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Happy December, everyone! Let the Christmas Countdown begin!
It’s time to Deck the Halls. Who says you can’t look cute while getting ready for the holidays? Anyone who knows me will be shocked, but I think I am actually ready for some snow!
For this Flawless Friday, being only 25 days before Santa comes, I thought it would be fun to share a personal DIY project that I do for Tristan every year: a Christmas countdown full of his favorites things! It is SO simple to make and you only need a few supplies: mailing tubes, cardboard, festive wrapping paper, small saw, duct tape, scotch tape, scrapbook paper, sharpie and scissors.
To begin, mark a line every five inches on each mailing to know where to cut with your handsaw. Cut every five inches until you have 24 cylinders. Next, using the duct tape, tape six of the cylinders together to create a row. Next, tape a row of five cylinders together, then four, then three, and so on. I made all of the rows first, then stacked them on top of each to create the tree shape. Don’t be shy with the duct tape because you want the tree to stand alone, and the wrapping paper will cover all of it. Add an additional row of three cylinders below the row of six to create the tree trunk.
Next, cover the cylinders with festive wrapping paper to hide the tape. I have been reusing the same one for a few years, so my wrapping paper was already taped on. Once the tree is standing alone, get some fun scrapbook paper and cut out circles that are the size of the cylinder’s circumference. Number these circles with a sharpie from 1 to 24.
Now for the fun part: filling your count down calendar! Tristan loves beer, so I decided to fill this calendar with a mix of different beers, silly notes, candy, and mini liquor bottles. Next, cover each cylinder with the numbered cutout circles so that the fun treats are covered. Place the numbers randomly so that it does not become top heavy as beer cans or other items are removed. For the back of the calendar, I simply cut a piece of cardboard into a triangle and duct taped it so that nothing can fall out.
Now your holi”bae” can count down to Christmas with you in mind and have something fun to look forward to every day!
What are your favorite holiday DIY projects? I would love to hear from you!
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