Stencil a Rustic Bingo Advent Calendar

I couldn't wait for this stencil to get here because I had a great idea for an another advent calendar! I literally started this project as soon as the stencil arrived so it would be ready to use on December 1st! 

Blog hop:

I invite you to visit the projects of all my friends at the end of this tutorial. There is also a drawing for a free Old Sign Stencil of your choice and free shipping that will be given to the overall winner. 

How to make a rustic advent calendar:

I began with a piece of wood I had leftover from another project. It was "good wood" with no knot holes or warping. I cut it to the size I needed with a small circular saw. 

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I stained the wood with my favorite stain called Rustoleum Transformation Decorative Glaze. It can also be found in Home Depot. It has a beautiful color, you just paint it on and wipe it off!

After letting the stain dry for a few hours, I used my new Christmas Bingo stencil from Old Sign Stencils.

These stencils are large and very well made. You can use them again and again. I stenciled most of the stencil with black, I did the tree with green and the bulb with red. 

When the paint was dry I used antique nails and hammered them into the center of each number. I found an old brass piece in my stash that represents an ornament. I used the metal ornament as a guide on each number so I knew where to place the nail. 

When all the nails were in I attempted to clean up the metal piece a little and realized it was brass. I painted the inside of the circle with red and now it looks even better! As each day passes and it gets closer to Christmas, we will move the little brass ornament to the next nail. 

You may have noticed that I changed one thing on the stencil as I went along. I thought my calendar needed a larger Christmas word at the top. I sanded off the small word then re-stained and re-stenciled another Christmas word from the Christmas Lights Stencil, another cute Old Sign Stencil. 

I sanded the edges of the board with fine grit sand paper and a little over the words at the top so they look rustic. 

We are so excited to use this junky version of an advent calendar as we count down the days until Christmas with my grandchildren. 

Here are a few more Christmas stenciled projects to get you motivated to join the

giveaway for an Old Sign Stencil of your choice. This one is a great stencil I used to make wrapping paper last year and this sled project using the buffalo check stencil is one of my favorites.  Visit these projects by clicking on the green links above. 

Enter the giveaway:

Visit the store and leave a comment below telling us which stencil you'd like to win. Visit Old Sign Stencils to check out all the beautiful stencils available. Please make sure your email is available in your bio so we can contact the winner! 

Giveaway ends Sunday, Dec 15, 2019, midnight Pacific. One winner will be drawn from all blog comments and posted on this blog post Monday, December 16 and will be notified by email, which must be present to qualify. Winner will be required to create a store account so they have the ability to gather your shipping info. Offer void where prohibited.

Visit other projects:

And now it's time to visit my friends and the amazing holiday projects they created with Old Sign Stencils. Please click on each link below to visit their projects. 

Bliss Ranch.

Beyond the Picket Fence.

Organized Clutter.

Funky Junk Interiors.

Lora B.

This giveaway is now over. Winners are: Sandy at Primitive Skate, Marie at Interior Frugalista, and Linda at Itsy Bitsy. You'll be contacted shortly to claim your wins!

Many thanks to everyone who entered and visited these wonderful projects!

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Disclaimer: Old Sign Stencils provided me with the stencil for this project. 

All opinions are my own.