I am a little late with the preparation of this wreath, but it is better late than never, as they say. It is also true that my mom would ask me (again, after she asked me last week) what my wreath looked like, so I had no more excuses to delay. 😂 Aw, I think I passed the exam, I sent a photo to my parents and they liked it. 😇
So, today is the second week of Advent. In the Christian tradition, it is the time before Christmas, actually the four weeks before Christmas Day. One of the customs is to have an Advent wreath with four candles in the home and light one candle every Sunday. My parents have a wreath from many, many years ago (decades ago) that my grandmother brought from Germany when she was visiting my aunt. They put new candles every year on the wreath and during the four weeks of this Advent period, they light one candle each Sunday. Today they already have two candles.
But here I am too, I finally have my own wreath ready and here is how I made it. I know it is not perfect but I think I am happy with how it turned out.
The first step was to find any kind of a wreath that has a connection with Christmas. The only shop that was open today was a Chinese shop, where I found a wreath to hang on the door. Well, I didn't use it for that purpose; I prefabricated it. I planned to place it on a large decorative plate which even had a Christmas motif carved into it. I took the picture this way, with a lamp behind the plate so you could see it.
What would I do without helpers in these kinds of activities...? Not much, that is why I again had some helpers. Miss Clarisse whom you already met in one of my posts ironed the Christmas table runner that I hadn't used for years. And Mister Ernesto got the opportunity to cut out all the things from that wreath that I didn't like. 😁
After I cut out (sorry, not me, but Mister Ernesto did that) the horrible parts, I made a place for the candles. These artificial pine tree twigs were flexible, so I could shape them as needed.
I had the pack of these cute candles for years... Now, they are used for a good purpose.
The candle nestled in the greenery. 😁
Little angels - they had bigger sisters who are travelling right now, so they could not form part of this Advent wreath. The little ones would not get lost; they were placed in the centre of the plate, surrounded by the wreath.
It's time to light the candles. Today two. Btw, each candle has a meaning.
They symbolize the concepts of hope, peace, joy and love, which means that today, in my Advent wreath, I lit the candles of hope and peace.
My humble creation found its place on the bookshelf (usually, it is placed on the coffee table - at least, that is where my family places it). All in all, I think it is a decent Advent wreath, well, better could not be as I didn't have real conifer twigs. Maybe next year, if I start preparing it on time. 😁
Do you have an Advent wreath in your home? Is it a tradition in your family to make and put one during the time before Christmas?
