I have been working on this thing for months. It has been finished (except for those darn last couple of ornaments) for about a month now. I just haven’t been able to get a good picture of it. I finally decided a mediocre picture is better than posting about my Christmas calendar in February. So here it is.
I am really pleased with how it turned out, but if I ever made one again (which I’m just telling you now, I won’t) I would buy different white fabric. The stuff I used was given to me free and it has a little bit of a stretch, which made sewing on it a nightmare. I was able to use almost all stuff I had on hand. All I bought was a dowel, dowel ends and red fabric for the back. The rest came from my stash! Yay!
The wall hanging itself was pretty simple to make, but each of the little ornaments took about an hour to make. I had to think of an idea, sketch it out, then hand-stitch every little stitch. Crazy, I know. I also cut the felt numbers out by hand. Thanks, Mom, for the awesome tip on how to accomplish that intimidating task. Anyway, my daughter has already hung several ornaments and she gets so excited to see what the next one will be. I hope this advent calendar will become a family treasure.
Comments & Reviews
how cute!!!
You never cease to amaze me with your craftiness. I, who have none, appreciate yours.
I love it. So what was the tip your mom had for cutting out the felt numbers?
Jennifer that is amazing! I catch myself thinking frequently…”If only I could be as good as Jennifer….”
What does a girl have to do to get invited to your personal blog ;)? Just wondering.
This turned out very well. I think all of many, many hours you put into it will be worth it as it will become a fun family tradition.
very cute! I love all your ornaments.
I am making this for next year!! I think I will start on it in January!!
I came upon this by searching felt advent calendars in google. LOVE LOVE LOVE yours, in fact your ornaments are by far my favorite!
I have been browsing thru all your Christmas crafts and they are all so cute. I also love your recipes. I am going to make the Pecan Cheesecake Squares. They look so good. Merry Christmas
Thank you so much Lorena! Merry Christmas to you too!