St. Lucia crown holiday tradition
Merry Christmas
Carol, is this the 20th year you have made the St. Lucia Crown bread?
Background information from the web:
https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/sweden.shtml
Tag Archives: Christmas
Happy Holidays!
12 DecChristmas tree launch? Entrance to the Indianapolis Museum of Art
New Fields: More than a Museum
Gardens, Old Field Estate, Greenhouse, 100 Acre Park
Drive thru Christmas light show is the main attraction this year.
72 done!
3 OctShower caddies for the lady residents of Wheeler Mission. This is Elfcroft’s third year to partner with friends and colleagues to give shower caddies filled with gifts at Christmas.
Five pieces cut from Outdoor, water-resistant, mildew resistant fabric from Fabricguru.com ( (1) 11×21″, (1) 8×28″, (1) 8″ round with button holes for drainage, (2) 3″x16″ for handles; about 1/3 yard of 54″width)
Ready for delivery to our staging area and stuffing in early November.
Tree Story
21 Dec“Eve” was a Christmas present to us Christmas “Eve” of 2006. (She should NOT be on the table cloth.)
If trees could talk….
The six sparkly cane shaped ornaments were my first purchase (early 1970s). I remember the Christmas Shop well. It was July in North Carolina! The shop was cool! Full size trees were decorated to the max. Enchanting. Delightful.
The Christmas Shop, 621 South Highway 64, Manteo, NC 27954 – See more at: http://outerbankschristmas.com/About.htm#sthash.i4bIvfu5.dpuf
According to the history on their website, they downsized and closed the business for 90 days in 2008. It has since reopened and sounds delightful as I remember.
For more than twenty years I had fresh-cut Christmas trees, they are not talking. About twenty-five years ago, when “more was more”, I bought this little tree to be a “theme” tree in my master bedroom. The vision: white lights and blown glass ornaments. That plan was in effect for several years. When my stepdaughter insisted on decorating a Christmas tree each Thanksgiving weekend, she claimed this little one for her room the next 10 years. The decorations were all of her choosing.
After a seven-year storage period, our littlest tree regularly appears with ornaments selected to remind us of our angels Anne, Grandma Sophie, Kathy and beloved cat Shelby. Merry Christmas to all!
Tree Story
Encore! 2016 Shower Caddie gift bags good to GO!
22 NovSanta’s elves had a busy afternoon filling shower caddies gift bags for the residents of Wheeler Mission for Women.
Stuffing?
Sweet treats
Elves?
Our Leader
Our service project started in April. 25 yards of outdoor fabric was sewn into 72 homemade shower caddies featured in two blog posts (progress reports). These gift bags will be delivered to Wheeler Mission for Women for Christmas.
Bold graphics
Stripes and graphics
Our wish is that these gifts will remind the ladies they are loved all year long.
Tree Story
22 DecIf trees could talk….
For more than twenty years I had fresh-cut Christmas trees, they are not talking. About twenty-five years ago, when “more was more”, I bought this little tree to be a “theme” tree in my master bedroom. The vision: white lights and blown glass ornaments. That plan was in effect for several years. When my stepdaughter insisted on decorating a Christmas tree each Thanksgiving weekend, she claimed this little one for her room the next 10 years. The decorations were all of her choosing.
After a seven-year storage period, our littlest tree regularly appears with ornaments selected to remind us of our angels Anne, Grandma Sophie, Kathy and beloved cat Shelby. Merry Christmas to all!
Tree Story
Favorite things at Christmas
25 Dec
Tatted ornaments-1
Tatted ornaments-2
Tatted angel
Tatting is a special needlework craft which was a passion of my great aunt Mary. Her legacy includes a collection of snowflakes, bells, globes and angels to fill a tree. Mom uses them every year.
Red and green apples
Salsa
Red Roses
I prefer the traditional red and green color scheme for Christmas, especially when the source is non-traditional like red roses, apples and salsa in a green glass bowl.
Merry Christmas!
elfcroft 