Sunday, November 25, 2012

Advent Calendar How To | Lily Bee

Good morning crafters today I have a super simple advent calendar to share today. This project was made solely from the 6x6 Christmas Cheer Tiny Tablet from Lily Bee.



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To make an advent calendar like mine you will need the following: Christmas Cheer 6x6 Tiny Tablet from Lily Bee, red cardstock, small kraft envelopes (purchased from Micheal's), 7/8 inch circle punch, 1 inch decorative punch, Baker's Twine, Mini Clothes Pins, Candy, empty frame approximately 18x20 inch and black paint.



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Using the 7/8 inch circle punch out the numbers from the number paper in the 6x6 Christmas Cheer Lily Bee Tiny Tablet. Punch 25 decorative 1 inch circles from red cardstock. I used a Martha Stewart starburst punch but you could easily use a scallop punch or circle punch. Then adhere together as seen in the below photo.



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Cut a variety of 2.5 x 2 rectangles from the patterned papers in the Tiny Tablet. Punch a border along the long edge of each rectangle and then fold in half. Fill the bags with candy, fold the top down and top with the folded patterned paper.


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Sew the treat bags shut. If you don't sew you can always staple your treat bags or even glue them.

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I found an unfinished empty frame for under 10$, painted it black and distressed it. I stapled 5 rows of holiday baker's twine along the back. Since I have 2 kids there are 2 treat bags per day. I used the mini clothes pins to attach them to the baker's twine.


Thanks for stopping by today happy crafting!

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3 comments:

  1. Summer this is just adorable and although you say it's super simple... I think that's because you make it look super simple. :)

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  2. Love this idea for an advent calendar :)

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  3. I love this idea for an advent calendar. It looks terrific.

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