Simple Advent Calendar for Children

Christmas may be over, but there were some cool projects that got done.  The first was an Advent calendar of sorts for my youngest nieces.  I used the leftover Christmas cards that their daddy had sent; they became the fronts of the little boxes. Then I made some small 'ornaments' from some photos, found a miniature creche set, included candies and some other small items.

The girls loved the calendar, and my brother-in-law was pleased that his cards had been used.  Again.

I will be mother of the groom.

My husband is 1/2 Danish, and when we got married, he asked an aunt to make a kronsekake, or Danish wedding cake.  She did and the result was lovely.

Now that my son is engaged, I tried my hand at making a kronsekake of my own. (We pronounce this word as kon' see kie.)  The recipe is tasty, using mostly egg yolks, confectioner's sugar, lots of flour and almond paste.  I had to use special forms to create the 18 separate rings, but I was quite pleased with the effort.

Cool Crafts.

My son's fiancee brought a beautiful handmade portfolio from her mom.  She had used a pattern and sprayed adhesive to attach the fabric inside and outside.  The stationery is Christmas themed, but I plan to use it at my desk to hold loose birthday/wedding/sympathy cards.

I LOVE this!  I can see me doing something similar for my sisters.