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Crafty Advent Calendars

by Tonya Grant |Filed Under: Paper Tagged With: Advent, Christmas, Kids Get a Weekly Update of all Articles

Do you have an Advent Calendar for your family?
A special calendar where you count down from the 
beginning of December to Christmas?
We have a wooden one with little doors all around the edge 
and a magnetic scene in the middle.
In each box there is a magnet to create the picture – 
animals, Wise Men, Shepherds, Angels, and the baby Jesus, of course.
But I’ve been seeing lots of crafty versions lately 
so I thought I’d share a collection…
This one is made using baby food jars – cute, huh?
You can find it at It’s Two AM
including Cheryl’s tips on what to hide inside each one.
These gorgeous paper cones are at Callaloo Soup
with full instructions on how to make them.
These boxes are decorated with washi tape
and you can find the notes at Omiyage
These cute stockings are made from paper and cardstock
at Canadian Living
And finally Julie Ree is selling the pattern for these beauties on Etsy.
I especially love the cherry garland they hang on!

Filed Under: Paper Tagged With: Advent, Christmas, Kids

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  1. Posie Patchwork says

    November 13, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    Loving all these ideas, better yet, unlike sewing something which can fray, paper & card has neat edges, yippee!! Might give the cones a go, with 4 children, i have to stick a lot in each 'advent' day!! Love Posie

  2. Clara says

    November 13, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    What a lovely collection. I don't have an advent calendar. Just two of us home here.

  3. Tammy@ Not Just Paper and Glue says

    November 14, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    I love the cones and the stockings. Really cute.

  4. April says

    November 14, 2010 at 1:26 AM

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I love these advent calenders, they are adorable….how to choose just one?

  5. Jenn Erickson says

    November 17, 2010 at 6:39 AM

    I absolutely love the tradition of Advent Calendars. We have a simple wooden one from Restoration Hardware, and I love shopping all year long for little trinkets to put inside for the girls!

    What a wonderful collection of Advent projects. Thank you!

  6. Craftiness NOW says

    November 18, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    wow, my mom always had advent calendars for us growing up, i never thought to make one, great ideas 🙂

  7. Liz says

    November 23, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    What fantastic ideas for advent calendars! I would love to make one for my niece. Ah, maybe next year. Or…if I get to it quickly, this year! thanks for another lovely post!

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Tonya is the voice behind The Crafty Mummy. She dabbles in lots of different crafts – patchwork, quilting, cross-stitch, scrapbooking, knitting, crochet and sewing. This is the record of projects she has done, and the projects she dreams of getting to! Read More…

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