Thursday, November 17, 2011

Hand Towel Advent Calendar

     Do you have an old hand towel that is in fairly good condition, but not perfect?  Perhaps it has a stain that you just cannot remove, or some other imperfection.  Here is an excellent project you can make with that towel.

Materials:
*Hand towel
*Felt in various colors
*Glitter glue
*All purpose adhesive
*Scissors
*Ribbon
*Foam board or cardboard

Directions:
*Cut out 24 felt squares
*Using glitter glue, number the squares from 1 to 24.  Let dry
*Arrange the squares on the hand towel in a pattern you find pleasing
*Using the all purpose adhesive, glue down the bottom section and the two sides of each square.  Do not glue down the top part, as this is where you will insert your treats.  Let dry
*Glue a loop of ribbon to the back of the towel using the all purpose adhesive. 
*Using foam board or cardboard, cut out a strip about an inch or two long that is as wide as your curtain.  Glue the foam or cardboard to the top of your calendar on the backside.  This will prevent the calendar from folding in on itself when you hang it up.
*Once dry, you can hang up your calendar.  Fill pockets with goodies of your choice

2 comments:

  1. What could be better than candy hanging from the wall?

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  2. I agree with Brian. Totally. Plus what a great Sunday school craft And a cross stitcher like me could do a bigger version with a bigger towel and little cross stitch pictures. :-) You have great ideas.

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