DIY ADVENT CALENDAR TREE
The 1st of December is just around the corner and children (and adults) all over world is waiting eagerly for the advent calendar. There is no better motivation to get up in the morning than knowing that there is a little gift waiting for you : )
But the gifts must have a place to hang, which brings me to this very simple and affordable DIY advent calendar tree.
To make this calendar all you basically need is a long rounded wooden stick (or you can use tree branches), and approx. 3 meter of twine or yarn.
WHAT I DID:
1) I had a wooden stick laying around, and to make the tree I sawed it in 7 pieces. The total length of the stick was 270 cm and I cut it up in the following sizes: 65, 55, 45, 35, 25, 15, and 10 cm.
2) Afterwards, I sanded each end.
3) Then I took the twine and found the center of it. The center will be the top of the tree, and where you will you hang it on the wall.
4) Start with the smallest stick and on each side make a simple knot. Make sure the knot is on the back of the stick so you don´t see it.
5) Continue to the next stick and repeat. For my tree I measured the distance between each stick and ended up with 12 cm.
6) After the last stick is added make sure that all sticks are levelled with each other, and adjust if necessary. Then make a double knot, and cut off the remaining twine.
7) As for the star, I used a Christmas ornament that I already had and glued it to the twine. I did this after I had hung the tree on the wall.
For the numbering of the gifts you can get creative and use walnuts or other Christmas tree ornaments and write the number with a marker. There are also countless ways you can make this tree in your own style. Some suggestions are painting the sticks or using a ribbon instead twine.
Hopefully this calendar will inspire you to make one your own, and maybe you even can get your children to join you for a little Christmas workshop.
photo © Nina Holst
A fun idea. I think I’ll take this <3
Happy you like it 🙂
Så fin, fant lignende på instagram igår bare med drivved som jeg ville lage men det har jeg ikke tigjengelig Er det kosteskaft du har brukt eller blir det for tykkt?
Det hørest jo veldig fint ut med drivved også! Kosteskaft fungerer selvfølgelig også. Men da trenger du muligenes 2 stk pga lengden ( eller så man du bare lage den mindre ).Jeg kjøpte en rundpinne på Maxbo for er 18 diamenter og 270cm lang.( hadde denne liggende fra et annet prosjekt jeg aldri har fått gjort, så da ble det adventskalender i stedet. Pinnen er litt tynn, så jeg tror det ville vært finere med f.eks kosteskaft tykkelse i stedet. Lettere å få tak i også 🙂
YOU are the MASTER of simple ,but full of class and chic ideas !!!!!!! WOW 🙂
so pretty and fun. Love it 🙂
Have a lovely day,
Thank you! 🙂
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