project: advent calendars

advent calendar DIY
{ours}

Advent calendars are really popular with bloggers and so fun to make! I made ours by spray painting matchboxes and then I glued little magnets on one side and used gift tags for the other side. Then I numbered each one and put a little surprise in each box. We put them on the fridge and our son just loves it! Here are a few fabulous ideas I've found this year. Go ahead and make one too and get inspired here:



Craftberry Bush: the advent calendar... - oh so cute little buckets

Lovely Things: advent calendar + decorating with old familiar things - lunch bags & twine

Two Shades of Pink: our advent calendar - wow, it's a bookcase diorama

Rambling Renovators: advent calendar tree - lovely traditions

The Marion House Book: diy advent calendar - it's gorgeous too

Love, Lindsey: DIY advent calendar - stamped paper sacks

Destination: Craft: advent calendar ideas - notes for each day

The Crafty Bee: advent ready - Christmas decorations on tags

Lil Boy Blue: recycled paper DIY advent calendar - with cute gifts

6 comments:

annie said...

What a cute idea and so practical to use your refrigerator! I love the idea of matchbooks and decorating them with all different tags...so sweet! Thanks you for linking my version of the advent calendar.
xo
annie

Beatrice @ becado.blogspot.com said...

I love how you did yours. Great ideas Thank you so much for including mine in. Have a great weekend.

Shell in your Pocket said...

cute idea~

sandy toe

Pondside said...

What a clever idea you've had for your Advent Calendar. I'll bet it's a huge treat every morning.

Jen @ RamblingRenovators said...

Thanks for including me in your roundup! Such cute ideas. Yours is great and so simple too!

Kim Spears said...

We will be making an advent for Hayden next year and I love this idea !! Especially of having it on the fridge :)