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Christmas Countdown Chalkboard Ornament

November 16, 2014 By Dusty Rogers 10 Comments

Kate has been asking how many day there are until Christmas since about June, so I thought it’d be fun to make a little Christmas countdown chalkboard ornament!

Enjoy counting down to the days until Christmas with this DIY Countdown Chalkboard Ornament! | www.allthingsgd.com

To make, I used this small wooden hanging frame, chalkboard craft paint, plaid washi tape, a white craft marker, ribbon and chalk.  (All materials pictured below are from Michaels.)

Enjoy counting down to the days until Christmas with this DIY Countdown Chalkboard Ornament! | www.allthingsgd.com

Tape around the center square with painter’s tape and use a foam brush to paint the inside of the square with chalkboard paint. I used three coats of chalkboard paint, waiting one hour between each coat, and allowing the paint to cure 24 hours before writing on it.

Enjoy counting down to the days until Christmas with this DIY Countdown Chalkboard Ornament! | www.allthingsgd.com

As I shared last week, I’m mad about plaid, so I covered the chalkboard ornament frame in plaid washi tape to give it a little Christmas color. I then used this chalkboard lettering tutorial to add the chalkboard lettering.

Enjoy counting down to the days until Christmas with this DIY Countdown Chalkboard Ornament! | www.allthingsgd.com

I used a white oil based paint pen (seen in the picture above) to letter the “days until Christmas” text so it would look like chalk pen, but be permanent and never smudge.  I then used a standard piece of chalk to letter on the “39” which can easily be wiped off and changed each day as we get closer to Christmas!

Enjoy counting down to the days until Christmas with this DIY Countdown Chalkboard Ornament! | www.allthingsgd.com

Here are the rest of our handmade ornaments for Day 5 of our 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments – click around and enjoy!

12 bloggers + 12 days of Christmas = 144 Handmade Christmas Ornaments!

“Days Until Christmas” Chalkboard Ornament | All Things G&D

Feather Wreath Ornament | Bigger Than The Three Of Us

Nativity Silhouette Ornament | Lovely Etc.

Snowman Glass Ornament | Mom 4 Real

Cork Ball Ornament | Whats Ur Home Story

Easy Bell Filled Ornament | The Happier Homemaker

Cookie Cutter Ornaments | It All Started With Paint

Chalkboard Holiday Sign | Thrifty and Chic

A great big THANK YOU to Linda from It All Started with Paint for organizing this DIY ornament series and to Michaels for providing a gift card to cover the cost of some of the products.

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  1. 1
    Ashley@BiggerthantheThreeofUs says:
    November 16, 2014 at 5:49 am

    Love this and the fact that it’s simple! Super cute, Dusty!

    Reply
    • 2
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 23, 2014 at 10:58 am

      Thank you so much, Ashley!

      Reply
  2. 3
    Linda @ It All Started With Paint says:
    November 16, 2014 at 7:06 am

    This is so amazing, I just love it! And it also helps keep mom on track too, right? That’s one thing I love/hate about the advent calendar …

    :) Linda

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    • 4
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 23, 2014 at 10:58 am

      Thank you, Linda! I have to admit, I’ve been enjoying seeing the countdown as well. It definitely helps to keep me from procrastinating!

      Reply
  3. 5
    Kayre says:
    November 16, 2014 at 9:29 am

    Thanks so much for sharing such a cute idea!

    Reply
    • 6
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 23, 2014 at 10:58 am

      My pleasure, Kayre – thank you!

      Reply
  4. 7
    Janice says:
    November 16, 2014 at 9:37 am

    I love this! This is definitely one I will do.

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    • 8
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 23, 2014 at 10:59 am

      So happy to hear it Janice – thank you!

      Reply
  5. 9
    Ashley Thurman says:
    November 16, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    This is super cute! My kids LOVE any kind of countdown! : )

    Reply
    • 10
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 23, 2014 at 11:17 am

      Thank you, Ashley!

      Reply

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