DIY. Last year for Valentine’s Day, we’d just had Savvy Jr. and we knew we wouldn’t be going out for a fancy meal.
I decided that Mr. Savvy’s gift would be a beer scavenger hunt. I bought some beer at the local craft brew store and hid them around the house with clues that led one to the other. Then I gave him the first clue and started him off. Lucky Stars Christmas Tree Garland. Christmas advent box. Christmas Advent Materials Required: 24 small matchboxes One 12x12 sheet of Christmas themed patterned paper - I used Carolees Creations Scarf Stripe - although off cuts of coordinating papers would work fine 24 metal brads Christmas themed Chipboard pieces - I used Melissa Frances Christmas Glitter Shapes 8 inches of 1 inch wide spotted ribbon to coordinate with your papers Rik Rak in coordinating colours to match with your papers Two 4x4inch squares of thick chipboard or mountboard Number rubons - I used Doodlebug all mixed up small numbers or you can use stamps (the Stamps Away acrylic Swirly Uppercase alphabet have lovely numbers too)Acrylic paint to coordinate Black doodling pen Strong double sided tape Wet Adhesive I wanted to create an alternative Advent style gift for one of my children and decided to use matchboxes as they are the perfect size to hide a tiny daily treat!
Acrylic paint was used to cover all areas, including the inside of the drawers. Felt Ogee Ornament. I woke up this morning with an image in my head of a felt snowflake.
So I asked my kids to make a few traditional fold and cut paper snowflakes for me before they left for school. I wanted to use them as templates for my idea.