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6 Advent Calendars You Can Make Today

November 30, 2016 by Francine Clouden

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It’s November 30th, which means Christmas countdown calendars and Advent Calendars go live tomorrow! But never fear if you still haven’t set one up. Today I’m sharing six ideas you can use to be ready for December 1st.

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Get this free printable Christmas Tree countdown, and learn how to use it as a candle! You can either make the candle from scratch with the instructions given, or simply stick it to a jar candle you already have. Use small stickers to hide each date as the month progresses.

Source: My Everyday Life

 

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Get these Christmas Countdown printable cards and set them up as shown. You can write a Holiday activity on the back of each card to help you count down to December 25th!

Source: Place of My Taste

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Use empty matchboxes to make this simple Advent Calendar with enough space for a small daily treat. You’ll need:

  • 24 matchboxes
  • craft paper and glue
  • tape measure
  • scissors
  • string
  • awl
  • (optional) number stamps
  • 24 straight pins
  • 2 shoeboxes
  • small candy

Source: Kittenhood

The following two ideas are both from Burlap and Blue. Print out either the Christmas tree or Santa Clause count down calendar, and count down the days by sticking on embellishments to cover up the days. The tree would look awesome with ornament shaped stickers, and if you use cotton balls you will grow Santa’s beard throughout the month!

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Source: Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

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Source: Santa Claus Beard Advent Calendar

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Here’s another idea using matchboxes, this time all you need to do is print, cut and stick the images. And add some small treats off course! This Advent Calendar plays homage to San Francisco.

Source: Minted

I hope this will help you get an Advent Calendar made today. Use these ideas exactly as shown, or let them inspire your own customized take on an Advent Calendar or Christmas Countdown Calendar for your family.

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BOO Halloween Mini Scrapbook Album

Traci used the BOO to You collection from Bella Blvd. to created this fang-tastic Halloween mini scrapbook album project. I love the cover, it’s shaped like the large BOO die cut letters she used, cut from fun pattern papers with a few embellishments added. The album is all connected together with black O rings.

The rest of the inside pages are rounded rectangles, measuring 7 1/2″ x 4″ covered in more fun pattern papers and lots of darling black kitties, ghosties, skulls and Jack O’ Lanterns in traditional Halloween corners.

Of course it wouldn’t be an album from Traci if she didn’t include her signature interactive elements like flaps, folds and pocket pages. This one is filled with cute journaling cards and tags.

Visit the Artsy Albums blog for all the details and more pics of this fun project.

-Heather

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