Recycled Christmas Projects 3 & 4- Coffee Fliter Trees and Rustic Advent Calendar

Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful & LONG weekend.

I have to say I enjoyed every minute!

I decided last Wednesday that I was going to

take the long weekend & just "BE" with my family.

 

Thanksgiving was amazing!

We snuggled in bed,

watched movies, 

had a beautiful breakfast,

baked, 

walked to the beach in our PJ's,

&

had a great time with my family at my sister's house.

I hope you had a wonderful day too!

 

I am SO excited for the holidays.

So much to look forward to & be grateful for!!!

 

On that note I thought I would share

Recycled Christmas Projects

3 & 4!

If you missed Project #1-Starburst Paper Wreath, click HERE.

And Project #2- Deer Silhouette Tutorial, click HERE.

 

COFFEE FILTER TREES #3

Last year after Christmas I bought a ton of these

craft paper trees for pennies.

They are fun & creative

and I love coming up with different

materials to finish them off with.

I have to say, this was a happy accident.

I started off making a Coffee Filter Wreath

&

got side tracked as I saw the pretty wavy filter scraps

laying there.

I thought, that looks like a ruffle:).

 

This is what you will need....

 & glue gun!

Oh and coffee

&

a small foam brush for staining.

 Just press the indent of the ruffle into the glue.

Then dip your foam brush into

 hot coffee or tea

 and gently brush from top to bottom.

 I sealed with Mod Podge and sprinkled some glitter.

 

RUSTIC BARNBOARD ADVENT CALENDAR-#4

This was once an old window frame

I used for displaying merchandise.

I popped out the inside frame dividers,

washed it in a gray & white,

then lightly sanded

it to give a weathered barnboard feel.

 I then nailed jute and hung petite banners I

made from scanning vintage french book pages.

FYI,

any book page will do,

and any paper will do.

I added bells & stickers.

 As we countdown we will add

the bells.

My boys, especially Jack(2 1/2)

are already getting good practice.

And when Christmas arrives it will look

like this:)!

 

Happy creating everyone!.

Look around your home & see what you already have.

Have fun & enjoy being creative.

It doesn't have to be perfect to be useful

 & LOVED by  you & your family.

 

Sharing at

Mod Vintage Life

Cozy Little House

 

Have a great week,

Jen