MME Advent Calendar

advent calendar by danni reid

Hi Bloggers! Happy Monday to you! With Thanksgiving right around the corner we REALLY cannot ignore that the holiday season is literally upon us.  That being said, I’m so thrilled to welcome Danni Reid to our blog for her first guest designer post! She created this totally gorgeous Advent calendar with primarily My Mind’s Eye products, and I can’t stop looking at the close up photos and all the fantastic detail.

Advent starter ideas:

Prepare your eyes for a FEAST. (Before you feast on Thursday ;))

Enjoy!

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To start the Christmas season, I always start with getting my Advent calendar ready.  It feels so exciting adding the dates and seeing how many days there are left until the big day (eeeeek).  I was inspired to create this year’s Advent calendar once I saw the gorgeous MME Vintage Christmas line (full disclosure, I am on the DT)  However, my feelings about this line are not reflected by my DT position rather the beauty of the images, embellies and papers.  They are so glittery, and with absolutely rich colors & patterns that make you swoon.

I remembered seeing the most beautiful frames at Pier One and decided it would be fun to incorporate a lot of the MME Vintage stickers and embellishments into the Advent countdown.  I picked up a frame and soon got to work.  When I looked up from my project, I could not believe the glitter, the gorgeous images and patterns, and how happy it made me.  I can’t wait until we begin the countdown now, it’s sure to be fun to pull the clips down until the big day.

I hope you are inspired to create one for your home and family this season.

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Bonus Designer Tips: 

If you would like to use the chipboard or cardstock stickers on your advent calendar without making them too large, you can remove the adhesive by coating it with baby powder and removing excess.

Alternate the larger stickers or die-cuts with smaller so as to draw the eyes in to all the details.

SUPPLIES:

+ (add a black clip frame!! ;))

Thanks so much for reading today and thanks to Danni for being our guest!

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  10. Wow! This is so gorgeous! What a wonderful Advent calendar idea and will be a cherished treasure as well!

  12. The idea of a countdown is by itself so much fun and on top of that if you have such a gorgeous and glittery calendar its like cherry on top of the icing :) Thanks.

  15. What wonderful advent calendar ideas! We have a calendar made by a friend with tiny tins. My husband and I alternate days so that each day one of us gets a tiny present from the other. We have so much fun with it! But I wouldn’t mind creating a new one with slightly bigger tins or the ones with little drawers you show above.

  16. I’m definitely adding this to my file of Advent Calendar inspiration – and this one will receive 5/5 stars! Beautiful – and especially love how you’ve showcased it in the frame! Stunning!
    c

  17. Love the way this calendar is made. It will be easy to change it each year if something get torn or you get tired of it. So glad to see how it was clipped onto the wire. I’ve been looking for these clips and didn’t know where to find them. Now I can order them. thanks

  25. What an intricate project! You are very talented and patient :) I have yet to undertake an advent calendar LOL

  29. Advent calendars are such a huge tradition in Germany. So happy to see so many people getting creative with ideas for calendars for family. It’s a great way to count down the days until Christmas. FYI, we also have advent wreaths in the home. A wreath (whether greenery or twigs or, or, or) with four candles. One candle is lit per week of Advent.

  36. It’s an awesome idea! Thanks for inspiring me, Dani, I will totally start working on my own advent calendar to make my kids smile every day!

  45. This is such a cute idea! I have an old printer’s tray that I might try to decorate in a similar way. Thanks!

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