Christmas Day Crackers

This year I was responsible for making the christmas crackers. 

I took on a theme of cartoon-styled paper cut motifs on individually decorated papers. No two were the same!

Each cracker contained a snapper, chocolate, a balloon, a scratch card, a joke, and lots of stamped stars which went everywhere!

Here's how I wrap…

Individualised wrapping on Christmas presents this year. I particularly enjoyed decorating the wrapping paper myself.

Christmas Deco Paper Cut

I made a few of these little christmas hangers to send to friends at Christmas

Creative Advent 2014

Creative Advent 2014 was a great success! On it's first day it had over 150 fans on Facebook. To date, the page has had 382 likes and 96 tweets! As far as I know, it reached from Sydney all the way around to New York.

I had so much lovely feedback! One person told me they looked at it every day whilst they had their breakfast. I had a few emails from complete strangers thanking me for it. 

I would love this to gain in popularity in 2015. You can help by following the facebook page here: www.facebook.com/CreativeAdvent or by following this blog. 

If you would like to submit a piece in the 2015 advent calendar, please comment on this post and I will contact you with more details towards the end of September 2015. 

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Delux Ear Muffs

I burnt the inside of my ear muffs with a hairdryer (don't ask). So I deconstructed the fluffiest thing I had to hand – a cushion – and sewed it to the inside to make a wonderful, super-fluffy lining! 

A happy accident as they turned out ten times better than they were originally! 

Day 25 – Creative Advent 14

Seasons Greetings and Good Cheer
By Karl Newson in Norwich, England
A little something to wish you well and keep the good cheer rolling!
See more from Karl Newson: karlnewson.co.uk

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 24 – Creative Advent 14

Last Minute Checklist
By Matthias Parchettka in Hannover, Germany

See more from Matthias: ichbinmatthias.tumblr.com

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 23 – Creative Advent 14

Peace
By Frazer Jones in Norwich, England
Highlighting the importance of not giving up on seeking out peace
in an increasingly fractured and materialistically driven world.

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 22 – Creative Advent 14

Message in the Snow 
By Emma Chiplin in London, England
Music by Lullatone
A short animation of a crafted little snowman and his family.

See more from Emma: emmachiplin.com

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 21 – Creative Advent 14

Lesser Known Elves of the Festive Season
By Tim Maytom, from Norwich, England
An exploration a few of the more obscure elves who work for Santa Claus and are responsible for some very particular Christmas phenomena. Download a printable version here.

See more from Tim Maytom: trivia-lad.co.uk

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 20 – Creative Advent 14

An Evening of Stories
By Jessica Toth in Berlin, Germany
Download this illustration and use it as your desktop background.

See more from Jessica: jesscato.com

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 19 – Creative Advent 14

Just for You
By Maria Crutchley from Norwich, England
Big or small, the greatest gift is the act of giving.
Click here to download, print out and share with those you love.

See more from Maria and other Norwich artists here:facebook.com/behindtheframearts

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 18 – Creative Advent 14

Recession Buster
By Paul McNeill in Norwich, England
See more from Paul: paulsprints.blogspot.co.uk

Day 17 – Creative Advent 14

A Floating Face and the Things Inside
Illustration and narration by John Huck McAbee (age 6) in New York City, USA
Ink, paint, pencil and color pencil on paper. 14"x17".
Download the narrated map for a full explanation of this illustration.
Narration maps by Cory McAbee.

Find out more about Cory here:corymcabee.net andpatreon.com/smalleststar

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 16 – Creative Advent 14

Untitled
By Juliet Holton in Hove, England
Gloss and varnish on board, 60cm x 60cm.
See more from Juliet Holton: julietholton.com

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 15 – Creative Advent 14

Christmas is coming!
By Henning M. Lederer from Essen in Germany
Find out more about Henning: www.led-r-r.net
See more Christmas animations here

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 14 – Creative Advent 14

A gif from me to you
By Stephen Ong from Norwich in England
See more from Stephen: makeitmove.co.uk

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 13 – Creative Advent 14

Festive Fruity Nut Clusters Recipe
By Catherine Gasson in Norwich, England
A festive recipe to get you in the holiday spirit which also makes a lovely homemade gift with a personal touch.
You can download the page here and print out the recipe.
See more from Catherine: catherine-gasson.tumblr.com

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Day 12 – Creative Advent 14

Know Your PenguinsBy Joanna Stafford in Norwich, England
Download your penguins here and use it as a desktop wallpaper.
See more from Joanna: jostaffordjostafford.co.uk

See the whole advent calendar here: www.charlottevogel.com/advent2014

Rob Ryan Related News…

Today I finished packaging everything that had to be sent out for Christmas. I'm very excited to be able to use my special seasonal Rob Ryan tape. However, it's so huge I think it's going to last me about 10 years, even though I'm using it for everything at Christmas!  

And in other exciting, Rob Ryan-related news, my competition prizes arrived today! I was absolutely thrilled to win these books as they were on my wish list for a long time!!!