This is the Baby Jesus for a Nativity set my grandma made for me. She is the queen of felt, and she gave me the pieces for a nativity that go on my Christmas tree. I usually try to get the nativity up first so I can group them all together, but this year I forgot to do that before the kids went crazy on the tree, so they are scattered, but they are all there.
This nativity I made at a Relief Society Craft night. Michelle, I still love this one. I’ve made many more like it to sell at craft fairs or give away as gifts.
Eric got to go to Israel this summer for a conference. I told him, I didn’t care what he brought home for the kids, but I wanted only one thing. A Nativity set made in Jerusalem. This is what he brought home. This picture doesn’t do the detailed carving justice. I love it!
This was a project we did this year for our Relief Society craft night. The glass blocks have vinyl silhouettes on them of the nativity scenes and I put Christmas lights inside the blocks to backlight them. I used a batting-like material to block the lights from being seen and diffuse the light in the blocks. I am super happy about how they turned out!
Pretty soon I am going to be in full crazy mode trying to get everything done for Christmas before my parents come in less than two weeks. Wowza! But when I take a minute to sit and look at one of my nativities, I remember to slow down, breathe, and enjoy the celebration of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. He is the reason for the season, after all.
