Advent Calendar - Finally Finished

I am famous for "unfinished" projects. Well folks - not this time. I couldn't rest until I finished up the Advent Calendar. I had a heck of a time coming up with something to put the numbers on. It had to be thick enough so the numbers would last "forever" but not so bulky that all the numbers didn't fit on the hook. I tried using Balsa wood but it was a pain to paint and I didn't get clean edges. I ended up using some SU "Glossy white paper" and spray glued two pieces together. There are numbers on both sides. Since I "lost" the dot in the exclamation point I used a Swarovski Hot Fix Chrystal in its place.



Have a good one.

Christmas Advent Calendar - Stampin Up Decor Elements

I have been MIA this past week - life got in the way of stamping and a blogging. It was budget time at work (deadline is tomorrow). I have a hard enough time doing my personal budget never mind doing one for our department at work. It is done though - I like getting that off my plate each year. Speaking of budgets - it is official - I am broke - but in a good way. My trip to Italy has been paid for. I still have 3 months to wait but there is no turning back now and I can start to get excited.

This weekend I have made up for my lack of creativity. I have some classes coming up this Friday and Saturday. Everything has been cut, sorted and separated. I can't wait to show the ladies some new techniques.

Now what I am really excited about and spent most of my weekend working on. I remember when I went to Convention last year - the one "demonstration" that I oooohed and awwwwwed about was an Advent Calendar. I remember sitting beside my travel mate and roomie (Hi Jamilla - I finally made it - a year later!) and telling her - I have to try that. It isn't finished yet but I couldn't wait to show everyone (yes I am worse than a kid at Christmas). I need to adhere the boxes to the board and finish off the date numbers. There will be a cup hook that will go in the middle and the numbers are on Balsa Wood with a hole punched at the top to go on the cup hook. I also lost the dot on the exclamation point so need to fix that as well. I was contemplating teaching this as a class - but the cost factor and prep time is enormous. I am going to give this to my niece for her family. Each of the little boxes will have treats inside. I couldn't find the boxes that were used in the demo so I used ring boxes. No word of a lie - by the time this is finished (without treats), it will be over $100.00 to make. I am happy it turned out how I envisioned it. I will post the final picture when it is all done.



Off to bed to get ready for another week. Have a good one.