• Home
  • Team Crafts Unleashed
  • About/Contact
    • Sharing Policy
  • Shop ConsumerCrafts
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Tumblr
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Crafts Unleashed: DIY Craft Ideas, Fun Crafts & More

  • Jewelry
    • Top 50 DIY Jewelry Making Ideas
    • Necklaces
    • Earrings
    • Bracelets
    • Hair & Accessories
    • Beaded Jewelry
    • Jewelry Making Basics
  • Home Decor
    • Floral
    • Kids Rooms
    • Mantle & Tabletop
    • Wall Art
    • Wreaths
    • Organization
    • Designer Inspired Projects
  • Papercrafts
    • Scrapbooking
    • 3D Paper Projects
    • Card Making
    • Paper Decorations
    • Washi Tape Ideas and Projects
    • Embossing Folder Ideas and Projects
  • Seasonal
    • Winter
      • Christmas Craft Projects and Decorations
      • DIY Gifts and Handmade Gifts
        • Thank You For Your Vote!
      • Christmas
      • Valentine’s Day
        • Valentine’s Day Crafts
      • New Year’s Crafts
    • Spring
      • Spring and Easter Projects Gallery
      • St. Patrick’s Day
      • Easter
      • Earth Day – Recycled Crafts
      • Cinco de Mayo
      • Mother’s Day
    • Summer
      • Father’s Day
      • 4th of July & Patriotic
    • Fall
      • Fall & Thanksgiving Crafts Project Gallery
      • Halloween
        • Halloween Project Gallery
      • Thanksgiving
  • Party
    • Wedding Favors & Gifts
    • Wedding & Bridal Shower Decorations
    • Bridal Accessories
    • Baby Showers
    • Party Favors
    • Party Decorations
  • Craft Basics
    • Art
    • Cake & Candy
    • Clay Crafts
    • Fabric Crafts
    • Paper Mache
    • Yarn Crafts
    • Wood
  • Kids
    • Teacher & School Time Crafts
    • Graduation Ideas
  • Craft at Home
You are here: Home / Seasonal / Winter / Christmas / Christmas in July: Homemade Advent Calendar

July 19, 2014 · 2 Comments

Christmas in July: Homemade Advent Calendar

Christmas· Winter

Happy Christmas…in July! Actual Christmas will be here before we know it and one thing I’ve always wanted to do was to have an advent calendar for my family.  My children love counting down til Christmas (or any holiday) and I have never been able to bring myself to buy an expensive advent calendar.  So we typically either have a cheap one filled with cheap chocolate or do nothing.  So this year I wanted to get ahead of the game, and come up with a fast and simple homemade advent calendar that we could customize for our family!

So I came up with this cute way to countdown to Christmas using simple white kraft bags.

Homemade-advent-calendar-Crafts-UnleashedWhat I love about using the bags is that we can add a story, a scripture, a fun activity to do, a service opportunity or even a piece of yummy delicious candy to them!  I can change it up every year, or each bag can be different.  I can completely customize this homemade advent calendar in any way I want without a lot of effort.  I really love how this turned out!

Supplies needed to make your own homemade advent calendar:supply-list

  • White Kraft Paper Bags
  • Hole Punch
  • Red and White Baker’s Twine
  • Jute Cord
  • Martha Stewart’s Adhesive Stencil Typwritter Font
  • Stencil Brush or Foam Brush
  • Black Craft Paint

Homemade-advent-calendar-Crafts-Unleashed-2These stencils are so easy to use, you just stick them on, paint and take them off again!  They are reusable and they do really well at preventing bleeding too.

I started out using a foam brush, but it was a little big, so part way through my project I switched to a stencil brush. Either will work!

Homemade-advent-calendar-Crafts-Unleashed-3After all of the numbers were stenciled on the bags (1-24), I simply punched two holes at the top of each bag.

Homemade-advent-calendar-Crafts-Unleashed-5I then used both jute cord and baker’s twine to thread through each hole and hang.

Homemade-advent-calendar-Crafts-Unleashed-6I love the natural look of the jute, but the red and white gives a little fun and Christmas-spirit and color to the project!

Homemade-advent-calendar-Crafts-Unleashed-7You can fill these homemade advent calendar bags with whatever you want!  My family will definitely prefer them stuffed with treats!  But you can definitely customize this to your family’s preference and needs.

I love how my homemade advent calendar turned out!  It is so simple to make and inexpensive too.  And my family can’t wait until December 1st to use this!

More Project Ideas

  • DIY Christmas Countdown CalendarDIY Christmas Countdown Calendar
  • Last-Minute Advent Christmas Countdown for the KidsLast-Minute Advent Christmas Countdown for the Kids
  • How-to: Hand Stitched Felt Gift BowHow-to: Hand Stitched Felt Gift Bow
  • An Easy DIY Advent Wreath An Easy DIY Advent Wreath
  • Santa’s Christmas CountdownSanta’s Christmas Countdown
  • Wooden Snowflake Wall HangingWooden Snowflake Wall Hanging
  • Coffee Lover 2017 Printable Calendar GiftCoffee Lover 2017 Printable Calendar Gift
  • Floral 2016 Calendar Printable {Great for Gifting!}Floral 2016 Calendar Printable {Great for Gifting!}
  • Back to School Countdown Calendar Back to School Countdown Calendar
  • Salted Caramel Chocolate Spoon RecipeSalted Caramel Chocolate Spoon Recipe
Ashley

Ashley is an interior designer turned DIY / Craft Blogger located in the Indianapolis area. Her passion for interior design grew into a love of creating and one day she just decided to start blogging about it, at Simply Designing! Ashley loves power tools and her hot glue gun, but her sewing machine slightly scares her. She loves life, finds joy in the simple things, and is a firm believer that a good cup of hot chocolate or ice cream cures most things.

don’t miss out – get all our DIY’s sent right to your inbox!

« DIY Harry Potter Bookmark Gifts
Easy Christmas Lanterns With DIY Vinyl Decals »

Comments

  1. Elic says

    July 19, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    You could also use this to count down to school starting and use it as a way to get various chores out of the way – like “Shop for clothes” or “Prepare back pack”. This way you could knock out various things with the kids without quite the rush of last minute. Not that I have kids, but I’ve seen the craziness at the stores the few days before.

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. DIY Christmas Countdown Calendar Ideas - Mom Foodie says:
    November 27, 2016 at 5:35 pm

    […] Homemade Advent Calendar: A Fun Christmas In July Craft! from blog.consumercrafts.com […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Welcome to Crafts Unleashed: The ideas and inspiration department of ConsumerCrafts.com! Our goal is to spark your creativity and inspire you to create crafts that you love. Go ahead, unleash your craft!

Stay Up to Date

Team Crafts Unleashed

Looking for something?

Categories

  • Home
  • Team Crafts Unleashed
  • About/Contact
  • Shop ConsumerCrafts
This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No connected account.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to connect an account.

Copyright © 2021 · captivating theme by Restored 316