Teresa Collins and My Mind's Eye Advent Calendar

 

Designed and Created by Sarah Owens for Craft Warehouse

Teresa Collins

Shopping List

· Kaiser Craft drawer organizer

· Americana Mississippi Mud Acrylic Paint

· Terissa Collins “Christmas Cottage” paper collection choose one of each paper.

· Terissa Collins “Christmas Cottage” Chipboard Elements No2

· Tim Holtz Scissors

· Sanding block

· Beacons 3in1 glue & Pioneer glue stick

· Rubber bands

· Foam brush

· Marvy 1” circle punch (this helps cut the half circle at the top of each box)

· Tim Holtz Distressing vintage photo ink

Instructions:

1. Start with assembling your a drawer organizer. Tim Holtz scissors work great for taking pieces apart or a small saw.

2. Once you have assembled the frame of the organizer, paint wood with acrylic paint.

3. The easiest way to assemble the boxes is to use Beacon 3in 1 And rubber band the sides together.

4. Once dry paint your boxes using acrylic paint.

5. Cut scrapbook paper to fit the front of boxes. Then using your Marvy circle punch, punch a half circle in the top of your paper. This saves a bunch of time!

6. Glue paper to the front of all boxes, embellish and add advent numbers to the from using Embellishment glue stick.

7. Cut you’re My Minds Eye “Bright” paper to fit the inside center of the advent calendar. Glue down using Pioneer glue stick.

8. Use Tim Holtz Distressed vintage photo ink around the edges of each drawer front.

My Minds Eye

Shopping List

· Kaiser Craft Advent Calendar

· 5x7 White Frame (LFA/471)

· Americana Country Red Acrylic Paint

· My Minds Eye “All is bright” paper collection. 12x12 chosen are “Bright”, “Ephemera Frames”, “Noel Banner” & “Merry” paper.

· My Minds Eye “All is Bright” Washi Tape & sticker accessory sheet .

· Tim Holtz Scissors

· TomBow Hook and Loop Velcro Strips

· Sanding block

· Beacons 3in1 glue

· Rubber bands

· Foam brush

· Marvy .5 in circle punch

Instructions:

1. Start with assembling your advent calendar. Hint: Tim Holtz scissors works great for cutting the mdf apart.

2. Once you have assembled the frame of the advent calendar, paint with acrylic paint and let dry.

3. The best way to assemble the mini boxes is to glue sides with Beacon 3in1 and rubber band together to dry.

4. Once the glue is dry, paint your boxes with acrylic paint.

5. Leaving your cardboard numbers in its packaging paint the numbers with acrylic paint and let dry. Once dry pop out the numbers.

6. Cut scrapbooking paper to fit the front of the boxes. Then using you circle, punch out a half circle in the top of the square.

7. With embellishment glue stick, glue paper then numbers to the front of the boxes.

8. Cut, then glue a piece of scrapbooking paper to fit inside center of the advent calendar.

9. Place a photo in your white frame. Decorate the outside using washing tape.

10. Use Tombow hook and loop Velcro to adhere to the middle of the advent calendar.