Stitchmas Advent Calendar - Day Eight

 

Alright, it is Day Eight of our twelve days of Advent Calendar, and I can't believe how quickly these days have already passed.  Feels like I just opened Day One and here we are, just 4 more after today, to open.  I'm already feeling sad about that thought. 

However, I am very happy with all the goodies I already got and am very much looking forward to starting on the project kits.

So, let's see what is in envelope number 8.  

 

Day Eight

 

Oh my goodness, it's another adorable kit to make.  That is just the sweetest little sign isn't it?

 

I love wood, love wooden projects, wooden home decorations, just find them so rustic and beautiful, so this is right up my alley.   It brings the instructions, the little wooden sign, the dowel to hang it from, and a knitting needle crochet hook.  Love!!!

It does not include the yarn though, so I'll have to go and take a look at the instructions to see the colors needed and will have to go by Hobby Lobby for those.  

 

Just beautiful, I especially love the wooden sign with the wood burned trees and snow covered homes.  

I really can't believe I only have four more envelopes to open, I wish it would just keep going and going, but oh well.

Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed the peek into today's gift.  Come back tomorrow to see the next day's gift, will you?

Stitchmas Advent Calendar - Day Seven

 

 

It's day seven, and we have quite a big envelope to open, so I'm gonna jump right in, open it up and see what is inside.

 

By the way, I mentioned in my first Stitchmas post, where I got the Calendar, but if anyone is still wondering, it is from Hobby Lobby and my husband bought it for me last year, during the after Christmas sale they were having.

 

I tried to look online, but it doesn't seem that this is a yearly thing, I don't know if this was a one time Advent Calendar they made.  But if you're looking for others similar to this, I think Hobby Lobby may have some.

 

 

Day Seven

 

 

 

Ooohhhh so today we got some wrapping paper, three sheets of the cutest paper, which I have to be honest, I don't plan on using to wrap presents.  I am going to keep it for something else, maybe a different project, or maybe to cover a special notebook, I don't know, but I can't bear to think of wrapping a gift and then seeing this gorgeous paper torn apart.

What can I say, I just can't!  Hahahaha

 

Also, got some really adorable gift tags and some more washi tape.  I think I'm going to have to start scrapbooking or something, to use all the cute washi tape I've received so far. 

 

 

Look at that tape, especially the one with the tiny houses on it.  How adorable is that?  My word!

 

I am very curious as to what is in Day Eight.

Stitchmas Advent Calendar - Day Six

 

 

Day 6.....I am just itching to get that bag open.

 

First I wanted to let you know that, I had all these posts ready to go and was supposed to schedule them to be published each day, and completely forgot to.  So this morning, when I came to do today's advent, I realized that nothing had been published, it was just sitting in the background, so to speak.

 

Oh boy!  This is what happens when you're sick and your mind stops working normally.

 

But anyway, they're all up now, so you can go back and take a look at the previous days gifts.  Let me know what you think of the gifts I've received so far, because I am in love with each one.

 

Ready? 

Day Six

 

Oohhh, I have no clue what is in there.  It looks like tubes?

I dumped it out, and the first thing that actually fell out was this adorable yarn cutter.  Can you see the razor on the right side, it's right between my ring finger and my pinky.  It's the cutest thing ever, and I know it's going to make cutting yarn much easier, especially when I'm switching colors.

 

So the tubes are empty.  They almost look like lipsticks don't they?  I don't know what they're for, but I think I may use one for my stitch markers, one for my embroidery needles and the others I'm not sure yet, I will figure it out.  

I am going to go through my project bag and see what little items I can hold in those.  They are just so cute though, I love all the patterns.

 

Another day, and yet another bag full of the cutest nick nacks and gadgets for my stitching, crochet projects.

 

Would it be cheating if I opened Day Seven already?  Yes?  Ok, I'll wait.  I'll just see you tomorrow for the next advent gift. 

Stitchmas Advent Calendar - Day Five

 

Alright, come on in and sit with me, I've been waiting for you to open this next bag and see what awaits us today.

Just a quick word first.  I know I haven't been posting much, so I thought that the Advent Calendar would be the best way to go.  It forces me to sit down and not only take pictures of every gift I open but to come in and share it with you.  I hope you're enjoying it as much as I am, I only wish you all had one of these to open too, because the little gifts inside are some of the best I've ever seen.

Four days down, moving on to day five, are you ready?

 

Day Five

 

This one blew me away as well.  I can't.  I just can't, and I know I keep saying that, but I really can't.  LOL

This one is called Deck the Halls Garland and it is just gorgeous.  The bag was a bit heavy so I wasn't sure what could be inside, but boy was I surprised.  

So for the garland it brings the instructions, which are actually on the back of the picture of the project.  It also brings a bag of big wooden beads and then the yarn and the thread, plus a small bag with the tiny little white pompoms.

This is another project that I can not wait to make and have for next year.  I have the just the right box to put the finished projects in, to keep them safe for next Christmas.

 

I'm almost afraid to say it, but with each day, the gifts keep getting better.  I have tried to imagine what I could possibly find in the next day's bag, but I have no clue, which makes it even more exciting. 

Counting down the hours for Day 6.

Stitchmas Advent Calendar - Day Four

 

 

We are just plodding right along with our Advent Calendar for this year.  This is the Stitchmas Hobby Lobby Advent Calendar, it is a 12 day calendar, although after seeing the first 3 gifts, I wish it was a 25 day.  Not going to lie!

But, either way, I am so happy with the gifts so far, and I'm collecting quite a fantastic stash of projects and accessories for my crochet and stitching.

 

You can go back each day and see what the gifts were, but so far, I have gotten a crochet Nativity set, a metal tin holding a measuring tape and stitch markers, an adorable tote bag, and today, let's see what's inside.....

You guys, I'm going to lose my mind. What?!?!?!? 

 

No really, WHAT?!?!?!?  A Christmas Tree Ornament in the shape of a shopping cart filled with yarn.  I think that is pretty close to a dream come true for me.  This has to be one of the cutest ornaments I've ever seen.

 

And just look at these washi tapes.  *sigh*

 

The little trucks with the yarn balls in between, and then yarn and needles.  And it's not just the pictures on the washi tape that are adorable, but I love the colors.  I'm all about pastels and soft colors, I've never been one to like primary colors, as I find them too harsh.  

These are like my colors, the kind of yarn color I usually gravitate to when I start a project.

So that's Day Four, it didn't disappoint AT ALL.

Stitchmas Advent Calendar - Day Three

 

Welcome back to Day Three!!!

For it being my first ever Advent Calendar, I am quite impressed and chuffed with it.  The minute I open one for the day, I am already looking forward to the next day's gift.  I don't know if Hobby Lobby does one of these every year, I tried looking it up but couldn't find much information on it.

What I do know is that I am definitely getting myself another stitch, yarn, related advent for next year.  As much as I love the sound of a coffee, jam, tea, chocolate etc. advent calendar, I feel that those will be used up pretty quick, whereas these kind of project calendars are gifts that you keep forever.

Ok, so now with that said, should we see what's in the third bag?

Day Three

 

 

No, I can't!!!!

 

Are you kidding me?  It is a tote bag with the most adorable foxes and owls on the outside.  How can it be that every day, the gifts keep surprising me?  I haven't had one yet, that I thought, "oh it's ok."  

What an adorable tote bag, it is perfect for holding your current project, and the little metal tin can will ti inside it as well.  Ahhhhhh!!!!

And even better, it is lined inside, and has pockets on each side to hold yarn, stitch markers, hooks, needles, whatever you need.  This is the perfect sized project bag.  

I was not expecting this bag to be in that small envelope, so I'm quite surprised LOL

Come on Day Four, I am dying to see what awaits me.

Stitchmas Advent Calendar - Day Two

 

 

Hey guys welcome back.  I know you're all here waiting patiently to see what was in package number 2, of our Stitchmas Calendar.

I will tell you this, the minute I opened it, I let out a little shriek which caused Curt to react from the office, asking if I was alright.  

The cuteness of what was in Day Two sent me over the edge, especially because of one specific item, which had other specific smaller items inside.  You'll see what I mean.  It's something I've always wanted to have and just never got around to buying.  

Day Two....

 

 

Ok, so first we are going to have to address this adorable metal tin box.  How pretty is it?  I can already picture my small scissors, needles, some pins, some crochet hooks, whatever current project I'm working on.  It's perfect!

 

 

 

And then I opened it and this was when the shriek came out.  No way.......just no way.  The cutest retractable measuring tape, and then stitch markers y'all.  Like stitch markers that I've always wanted but never get....and not just any stitch markers but the most adorable stitch markers I have ever seen.

 

Polar bear, stocking, a sweater, a beanie, I am in love.

I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this.  I can't stop looking at them and holding them in my hands.  Look at the little owl?  😍

What could possibly be in the next day's gifts, that could top this?

Stitchmas Advent Calendar - Day One

 

 

I have always wanted to have one of these cool advent calendars, that I could open every day, and find some wonderful gift.  But, I find them to be quite expensive, and if I were to get one for myself, I would want to do it for my family too, and so I never have.

 

Then last year, after Christmas, me and my husband, brother and sister in law,  went to check out the Hobby Lobby sale.  We found quite a few nice things, and one of those was this amazing Advent Calendar, that my husband bought me because he knew just how much I've always wanted one.

For the whole year, it has sat in the closet, waiting.  Every time I would see it I would get excited, just counting down the months and days until I could finally dig in.

When the 1st of December rolled around, I immediately grabbed it from the closet and could not wait to get into that big box.  I wasn't sure what I would find, and was really hoping that I would love the gifts inside.  However, I was not prepared for the cuteness that would come out of bag 1 for the first day.  If this is a hint at the kind of gifts I would be opening for the next 12 days, I was in for a huge treat.

So, I'm going to share with you each day, what the gift is, and I think that if you love stitching and crocheting and knitting and so forth, you are going to fall in love with this calendar.  I know I have, and now I feel the need to rush to Hobby Lobby after Christmas, and try to find another.  

 

Here's Day One:

I mean, how adorable is this?  

A crochet nativity set, it brings everything you need, the little wooden barn structure, the directions and the yarns.  I can't wait to get this made, and put away for next year's decorations.

Are you curious to see what I got on day two?  Come back tomorrow and check it out.  Also if you have a sweet calendar you've been opening, let me know down below in the comments, I love seeing all the different advent calendars people have.