Free For All Friday- Advent Calendar Project

Good Friday! Today I have kept the blog for myself so I could share a project I made for the November newsletter that just went out to the store owners. This is the advent calendar for my kids this year. There is a step out tutorial on how to create the little pockets from envelopes over on the left sidebar under the 'Recipes' header if you want to check it out. 

I hope you like it as much as I do. 

Enjoy!

 
Advent Calendar by Kimber McGray

Jillibean Soup Products
Kraft Accessories (A2 Cards/Envelopes)
Christmas Soup Staples Papers (Olive Sugar and Red Sugar on White)
Bean Stalks (Red/Brown Bakers Twine, Snowflakes Ribbon, Green/Brown Ribbon)
Journaling Sprouts (Christmas Chestnut Soup)
Alphabeans (Roasted Red, Baked Brown, Glazed Green)
Corrugated Shapes (Arrows)

Supplies Needed
Scissors
Adhesive
White Cardstock
Circle Punches
Snowflake Punch
Scallop Border Punch
White Self Adhesive Pearls
Mini Clothes Pins
Open Frame from Kraft Store
Staple Gun and Staples

To Make Frame:
Step One
Cut the red twine from the Snowflakes Ribbon into 5 pieces and staple to the back of the open frame.

Step Two
Layer two of the Christmas Chestnut Soup Journaling Sprouts and adhere to the top of the frame.

To Make Advent Pockets
Step One
Cut the flap off of a Kraft Envelopes and cut the envelope in half. Adhere the open side closed to create a pocket. Repeat with 11 more envelopes (12 total) to create 24 pockets.

Step Two
Cut the Soup Staple papers 4”x3” and adhere to the front of each pocket, centering on all sides.

 
 
 

Step Three
Using the rest of your supplies, decorate the front of each pocket.

Step Four
Adhere the Alphabean numbers to the front of each pocket to correspond to the different days in the month of December. Hint: Use the ‘L’s’ for ‘1’s. 

Step Five
Fill each pocket with a little treat or gift. Hang the finished pockets on the red twine with mini clothespins.

Have a good one!

 

 

Comments

[Julie Bonner]

Love this!!!! Fabulous idea Kimber :)

[Becky Williams]

This is so wonderful, Kimber!

[Carol (ScrapMomOf2)]

I love, love, love this! Just gorgeous!

[Michelle]

this is wonderful... it's just so sweet and simple... I will have to try this!!! Thanks!

[Aly Dosdall]

kimber, this totally rocks!! i love it!

[Lisa]

Wow - I love this!!

[Shauna]

LOVE this!! thanks for the inspiration- I really wanna make one for our family now :D

[Lisa W]

LOVE this!!! DD & I are going to work on this for our weekend project! Thanks so much!!

[javagirl aka liz]

/What a sweet project

[Denise Coulter]

What an amazing advent calendar!!! I need to make one for my kids.

[Renee']

Oh Kimber I LOVE it! Thanks for sharing :) I have been looking for one for inspiration and may have found it :D t/u

[Rhonda V.]

I love this calendar, it's just adorable!!!

[Suzy Gray]

such a great project Kimber thanks for sharing

[Melanie Blackburn]

Kimber, this is fabulous!!!!

[manders aka amanda]

Great Idea
Thanks again for the giveaway
blessings
Amanda

[Erika M]

Really loving this advent calendar!

[Melissa B.]

This is wicked cute Kimber - I might be lifting this!!!

[nitasha]

LOVEIT!!!

[Jodi]

this is the coolest advent calendar ever!!! I love it!!

[Mandie W]

This is super cute!I may have to steal this ;)

[Cassandra aka Scrap Savvy]

This is brilliant Kimber! So adorable and practical!

[cindy]

AMAZING Kimber...love love! what a clever idea girl!!!

[Jeri]

I love this project. I would fill each pocket with a tag. On each tag could be a holiday activity to do as a family such as making your own cards, baking for a neighbor, giving to the food bank etc. Lots of fun!!!

[dawn]

love everything about this. it looks great and fun to do. thank you.

[Sandra ltb]

very cute!
Sandra