December 24 - This is the end

OK folks. Time for some real talk. I have really enjoyed finding all these pictures and creating the "ready to print" versions, and making sure things are fairly well cited (#librarianproblems). I have had a surprising amount of positive feedback about this blog -- my sincere thanks to everyone who has been following me this month!

I had everything scheduled up to today, and was thinking I'd do something spectacular for the 24th. But then, Real Life got in the way, and since I know this is all close friends and family looking at this, you understand that there is some pretty life-changing stuff going on with me right now (#notpregnant) and as such I have not spent any time on today's entry. But I still love y'all and don't think anyone is reading this anyway so woohoo Christmas!!!!!!!!

Here are some pictures -- Jesus AND Santa! Figure out how to print them yourselves.

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.

(http://christmastreecoloringpages.net/)

December 23

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December 23 - Festivus Special!!!!

Air your grievances, perform a feat of strength, and gather 'round the pole. Wishing you and yours a very merry Festivus.

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December 22

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December 21

A Christmas tree with music ornaments... a familiar tradition for some friends out there!

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December 20

Guys. It's a mouse. Wearing a sweater and hat. Sitting on a Christmas ball. What else do you need?!!!

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December 19

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December 18

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December 17

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December 16

Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh. IT'S HAPPENING.

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December 15

Santa! Snowflakes! Reindeer! Christmas trees! Holiday cheer! This one's got it all!

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December 14

Another beautiful snowflake. Let it gooooooooo let it gooooooooooooo................

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December 13

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Drawing by Jessica Mazurkiewicz published in ChristmasScapes by Dover Publications

 

December 12

How faithful are these branches?! I can't even.

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December 11

OMG ALL THE SNOWMEN

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December 10

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December 9

Might have 'Let It Go' stuck in my head right now.......

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December 8

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December 7

Just finished watching It's A Wonderful Life so am in a bit of emotional turmoil and unable to write anything about today's colouring. Sorry! Enjoy!

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December 6

So much Christmassy goodness going on here: snow falling; candlelight; snowman; deer; cardinals; folks with a sled; and a little kid struggling to get into a house with a bag of groceries. Classic.

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December 5

Candy candy candy!

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December 4

Don't be a flake; colour this flake!

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December 3

Poinsettias: Fun to colour; not to eat.

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Don't forget to share photos of your finished colourings in the comments!

December 2

Do you wanna colour a snowman?

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December 1

OK folks, here we go!  Welcome to day 1 of the Colouring Advent Calendar. Balls!

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Spoiler alert! (But not really.)

When we say "carefully curated" we mean it!  Here is a **censored** version of Sheela's Advent calendar planning sheet... to make sure you don't end up colouring a snowflake two days in a row or some other nonsense.

It's almost December 1st!!! Are you ready to get colouring? New colouring pages are posted every day at midnight starting in 1.5 hours!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today I am wishing all my American friends and family a very happy Thanksgiving!  For me, Thanksgiving also marks the start of the Christmas season.  Here is a special treat  - a Thanksgiving cornucopia for you to color (dropping the U today for my U.S. pals).

Includes plenty of mystery fruits and vegetables - what colors will you use???

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On the Colouring Advent Calendar

My friend Megan and I completed a fairly thorough investigation of weird and wonderful Advent calendars available in the world. One that she really wanted, but was unable to acquire, was an Advent calendar that produced a new, festive image to colour every day. Thus this blog was born.

If you have found your way here via the back channels of late night Googling and social media clicking, I hope you enjoy.  Otherwise you are probably Megan or my mom, so thanks for being here! See you soon! xo.

On Advent

I don't know a lot about Advent but Wikipedia knows stuff, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent

I encourage y'all to find out more! Learning is fun!

Or, leave a comment and tell me about it. You are probably smarter than me.

On Colouring

I thought I hated colouring. I KNOW I'm bad at it. But recently a good friend bought me an "adult" colouring book of beautifully drawn mandalas and before I knew it I was buried in it for hours. My colouring job didn't look all that good, but I felt great.

I'm a big believer in the importance of spending time daily away from screens (no work on the computer, no Netflix, no TV, NO PHONE), and if you're not in the mood for reading doing some colouring is a great -- and relaxing -- way to spend some time.

More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/coloring-for-stress_n_5975832.html