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The Advent season is the perfect opportunity to create a festive atmosphere with lovely details. A self-designed Advent calendar is not only a real eye-catcher, but also a very personal gift for family, friends or yourself.

In this article, we show you how you can make a stylish DIY advent calendar with just a few materials and a little creativity - using products from our shop, of course!

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Materials & colour concept

For our Advent calendar, we have opted for a warm, natural colour palette:

Carmine red for festive accents
White as a contrasting colour
Brown and beige tones for a cosy atmosphere
Fir greenery for a wintery touch

Recommended materials from our shop:

Red and white wool felt
Wooden stars to decorate
Fir branches (artificial or fresh)
Number tags or wooden discs for labelling
Hot glue gun & crafting tools

You will also need some slightly larger branches, wooden battens or similar for the frame. A cordless drill can be helpful for building the frame.

This is how it works:
Step-by-step instructions

A homemade Advent calendar offers many advantages:

Making felt bags
Cut the felt into diamond shapes and fold it into small bags. Fix in place with hot glue and decorate as desired with scraps of wool or small decorative elements.
Build a frame
Use sturdy branches or wooden slats to build a rustic A-shaped frame. Alternatively, you can also use a clothes rack or a wooden ladder.
Attach bags
The finished bags are attached to the frame with toothpicks, clips or small hooks. Make sure they are evenly distributed.
Decorate
Decorate the frame with fir branches, wooden stars and small fairy lights for an atmospheric look.
Attach numbers
Label small wooden stars or tags with the numbers 1 to 24 and attach them to the bags - this will turn every day of Advent into a little surprise.

Designer: Klaus Wagener

Klaus Wagener discovered his passion for floristry as a child - influenced by his parents' floristry business with two specialised shops. Today, he is one of the leading figures in the industry: as a lecturer, examiner and television florist. With his publishing house BLOOM's, he sets standards and reaches a professional audience as well as floristry-loving private customers with high-quality magazines and specialised literature.