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

Gift for a new home with a garden…

My gym class instructors and friends, Anne and Chris, finished instructing at my gym as they are moving away, to a cottage with a garden. As a fiarwell gift I put together a little gardeners starter kit. 

I made a lining for a box…

  

…with a flower trim…

…pretty pleased with that…

…I filled it with gardinging essentials…

…and tied a big bow around it…

…and gave it to them after their last class when we said goodbye…

Wishing you lovely people all the best in your future home!