Thursday, December 1, 2011

DIY Advent Calendar

Enjoy this little DIY I put together for you to countdown the 25 days of Christmas! I got this idea when I found out that these plastic sleeves were going to be thrown out at work.  I thought they would be the perfect size for a project like an advent calendar.  And since I don't have a mantel, I pinned these to the garland going up the stairs instead.  They just add a nice pop of holiday color to the staircase, I think. Have fun making one for yourself!  Let me know how yours turns out :)

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wish I was crafty! I settled for the $.99 advent calender fro trader joe's lol

Lauren said...

Oh, that's great! I love it on the garland. I'm like Zoe though: not crafty. :(

Tori said...

I like how resourceful you were with the plastic sleeves! Great tutorial and your photos are great as always : )

Chrystina said...

I agree with Tori, the plastic sleeves were an awesome idea!! I wish I could find time in my life to do something like this. On a separate note - I also really like the layout of this post.

Chrystina said...

I agree with Tori, these plastic sleeves are awesome! I wish I had time to do something like this. On a separate note - I really like the layout of this post, it really pulls you down the page.

Liz said...

Thank you ladies! These were fun to put together.

Chrystina, I finished this project over a course of 2 weeks in front of the tv. Anytime I was watching I'd have this project in front of me, so it didn't really feel like it took that much time to complete.

Happy crafting!!

Andrea Victoria said...

Thank you for stopping by my blog today, Liz! This is my first visit to you, definitely won't be my last =) Love this DIY Advent calendar project.

Theresa / InspirationCOOP said...

I love this DIY idea! Great tutorial. I've never made an advent calendar before, but now that I have kids, I'm thinking it would make a wonderful tradition. Thanks for sharing!