I much prefer to decorate non-seasonally. (I’m terrible at taking things down when the holiday is over, so I just try to avoid the situation altogether.) But there’s no escaping Christmas, so I try to give my holiday decorations a little extra life by going in a semi-neutral direction. (You know, so they don’t look […]
Advent calendar prizes: Toys and treats
Remember the fabric advent calendar I made? Well, I thought you might be interested to see what I’m going to fill it with! Remember, this is for a two year old, so I kept the prizes simple. I’m a cheapo, so I tried to keep everything… well, cheap. Almost all of it was bought on […]
Fabric advent calendar REDUX!!
Pardon me as I shift the focus toward Christmas again. I made another advent calendar for a friend and her son. I couldn’t help myself! (Don’t worry, I made a full set of 24 bags; this photo is just a sampling.) This time I used traditional red and green Christmas colored fabrics, but the clips […]
Advent calendar, part 2: Number clips
Because the bags I made for my advent calendar we’re pretty heavily patterned, I decided it might be best if the numbers weren’t actually on the fabric (like with an iron-on transfer). So I came up with this number/clip combo. It allows for pinning the bags to a ribbon/string, garland or even Christmas tree branches. […]
Countdown to Christmas: DIY Fabric advent calendar
Last year I had plans to make an advent calendar for Elise, but time got tight leading up to the holidays and it never materialized. So this year, I decided to start early. (Yes, before Halloween!) I really wanted to make a calendar we could re-use year after year. Based on a few ideas I […]