Today I have been busy making my advent calendar. I went to start it the other day and had a complete brain fail, so I called on the expert: my mum. She instantly saw what the probems were and suggested a much more practical way to construct the advent calendar. Best bit? We used the glue gun. No sewing involved!
It ended up very different to the design, but I am extremely happy with it. And I cannot thank my mum enough for the help she gave me this afternoon. Turns out this project maybe was a little too much for me.
But it is done now. Check out the making and project!
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| Blocking it out |
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| A different and more practical background. |
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| Starting with a few patterns and pockets. |
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| Mapping out the final fifteen pockets. |
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| Lots of folding and gluing. |
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| Wonky donkey, but finished. |
The pockets are much smaller than planned; but this means I can get creative with what goes in them. I could do foil wrapped chocolate lollies, little slips of paper with the promise of cake, and a few are even big enough for coins! I am going to have some fun filling this calendar and I think the lack of numbers just means we can be flexible with what we pick. Got a free afternoon? Pick a cake one. Busy, busy, busy? Choccie coin.
I will share pictures when it is all full.
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| In its home, ready and waiting to be filled. |
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