Distressed Countdown Advent Cabinet

I had so much fun making this project. This Advent Calendar Cabinet is the perfect holiday decoration. Drawers are just big enough to hold little treasures so excited keiki's can count down the days until Christmas arrives.

Distressed Countdown Advent Cabinet by Beth

Tim Holtz Distress Stain

30143784 - UNF Cabinet 24 Drawers w/ Shutter

77501692 - Mod Podge

30141040 - Americana Multi-Surface Paint (Vanilla Shake)

30145457 - Joyous Tradition Paper scrapbook paper

30136620 – ½” EK Tools mini punch

James Button

Paint the cabinet with the color of your choice. Measure each drawer and cut 24 pieces of patterned paper to fit, mixing patterns and colors as desired. Punch a half-hole in the top edge of each piece to match the notches on the drawers. Use the stain to ink the edges around the cabinet. Mod Podge the cut paper to the drawers. Cut paper to fit the sides and back of the Advent calendar box; ink and adhere with Mod Podge.

Happy Crafting! Beth @ Mapunapuna BFC

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 172 - Advent Tree

For this week’s Crankin’ Out Crafts we’re going to focus on a few early Christmas projects that you might want to get a head start on. For today, JFlo is going to show you a cute Advent Calendar idea.

The Advent Tree - a fun alternative to the traditional Advent Calendar!

View our latest episode here: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 172 - Advent Tree

Supplies:

Advent calendar tree base

James Button decorative buttons

Stamp pad

Christmas scrapbooking paper

Paper trimmer

Sharpie

Keep in mind; you don’t have to fill up your advent calendar with a bunch of candies. These cute little drawers are perfect for stickers, erasers, or even secret notes about the day’s activities.