote each, so I was worried that having people vote to choose the theme may not have been the most effective option. I decided to wait a few days and add the votes up again and that time, although they were all still close, one theme did rise to the top with more votes than the others. The theme that ended up in first place is...

Trinity Stitch Christmas Ornaments

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Last year I bought a big box of clear ball Christmas ornaments with a few different projects in mind, and I made a few of them, but I had every intention of using some of them to make some crochet covered ornaments but with other projects I was working on it didn't happen last year. So this year I pulled out my box of ornaments and made some quick crocheted ornaments. 

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.