Sunday 24 December 2023

Advent 2023 - Day Twenty Four, Christmas Eve


Christmas Eve and the Rose Hip Chicks are going to do a Christmas Performance...

They have had to sack their wardrobe crew though as their special Christmas waistcoats didn't get made...


So instead they had to borrow some for the Gregor lads.  Just as well!  Perhaps next year they will get ones to match their skirts and t shirts?


So they gather round to find the last door of the Calendar


They find a pretty Christmas tree behind the door.


The perfect end for the calendar


Thank you girls, I am sure we are going to enjoy your Christmas Carol concert later tonight.



Well that is the last of the Advent Calendar openings for this year.  I am not sure if I am going to do them anymore.  I have been doing them for twelve years now on my blogs since 2012,  starting on my 'Sewing for Sasha' blog, and I'm just not sure the interest in them is there anymore like it was at the beginning.  I think also I might have moved on from wanting to do them, it is a lot of work.  We will just have to wait and see what next year brings. 

We wish all our friends a wonderful Christmas. 
 

Saturday 23 December 2023

Advent 2023 - Day Twenty Three


Two sweet babies are going to open the penultimate door


Baby Amelia and her little friend.


Oh girls, what have you got there?


Red Squirrels!


Perfect!


They look good on the little Christmas Scene.


So sweet.


 

Friday 22 December 2023

Advent 2023 - Day Twenty Two


Serena has asked Helen to help her today


They look for the door


and quickly have the gift out ready to open.


Oh what are these?


The look like little toys for the sack.


Sure enough that is where the girls have put them.


Father Christmas is all ready to deliver the gifts.


These two are quite the characters.


Helen was my bargain find in a charity shop in NZ in 2019.


She is quite sassy.


 

Thursday 21 December 2023

Advent 2023 - Day Twenty One


Of course today, being the 21st, had to have Baby Natalie open the calendar as she is was found on the 21st December 2019 in a charity shop for a mere £1.30 which was the perfect anniversary gift!  The blog post can be found by clicking HERE


She is a real sweetie, and will always be special for this reason.


She has found the 21st door very quickly.


Oh what do you have there Natalie?


With a little bit of help, she makes up the little gift boxes.


They are very cute and fit together so nicely without any need for glue, so I will take some templates of these. 


She pops them on Santa's sleigh


Very cute.


Thank you Natalie for opening the calendar today.


 

Wednesday 20 December 2023

Advent 2023 - Day Twenty


Bonnie asked Gorgeous Sindy to help her today.  She wants to be just like Gorgeous Sindy when she grows up!


How cute!


They look for the door and find it very quickly


Open it up and what do they have here?


Looks like a sack for Father Christmas


and some letters or cards.


Gorgeous Sindy places them on the scene


Gifts are needed now for the sack!


Such a gorgeous Sindy - of course - she is Gorgeous Sindy


Such a sweet little friendship.


Thank you girls. 

 

Tuesday 19 December 2023

Advent 2023 - Day Nineteen


Welcome to Day Nineteen of the Advent Calendar opening.  The weather is pretty bad today and very dark outside, so the photos are definitely not the best!  
Today Madeline has joined Mary Ellen to open the calendar.


The look for the door


It is up high so Mary Ellen opens it for Madeline


She wonders what will be inside


Oh this looks exciting


A sleigh for the the little horse to pull 


Santa looks pleased and so does Madeline.


So cute.  I wonder what will be next?


Madeline looks rather dishevelled by it all with her


off the shoulder look... oops!


 

Advent 2023 - Day Twenty Four, Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve and the Rose Hip Chicks are going to do a Christmas Performance... They have had to sack their wardrobe crew though as their s...