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Countdown Calendar


It's Gia here to share this altered embroidery hoop I made as a wall hanging December Countdown for my family. All month long I hear, "How many days left until Christmas?" and this was a fun way to point them in the right direction so they could see for themselves!





 I used one Giant rhinestone from the Glitz Joyeux Noel collection to mark the big day. Another rhinestone attached to a thumbtack makes a great moveable marker.



The die cuts are from the package of Glitz Hello December Whatnots. I love the non traditional addition of gold-yellow to the Christmas colors in this collection.  I did some stitching here and there, some spritzing with my Dylusions inks to add a pop of Christmas color and spritzed with white to make it look snowy. Living in Hawaii, we see a lot of green all year and what we miss is snow so I have been creating with a lot of whites and neutrals this year!  It's not too late to get this fabulous collection on the Altered Pages website and it's even on sale!

Happy Holidays!!

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  1. That is one of the most creative Advents calendars I've seen! Easy and visual, fun doe everyone! THANKS for sharing.

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  2. Fabulous idea for a Christmas dec! Love it, Gia!

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