Today I have something a little different for you all here on Ramblings of a Devoted Tea Drinker...a DIY! Given December is just around the corner I thought I'd share with you all how to make your very own Advent Calendar. I am posting this now so it will give you some time to make and fill the calender's before the 12 day Christmas countdown starts. I opted to make a 12 day advent calendar instead of a 24 day one, as you can put a special gift in each envelope without breaking the bank.
The empty advent calender's that you can purchase in shops are quite pricey at over £10 and also the pockets are really small so it would be difficult to find things that would fit. To make this advent calendar it only cost me around £6 to get all the supplies and the envelopes are a lot bigger meaning you can fit a decent size gift in them.
What you will need:
A4 size cork board (Poundland), Christmas stickers (Poundland), 12 98 x 68mm brown envelopes (WHSmih), String and Pegs set (Poundland), Scissors, Sharpie and Cellotape.
What to do:
Step One: Tie the string all the way around about 2cm from the top of the cork board and cut of the excess string. Then, on the back of the cork board tape the string to the board, in order to make it more secure.
Step Two: Tie and tape the string again about 8cm below the first string.
Step Three: In order to make the string more secure for the envelopes put two drawing pins in the centre of each string as shown in the picture.
Step Four: Now time for the fun part...decorating! Decorate 12 envelopes how ever you want, I chose to use gold star, snowmen and penguin stickers. Make sure you remember to put the number on the envelope!
Step Five: Now fill up the envelopes and put them on the string using the pegs. If you are stuck on what to put in the advent calender's here some good ideas: chocolates, hot chocolate sachets, earrings, necklaces, eye shadow, sample skincare products (Feel Unique pic 'n' mix samples are good), sample mascaras and lipsticks.
I think this is a really good idea to make for a loved one and you can tailor everyday to suit them! Send me a picture of twitter (@nishah_97) if you end up making this cute advent calendar! :)
See you next time for more of my ramblings!
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