Day 17 of the Advent Season

Homemade Mini Tote Bags

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The girls got these mini tote bags today from the Advent calender, I made them from the trouser legs of an old pajama bottom that was made for my eldest when she was about 15 months old. What's nice is that both girls wore this pajama set during their toddler years and I have been wanting to make them a mini tote bags for awhile but kept putting it off. When I came a across this pajama set in my mend it bag, tote bags screamed out at me and well here you are.

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They both love them and have attached the handbag charms the received over the weekend. The little one wore hers all night before going to bed and has fulled it with all her Advent goodies plus other stuff. I'm really happy I made these out of the old pajama bottom, these pajamas are from a set of five pajama sets I had made for my eldest when she was just turned 1yr and it was her first ever big girl pajama sets (nightclothes), as prior to that between the ages of 6 months and a year living in the Trinidad I simply put her to bed in nappies and a armless vest. And as I am and old sentimentalist at heart every time I look at these bags it will help me to remember those early days of parenthood.

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They heard two bible stories today.

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Heavy snowfalls forecasted and it has begun.

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Another parang influenced Christmas song and the title says it all... Trini christmas Is The Best!!

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Susan Macio - Trini Christmas Is The Best.