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Advent Calendar – Our sistermagpatterns Christmas Calendar

These cute crackers hide the Christmas calendar for all sewing and embroidery enthusiasts. We dedicated it to our new online shop for sewing patterns @sistermagpatterns, because since the summer everything revolves around sewing patterns, sewing and textile design for us. For all of you who feel the same way, we have this special goodie: In the shop sistermagpatterns.com you can download the template for the Christmas calendar including the beautiful vintage illustrations.

Advent Calendar

Our sistermagpatterns Christmas Calendar

WE START WITH OUR SISTERMAGPATTERNS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR

with illustrated vintage-style crackers for sewing lovers

AND THEN WE CONTINUE WITH

WINTER WOOD TREE with sewn snowball bags

Launches week 44

Timetable

CHRISTMAS CALENDAR FOR BAUBLE LOVERS for DIY grouches

Launches week 45 on November, 4th

LAST- MINUTE CHRISTMAS CALENDAR WITH ENVELOPES for poets & thinkers

Launches week 46 on November, 11th

Vintage crackers

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These cute crackers hide the Christmas calendar for all sewing and embroidery enthusiasts. We dedicated it to our new online shop for sewing patterns @sistermagpatterns, because since the summer everything revolves around sewing patterns, sewing and textile design for us. For all of you who feel the same way, we have this special goodie: In the shop sistermagpatterns.com you can download the template for the Christmas calendar including the beautiful vintage illustrations. The crackers are easily made. And the We R Memory Keepers Candy Box Punch Board that we used makes it even easier.

What you need? 

  • Paper with ca. 140g/m2, particularly beautiful with structure, e.g. sketch pads in A4
  • Inkjet printer to print out the illustrations
  • We R Memory Keepers Candy Box Punch Board or pattern by sisterMAG
  • Scissors & folding stick
  • for filling & closing: tissue paper and rope

Instructions

  1. Print out illustrations
  2. Cut off the unprinted margins (best with a cutting machine or cutter / ruler)
  3. You can easily determine the size with the punch board.
  4. Follow the instructions in the manual.
  5. Without the punch board: Trace the template for the crackers on the back of the print out and cut out the outer lines with a pair of scissors.
  6. Cut out all the inner parts with a cutter. Use the folding stick to mark the fold lines
  7. Put the glue on the glue flap and glue the crackers together.
  8. Let dry. Then pull them carefully apart and close one side with a piece of rope. Fill in the little gifts and close the second side. The ends of the crackers remain quite open, so it is advisable to use tissue paper for filling.