Decorating and Counting Down

Clara and I took out the interior decorations to put them up today.  We don't do a lot.  We hung our stockings on the mantle along with a few other decorations:

Mostly we spent time putting up the various Nativity Sets.  I started quietly collecting these a few years ago, and I try to add a new one each year (usually purchased at an after Christmas sale).  Here's a picture of the very first Nativity Set I purchased (it's a small egg from El Salvador) and the most recent one (the Willow Tree pair):

As far as an Advent Countdown, I have 25 Tim Holtz style tags that I made two years ago on which I put the numbers 1-25.  They're sitting on the hearth in a basket in the first picture of today's post.  My plan is always to put them up, one each day.  But my problem is finding an adhesive that will actually hold them in place! I try something new every year, but I'm still looking for the perfect solution! LOL! Speaking of Tim tags, here's my tag for Day #4:

How's your decorating coming along?  Do you have a holiday collection?