tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post7669035891231445506..comments2023-10-26T07:14:23.891-04:00Comments on SUNFLOWER DESIGNS: AnticipationSusan Pandorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067155501209751519noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-49966691937878948062009-12-06T09:56:37.742-05:002009-12-06T09:56:37.742-05:00Just found your stash sale and giveaway ... enter ...Just found your stash sale and giveaway ... enter me in the giveaway please.<br /><br />Have a wonderful holiday season!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366495680402426885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-41013672516229098792009-12-05T15:21:25.026-05:002009-12-05T15:21:25.026-05:00I am of Dutch and German Heritage so naturally adv...I am of Dutch and German Heritage so naturally advent calenders were a part of my growing up. They ranked right up there with stollen, speculas (a molded spice cookie), pfferneuse (pepper nut cookie), and Jan Hagels (a Dutch almond/cinnamon sugar cookie). When my siblings and I were in middle school an authentic German Christmas shop opened in the resort town of Gatlinburg, TN. It became a family tradition each fall to go to the Christmas shop and select our Advent calender for that year---a "real" one, made in Germany featuring lots of tiny windows and delicate glitter (no crummy chocolate). We had a rotation for who got to keep the calender after the holidays were over. I still have one of mine and continue to use it along with the many others I have accumulated over the years. Advent calendars are a heartwarming tradition that my extended family continues to this day. Now that chocolate is involved, each grandchild/niece/nephew gets their own calendar to help them count down to Christmas.<br /><br />Thanks for enabling my walk down memory lane :-)<br />Merry Christmas!!!Kristina Plaashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824258833824532166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-6516141161751876302009-12-05T14:59:18.771-05:002009-12-05T14:59:18.771-05:00Wonderful posts, wonderful patterns. You are trul...Wonderful posts, wonderful patterns. You are truly captuing the spirit of the season.RachelAnderson on ravelrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-91218314493476494782009-12-05T14:47:32.368-05:002009-12-05T14:47:32.368-05:00I love your Christmas stories. Brings back wonder...I love your Christmas stories. Brings back wonderful memories of my own past Christmases. Thank you!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270572636191988579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-43191384541764454652009-12-05T14:09:18.611-05:002009-12-05T14:09:18.611-05:00I love the ideas in these posts--especially the te...I love the ideas in these posts--especially the tea calendar. I remember having an advent calendar as a child and bought a paper one for my children once. Later made a fabric one with little goodies in it. The tradition my kids still talk about was my hiding their stockings and sending them all over the house with cryptic clues until they found them.Marielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-54805135085551287052009-12-05T13:58:22.805-05:002009-12-05T13:58:22.805-05:00I love this thread and it really got me thinking. ...I love this thread and it really got me thinking. When our daughter was very small we always put up our Christmas tree on 3rd December (my god-daughter's birthday). Then every night the fairy at the top of the tree magic'd a present for someone in the house. The fairy's name was Fairy Nuff (fair enough!). The presents were little things we collected during the year - usually something we could enjoy as a family and that would keep my daughter occupied when I was at my busiest. She is now 25 and still insists on the fairy doing her stuff! Needless to say the tree goes up a lot later these days.<br /><br />Currently finishing your lovely snowdrift shawl - I don't think that is a Fairy Nuff present though! Can't wait for the next instalment of cowls - they could definitely fit the bill. Thank you for your wonderful inspiration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818187473178239142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-18007510716736388592009-12-05T10:23:28.880-05:002009-12-05T10:23:28.880-05:00Wonderful posts Susan; look forward to seeing all ...Wonderful posts Susan; look forward to seeing all of your creations!Creativehandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708591161906795516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-31812593324774424202009-12-05T10:22:01.101-05:002009-12-05T10:22:01.101-05:00I grew up Catholic and we used advent candles with...I grew up Catholic and we used advent candles with a wreath. I love hearing how other families celebrated their holidays, so many interesting ways.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738058993182994702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-44078971806853086172009-12-05T10:19:46.968-05:002009-12-05T10:19:46.968-05:00I too have fond memories of Advent growing up in F...I too have fond memories of Advent growing up in Finland. The season was kicked off with Pikku Joulu or Little Christmas. Small gifts or cards were exchanged on this day. I also do not recall the culmination on Christmas Day being as big as it is here in the US. I wish that I had continued the tradition with my children, but my American husband just did not get it and I did not insist. Sigh!!Finnknitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478208831651406147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-88842764498014036582009-12-05T09:46:36.355-05:002009-12-05T09:46:36.355-05:00I think my favourite advent calender was the one m...I think my favourite advent calender was the one my dad sent to me by mail when I was away from home for college for the first year ... what a suprise that was! And what a great feeling of not being forgotten back home ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-88158089950720619172009-12-05T08:37:04.265-05:002009-12-05T08:37:04.265-05:00In the previous post I meant to say that the Ukrai...In the previous post I meant to say that the Ukrainian and Russian gift giving customs, as described in the calendar, *are* different from the Ukrainian customs.Miminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-50548380204005739452009-12-05T08:34:01.600-05:002009-12-05T08:34:01.600-05:00Being Eastern Orthodox, my Christmas isn't unt...Being Eastern Orthodox, my Christmas isn't until January 7 and the weeks leading up to it are fast days with one break for the children on St. Nicholas Day, December 19,(a modern custom, kind of like celebrating Hanukah with gifts for the children). Many children received gifts on St. Nicholas' Day, but we got oranges and something for school, like a pencil, and one sweet thing. Never chocolate. So the advent calendar was always paper and my mother brought it out sometime around St. Nicholas' Day. She would buy it at a German import store, so it had angels and glitter and pretty pictures behind the doors. I've bought advent calendars as an adult whenever I found something unusual. The best one is a "Christmas Around the World Advent Calendar." Each door opens on a drawing of children in ethnic costume. On the back is description of the associated country's holiday customs. The reason I liked it so much is that behind door 7 are a Ukrainian boy and girl in costume. Unfortunately, the country is identified as Russian and the gift giving customs are not different from Ukrainian. Ah, well, they sort of tried. This was in the days before Google and Wikipedia, and the Soviet Union hadn't broken up yet, so mixing up Russia and Ukraine was common. Wishing you all a joyful and peaceful holiday season.Miminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-86909071401825601332009-12-05T00:35:33.976-05:002009-12-05T00:35:33.976-05:00just found your blog through knitting pattern cent...just found your blog through knitting pattern central... love your designs.. keep up the great work!CraftyCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288117754788726112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-36617518329223775732009-12-04T22:50:01.617-05:002009-12-04T22:50:01.617-05:00just posting.just posting.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410880980355426861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-91786872941876850182009-12-04T22:23:46.923-05:002009-12-04T22:23:46.923-05:00My grandmother was a preschool teacher, and she ha...My grandmother was a preschool teacher, and she had made a giant wall hanging advent out of felt (the fake plasticy stuff) with pockets and one GIANT felt tree. In each pocket, there was one little nicknack with a safety pin attatched. Each day, we would take the doodad out of the pocket, and safety pin it onto the tree as an ornament. on the 25th, there was a giant, weird looking baby that she had improvised some swadling for it to wear, that we would put in a pocket that was a manger. up untill about the time i was 10 I thought that being givin the honor of doing the pinning was the greated thing ever.TeresaMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-45076310528035244912009-12-04T21:57:26.928-05:002009-12-04T21:57:26.928-05:00I love your idea for a contest!
Hope I win :-)
Ha...I love your idea for a contest!<br />Hope I win :-)<br /><br />Happy holidays!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429908533540869118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-48567740786301527272009-12-04T21:52:57.236-05:002009-12-04T21:52:57.236-05:00love the blog- found you from A Tangled Tale, my L...love the blog- found you from A Tangled Tale, my LYS in OH.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906902614487167431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-5377237953750757032009-12-04T20:57:13.078-05:002009-12-04T20:57:13.078-05:00I made my children a fabric advent calendar. The f...I made my children a fabric advent calendar. The focal point was an appliqued tree pieced from triangles and tied with 1/8 inch ribbon. The wall hanging had twenty four pockets across the bottom. I embroidered numbers 1 - 24 on the pockets and put two small candy canes in each pocket - one for each child. When my daughter got married, I gave it to her. <br /><br />Nebraska KnitterNebraska Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400204456284148175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-56424572508753223472009-12-04T20:35:38.797-05:002009-12-04T20:35:38.797-05:00My family didn't do an advent calendar during ...My family didn't do an advent calendar during the Christmas holidays, but we did have our pre Christmas rituals for getting and trimming the tree and all the various build-up parties and card sending and such. It is a time of feel-good and family, for sure!Rabbitknitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468567028686597558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-85396719512723143672009-12-04T20:11:38.142-05:002009-12-04T20:11:38.142-05:00growing up we also had a felt advent calendar that...growing up we also had a felt advent calendar that had slots for candy canes at the bottom. It was one of the first things that got hung up every year! it's a lot beat up now, but still is one of the things that reminds me of Christmas, along with arguing with dad over the fake tree or a real one each year!Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-16402109373569441152009-12-04T19:32:55.186-05:002009-12-04T19:32:55.186-05:00We didn't have an advent calendar but, being c...We didn't have an advent calendar but, being catholic, we had the advent wreath. It has four candles one for each week before Christmas. Every night, after dinner, we would light the candle(s) for the week (1,2,3 or 4) and then we would read something from the prayer book. I'm not very religious but somehow that gets you in the mood for the season. We still do it today.Heidi Unoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-44223206346727350182009-12-04T19:06:22.854-05:002009-12-04T19:06:22.854-05:00I don't remember having any advent calenders b...I don't remember having any advent calenders but my mother used to buy my cousins in VT one every year. They are now in college and high school and she has stopped the tradition.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626726339137099699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-17488253928960146112009-12-04T19:05:26.452-05:002009-12-04T19:05:26.452-05:00Favorite Advent clendar was the one year we had on...Favorite Advent clendar was the one year we had one with chocolates. Normally, we didn't have a calendar, but an Advent bowl. In it were slips of paper and we had to pick one each day (5kids in my fam so the fight over who got the chocolate wasn't worth it to my mom). Each slip had something different on it, a chore or something you had to do nice for someone else in the family. In retrospect it was a really good thing, but at the time, I wanted the chocolate one.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065910298587475699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-11749874184347755572009-12-04T18:26:48.919-05:002009-12-04T18:26:48.919-05:00December is my favorite month. It's a whole m...December is my favorite month. It's a whole month of good will,giving,.excitement, anticipation, joy and a lots more.I hope everyone's December is memorable and extra special.arlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659222299931442866.post-49767554052476963132009-12-04T17:55:26.691-05:002009-12-04T17:55:26.691-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Susan Pandorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067155501209751519noreply@blogger.com