DOWELS AND
STRINGS OF
WOODEN BEADS
FRAME ELSIE’S
NO-TWO-ALIKE
STOCKINGS.
ADVENT
CALENDAR
Elsie has fond
memories of
sharing this
tradition with
her mom, so she
wanted to create
a version for her
girls. She fashioned
felt stockings in
her orange-tinged
palette. (Get
the how-to on
abeautifulmess
.com.) She fills
each with a daily
surprise of a toy,
treat, or note
with a memory-
making activity,
like listening to a
holiday song or
driving around
the neighborhood
looking at lights. ■