T Stands for the last T before Christmas

 

I'd like to begin by wishing my friend Valerie a very happy birthday.  I hope you will do the same when you visit her blog today.

I had planned to share my Christmas cards and tip-in that I have received, but I got a couple more today.  It is too late to photograph them in time for T Tuesday, plus they need to sit in quarantine for three days before I spray and open them.  Instead, one of the newer T Tuesday gang is Kokopelli of Kokopelli Designs.  Last week she shared her Advent Calendar and contents from some of the days.  If you missed the post, you should check it out.  Think Legos!

I decided to share my advent calendar I made many years ago from velvet jewelry boxes.   I'm sure by now, you know I decorate my home with trees each year, and this was the one I made when I wanted an advent calendar.  Some of you have already seen this tree, but it may be new to some.

It's hard to see the details because the sun is shining through my mini-blinds, as  you can see from this photo.  My advent calendar represents any and everything that can be used in altered art or an altered book.

Here are the first three days.  The felt star sits on the top of the tree for Day 1.  Day 2 uses three buttons and two toothpicks.  Day 3 has some tiny playing cards.

This side view shows a close up of the outsides from Day 2 through Day 6.

For Day 4, I embedded a clock face and innards in a standard 35mm 2" x 2" slide mount.  Also, I added two photo corners.  I think this must have been a red letter day! 

Days 5 and 6 are shown together here.  Day 5 has a tiny brass elephant with tiny palm trees in the background.  The background is a small version of part of a wallpaper border sample.  Day 6 has two postage stamps.

I have now opened boxes 7 through 10.

I chose various game pieces to hide behind Day 7.  The bingo chip sits next to another game piece in the back, while the car with the little people are from the game of Life.

For Day 8, I used a domino and a game tile.  I can no longer remember the name of the game, though.

For Day 9, a close up reveals it's a rubber stamp of a hand and a past due announcement I created on the computer and printed on my handmade paper.  I see Day 10 is open, but failed to get a close-up.  That will have to come at a later time.

It's now time to share my drink of the week.  I have poured eggnog and topped it with a shake of nutmeg.

The trees and Christmas colors

encircle this mug.

 

Some of the greens are starting to die, but the poinsettia seems to be holding its own.  I turned the container to hide the black leaves.  I should have left them, but I have started to rotate the plant every three days.

I'm sure by now, most of you know the rules.  Please share your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.