THIS POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS. WE WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR PURCHASES MADE THROUGH THOSE LINKS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU. ALL VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE OUR OWN. I recently wrote a post about my experience with juicing pomegranates. You can read it here if you missed it. Of course, the reason I was juicing pomegranates was to end up with the beautiful product of pomegranate jelly!
If you follow this blog, you know that I love making jams and jellies. But, I had never made pomegranate jelly before, so this was a learning experience for me!
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Possibly one of my favorite posts to research is this one, where I find awesome Nativities for those of you who love to collect them and add them to your Christmas display. I can't possible compete with some of the people I know who have literally thousands of beautiful, cute and memorable nativities. I have a few and I know that it is impractical for me to get many more and have to store them somewhere. But, I sure do love to look at them and admire the beauty of the way the beautiful story of the birth of the Savior is depicted by many artists.
Let's start with this beautiful one from Peru. It is so simple, sweet and humble. This one reminds me of one that I have, gifted to me by my daughter and SIL from Ecuador. I love it!
Since my son was a missionary in Africa, I found a couple of Nativities from that continent. I didn't find a set specifically from the Ivory Coast where he served, but the styles I'm seeing in these still remind me of the things he brought home from there.
This first one is from Uganda. I love the brightly colored fabrics!
This next one is from Machakos, East Africa and is made from banana fiber. If you look closely, you will see how intricate the work is on it.
Finding a Nativity carved from olive wood isn't very unusual, but this set is particularly beautiful. I love the natural element of the cave, which will be different for each piece, making each set unique. But, be aware that each piece of the set is priced individually!
Finally, besides Nativities, I also love Advent calendars. I posted about those this year already! So, If I have a chance to combine an Advent Calendar with a Nativity, that is real Christmas Joy! That is why I fell in love with this Nativity Advent set when I saw it!
Those are my 2023 favorites this year! I hope you see one that speaks to you.
I'm super excited about our upcoming women's group activity at church in December! We are having everyone bring their favorite Nativity so that we can have a display of them for everyone to see and admire. I think I've decided which one I will bring, or maybe two, and I can't wait to see what everyone one else shares!
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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. I have been sharing handmade gift ideas with you lately. I've been pretty busy and productive making these and these for family, neighbors and friends as I prepare for Christmas this year. Making things myself really helps to put me in the Christmas Spirit! Another very popular gift I'm working on this year are a couple of recipes for gifts in a jar. With grocery prices being so high this year, I feel like some food gifts will be appreciated by many and I have found and come up with some great recipes! Plus, I've found efficient, quick ways to pack and seal them so that making up a bunch of these gifts is a snap! First, I'll start with a couple of recipes! One uses a quart jar and one uses pint jars.
This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated for purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. All views expressed are my own. Thank you for your support! Isn't it funny how sometimes you get a new gadget for your kitchen and you fall in love with it and use it constantly for awhile? At least until you get your next new thing! Trying out a new gadget can keep your time spent in the kitchen fresh and more enjoyable than just doing the same old things over and over again. Sometimes I don't like to break away from my old ways, but then I discover a new kitchen gadget and I fall in love with it.
I recently purchased a new gadget from my sister's Pampered Chef party that I've had fun with and thought I would tell you about it. Then I thought it would be fun to hear what my girls are enjoying right now as well! |
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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