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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Tissue Tube Advent Thingy

I have been saving toilet paper tubes for what seems like my entire life. Every time I'd get close to having enough, the husband would suddenly develop a sense of shame about the condition of our home and throw them away. Grrr....

Anyway, I finally managed to get 24 un-crushed tubes together to make my ghetto fabulous advent calendar.

Ad·vent /'ædvent/
noun
1. the period including the four Sundays just before Christmas
2. the thing that will keep me from losing my mind as I try to explain how
long it is until Christmas, day in and day out for the whole of December. 

I will stuff each tube with treats, that may or may not be Halloween left-overs re-appropriated by the Candy Fairy. 






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18 comments:

  1. She SheNovember 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    This is FABULOUS! And when I get my act together, I'm going to steal the idea.

    Myhusband and I have teh same toilet paper roll routine at our house.

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  2. MagpieNovember 24, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    Cool. Submit it to http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/2009/11/advent-calendars.html

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  3. MagpieNovember 24, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    Oh, and your wall. Is that paint? Love it.

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  4. CaraBeeNovember 24, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    Great idea!! Love it!

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  5. RimaNovember 24, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    That is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!






    Is it Christmas yet?

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  6. abbyNovember 24, 2009 at 7:27 PM

    totally awesome idea. totally jealous I didn't think of it first.

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  7. Sherry GannNovember 24, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    very, very cool! :)

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  8. Shady LadyNovember 24, 2009 at 8:06 PM

    Wow! This is SO TOTALLY AWESOME!! You rock!

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  9. picabodaddyNovember 24, 2009 at 8:11 PM

    I recall past conversations:
    "Honey why are we keeping these toilet paper rolls?"
    "I don't know I'll use them."
    "For what?"
    "I don't know something!"

    "Where are the toilet rolls?"
    "I threw them away (I say cautiously)"
    "I was saving those!"
    "Why?"
    "I don't know!! Something!!"

    Guess I'm eating my words now.

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  10. Coma GirlNovember 24, 2009 at 9:31 PM

    I love that she's still wearing that dress.

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  11. AnonymousNovember 24, 2009 at 11:18 PM

    OK now that is just too too cute!

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  12. Secret Mom ThoughtsNovember 25, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    That is an awesome idea.

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  13. LorryNovember 25, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    I've been saving tubes for another project for which I've completely lost enthusiasm, AND I've been working on a different kind of advent calendar for which I've completely lost enthusiasm. You have solved all my unethusiasm problems.

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  14. AmandaNovember 25, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    THAT is awesome.

    The teachers are always asking for rolls too and I never remember to save them.

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  15. MrsWNovember 25, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    That it utterly fabulous, I love it to bits. I have three children and doubt I could gather 72 rolls in one place at one time without someone making a pair of binoculars out of them :)

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  16. AlicesonNovember 25, 2009 at 11:44 AM

    Brilliant!

    I too love the red wall, cool texture!

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  17. LADYHIGHTOWERNovember 25, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    How fantastic! How very crafty!

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  18. LADYHIGHTOWERNovember 26, 2009 at 12:55 AM

    Are you doing Wardrobe Wednesday anymore? Thanks!

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