Advent wreath

My friend Staci shared some cool ideas about celebrating advent with kids. And I was super excited about starting a new Christmas tradition for our expanding family. Staci had a whole packet of ideas, and it included a simple, pre-written family advent service for each Sunday leading up to Christmas.

The only one small dilemma -- I needed an advent wreath, but didn't have one. After shopping around a bit, I couldn't find one that I really liked nor one that fit my frugal tastes. Last week we did our advent service with a single candle from the kitchen.

This week I took matters in to my own hands. I decided that I needed to make my own advent wreath. I searched my friend Google Images and found some really neat ideas. So I came up with an idea and found all the materials at home -- some tealights, votive holders, and a plate.

All I needed was some kind of organic looking filler to bring it all together. As always, Michael's pulled through for me. I found a bag of potpourri in the dollar aisle (along with some stocking stuffers for Madeline and some notecards for me). Plus I had a coupon for 15% off my entire purchase.

So here it is: My 85 cent advent wreath. Voila!