Tuesday 4th December 2012

So the other day I told you about an advent calendar a dear lovely of mine had made me, and that I had made him one. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of mine once I'd finished it, which is a shame, because it came on so far from the picture I had taken originally.

Since I took this picture I added little ribbons onto the bottom of each drawer so they were easier to pull out, and I had added a sort of casing round the outside so it was sturdy-er.

He seemed really pleased with it, which he should be, with all the effort I put into it along with the little suprises I added to it to make it a bit more personal. I'm hoping he like the suprises and the little notes, I've tried to add some stuff in there for his son too, like one of those magic flannels which has Nemo on, which in all honesty, I'd really like!


The one he made me is really cute, a bit smaller than mine, but his looks a lot neater and more professional which sucks because I'm supposed to be the one whose good at crafty things!

I didn't take a very good photo of it, but he got this stick on fabric from Hobby Craft with christmas tree prints on, and then another one with a sort of zig zag line pattern on which was round the sides and back of it. It's very adorable :')

We both used the same sort of method to make them, as we intended to use Matchboxes, but they were way too small to fit any decent things in them. I made mine before he did, so I technically saved him time by telling him my secret. I drew up a  template for the drawer and for the drawer holder, making the draw a millimetre smaller than the holder so it'd slide in and out easily. Using my office facilities I used the photocopier to copy them to save time drawing 25 drawers out. I discovered you just need patience to achieve something like this, and I'm glad I did it :)