How to make your own advent calendar
Painting houses
First, paint the small advent calendar houses with the craft paints of your choice. Make sure the colours are even so that the houses look nice later on. Allow the colours to dry well before moving on to the next step.
Decorate the motif cut-outs
As soon as the colours have dried, take a white permanent marker and decorate the motif cut-outs of your houses.
Stick on the vellum paper
Now cut the vellum paper to the size of the motif cut-outs. Apply handicraft glue to the edges of the motif cut-outs and stick the vellum paper on from the inside. This will create a beautiful glowing effect when you place LED tea lights in the houses later.
Arranging houses on panels
Stand the painted houses on the round plates. Then stack these plates on top of each other. Make sure that the arrangement is stable and does not tip over easily.
Attach the advent numbers
Starting at the top, stick the advent numbers to the houses using handicraft glue. Make sure that the numbers are clearly visible.
Fill the houses
Now comes the exciting part: you can fill the houses with little surprises and LED tea lights with a timer. The LED tea lights create a cosy atmosphere and make the motifs on the vellum paper glow beautifully.
Decorate
Finally, place miniature Christmas trees and small lanterns around the houses as desired. These final details give your advent calendar a festive touch and make it a real eye-catcher.