Advent Boxes

We made these Advent boxes a few years ago for Cheryl's daughters.  They are now 17 and 11 and still love them.

Box 1 Top

Box 1 Side 1

The drawers were all handmade from cardstock.  We found the directions on the internet.  If we had it to do all over again, we would have made the drawers big enough to hold a gift card.  These are just a bit too small.

Box 1 side 2

Box 1 side 3

Box 1 side 4

Because of the dimensions of the drawers, we had to make 2 different sizes in order for them to fit together with no gaps.  Sides 1 and 3 are the same size and a bit smaller than sides 2 and 4.  I don't know how we ever figured out how to get this to come together, but it took FOREVER to get it just right.  The reason the numbers on each side are not continuous (i.e. going from 6 down to 1) is because of the different sizes.  We didn't want them to have six days of bigger gifts then six days of smaller gifts.  This way, they have three bigger then three smaller.

Box 2 Top

The top and bottom of the boxes are chipboard covered in cardstock.

Box 2 side 1

 

Box 2 side 2

Box 2 side 3

Box 2 side 4

The boxes of drawers as well as the top and bottom are held to each other with red line tape.  We used various papers, dies and punches to decorate the boxes and added the little wood knobs to the drawers.

There are various ways to make Advent boxes.  Splitcoaststampers has a lot of ideas in their GALLERY.

Thanks for looking!

Carol and Cheryl

A Ladies Diary Clothespins

I saw these beautiful clothespins on Splitcoaststampers HERE.  I just loved them and had recently seen this paper at the scrapbook store.  I knew I had to make some.  ESB only had the 8x8 paper pad and not the 12x12 sheet of these lovely ladies.  I knew I could make the smaller images work.

Because the ladies are much smaller than the length of a regular sized clothespin, I first mod podged a strip of decorative paper to the clothespin.  I then cut the ladies into strips and mod podged them over top.  Once the mod podge was dry, I brushed Tim Holtz Distressed Stickles Rock Candy over top. Added the pearls, flowers from Petaloo and some rhinestones and I was done.

Thanks CntrywmnStamper for the inspiration.

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Ladies Diary

Mod Podge

Tim Holtz Distressed Stickles Rock Candy

Petaloo Flowers

Strand of pearls

Rhinestones

Thanks for looking!

Carol



Bride Card

I made this card for my niece Sarah's bridal shower.  I got the pattern HERE on Splitcoaststampers.  I did not have a heart punch so I hand drew the bodice. I used this tutorial from Cheery Lynn to make the roses.  I have their miniature rose die, but it was too big for this card.  The Paper Shapers small retro flower punch was the perfect size.

Supplies:

Punches - MS frond & pine branch, Paper Shapers small retro flower

Paper - SU real red, Bazzill spring breeze, Core'dinations pearly white, CTMH vanilla cream

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders - textile & d'vine swirls

Thanks for looking!

Carol

Linked to:

A Bowl Full of Lemons

Coastal Charm

Tuesday's Treasures

Tatertots and Jello

Pity Party

 

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