Advent Tree

I have briefly mentioned in the past that I am part of the ministry support staff at my church. I wear many hats which makes my job very interesting. Rarely do I have to don a decorator's hat but this year I decided that our tiny waiting room needed a bit more of Christmas than peppermints. I toyed with many ideas and made several sketches of what I wanted the tree to look like. I finally decided on an Advent Tree.

The tree itself is a 4ft pre-lighted tree. The table skirt is a Martha Stewart holiday special from K-Mart. The crowns and the tags were cut with a co-worker's Cricut machine (which I must say is absolutely incredible!). The crowns have some of the names of Christ on them. The oval tags have Old Testament prophetic Scripture and New Testament Scriptures detailing the birth of Christ. I tried hard to keep it understated because the message it holds is where the "sparkle" comes from. I am so pleased with the way it turned out that I will expand upon it next year by using our Sunday School kids to help me out. Maybe next year I will opt for a bigger tree!

The South is cold today. Hope your heart is sunny and warm!