When I saw that Crafting Ireland magazine were looking for submissions on the theme "The Night before Christmas" it got me thinking. Well, as a child I always hankered after an Advent calendar but such fancy ideas were not welcome in our house. Spending good money on a calendar that lasted for one month only!!! What!?! When you could get a FREE calendar for the whole year from the local bank......how things have changed - I guess the banks won't be handing out very many calendars for 2012!!
So this year I made my own Advent calendar using a selection of MME papers that I have collected over the past 2 or 3 years. The centre piece is a 12" by 12" sheet with a beautiful Santa on it. I surrounded him with tiny pocket that have concertinaed sides. They are closed with sticky velcro and they can be opened and a small treat popped inside. I used the Tim H vintage alphabet die for the dates and the Weathered Clock die for the clock. Please excuse the shadows - it was a very sunny day!
So this year I made my own Advent calendar using a selection of MME papers that I have collected over the past 2 or 3 years. The centre piece is a 12" by 12" sheet with a beautiful Santa on it. I surrounded him with tiny pocket that have concertinaed sides. They are closed with sticky velcro and they can be opened and a small treat popped inside. I used the Tim H vintage alphabet die for the dates and the Weathered Clock die for the clock. Please excuse the shadows - it was a very sunny day!
Anyway my calendar was published in Issue 5 click here to read and I finally have my Advent Calendar to hang up on 1st December!
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Geraldine x
