Happy first Sunday of Advent! I was tired of our old advent wreath, which was full of wax, and poorly decorated by myself a few years ago. I looked at the prices of advent wreaths at the St. Cloud Bookshop, and thought, no way we could spend money on a new one. I removed all of the old decorations from the old one, flicked off all of the wax, spent $8 on a roll of ribbon from JoAnn's (I told you I had spent an arm and a leg for just a few items the other day!), and here it is. The best I could do were four small bows. I like this much better than it had been. I know that I will have to replace the decorations next year after the candles drip all over. I did freeze the candles in the hopes that they will burn longer. Not sure if that is an old wives' tale or not. I was out of Candle Stick 'em, but with the help of a clerk at Crafts Direct, I was able to find a new product, Tacky Wax, to hold the tapers in place for safety.
I have the fabric cut for five projects downstairs. The Christmas letter will have to wait. I am heading downstairs to sew.
