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Learn to Make Your Own Cut-and-Sew Advent Calendar

December 2, 2016

Looking for a fun advent calendar to make and use for years to come? Our super creative friend Anda Corrie of Berlin visits the blog to share a simple cut-and-sew advent calendar she created that fits on one yard of fabric. Read on for the full how to!

Anda: Like me, do you usually wait until it’s way too late to create the Pinterest-worthy advent calendar of your dreams and end up stuck with a printed paper box from Kaiser’s? Make this pocket-style hanging calendar easily in one afternoon instead—and use again year after year!

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Make It Monday: Holiday Calendars

November 30, 2015

December’s upon us, and we couldn’t be more excited to start our holiday decorating! This year, we love the idea of creating a calendar that unites the whole family in celebrating the special days of the season. Take an afternoon this week to whip up one of these customizable calendar DIYs sure to delight you and yours. Please do share the DIY holiday calendars you’re making by tagging #makeitmonday on your social platform of choice!

Ashlee over at My So Called Crafty Life created this DIY Drawstring Bag Advent Calendar with a complete tutorial and cut-and-sew kit on Spoonflower, to boot!

Eight Nights of Surprises Wall Hanging by Creative Jewish Mom makes a lovely focal point for the family room.

The X-mas Calendar design from Demigoutte on Spoonflower has everything you need to DIY your Advent calendar.

Create this Dreidel Garland by Scrumdilly-do! with old neck ties!

This DIY Origami Box Advent Calendar by Gathering Beauty is a great way to use any small gift wrap scraps.

Mix and match these ideas to create a calendar of your very own, and please do show us what you’re creating with a #makeitmonday shout out!

Happy holidays,

Becca

Handmade Holiday: DIY Advent Calendar

November 19, 2014

Christmas Lights | Christmas Chevron | Christmas Candy Cane Stripes

This holiday season, create a handmade Advent calendar that can be used for years to come. We’d love to make one using Miss Tiina’s festive coordinates for the drawstring bags!

Check out the top ten Advent calendar kits | Congrats to winner Kayajoy

November 24, 2011

Coming out on top in our contest to design a fabric kit for sewing an Advent calendar is 5-time contest winner Kayajoy, a talented artist who hails from Montreal. If you're planning to sew her kit (or any of the other top ten) in time to use this year you'll have to hurry!

See the Top Ten Advent Calendar Kits

The final voting results:

1. 626 votes for Festive Forest Tree Decorating – Advent Calendar by kayajoy
2. 449 votes for Advent Calendar by irrimiri
3. 375 votes for birdy advent calendar by amel24
4. 354 votes for Quiet Winter Town by theboerwar
5. 312 votes for X-mas Calendar by demigoutte
6. 294 votes for Christmas Countdown Wreath by jennartdesigns
7. 274 votes for Festive Fun Advent Tree by spellstone
8. 270 votes for Baby Owls Advent Calendar by natitys
9. 269 votes for Cookie Advent Calendar by modgeek
10. 265 votes for Nativity Scene Advent Calendar, Finger Puppets & Hanging Ornaments too! by elizabethjones

A Kit to Make Advent Calendars – Vote in our latest contest

November 17, 2011

This week we challenged designers to submit a sewing pattern for an Advent calendar designed to fit on a single yard of fabric. These kits need not be specifically for Advent or Christmas, but the idea was to create a holiday-themed hanging decoration with windows to reveal different images or with pockets to hold toys or cards or candies. We've got only 42 entries this week, so voting should be pretty quick.