Tomorrow is Rudolph Day so I thought I'd give you a quick rundown on the five things that make it a lot of fun and a productive day. After all, the goal of Rudolph Day is to plan some simple tasks for the month ahead, in order to get ready for Christmas Day with plenty of time to spare. Who wants to be trying out a new craft, a new recipe, or a new decor theme in the middle of December when all the chaos of the holidays is in full swing?
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Pick a craft project to try and fine tune. If you're participating in an ornament or other gift challenge, you don't want your offering to look like a Pinterest fail. Over the years, I've tried many things and I know what works and what doesn't (ie. my skill level vs. my expectations!). My Snowman Disc from a few years ago wasn't quite as polished as the one I found but it was presentable. Make sure you have all of your supplies ready to go so you can just sit down and sew, knit, crochet, or cut and glue with everything you need close at hand.
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| The sample |
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| My ornament |
Pick a recipe and do the same. I found I wasn't quite as adept at using a silicone mold as I thought I would be. No doubt practice would make perfect so try and try again. I also found that although some things turned out looking like the picture, I didn't really care for the taste. Don't make your guests into recipe guinea pigs.
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| My Peppermint Bark Snowflakes and the sample (top photo) |
THREE
A big part of Rudolph Day is to immerse yourself in the spirit of Christmas for the day. That means making sure that you have the movie (or a movie if you're choosing one at random) ready to go. The Christmas fans over at the Magical Holiday Home Forums pick a movie each month so that they can chat about it afterwards. If a movie is not on your agenda for Rudolph Day, dig out a Christmas CD to spread some Christmas cheer.
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Work on the task for the month. Whether you follow a plan such as Organized Christmas that has a theme each month or just come up with a task yourself, Rudolph Day is the time to work on things at a slower pace so that month by month, you have broken Christmas preparation into manageable segments.
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Finally, snap a few photos and whip out a blog post. Share your celebration with others. We'd love to hear all about it.
Great Five on Friday!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Rudolph day before and I don't dare to tell Carly about it, she is a big enough Christmas fanatic as it is without giving her an excuse to have a mini Christmas every month haha
Your makes look fabulous though, well done
Wow! Rudolph Day ... I adore the idea! Love your snowman ornament. Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteLovely Five on Friday. Rudolph day sounds like fun but I have to admit I'm not in the mood for more Christmas yet lol.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of Rudolph Day... but I coudn't bring myself to go "there" just quite yet! I am, however, trying to motivate myself to work on a 12 Days of Christmas that I stalled on a few months ago. Maybe this will inspire me to pick it up again. Have a wonderful weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteRudolph Day sounds like a good idea. But I have so many things to accomplish first for spring and summer that I won't think about Christmas until fall. I think your snowman disc ornament looks equally as fine as the pinterest version.
ReplyDeleteHello fellow Southerner, we're down here in Georgia and ex-Army.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea Rudolph Day. I'm still working on Christmas presents only because I didn't finish them l last year.
I know I've said it before (at least I hope I have), I am SO happy that you convinced me to try Rudolph Day last year. I haven't had stellar Rudolph Day progress these first two months this year. Tomorrow I will be attending a quilt retreat. A friend and I are carpooling. Should I surprise her with Christmas carols in the car? :)
ReplyDeleteHave you changed your blog name? The character of Hyacinth Bouquet is one of my favourites! Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteWow. Great idea. If only I didn't have so much to finish right now I'd be in there with you
ReplyDeleteHello Pamela. It's good to meet you through Five on Friday. You have an interesting blog. Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. My granddaughter would like the idea of Rudolph Day. She loves Christmas. I'm glad there's a group of you who enjoy preparing for this special day once a month. All the best, Linda :)
ReplyDeleteYour things look lovely but I don't think I could start thinking about Christmas again at the moment! Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteWow,such a great idea. They are so pretty!I like your blog title!
ReplyDeleteHappy day to you!
Wow,such a great idea. They are so pretty!I like your blog title!
ReplyDeleteHappy day to you!
This is wonderful, Pamela! I am going to save this in my Rudolph Day folder as it is great advice. Not sure yet if I will be doing anything Christmasy today as it looks busy, but I did write a post last night reflecting on Christmas 2016, so I will count that.
ReplyDeleteI think your ornament came out every bit as nice as the Pinterest one. Cute idea!
I enjoy seeing what others do for Rudolph Day, but I haven't yet gotten into it myself. The one thing I am doing on this Rudolph Day is starting my annual Christmas letter... Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I love Rudolph day and I love that you took the time to actually blog about the way you spent yours! I hope you have a splendid week!
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of Rudolph Day but I think it's a brilliant idea! Thank you. I shall get myself organised for 25th March. I think both your snowman and your snowflakes look fab. x
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