This is one place where the order is a little different if you're making a quilt versus a table runner. If you're making a quilt, you'll applique your tree trunks BEFORE sewing your triangles. If you're making a table runner you'll sew your triangles together first...so if you're making a table runner, you DO need this lesson, but you'll have to wait to use it.
If you're new to the quilt-along, it's not too late to get started. You'll want to go here to see the first lesson and to sign-up.
And you can review the other lessons here:
Lesson 1 - Fabric Selection | Lesson 2 - Sewing Your Greens
 | Lesson 3 - Cutting Your Triangles |
Lesson 4 - Basic Applique  | Lesson 5 - Sewing Your Triangles  | Lesson 6 - Advanced Machine Applique  |
This Santa/St. Nick was a gift to us several years ago. For the tins I used for others, I put in a Santa ornament (a cool rusted metal looking one). The picture of Christ emerging from the tomb is an LDS pass-along card. If you're LDS you'll know where to get them. If you're not LDS and can find some LDS missionaries, they'll give them to you for free. The holly I made using a template I found on the internet. It's two layers of felt sewed together around the edge and sewn down the middle with a few buttons for holly. (I tried finding a fake holly garland to cut up, but the ones I found would have looked tacky if I'd just cut off a couple leaves.) There were cheaper options for the cookie cutter, but I really liked how this looked and it still wasn't too expensive since it was 50% off. You could just use one from your stash.
The gift box came already wrapped that way in a package of about 6. The candle is an ornament we already had, but I just bought small candles in a 10 pack and included those in the gift tins. The lamb was the most expensive bought item for these...I think $2. For the gift tins, I put in a little wood cut out one that was already painted for the lamb. The baritone/tuba is an ornament we also already had. For the gift tins, I used a wood cut treble clef that was already painted.
The manger I made with a glue gun and mini-popscicle sticks. The Christmas card is one left over from the previous year. 
I was surprised how hard it was to find a good evergreen wreath. They were all either $3+ each or looked tacky. I made my own with 2-12'' straight pieces of the cheap, fake evergreen stuff, doubled them up to make it look thicker, and wrapped it with ribbon and tied the bow.
The candy cane came in an 8 pack. The bell came in a back of about 15. The star was from the bead/jewelry section and came in a set of 3. The Christmas tree was just plain wood and I painted it with acrylic craft paint and then sprayed it with a shinier coating.
There's a story that goes with this that's been around for years usually titled something like "Teach the Children." I have no idea who originally wrote it. We found one similar to 
