– Johan, we should get ourselves an advent candlestick!
– Sandra, look this candlestick has 4 candles, let’s use it as an advent candlestick!
(See more traditional ones, as well as others, here)
My husband and I haven’t got much Christmas decorations, we have just recently started to collect them. Johan grew up not celebrating Christmas and I left almost all my decorations with my ex. Lizette the cat says she can be a Christmas cat and demands a red bow.
Read more about how Swedes celebrate Advent and other feasts here. Happy 1st of Advent!
& speaking of Christmas, don’t forget the Special Christmas Offer in my shop (Buy 1 print – Get 1 print extra for free)!
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Thank you for the link, I really enjoyed learning more about your traditions.
love the candleholder
Oh so beautiful, those saffron buns. We're just starting our traditions too. I love your antler candleholder!
fina lussekatter. i loved lucia when i lived in sweden. all those little cute girls and their excitement. // and to my mind christmas decoration is highly overrated. i think a pretty star in the window and a lovely christmas tree is all you need.
her ghosts > i agree with you 🙂 i just don't have anything to put in a christmas tree as it is now, but i do love a "naked" tree too, as long as it smells good.
Thanks for the link! It's so nice to read about other countries' traditions. I love the idea of advent candles. This year I'm going to decorate simply and candles sound so nice. Also, my mom used to have a bottle of glögg in our kitchen cupboard for YEARS. I tasted some once when I was very young and hated it. I always want to give it another chance but am afraid to because of the memory. 🙂
Samantha > oh i know what you mean, you should try it again sometime. i didn't like it until i was about 13 years old 🙂
ha, how interesting… in our county traditionally advent candlesticks are in circle shape.
I wish you a happy warm Sunday, and I am looking forward of receiving your prints! 🙂
Happy first advent! I have never done the advent, but my boyfriend's family does. Since we moved away from home this year we are planning on doing it, except that we're having a hard time find a candle holder that holds 4 tapered candles *sigh* I love yours! Suppose to start it today so hopefully we can make-shift something maybe…
i want to make these buns this year too, i love their colour. i'm always late with christmas decorations and in the end i just put some candles everywhere 🙂
happy 1st advent!
hur var det nu igen, det där med att man inte kan köpa kreativitet? gäller ju även ljusstake.
här tänder vi bara vanliga ljus. fast fyra. lite överallt i huset. räknas! 🙂
har inte heller nåt adventigt…förutom det man stoppar i mun. läs: glögg o alladinask. 😉
emma > gött! här blire glögg och lusse NU! gonatt!
Lizette would make a fine Christmas cat!
i love your less traditional advent candles 🙂
nice fluffy 🙂
Happy 1st advent! I used to celebrate advent as a child, lighting the candles and going to mass every Sunday.
Thanks for the link!
Mm, ser fram emot min första lussebulle!
Var i Malmö i helgen och såg din affisch på Krets och postern "Numbers" på Liebling i Malmö. Ba de är ju Sandras 🙂
I love the idea of reinventing the advent candle tradition-
Hhmm… delicious lussekatter.
Have a nice week! 🙂
Nothing beats Christmas in Sweden! x
aaaw lovely!
oh, vad bra … med lussebullar 🙂
ovanlig ljusstake! är den egengjord?
We don't have the Advent tradition here, actually we have very little pre-Christmas traditions…
I usually decorate with pine branches in big vases and some candles around – keep it simple and save the trees.
The antler candlestick is perfect!
Lovely work…I think you'll sell a lot of wrist worms now!
In the Netherlands it is so very cold already!
Hi Sandra 🙂
I love that different Crhistmas style candlestick 😉
I made my Christmas tree today and, I swear, I though of you. I think you'll like it.
Great candle holder. Pretty cards too:)
Ah Lizette will look so festive with a red bow.
Why did Johan not celebrate growing up? I hope that is not too personal to ask you dear Sandra. I am just curious.
I returned to see if you answered but perhaps that was too personal and for that, I'm sorry. I just thought maybe he was Jewish.
xo
Holly