I decided to make him a Halloween Countdown chain. I have made Christmas countdown chains for him in the past, so why not Halloween? This was very easy to do. You could also make a countdown chain for a birthday, or a big trip, using different paper.
I used 12x12" scrapbook paper. I chose Halloween colors, and cut them into 1 inch wide strips, using my Making Memories trimmer. You can buy this trimmer at craft stores. I LOVE THIS TRIMMER! I highly recommend it for any kind of scrapbooking or paper crafting.
Here are all of the Halloween colors I used. Different shades of orange, gray, brown, black, etc.
I stapled all of the rings together. After, I noticed that some of my scrapbook paper was white on one side, but Handy Boy won't care. He'll take one ring off every night before he goes to bed.
Here it is! I decided to make enough rings for the rest of September. Why not? Handy Boy loved it. I was going to work on this when he came home from school today, but I couldn't wait. ;-)
5 comments:
I remember making paper chains when I was a kid (a long, long, long time ago), I loved making them for Christmas. I love your take on making it into a countdown chain. Very clever.
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I don't scrap book, but I really dig that trimmer!
Cute!
What a cute idea. I bet he loved it Ü
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such a cute idea, love the paper you used. i want to make some sort of halloween countdown. and happy anniversary, such a cute wedding photo!
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