Advent.3, Our Christmas Tree and Some More Homemade Ornaments

We got a tiny little Christmas tree, since we had only a handful of ornaments and all the rest I made (or found around the house).

 Here's some made from Mucha designs (I cut them out in circles and glued Christmas carols from an old hymn book to the back).

 

I decoupaged other ornaments using old hymns and pages from books.

Here's Francisco's contribution--made from his favorite newspaper.

Mama Leopard gave me some Christmas cookie cutters, so we hung those up.

Simcha Fisher writes about advent for adults--what adults can do to get ready and prepare themselves for the Christmas season. This section really resonated with me:

Be alert to nesting impulses.  When a woman is almost ready to give birth, she is often seized with an irrepressible compulsion to clean and prepare --  in obvious ways, such as stocking up on diapers and baby clothes, and in ways that have no apparent connection to the impending birth, such as alphabetizing the pantry or polishing lightbulbs.  Pregnant women are on a constant alert to prepare in any way that they can.  We can all do the same:  make a conscious effort to be open and ready to do what God wants us to do to prepare for the birth of His Son.  

I've definitely been nesting (in very modest ways) these last few weeks and am pretty proud of the way we've decorated for our first Christmas together.