{"id":4618,"date":"2019-11-30T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onebluestocking.ca\/blog\/?p=4618"},"modified":"2019-11-30T14:39:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T21:39:00","slug":"an-advent-wreath-er-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onebluestocking.ca\/blog\/?p=4618","title":{"rendered":"an advent wreath.. er log"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the kids are getting very excited for christmas so meg has planned 24 days worth of activities to help them wait.  tomorrow is the start of advent so she needed to make an advent wreath so the girls could light the candles (no the boys will not be allowed to help, honestly would any sane person let noah or emrys anywhere NEAR fire?)<\/p>\n<p>i know it supposed to be a circular wreath, but she decided a birch log would make a cool option so here goes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/49148325756\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"advent log, determining the length\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49148325756_90798ddf17_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt=\"advent log, determining the length\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nfirst lay the candles out to decide how long the log should be<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/49147904503\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"advent log hot glue\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49147904503_b0396c94c3_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"advent log hot glue\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nbefore cutting the log i put a couple of rows of hot glue on the bottom and then squished it flat on my silicone sheet, this made it a bit more stable and less likely to roll.  i could have cut a piece off the bottom to make it flat instead, but this was easier.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/49147833128\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"advent log sizing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49147833128_f423d07b0b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"635\" alt=\"advent log sizing\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nhere are the dimensions we used<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/49148534122\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"advent log, holes drilled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49148534122_dd4a1431ee_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt=\"advent log, holes drilled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\ni marked the candle positions with a tiny x, then drilled the holes using progressively bigger drill bits til the hole fit.  working up that way helps keep the birch bark from shattering or the log from splitting.  the final size for these (birthday) candles was a 7\/32 drill bit.<br \/>\nas you can see the candle rolled on me in spite of the hot glue, and the last hole is a bit wonky, but it doesn&#8217;t show if i photograph straight on<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/49148534592\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"advent log candles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49148534592_82a729c98e_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt=\"advent log candles\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nhere it is with the candles.  we couldn&#8217;t find the traditional purple and pink, so went with white and silver instead, because it looks nice \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>next i needed to decorate it<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/49148534857\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"advent log decor options\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49148534857_a4a92be47b_z.jpg\" width=\"605\" height=\"640\" alt=\"advent log decor options\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\ntiny red berries from a potpourri mix, and greenery pulled of a dollar store wreath<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/49147834478\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"advent log done\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49147834478_89723665fa_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"549\" alt=\"advent log done\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\ncut to size, glued on and it&#8217;s done<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the kids are getting very excited for christmas so meg has planned 24 days worth of activities to help them wait. tomorrow is the start of advent so she needed to make an advent wreath so the girls could light the candles (no the boys will not be allowed to help, honestly would any sane person let noah or emrys anywhere NEAR fire?) i know it supposed to be a circular wreath, but she decided a birch log would make a cool option so here goes&#8230; first lay the candles out to decide how long the log should be 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