DIY Christmas Countdown

This DIY Christmas Countdown is the perfect holiday decor for your home.

I was looking through Ballard Design’s catalog, and I fell in love with their chalkboard Christmas countdown.

SO cute, isn’t it?!  I decided to recreate one for my dining room.

I started with a large canvas.  (I found mine at Hobby Lobby and used a 40% off coupon.)

I painted the entire canvas (including sides) with two coats of chalkboard paint.

Here are the supplies you need for the DIY Christmas Countdown:

• Christmas Bulb Ornaments
• Chalk
• China Marker
• Pencil or Pen
• Painters Tape
• Printout of Lettering
• Rope
• Nails
• String
• Scissors

Using the chalk, I figured out where I wanted the rope and bulbs to hang and added dots for the numbers.  I placed my Merry Christmas at the top, and to see my secret for transferring lettering, you can click HERE.

I taped down the lettering and numbers using painter’s tape and followed my perfect chalkboard tutorial for transferring them to the chalkboard.

I then added nails to the back of the canvas and tied the rope to the nails.

After the rope was strung, I added the ornaments using the string.

And my Christmas countdown was complete! You can either add the bulbs or remove them to countdown to Christmas.  I gave Christmas Day a slightly different bulb.

You can add your own style to the countdown through the font and/or ornaments.

Click HERE to see all the details behind my dining room Christmas decor.

Go create something!

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