advent calendar...

First, I want to thank you all for letting me know that I am not the only one who starts another project mid-stream of umpteen other ones!

Second, I know I promised to show you last week my new project that I started and finished all in one day, but I sort of got busy.

No, I didn't start another project.

I was off having tons of treasure hunting fun with Mary Ellen and Karen from the shop.

Thanks girls...can't wait to do it again!

My new project was to make another advent calendar for our Vintage Holiday Open House.

It all started with a tiny tree...

A touch of whimsy...

A few vintage trinkets...

A little tinsel and stamped ribbon...

And I ended up with this...

I really enjoy making these!

You can see other calendars I have made over the years here and here.

I will be joining

Blissful Whites Wednesday

and

Fabulously Creative Friday.

Thank you for stopping by ~ have a great week!

advent calendar...

With our Holiday Open House starting this Saturday at the shop, I wanted to make another Advent calendar for it.

You may remember this one I sold a few weeks ago...

photo from Sandy Foster

I used a vintage frame that I found treasure hunting and Jim added some old beadboard to the back.  I painted the whole thing white.  Instead of tea staining the tags I left them white and started to fill in the days...

I used little treasures I have saved over the years like this skate my Nana knitted for the tree when I was little...

An old crystal prism that was my Mom's...

A few saved trinkets that I received from friends...

I wanted to keep it mostly white with hints of silver...

and a little bling...

But couldn't resist adding a little pop of color...

It brought me joy to make this...

...so I just can't part with it!

Merry Christmas to me!

I already hung it up in the den...

I think it has a Jeanne d'Arc feel to it ~ I love it!

Not to worry though...I made one very similar to the one I sold for myself last year, so that one is going into the shop and I made another for one of my fellow shop girls too.

I am joining Becky at Timewashed for Blissful Whites Wednesday as well as Jennifer Rizzo for her Fabulously Creative Friday.

Thank you for hosting Becky and Jennifer!

Thank you for stopping by today!