{"id":2886,"date":"2021-11-30T23:40:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T23:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?p=2886"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:19:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T13:19:46","slug":"advent-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/30\/advent-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"48e5397a39c6ea4ae31e40d674b2fea7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- july 2019 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9380921822254336\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9798147637\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Advent clendar hanging\" data-id=\"2885\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2885\" class=\"wp-image-2885\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-640x960.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">nearly finished <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">just a few mote touches to go. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished this in January of this year; I\u2019d found the Advent Calendar panel, bought years ago, in amongst some Christmas fabrics when I was looking for something else. &nbsp;I decided that although I\u2019d not get it done for Christmas, Advent was almost half way through, I\u2019d start and plan to finish it, a stitch in time, so that I could hang it for Advent 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s just a panel, which has the printed background and a strip of pockets, which are to be cut out and applied to the same image on the background fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Detail Advent Calendar\" data-id=\"2894\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2894\" class=\"wp-image-2894\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-640x960.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5093-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">each pocket is topstitched onto its corresponding image<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Each pocket was cut, the raw edges turned and I tacked the edge down so that I could see the slim gold line at the edge. The plan was to topstitch the pockets onto the backing with a gold thread, but I didn\u2019t like the effect, so I unpicked the ones I\u2019d done and topstitched in a matching thread.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;I also considered topstitching in various thread colours to match the colour of the pocket numbers, but that was beginning to look messy, that didn\u2019t work either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"quilting detail of Advent calendar\" data-id=\"2892\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2892\" class=\"wp-image-2892\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-640x960.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5091-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">details to be quilted<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the pockets were sewn on, there needed to be more quilting to reduce the puffiness where the pocket were not placed.&nbsp; I just picked out motifs in the same matching cream thread. Mostly these were hand stitched, because they were fiddly and in some cases too near the pockets for the machine foot to sew without  pushing and pulling the fabric. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"the backing ;Advent Calendar\" data-id=\"2895\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2895\" class=\"wp-image-2895\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-640x427.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5094-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">making the backing fit.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;I was determined not to buy any more fabric for this Advent Calendar project.&nbsp; Seriously I have enough fabric to sink a ship. So I found a piece of ivory fabric with a gold and black motif in the Christmas box, which was not quite wide enough, and added green borders to make it fit the back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The reason I chose green, (I\u2019d rather have used red) was so that the edge at the front would match the edge on the back and any wobbliness or misalignment would be less apparent.&nbsp; It worked and I\u2019m happy with it. There was also enough of the green to make a hanging sleeve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"little pictues for the pockets \" data-id=\"2901\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2901\" class=\"wp-image-2901\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-640x960.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5098-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">see the little picture cards<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Adventcalendar\">So the Advent Calendar was finished\u2026 well almost.&nbsp; Traditionally, (I\u2019m talking about my childhood in the 1960\u2019s), Advent Calendars were a just paper, or card, the little windows had no chocolate or treats behind them, only a little picture and I remember the excitement of seeing what might be behind the little door each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;I didn\u2019t want to just drop a sweet or wrapped chocolate in each pocket, I don\u2019t need the calories anyway, and I couldn\u2019t guarantee to have the self -discipline not to go chocolate rustling late at night, nor trust the beloved not to do so either. So what to put in the pockets?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"little pockets on an Advent cClendar\" data-id=\"2897\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2897\" class=\"wp-image-2897\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-640x427.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5097-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">There&#8217;s got to be something wonderful in each pocket on an Advent Calendar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As I took down my Christmas cards at Epiphany I began thinking about those little pictures behind the doors on my childhood Advent Calendars.&nbsp; Would an image on its own be enough?&nbsp; I cut a number of cardboard squares, small enough to fit into the pockets, each with a Christmassy image, Robins seem to be well represented, but then I like Robins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s where I left it, the Advent Calendar with a temporary hanging cane and a string to hang it by and the pockets full of little squares of Christmas card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Advent clendar hanging\" data-id=\"2885\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2885\" class=\"wp-image-2885\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-640x960.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5089-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">nearly finished <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month I rooted out the Advent Calendar from its resting place and began thinking about how it should be finished.\u00a0 I wanted a wellbeing theme, something positive to think about each day, something maybe to do for my wellbeing. \u00a0My Niece has an Advent Calendar, which she made from downloaded materials from Calm Moment you can find it here, (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calmmoment.com\/mindfulness\/mindful-christmas-advent-calendar\/\">https:\/\/www.calmmoment.com\/mindfulness\/mindful-christmas-advent-calendar\/<\/a> )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;I printed the 24 wellbeing suggestions from the Calm Moment Advent Calendar cut them approximately square and folded each one diagonally twice, tucking it into the pockets on the Advent Calendar. I also searched Pinterest for Christmassy quotes, printed those very small and glued one to each of my little squares of Christmas card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Through Advent I will have a Christmas affirming quote and a wellbeing suggestion for every day and not a calorie in sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"unfinished Advent Calendar\" data-id=\"2899\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2899\" class=\"wp-image-2899\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-640x427.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_5099-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">not the finished article<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Adventcalendar\">The only thing is\u2026 The hanging arrangements still don\u2019t work for me, I need a metre or so of gold cord, and a stick&nbsp; (with knobs on,) that I can paint gold., and tie the gold cord to. Inevitably even with my  best efforts, it wasn\u2019t ready in time for Advent. Shoot me! I\u2019m still working full time and looking after my old Ma, and we have to keep a sense of proportion.&nbsp; I\u2019ll go into town on Saturday and buy gold cord, the stick I have, knobs are on order, (wooden beads actually) and all will be complete before Advent is over, honestly! &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, (I\u2019m talking about my childhood in the 1960\u2019s), Advent Calendars were a just paper, or card, the little windows had no chocolate or treats behind them, only a little picture and I remember the excitement of seeing what might be behind the little door each day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1085,63,11,1066,3,1074],"tags":[1081,1082,80,32,1084,944,10,16,945,14,7,924,1083],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2886"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2886"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2909,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2886\/revisions\/2909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}