Merry Merry Pink Saturday !!

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Six more sleeps !!!!

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For our Pink Saturday challenge this week,
our lovely HostessBeverly from 'How Sweet the Sound'
would like us to share

our favorite Christmas memory.
Please pop on over to Beverly's world
and share in the many Christmas memories,

It might spark a few

that were buried

and you forgot the joy they brought.

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December 1st each year my Mother would always bring out the Advent Calendars. We had many varieties over the years and they were filled with so many goodies. The ones that I remember most were the traditional little cardboard pictures with the numbered windows and you open them to reveal a chocolate hidden inside. This little tradition really marked the start to the Christmas season for me and I have carried this over to my family. I really want to explore my creative side in the coming years and do something with a little more umph. I thought I'd share some recent finds and I think you'll see it's not your Grandma's little cardboard advent calender anymore.



This little village Christmas scene advent calendar is the type that I grew up with and that I still buy for my children every year, they like the little chocolates inside.



This is an exact replica of the Advent House Chevy Chase had in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation...great holiday classic of Family togetherness!!!

From Christmas Advent House. They cost $595 US each, plus $89 US shipping. The house also has to be ordered a year in advance.

A bit pricy, but I still love it.

Love all the little buttons, talk about creative, the buttons countdown the days and you can leave little surprises in the pockets.




This is such a great way to use mixed media. Look closely – it’s a cookie sheet! There’s scrapbook paper, chipboard letters, ribbon, magnets. This looks like a really fun project or gift idea! From Making Memories.



By far my favorite is this license plate garland from Create and Breath that she displays on her front porch and with this chalkboard so that she can write a message to whomever comes to visit or they can leave a note that they dropped by. The plates are available at Back At Ya Babe's Etsy Store. I am so going to be collecting license plates this summer to create my own version...love it!!

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Anyway friends, my apologies for not getting around to visit anyone or post for a whole week (where does the time go). I've been really sick and we are moving locations at work (packing, purging, taking meds urghhh) and with all of the holiday festivities...well...we all have the same story...gotta get a laptop.....you listening Santa!!

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Have a fabulous Pink Saturday friends and if I don't see you again until the New Year, enjoy the best the holiday season has to offer....Greetings to you and yours!!

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Big Hugs xOxO

Nerina