Hey Everyone!
Have you noticed I've been away for awhile?!
We did some traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday & I decided to spend a little time unplugged for a bit. Although I missed blogging, I do have to admit, it was kinda nice to have some time off!
Now that Thanksgiving is over, I am in full Christmas swing! I had never done an Advent Calendar before, but after seeing all the cute ideas around blogland, I decided to try my hand at one of my own this year!
What do you think?!
This calendar was so fun & easy to put together & I love that it adds to my decor for Christmas as well!
I started with a cheap frame ($4) and some foam board ($2) from Walmart....
Then I found these cute little cards for $1.00 at Walmart as well! There are 8 cards in a packages & I bought 2 packages for this project.
Then I cut the foam board with a knife to fit inside the frame....
After I got the foam board cut to the size I needed, I took it out of the frame & wrapped it in brown paper.
Then I took the cards that I purchased & cut them in half....
After cutting the cards, I then had to decide on a layout to figure out how to fit all 25 cards into the frame.
Once I got the cards arranged the way I wanted them I secured them to the foam board using white thumbtacks that I got at Walmart as well for $1.00.
I cut my numbers out with my Cricut machine using white cardstock. Then I just used a craft gluestick to secure the numbers to the cards....
Because the cards are flat, I had to brainstorm for ideas of what I could put inside them...
A lot of Advent Calendars use candy & ornaments, but neither of those would work with the small cards...
So I decided on Christmas stickers....
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out!
And I love that the cards match my decor!
Thank you Walmart for your cheap & cute little blue cards! :)
I'm looking forward to using the Advent Calendar with Parker this year! I think he is really going to enjoy it! And now everytime he asks me when Santa is coming (trust me, he has already asked a 100 times), I just tell him to look at the calendar!
Are Advent Calendars part of your Christmas tradition?!
Have you made one this year?!
If so, I would LOVE to see it!!
Thanks for stopping by!
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Oh I am totally smitten with your advent calendar!!! I love how sophisticated it looks and yet it has those super fun stickers in it! You can still print out the verses and characteristics of Jesus from the links I shared with mine. You could just glue them to the inside of the card. Gorgeous tonya... Like everything you do. :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea my friend!! LOVE the colors of it too!
ReplyDeleteLove it! :) glad to see you are back and had a nice break :)
ReplyDeleteTonya... I love it! I love the colors and the simple display!
ReplyDeleteWe would love for you to share this on our HOme for the Holidays party!
http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com/2011/11/home-for-holidays-link-party-4.html
What a lovely project! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love the blue in your advent and apothecary. My holiday decor will also be blue to match the rest of my home.
ReplyDeleteThis turned out really cute! I love the color. I hope you'll stop by The Corson Cottage and share this at our {Home for the Holidays} link party every Friday in December. Carrie
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Love the colors!
ReplyDeleteso adorable! Advent is one of the times of year I really wish we had a little one. They are so cute and excited! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteYes...I have noticed that you have been away for awhile ! :) and you changed your profile pic..pretty lady!! Love your advent ideas,,,and the blue colors you have put on your little cabinet! Have a happy week end!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out lovely. Gorgeous colour too.
ReplyDeleteI'd love for you to share this project over at my Inspiration Party at Simply Christmas ~ http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/2011/12/inspiration-friday.html
Ah I love it!! It's very pretty and different!!
ReplyDeleteWould love for you to share at Show & Share going on now!!
vintagegwen(dot)blogspot(dot)com
Pinning this too!
This is GORGEOUS!! Would LOVE it if you would link this up at my turquoise lovin' party! (and red during the holidays!) http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2011/11/turquoise-lovin-15.html
ReplyDeleteThat is such a sweet idea and I really love the colours you have chosen too! Good on you for making your own--You are very clever!
ReplyDeleteI am hosting an Advent calendar link up as part of my 12 Days of Christmas series at my Christmas blog. I would be honoured if you could stop by and link up this wonderful idea/post!
Best Christmas wishes,
Natasha.
A pretty advent! Perfect! Thanks for leaving me a sweet note about my Anthropologie Knockoff Snow Globes. I'm glad to learn about your blog! LOVE it! All your features along the right bar are amazing and I'm excited to be your newest follower!!! I'll visit again soon!
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This came out so nice! Great idea using the stickers
ReplyDeleteTonya - LOVE these!! Those cards were a great find...I love that it's not "traditional" Christmas colors but it's so modern and sweet!
ReplyDeleteI featured this on my blog today:
http://christinasadventures.com/2011/12/sunday-features-49.html
And I'm pinning it here:
http://pinterest.com/christinasadven/20-below-features/
This is really very pretty and cleverly done with very little spent. It look great.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty advent! I'd love for you to share this at my Friday Favorites party this week!
ReplyDeleteYou've been featured!
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And by the way, have I told you how much I love your blog design? So pretty!