Tutorial - Mini Adventskalender The advent calendar is a cute gift idea, but as he only four "doors" has, therefore, for each Sunday of Advent one, he is more of a gift for adults than for children. Would be too sad about only four, what * grin *.
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The mini advent calendar is a cute idea present. I think it's better for adults because it only has 4 "doors". Children would be too sad about only four, what do you think? * Grin *.
There are various ways of Mini assemble Advent calendar, I'll show in my explanation on how the flat one.
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There are different ways to create mini advent calendars, I've Chosen the flat one for my tutorial.
Such a advent calendar is not difficult to make. You need four large boxes of matches, Spellbinders (Label 8: second biggest Spellbinder; Curved Rectangle: third largest Spellbinder wavy, Square: largest Spellbinder), cardstock, pattern paper, ink pads, sponges, 4 brads and decorations for the design.
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It is not difficult to make a mini advent calendar. You need four Matchbox, Spellbinders (Label 8: second biggest Spellbinder; Curved Rectangle: third biggest Spellbinder, undulating square: biggest Spellbinder), cardstock, pattern paper, ink pads, sponges, 4 brads and decorations for the layout.
Before you start please check if your four boxes of matches are the same size and whether the Spellbinders in size as Advent-fit top and bottom of your matchboxes. My white matchboxes I buy
Elfes-junk box and Stamping Fairies , ye can the boxes But do yourself. When everything fits together you can!
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Please take a look at your Matchboxes before you start. You need four matchbox in the really SAME size! And they have to fit to the Spellbinders. I am buying my white Matchboxes at Elfes-Bastelkiste and Stamping Fairies , but you can make them yourself, too. When I start everything is matching together you can! 
First you need the top and bottom for the advent calendar. The fastest way is by using Spellbinders, of course you can you the Cardstock / pattern papers deal but cut yourself.
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First you need a top and a bottom for the advent calendar. The fastest way to make them is using Spellbinders. Of course you can then cut the cardstock / pattern papers yourself.
take her for the top three "layers" for the bottom two or three at will as well. The Spellbinder do you use this as a template, punch.
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For the top you will need three layers and for the bottom two or three, just how you like it more. You will use the Spell Binder and shape as template for this.
your Draw with the pencil outside to the Spellbinder and then cut the shape out. After that you punched out the normal layer with the Spellbinder.
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draw with your pencil around the outside Spellbinder and cut the shape out by hand. After that you cut out the normal size with your cutting tool.
Now comes the most beautiful film. For this you ride with a pencil on the inner edge of the Spellbinders along and cut the shape out of it. Now you have obtained with a Spellbinder three different size classes.
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Now it's time for the most beautiful layer. Draw around the inside of the Spellbinders and cut the shape out by hand. 
For a rectangular Mini Advent Calendar, the matchboxes arranged later like that. I always put myself in position once before I start the match boxes to color. So sure I can go, that the finer points of match boxes are on the outside and glued all sides inside and not visible from the outside.
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For a rectangle mini advent calendar you have to put together The Matchbox like shown in the picture above. I always take care that the good sides are glued outside and the inside sides before I start to ink the boxes.
And then we go. Ink the matchboxes with ink. Ink and chalk pads have been tested and are perfect for this.
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And then start you can. Ink The Matchbox with your ink pad. The normal ink pads and chalk pads are perfect for this.
Actually it is you leave yourself whether you want to color the matchboxes. I dye always the outside. In the opening I dab a little color, so you do not see the kraft color as the little drawer after closed is. In the drawer I dye only the four side panels from outside. As I said, but of course you can do it the way you like it best!
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You can decide by your own how much you want to ink the Matchbox. I only ink the outside Which is visible and put a bit of color the the inside where the little drawer will be, so you will not see the power color of the box when the box is closed. Then I ink all four outsides of the drawer. But like I said it's your decision how you like it the most!
This is a little tip for you! You should create a small partition between the ends of the drawers, otherwise filled the drawers can open the other side of this type.
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This is a little tip for you! You should create a little baffle between the ends of the Matchbox, because they can open the other side's drawers when they are filled.
Glue a piece of cardstock between the ends. This can tape film. And now the problem is fixed!
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Glue a piece of card stock between the ends. You can tape them with tape and score the problem is eliminated!
Then you glue the Boxes will be so together. You can use doublesided tape, I just use tape. I glue on both sides and it holds rock solid.
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After that you glue The Matchbox together. You can use double sided tape, I'm using score tape. I glue stripes of it all over and it's sticking everything together perfectly.
Now the creative part begins. The little drawer to get their handles and their numbers. I use brads and numbers that I cut with a QuicKutz alphabet. Of course you are also no limits and you can make the handles and numbering so as you like.
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Now the creative part begins. The little drawer doors and their handles are getting their numbers. Which I use brads and numbers were cut out with one of my QuicKutz alphabet. Of course you do not have to follow my ideas and can create it like you want.
Before I put the brads through the side, I stab a needle pricking a hole. Then can easily put the brads through and fix.
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Before I add the brads I stick a needle pricking through the side. After that you can easily put the brad into the drawer's side.
To the upper and lower sides something to round, you can ink the edges of the individual layers with an ink pad and a sponge. Shall devolve later any anomalies at the handcut not resulting small corners.
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To make the soft top and bottom you can ink the edges of the different layers with an ink pad and a sponge. So you will not see any anomalies at the handcut adges.
Only a few steps and your advent calendar is ready! As I said, at the bottom you can decide if you it also consists of three layers want to create.
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Only a few steps and your advent calendar is finished! Like I said before you can decide how many layers you want to take for the bottom.
I have taken for the bottom two layers and the bottom then "turned around" so that the red is smaller layer on top. Because the Mini is Advent are yes, you can not see the bottom anyway. Here one could afford now but as a personal message!
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I used two layers for my one. I turned around the bottom side So that you can see both layers when the calendar is laying now. So I have one layer at the backside which i can use for some personal greetings!
And now, the advent calendar only have to decorate. A tip: glue the single layers are still not together. My calendar is in the picture and not stuck together, because I found the top with brads, ribbons, etc. would make what would prove to be quite difficult, if everything had already been glued together;) The top and bottom I'm stuck until at the very end, then of course I use this double-sided tape so that nothing falls apart.
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Now you only have to decorate the mini advent calendar. A tip: Do not glue the single layers yet. My calendar is not glues together in the pic as well, because I wanted to decorate the top with brads, ribbons, etc. Which would be difficult if the whole thing would have already been glued together;) I take double sided tape to glue the advent calendar together in the end.
I have a small extension for a square of the advent calendar for you.
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Here I have a little addition for a square advent calendar for you.
I did it again just made me and my Spellbinders taken to help. So you have to cut from, for example, a scalloped square as the bottom layer. Then you take the size of the matching square, punched it out and use the Spellbinder then again as a template. You go with the pencil on the inside and get along after cutting a perfectly appropriate third layer for your top and bottom.
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I used my Spellbinders again. It's so simple to create wonderful top and bottoms this way. So you have to cut out a scalloped square for the first layer. Then you take the matching square and cut out another layer with it. After that you take it as template and draw around the inside of the Spellbinders with your pencil and cut the third layer out by hand. Now you have all three layers.
This time you have the match boxes above to see in the picture. Please take care that the good sides are visible outside.
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This time you have to glue together The Matchbox like in the picture above. Please take care that the good sides are glued outside and the sides of The Matchbox inside.
positioning stage after her above the rectangular variant described. Colored boxes in matching color, stick together (here you do not need a baffle), Brad's on as handles, numbers the respective doors stick, sink top and bottom and now you have to decorate the whole thing. If you like, for the drawer can also use pattern paper, then they see the inside not so boring.
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Before you glue the boxes together ink them with a matching ink pad and sponge. Then you can go on like before. You do not need a baffle brads but this time as handles, numbers, ink the bottom and top layer's edges and now you have to decorate the whole thing. If you want you can then use pattern paper for the drawer's inside to let them look more interesting.
Okay, here are the numbers missing and the paper is not yet inked, but you can imagine how it would look like.
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Okay, here are the numbers still missing and I did not ink the layers yet but I think you can imagine how it should look like.
