As another advent present, I made some Christmas ornaments out of golf balls. Matt likes to golf, so I thought they'd be the perfect gift. He loved them, but who wouldn't!? They're absolutely adorable!! My favourite is the little penguin - he's just so cute!
These were really easy to make. I painted each golf ball white (you don't have to, but the ones I had, had a lot of logos and writing all over them so I wanted to cover that up).
Once the paint was dry, I took little eye hooks (you can find them at your local hardware store) and screwed one into the top of each golf ball. I just pushed down hard and screwed them in using my hands. It did hurt a little and took a bit of time, so you may want to wrap a towel around your hands so it doesn't hurt so much.
I then painted on the faces. I chose to do a penguin, snowman, and Santa Clause, but you can be creative - snowflake? Christmas tree? Reindeer? Use your imagination! For the "Oh Christmas Tee" one, I wrote the letters on in pencil to make sure it was centered and I liked the look and then I painted over them. I painted a tee to look like a candy cane and hot glued it to the bottom of the golf ball. The Santa hat is made out of red felt and a cut up cotton ball.
Once the paint was dry, I covered each golf ball with an even coat of Mod Podge (I used the matte kind - you can find this at Michael's or any craft store). It goes on a kind of milky white colour but dries clear. This seals in the paint so it won't chip or rub off and gives each golf ball a smooth finish.
Lastly, I tied a ribbon through each eye hook so the golf balls can be hung on the Christmas tree as ornaments.
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December 23, 2013
December 18, 2013
DIY | Christmas Advent Calendar
Since this is mine and Matt's first Christmas together I decided to be a cutesy girlfriend and make him an advent calendar. Growing up, my sisters and I never had the store-bought chocolate advents, instead we got little presents to open every day leading up to Christmas morning. I decided to do the same type of thing for Matt.
This project was really easy. I found an old piece of plywood laying around that happened to be the perfect size and I painted it white. I then painted 24 clothespins red and glued them onto the plywood. Once the glue dried, I labelled each peg with a number. Since I'm not very artistic, I bought a "Merry Christmas" sign and just glued it on the wood as decoration, but you could always paint your decorations on as well. Lastly, I wrapped my gifts and hung them on the clothespins with ribbon.
And voila!!
Need some advent present inspiration? Here are a few ideas for men or women:
This project was really easy. I found an old piece of plywood laying around that happened to be the perfect size and I painted it white. I then painted 24 clothespins red and glued them onto the plywood. Once the glue dried, I labelled each peg with a number. Since I'm not very artistic, I bought a "Merry Christmas" sign and just glued it on the wood as decoration, but you could always paint your decorations on as well. Lastly, I wrapped my gifts and hung them on the clothespins with ribbon.
And voila!!
Need some advent present inspiration? Here are a few ideas for men or women:
- Lego
- Gift cards - Tim Horton's, Starbucks, Subway, Amazon, iTunes, etc.
- Lip chap (I love Burt's Bees)
- A chocolate bar
- A key chain
- Coffee or tea
- A travel mug
- A deck of cards
- Dominoes
- A Hacky Sack
- Candy
- Socks
- A toque
- Rubik's Cube
- Toothbrush
- Batteries
- Chocolate / yogurt covered almonds / fruit
- Christmas tree ornaments
- Homemade DIY projects
- Lottery tickets / scratch cards
- Handwarmers
- A book or magazine
- Sudoku puzzle book or other brain games (crossword, word search, riddles, etc.)
- Mini first aid kit for the car
- Pocket knife
- Compass
- BBQ sauce
- Mini flashlight
- Scented candles
- Bath salts / oils
- Hand cream
- Shower gel
- Nail polish
- USB stick
- Seeds for growing herbs / vegetables / flowers
- Winter gloves
- Earbud headphones
- Jewelry
- A notebook
Just be creative and think of what the recipient could use and tailor your gifts to their interests. Matt's gifts included some practical things that he needed but was unlikely to go out and buy for himself, some joke gifts that only we would understand, some personal and thoughtful things, some homemade cooking / baking and some DIY projects that I thought he would really like. The possibilities are really endless!!
Have you ever made an advent calendar for anyone? What type of gifts did you include?
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