12 Days of Christmas Ornaments-Crochet Octopus!

On the first day of Christmas, I put on my tree...an underwater amigurumi! (We fought it for as long as we could...but as soon as Thanksgiving is over, it is officially C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S T-I-M-E here at The Afternoon! And to help you deck your halls and trim your tree, we are bringing you 12 days of posts about our wide variety of Christmas ornaments, everything from adorable to elegant to funky to modern.) Day one has to go to our brand new handcrafted octopus ornaments--adorably retro and utterly unique, I had to buy one of these little guys before he even made it to the display tree! They come in a variety of colors and two styles--decked in a scarf or with a darling little Santa hat! Each one is hand-crochet by local Omaha designer Rachel Ourada so they are one-of-a-kind (and be sure to stop by our Westroads and Midtown Crossing locations to check out Rachel's gorgeous photography of Nebraska landmarks!) Coming up tomorrow: Getting tipsy!