Advent Calander

Hello there,

As a project to keep my self busy and to try and be at some level creative I decided that this year I would create my own advent Calander. In the past I've always had a chocolate shop baught one but as I'm not supposed to eat chocolate I thought for this year I can make my own! I can choose what it looks like, what's inside and how many days it's goes for (I loved the ones that gave you a big chcocolate on Christmas).

I did quite a bit of research into different approaches and then decided to do it my own way because the tutorials looked very confusing. I was going to use toilet roll tubes squashed to make pouches (one of the many online ideas) but then as I began looking for decorations for the pouches I found something better! Little envelops just big enough to fit a little gift to myself in, and only £1 for 12 (I do love the works) so I ordered them as well as decorations and began decorating.

I found it so fun to decorate the pouches and tried to make each one different.  I decorated them all before getting out my sharpies (28 pack from Tesco £7 bargin!) and putting numbers on each.

The hardest part I have found is choosing what to pu in my 'days' so far I have a collection of sweets, which is brilliant, but with the 1st of December looming I still have 9 empty pockets that I need to fill and no idea what to fill them with!

I do however have my number 25 which was really an excuse to get a present from myself to myself and that is Sprinkle of Glitters 2016 diary. I adore Louise and really wanted it and we'll at just under £4 why not? 

I can't wait to start opening my little pockets and enjoying the Christmas spirit that is sure to flood everywhere even more at the beginning of December.

What about you... Are you like Buddy the Elf or Scrooge?

Leigh x