The Completed Advent Candle Wreath:
I used antiques: one antique mirror, one silver tray, and five candlesticks with bobeches.
I bought one 100% pure beeswax Advent Candle Kit from http://www.toadilyhandmade.com.
I purchased the ribbon from Cindy’s Chapeaux in Havana, FL.
I picked up [free] fresh evergreens from St. Paul’s United Methodist Church: Boy Scout Christmas Trees [Lake Ella].
http://www.Toadilyhandmade.com Advent Candles:
Benjamin, 2.10 years, rolling the Rose Candle.
I love the expression of accomplishment and wonder on Benjamin’s face,
after he completed the Advent Candles at his home: “I did it myself!”
The Tree of Jesse
The Tree of Jesse:
One wrought-iron “Winter Tree Ornament Display Stand,” spray-painted “Hammered Black.”
Hand-made-by-local-artists:Sstained-glass and beveled-glass ornaments. [Some are from Susan’s Stained Glass at The Cottage Shops at Lake Ella, Tallahassee, FL.]
Vintage velvet fabric.
A beautiful jewel box from Korea, from my friend Eun Kwak.
Inside the Jesse Tree Jewelry Box:
A velvet pouch, containing a pewter ornament, depicting the Holy Family.
This ornament is hidden until Christmas Morning, when we will hang it on the Jesse Tree.
Our Dining Room Table:
Antique bowl with pomegranates.
Our Dining Room Table:
100% pure beeswax votives.
Royal blue hemmed fabric for table runner.
A Simple Glass Nativity Scene, Made in Germany
Illumined from behind, with a 100% pure beeswax votive.
A hemmed square of organdy fabric veils the Nativity Scene, until Christmas Morning.
Nativity Scene
I bought this from Ten Thousand Villages, several years ago.
It is perfect for small children.
Inside the velvet pouch are wooden figures of the Holy Family.
We will add the Holy Family figures to the Nativity Scene, on Christmas Morning.
The Completed Nativity Scene with Holy Family Figures.
Nativity Scene:
A simple wooden stable and wooden image of the Holy Family
It would be easy to make the stable.
I bought the Holy Family wooden image at Ten Thousand Villages.
The Holy Family wooden image will stay hidden, inside an organdy pouch, until Christmas Morning.
A Simple Wooden Bell-Shaped Ornament,
with figures of Holy Family and sheep.
From Ten Thousand Villages.
Simple Ornament: Angel
From Ten Thousand Villages.
An Olive Wood Ornament: Dove
From Ten Thousand Villages.
Advent Calendar Book:
I do not know if this book is in print anymore.
It is a very sturdy Calendar/Book, which you can use every year.
Day One [A] of Advent Book
Day One [B] of Advent Book
The Very First Christmas
This is a book from Hallmark, from my dear friend, Ida Jean Sapp.
It is perfect for grandparents: Record the story onto a microchip and your grandchildren can hear your voice,
every time they turn the page!
This is a great book for families with children, godchildren, or grandchildren.
Margot’s Corner 
