| whew! i worked on this advent calendar for most of my day. it was a lot of fun to make. |
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- the above is actually one of the finished project…i just had to skip ahead!
- this picture is just laying out the supplies.
- after removing all of the drawers, i then sanded it slightly. i thought it would help the paint to adhere better.
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- next i put a coat of paint, ’sandstone’
- once that layer dried, then i covered it with a thin layer of clear glitter topcoat
- i gathered all of my Christmas paper, using a template that came with the boxes, i then traced and cut out 25 different drawer fronts.
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- then, using my sticker maker for adhesive, i adhered all of the paper onto the fronts of all of the drawers.
- next, i placed the drawers back into the calendar. figuring out where they each looked best.
- finally, i began the process of finding embellishments to use on each drawer and labeling them with the proper number. (the number stickers came with the calendar)
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- slowly, i found embellishments for each drawer (it was a lot of fun!)
- the next few pictures are simply close-ups of the drawers
- the last few pictures have a red bow & jingle bells ontop. it needs something to finish it off…..not sure what….i’m not happy with the bow….but i love jingle bells….sooooo i’m not sure what i will end up doing to the top.
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After a cup of coffee says:
That’s beautiful! I’d love to make one, but it’s so hard to find the time while my husband is deployed! I can’t even keep up with the normal daily stuff!
Christy
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Rebecca says:
How cute!! I love all of the embellishments and extra touches you put into each drawer. The close up pictures are great! And I love the bow & bells. Have a great week & Happy Thanksgiving!
November 23rd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Forgetfulone says:
It’s gorgeous! You are so talented and crafty.
November 23rd, 2008 at 3:10 pm
baileysgranny says:
How beautiful is that? It must have been so much fun to pick out the embellishments.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Katrina says:
I really like this Krista! I love the bells as well…what about doing some green garland on there with the bow too. Just a thought. What are you going to put in all those drawers? You’ll have to check out my blog…it’s a challenge! http://thatisinarapp.blogspot.com/
Have a great Thanksgiving..are you going to still be blogging every day?
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Shelley Haganman says:
Beautiful Advent calendar!
November 24th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Stefanie says:
This is awesome! You are so talented. have a great Thanksgiving.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:41 am
lisa says:
krista, this is amazing!! you have been very busy lately!! i love all the things you have been making. i can’t wait to see them!! you’re awesome!
December 1st, 2008 at 7:59 pm
ChristsChild says:
Simply AWESOME!!! Where did you find the drawers? I’ve been looking for something like this for a sewing cabinet!
December 26th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
krista says:
I bought the drawer system on ohmycrafts.com but I have seen them other crafty places as well…plus at target. hope that helps!
December 26th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Heidi says:
I love your site…I am looking for the exact blank calendar drawers…where can I get those?
November 18th, 2009 at 11:49 am