Star advent calendar

ByRasa Pelham
A handmade advent calendar featuring felt star decorations in various colors, hanging from a wire frame decorated with pine branches.

I know, I know this might be a bit too late to make, but I really love how it decorated our house all Christmassy! I also like 1 candy a day diet very much, at least for now it’s not harming anyone. I got this idea from here (even if it looks completely different, my lightbulb lighted up as soon as I saw that raindrop decoration).

A colorful felt advent calendar featuring star-shaped pockets, each embroidered with numbers and containing small candies.

So, to make your own star advent calendar cut out star pieces out of felt material.

Outline of multiple star shapes drawn on a white background.
  1. Embroider the number of the day on one felt star piece. I found chain stitch is the best for that!
  2. Join two felt star pieces together by using buttonhole stitch.
  3. Once you finished stitching two star pieces together make sure not to cut the string. It will be useful late on!
  4. In the back cut the star open so the candy could be inserted. You can finish the edge off with buttonhole stitch as well. 
Four-step guide for making a felt star for an advent calendar, featuring green and light blue felt stars, a needle and thread, and scissors on a wooden surface.
A stack of colorful felt star pieces with decorative stitching, used for a DIY star advent calendar.
A stack of colorful felt star pieces, each stitched and layered together, showcasing various colors and embroidery detailing.

Once all 24 stars are made then get a wire hanger and wrap it with pine branches (or fir or spruce or even cypress and cedar). I used a string to keep the branches tight on the wire. 

A wire hanger wrapped with pine branches, with a person's feet in brown socks visible below on a wooden floor.
Colorful felt star pieces with numbers for an advent calendar, scattered on a wooden surface, accompanied by white candies.
A collection of colorful felt stars, each embroidered with numbers for an advent calendar, arranged on a wooden surface.

Last thing to do is to tie all the stars onto the hanger ;-). Enjoy!

A handmade advent calendar featuring felt star shapes in various colors, each embroidered with a number, hung on a wire hanger decorated with pine branches.

Happy Christmas waiting!
Rasa xoxo

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