Advent Calendar Roundup - 19 Great Ideas
It might be a tad late to get started on creating some of these awesome advent calendars, but I thought it would be fun to share my favorite finds of the season (both diy and store-bought) just the same. Will you have an advent calendar in your home this year? I'd love to hear about your plans. xo Ez
1. Animal Advent Calendar - Brigitte.de (via Prudence) 2. Advent Calendar with Coffee Cups - Living at Home.de , photographed by Julia Hoersch 3. Fabric Cone Advent Calendar - Mes Poulettes
4. DIY Iron-On Advent Calendar - Oh Happy Day 5. Muslin Bag Advent Calendar - Adel Zeller 6. Merry Bundle of Bags Advent Calendar - Martha Stewart 7. DIY Kraft Paper Stocking Advent - Canadian Living (via Tara)
8. DIY Magnetic Advent Calendar - Twig & Thistle 9. Advent Cones - Eighteen25 10. Embroidered Felt Advent Calendar - The Purl Bee (via Jennet)
11. Holiday Activities Advent Calendar by Jordan Ferney for Anthology Magazine | Photography by Kelly Ishikawa, Styling by Meg Ilasco and Kate Pruitt (via) 12. Hanger Advent - Fryd + Design 13. Free Printable Advent Box Labels - Oh Happy Day
14. DIY Paper Cone Advent Calendar - Odessa May Society (via Jennet) 15. DIY Advent Calendar - The Marion House Book 16. Advent Calendar - Annaleenas Hem
17. Chocolate Bar Advent Calendar - Annemari 18. Advent Calendar with Hand-drawn Deer - Charming Liisa 19. Scrap Wood Christmas Tree Advent Calendar - Summersville
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| by Ez Tuesday, November 29, 2011 
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love these ideas...the coffee cups are my favorite! xo
You are just in time! I love number fifteen! The only issue that I've ever had with advent calenders is that I either have to fill them with really cheap toys, which are essentially landfill fodder, or spend waaaay too much for my budget. I love, love LOVE the idea of re-using the items from year to year! Fantastic! You could even get a mini tree to hang the ornament on each day.
Thanks for posting!
Oh wow thanks so much for this! So many to choose from. I love #15 though, it's just gorgeous.
We have an advent calendar I made using kraft envelopes - our advent calendar
such lovely ideas!
These are awesome! I love the one on the hanger -- it's kind of crazy and wonderful. I DIY'd one for my niece this year, with each day telling a little part of the Christmas story. In case you're curious: http://www.lovelyindeed.com/2011/diy-advent-calendar-free-printable/
Fabulous collection. I love advent calendars...and coffee....my favorite is the coffee cups!
What a fantastic round-up! And thanks so much for including me! Makes my smile! =)
I fell in love with this one {http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/thespottedsparrow/product/library-cards-pockets-advent-calendar} and am almost finished making something inspired by it. Can't wait to hang it up!
People are so creative with their ideas - I've got to get cracking on mine!
Thank you these were absolutely great.
wow - I was looking for some inspiration on this last weekend - alas, I whipped up my own version of a fabric banner of flag/cones (similar to #14)... eager to post pics of it on my blog soon - I'll let you know!
Beauty collection here - as usual. :o)
Mel
needle and nest
I love all! Thanks for sharing such wonderful ideas.
It's lovely! i love three!!
fab round up ez! i've created a matchbox advent calendar kit, its in the style of midcentury european matchbox labels, you can see it on my blog here: http://www.drawpilgrim.com/2011/11/to-diy-for-vintage-style-matchbox-advent-calendar/
Such a great round-up! Thanks for including mine - lovely to see it here on your blog. Can't wait for my son to open the first bag tomorrow morning,
what an amazing roundup!
So many cute ideas! We used to do the chocolate advent calendars when I was growing up, so fun. Now we just do the advent candles, one for each Sunday up to Christmas.
nice! Special love for de Oh Happy Day's box calendar.
I made a lovely one too! With 24 tea bags. We made 100 of them, and they had been sold out in 8 hours! Hope we can make more next year.
http://2clics.blogspot.com/2011/11/calendrier-de-lavent-des-thes.html
A fabulous collection of Advent Calendars. I love the creativity. But I must admit..I'm an old fashion gal. My heart belongs to those cardboard boxes with the tacky Christmas pictures of Santa or Frosty and the yummy little Christmas shaped chocolate behind each door.
-Madeleine
Swell
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I just finished my own advent calendar . Thanks for the inspiration. These are all exceptional!
Wow. What a great collection. I love them all, but I have to say #14 is just perfect -- it's so easy and cheap to buy candy canes, and I love how they look all lined up. This is incredible. Thank you!
You reminded me, when we just had 1 child we used to make advent calenders. Now there are 2 children and 2 store-bought advent calenders. *sigh*
AHH! I love the coffee cup idea. SO cute!
So much inspiration!
Love theese calenders a lot
Liovly Patricia