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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Your Help Wanted- How Should I Make it?

I grew up with nativity scenes in the house. Both at my own house and my grandma's Christmas included a nativity scene. Or two actually. My mom had a large wooden olive wood nativity set, and a smaller plastic set she'd let my sister and me play with and arrange as much as we wanted. Since moving away from home the only "nativity" set I've had here has been a small ornament on the Christmas tree I bought one year on clearance after Christmas was over. Best way to buy a Christmas tree by the way. Seriously can get them for cheap!

image from reusableart.com


Have you ever made your own nativity scene? I am seriously considering it! One that my 2 year old son could play with during the day. Question is, which one? So far these diy sets sound feasible to me.

The first set is made from yarn and pipe cleaners


The second set comes from my mom's old 1970s Better Homes & Gardens Christmas book and is made from fabric scraps and wooden spoons. You paint a face on the bowl of the spoon and cut the handles to different lengths.

The third set comes from the blog Holes in My Shiny Veneer.

Fourth idea is to dress the peg dolls you find in Hobby Lobby in scraps of fabric.

I even found a suggestion online to make a set from salt dough.

There are so many ideas and so few weeks until the beginning of advent! So which should I make? Any other ideas for a homemade nativity set? Opinions?






2 comments:

Jamie said...

Hi I'm a new follower from the Blogging Buddies Blog Hop!

What a beautiful picture! I have a few Nativity Scenes because my Poppa gave them to me. <3

I think making one is a great idea though. I have an idea for you! I found this on a blog somewhere but pinned it. Just do Jesus, Mary, Joseph, etc instead of St. Francis. St. Francis Peg Man

Please feel free to stop by any time!

Jamie
For Love of Cupcakes

LC said...

That's a really good idea.Thanks!

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