Today I'm exited to show you my first handmade Advent
Calendar. I had fun creating it & my little man couldn't wait for
it to be completed. I saw this one on Pinterest,
but couldn't find the original post for it anywhere.
it to be completed. I saw this one on Pinterest,
but couldn't find the original post for it anywhere.
I decided to make mine with yarn & jute twine lacing.
If you like it, and want to create your own, here is what you will need:
SUPPLIES
- plain board as seen below
- yarn & jute twill
- white craft paint
- paint brush
- clothes pins
- washi tape, paint, glitter double sided tape or glitter sticker craft paper...(be creative)
- strong glue like E6ooo
- red marker
- drill
I began by having Mr. M drill holes around the board two inches apart from one
another and an inch off the side of the board.
Then I painted my board in white and set it aside to dry.
While my board dried, I decorated the clothes pins with washi tape. I used several
variations such as red glitter, silver glitter, dotted red washi tape and so on.
After I finished off my clothes pins, and the paint was dry on the board, I grabbed my
strings and started lacing them around the board. I tied the end off to keep it sturdy.
After the board was laced, I added a boarder with the silver and white washi tape.
I think it gives it a finished look.
Once my border was done, I glued each clothes pin to the board.
I'll be honest, I didn't measure the distance between them,
I just eye balled it to look parallel from one another if that makes any sense.
After gluing them, they were set to dry.
I used a red marker to make my numbers. I wrote each one over each pin.
There you have it, our first handmade Advent Calendar, my son loves it!
Will you have an Advent Calendar this year?
Happy Crafting!