If you're familiar with Teresa McFayden then you'll already know that she's an uh-MAY-zingly crafty gal whose projects are filled with romance, whimsy, glitter and vintage love. One of her most searched for projects is her incredible cookie sheet advent calendar which was my inspiration for this Halloween project/gift. I'm giving this to my sister-in-law as she LOVES Halloween decor and because I didn't get her a present for her birthday last month (she sheepishly admits). I know she'll love it and my lateness will be forgiven.
This project is really straight forward so I don't have much of a tutorial. Teresa does and you can use that. All I did was to pick up an inexpensive cookie sheet from my local discount grocery store (actually, I got five because they were only a couple of dollars and because I'm anticipating making some for Christmas gifts).
Then I went to Michael's and selected several sheets of stickers that I liked to use as embellishments along with a couple of sheets of scrapbook paper for my background. I prepared my cookie sheet with some black and silver paint which I put on before I put my papers on.
One thing I did do which made my life a bit easier was to pick up a package of wooden chips in various sizes from Michael's and used those to put my embellishments on and sometimes put the dates on. I also used glitter and Mod Podge and various number sticker and rub-ons that I already had on hand.
Oh, and I put some super strong magnets on the back that I got online from a place called K&J Magnetics. And then you just store the finished numbers on the back of the cookie sheet and bring them to the front each day as needed.
Isn't it cute though? Really, you could embellish these however you want and they'll be terrific! Happy crafting!
Linking to...
Blue Cricket Design
Someday Crafts
Trendy Treehouse
My Backyard Eden
That is really cute. I love your different halloween projects. I'm now following your blog.
ReplyDeleteOMG I love this! It might be a bit late to start one, but it is so cool! Thanx for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThis is just precious! P.s. I absolutely love your blog!
ReplyDeleteI've always loved countdown calendars. I just have never made one. Yours is really cute. I love it!
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought this was a fabric calendar but I love that it is a cookie sheet and magnetic. That seems like it would be quicker and easier to make. Yours turned out super cute. Thanks for sharing. Saw you on Tatertots & Jello.
ReplyDeleteHey there! Just wanted to let you know we featured you in our Favorite Find Fridays post over at Whimsically Homemade. We're using one of your pictures and are linking back to you. If that's a problem let us know and we'll remove it immediately. Thanks for your great inspiration!
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