Today some of the Art with Heart Stampin’ Up! team girls have created some amazing Christmas projects to inspire you with the theme, It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We have tags, gift bags, teacher gift ideas, decorations and many more fun projects to create this holiday season.
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‘Easy Peasy’ Washi Tape Advent Calendar
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always loved advent calendars.
There’s something quite magical and childlike about counting down the days to Christmas, and let’s be honest…is there any child who doesn’t love starting each day in December with a little sweet, a tiny toy or a coin?
Personally, I’ve never liked commercial advent calendars that feature a cartoon superhero character and contain cheap, nasty chocolate. I mean if you’re going to indulge, you may as well eat the good stuff!
It’s so much nicer to make your own advent calendar because you can co-ordinate the colours you use to your Christmas theme or house décor…and you have the freedom to fill your calendar with whatever you want. And it’s also a lovely way to create your own family Christmas tradition.
When my children were little they’d get a 50 cent coin in their calendar every day, along with a small sweet or candy cane. Then on Christmas Eve they would use half their coins to buy a present for their brother and the other half would be donated to the charity buckets when we went to look at Christmas lights.
This lovely family Christmas tradition came about from my homemade advent calendar.
Make this calendar as a surprise for your kids or make it together
…it’s super easy to make and you can adapt the design to use the craft materials you have
…it’s reusable, year after year, because washi tape can repositioned multiple times, so once you’ve opened the boxes you can refill and reseal them again the following year
…it’s an upcycling project that re-purposes an item item every home has…old toilet paper rolls
…its design is flexible, you can display your calendar so many different ways
…it’s super cute and really fun to make!
Here’s what you’ll need
- 24 old toilet paper rolls (if you want to display your calendar as 5 rows of 5 boxes you will need to make an extra box and number it 25 to be opened on Christmas morning)
- Washi tape of your choice
- Matching cardstock
- Number stamps
- Punches or die cutting machine and dies
- Scissors
- Glue
- Embellishments, such as twine, ribbon, etc
Begin by turning your toilet paper rolls into curvy boxes to hold your advent surprises. Press one end down with your thumb to the halfway point and do it with the facing side. Repeat with the other end and do this for all 24 (or 25) rolls.
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At this stage you can fill your calendar with whatever you want: coins, lollies, tiny toys, craft projects, candy canes or even Christmas tree decorations.
Once your boxes are filled the fun really begins. I’ve wrapped mine with five gorgeous rolls of Candy Cane Lane Washi Tape, which all co-ordinate together.
Wrapping the boxes with washi tape is super easy to do.
- No glue needed as the washi tape is self-adhesive.
- No scissors required, you simply tear the washi tape
- No problem if you make a mistake—just peel it back and reposition it!
The final countdown!
Once I’d wrapped all my boxes in Candy Cane Lane washi tape I then made a variety of numbers from 1-24, using the Large Letter Framelits Dies (these are on sale @ 20% off, $43.20, from 21-28 November!), the matching Number of Years Stamp Set and the Labeler Alphabet stamp set, which has 2 styles of letters and numbers.
I also used the co-coordinating stamp pads in Real Red, Whisper White and Crumb Cake and embellished the boxes with Linen Thread, Cherry Cobbers Baker’s Twine, Cherry Cobber metal thread, Kraft Rope Trim, Mini Pinecones Embellishments and Mini Jingle Bells.
I just love how all the Stampin’ Up! Products co-ordinate and especially how the new Stitched Shape Framelit dies can be layered with the circle punch or the layering squares framelits, or simply have the numbers stamped or glued onto them.
How will you display your advent calendar?
Will you display it on a wall (simply attach with bluetack or mini glue dots), layered on a tiered cake stand or stacked in a vase or a bowl? One of my personal favourite ways is to attach it to the wall in the shape of a Christmas tree.
However you decide to display your calendar and whatever you chose to fill it with not only will your children will love their personalised advent calendar…
…but it will also become a beautiful Christmas decoration in its own right.
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So very proud of you Cath my crafting partner in crime! Your first blog hop and in Claire’s words, you “nailed it”! I love everything about this, especially the story behind it with your gorgeous boys as kids. You inspire me every single day xx
So very proud of you Cath my crafting partner in crime! Your first blog hop and in Claire’s words, you “nailed it”! I love everything about this, especially the story behind it with your gorgeous boys as kids. You inspire me every single day xx
I love your take on the advent calendar!!! and the way you have displayed it on the tiered plates, the stitching looks great around the tags xx
Thank you Monika!
I love your take on the advent calendar!!! and the way you have displayed it on the tiered plates, the stitching looks great around the tags xx
Thank you Monika!
What a great idea! Love the washi tape. Gorgeous pics too.
Thank you Sue!
What a great idea! Love the washi tape. Gorgeous pics too.
Thank you Sue!
What a fabulous advent calendar, Catherine. Love the different ways you have displayed it as well. So flexible and so do-able!
Thank you Judy I just loved your blog as well. What an awesome group we have, I feel so privileged to be part of it!
What a fabulous advent calendar, Catherine. Love the different ways you have displayed it as well. So flexible and so do-able!
Thank you Judy I just loved your blog as well. What an awesome group we have, I feel so privileged to be part of it!
What a clever idea. Great project.
Thank you Ros! Your tree was pretty awesome as well!
What a clever idea. Great project.
Thank you Ros! Your tree was pretty awesome as well!
Love your advent calendar. What a great idea. I love the way you have them piled up on the 3 tier plate – looks super festive. Great tutorial as well.
Thank you Mary!
Love your advent calendar. What a great idea. I love the way you have them piled up on the 3 tier plate – looks super festive. Great tutorial as well.
Thank you Mary!
Beautiful, Catherine. I love the tradition you had with your children.
Thank you Christine!
Beautiful, Catherine. I love the tradition you had with your children.
Thank you Christine!
WOW!! So much I love about this! An awesome project anyone can make, but so beautifully displayed and decorated. I love the story of how it became your family tradition and what your children did with the coins. Congrats on your first blog hop – you nailed it!
Thank you Claire!
WOW!! So much I love about this! An awesome project anyone can make, but so beautifully displayed and decorated. I love the story of how it became your family tradition and what your children did with the coins. Congrats on your first blog hop – you nailed it!
Thank you Claire!
What a fabulous project, and a brilliant way to teach your children the deeper meaning of Christmas.
Thank you Tina, I think it is so important to raise our children to think of others, especially at Christmas!
What a fabulous project, and a brilliant way to teach your children the deeper meaning of Christmas.
Thank you Tina, I think it is so important to raise our children to think of others, especially at Christmas!
Fantastic project Catherine, I love it!!!
Thanks so much for joining the AWHT Blog Hop!
Kate, thank you so much for asking me! I’ve learnt so much from you!
Fantastic project Catherine, I love it!!!
Thanks so much for joining the AWHT Blog Hop!
Kate, thank you so much for asking me! I’ve learnt so much from you!