I don't know why, but I have always loved Advent calendars (and the Nativity in general). My Mom always got us gorgeous Advent calendars which usually had scripture or the story of the Nativity inside. It was so hard to keep the flaps closed (which is weird because I knew there wasn't any candy inside).
I have been obsessing over an Advent calendar for the Sprout. I want to make it, and I want it to be something we can use every year. I had originally looked at fabric panels.
I really like this one.
Then I started seeing wooden boxes with little compartments and fabric Christmas Trees with little pouches, and on and on.
Today my RSS feed came up with a blog called Make it and Love it. I love this site, it has everything your sewing and crafting heart could want (it is especially good for coming up with clothing repurposing ideas). She put up a how to for a Christmas Advent Calendar Shadow Box.
The idea is each little box holds trinkets that the kids can put on the little Christmas Tree. Isn't that the best thing ever??!!
The problem is finding a shadow box with 25 compartments and then making all of the little boxes. I think I may take on this project, or at least the idea of putting Christmas Tree trinkets in the Advent compartments (as the Christmas Tree usually goes up the last weekend in November).
3 comments:
I love advent calendars and nativity scenes too! Last year I bought a great little reusable nativity calendar that tells part of the Christmas story each day.
Growing up my great aunt made us these awesome advent calendars, with a mini candycane for each day.
I absolutely love this, but where might I find the shadow box?
Christy- I don't know what country you are in so I googled shadowbox and it came up in my UK search as a box frame. I also looked at divided photo box. They are usually used for framing photos and museum works. In the States I remember finding them at any major craft shop, but in the UK, even online, I am finding it hard to find them. They have to be there somewhere.
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