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Raspberry & Chocolate shares a tutorial for making this lovely Advent calendar. The santa ornament gets moved each day to show the countdown to Christmas. I love the combination of the linen-look fabric with the white paint and the red… Read more ... 
Tiffany from Making the World Cuter shows how she made an advent calendar out of burlap. She sewed the rough fabric into a bunch of cute little stockings and hung them using numbered clothespins. Get the how-to.
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Lee from Freshly Pieced shows how to make this lovely Advent calendar wall hanging. There’s a pocket for each day in Advent where you can stash a little treat or written message for your family. Now’s the time to make… Read more ... 
Kristin from Lu Bird Baby made this Advent calendar to help keep the family focused on the meaning of Christmas. Rather than being filled with candy and cheap trinkets, each pocket on the felt tree holds a passage from the… Read more ... 
Shannon from Staker Sensations and Shannon Makes Stuff gives a tutorial and free pattern for making this Christmas ornament advent calendar. Count the days by turning over the ornaments to reveal a scene from the Christmas story. Go to the … Read more ... 
Dogwood Lane shares a fun idea for an advent calendar. Instead of pockets or envelopes, her advent calendar is a fabric chain. Each day, a new link gets added to the chain. By the time Christmas arrives, she’ll have a… Read more ... 
Pickles shares a tutorial for a festive Advent calender made in the form of hanging treat pockets. Fill each pocket with a different treat for each night as you count the days until Christmas. Get the how-to.
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Wee Folk Art shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this Christmas Tree Advent calendar. Get the pattern and tutorial.
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Melissa Mortenson from Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop for making this Thanksgiving Advent Calendar. Use it to count down the days until Thanksgiving. Go to the tutorial.
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Yes, you read correctly. Christmas 08 is hardly out the door, and we’re already talking about sewing for Christmas 09. Specifically, CraftApple is announcing an Advent calendar sew-along for Christmas 09. Every year, I say I’m going to make… Read more ... 
Celebrate the holidays with this adorable sewing project. You can sew a Christmas Advent pillow and have fun with this family counting down the days. This is a great way to teach your kids about Advent, and it’s a great… Read more ... 
A handmade Advent calendar doesn’t have to be a complicated project! Heather Handmade shows how you can sew this easy Advent pillow. Count down the days till Christams by moving the marker from one numbered pocket to another. The pockets… Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make an Advent bag. This is such a brilliant design! It’s a super simple Advent calendar design – a bag that hangs from the door. Velcro numbers on the front mark the days,… Read more ... 
Mommy’s Craft Misadventures shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make this handy organizer folder. It can hold a calendar, a notebook, and a small brag book, and still fold up nice and neat for easy carry-along. This… Read more ... 
