Creative crafting tutorial instructions for an advent calendar with paper diamonds

• 2018

You want to make an advent calendar for your loved one? Then try this guide for an advent calendar with paper diamonds.

You need this for the advent calender:

• Computer and printer
• Solid paper in white, silver, blue, pink
• paper scissors
• pencil
• Hot glue and hot glue gun
• Cecoupage glue (craft shop)
• Brush Glitter Powder (Craft Shop)
• Yarn / wool
• Number tag (eg from Ikea, "Historisk")

And this is how it's done:

1. Print both originals on A4 and A3 and cut out with paper scissors.
2. Place the originals on a sheet of solid cardboard (about 180 g) and draw around with a pencil.
3. Draw in the crease lines with a set square.
4. Cut the paper diamond with paper scissors and fold at the fold lines.
5. Glue together with hot glue on the tabs and allow to dry. Stick the thread to hang on a tip.
6. Surfaces that should glitter with Paper Poetry Apply adhesive and sprinkle with glitter over a document. Add excess back to the container.
7. Repeat the process until the desired number of 24 diamonds is reached.
8. Combine all diamonds into a grape and knot them together. Hang on a hook. Mark the 6 and 24 with a hangtag.

Here you can download the entire manual.