I started with a wood board that was 20" x 21" I actually already had this piece left over from another project. I had stained it with a Kona/ Classic Gray combo but any stain color would work for this Advent calendar.

I painted the outside edges of my board with a light coat of white paint for a little detail.

To make the countdown to Christmas numbers I used 2.5 inch natural wood slices.

First, I hand wrote out the numbers 1-25 with a pencil.

Next, I used my wood crafter tool to burn in the numbers on the slices.

You don't need to burn your numbers to do this project- I think using a paint pen would look great too!

On the back side of the number ornaments I wanted to add wooden snowflakes. The unfinished snowflakes come in a bag with lots of shapes to choose from.

I gave the snowflakes a quick coat of white acrylic craft paint and glued them on the back side of the wood slices.

AS I WAS GLUING ON THE SNOWFLAKES I TRIED TO VARY THE DESIGNS ALONG THE WAY.

The bag of wood slices came with cute red & white string for hanging the ornaments. I thought it would add a little pop of festive color to my sign.

Now it was time to screw in the hooks to the board. I started the first row of hooks 2 inches from the top.

I MEASURED 4 INCHES BETWEEN THE ROWS OF HOOKS. THERE ARE 5 ROWS BOTH DOWN AND ACROSS

After I marked all 25 spots, I went back and screwed in the hooks . I used 1 inch right angle hooks. ( I bought the hooks, wood slices, and snowflake ornaments from Amazon)

Tip: I wore thin work gloves to save my fingers! The metal was killing me as I was screwing the hooks in!!

I stapled on a short piece of nautical rope to the top of the sign so I could hang it...plus it is a strong material to use that can hold the weight of the wood.

I hung the numbered ornaments onto the hooks and found a place to hang it up.

I usually use Monkey Hooks to hang up things in my house; I love them!!

Now we are ready to start the Countdown To Christmas!! I think we all need something to look forward to this year!!!

You can check out more of my festive ideas for the holidays right HERE.