Christmas Traditions

A great thing about blogging is looking back through time to see what one was doing over several Christmas Seasons. I took a short visit back in time this week.

The JOY banner is now part of my Christmas decorations, it joins a different display each year.

Every year I hang a Christmas wreath on the front door. I used to make my own.
from wire hangers and found greenery and cones. Now I take the 'easy way'. Life changes.

I loved using blocks in decorations, a simple way to make a statement.

 My sister wrote about her family traditions on a couple of weeks ago. She gave me the Christmas Village many years ago and it is an important part of my traditions. Gingerbread house (sweet memories) and always bulbs that flower in December, good memories.

 Every year I use poinsettia to decorate, adding branches or decorations and using different containers each year.

Lots of bits and pieces collected and mixed up for Christmas.

The Advent Calendar I made as a young mom is a pattern in the 1981 Family Circle. My friend Kathy and I worked together on our calendars while our little boys played, 33 years ago.

Family traditions. 

I am helping DGS with a school project on Christmas Traditions this month. He chose Switzerland because his other dear grandmother was born there. I now know about the Christkindli, more about Advent Calenders, Samichlaus and his sidekick Schmutz and Bells and Trees.

Hope you fondly remember some of your childhood family traditions and are also enjoying adding your own traditions.

Next post will be December 19th.

Most recent aVG (aVintageGreen) posts:

Dec. 12th  Christmas Nativity and a Painted Tray

Dec.   9th  Baby Its Cold Outside

Dec.   5th  Christmas Visit To My Booths

Dec.  2nd  Christmas Vignettes from Great Junk

Nov. 29th  COATS Super SHEEN Thread Cabinet

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