With Halloween over and a chill FINALLY making here to Las Vegas, it’s official… The holiday crafting season has begun!! One of the first things on the list, a new Advent Calendar for this year.
The folks at Silhouette have come up with a genius Limited Edition Christmas Advent Calendar Kit designed specifically for your new Cameo or your Silhouette SD, the best of BOTH worlds!
I love this whole concept. You get the limited edition empty box from Silhouette along with a download card filled with all of the fabulous box styles that you can use to fill it.
Then all you have to do is CREATE your very own! What I love most about it, is that you can change it up every year to match your holiday mood. I don’t know about you but…
I tend to vacillate between colors and styles every year. This year, I think… I am in a red and white rustic, elegant Christmas mood with a little old world flair.
When I was making my advent, I was taken back to the fun Christmas markets that we visited in Germany a few years ago.
I have been so inspired by their simple and elegant take on the holiday and thought it would be perfect for this project. I used craft paper that I cut with my Silhouette Cameo…
Not only did I cut the boxes with my Cameo, I also created the stencils that I used to paint the numbers onto the boxes…
I then went a little old school and used some fabulous wooden stamps that I found in the new Martha Stewart holiday collection and embossed the images directly onto the box with embossing powder.
I LOVED how it turned out and it’s going to look great with my holiday decor this year.
What makes it even better, next year if the pink retro bug hits me, I can change it right up and it will fit PERFECT!!
I can’t wait to see what you guys make with your Limited Edition Silhouette Christmas Advent Calendars…
Oh wait, you don’t have one you say! Well, Silhouette has graciously given all of you guys a fantastic deal!
All WhipperBerry readers can get their very own Advent for $29.00, that’s $10.00 off the original price!!
All you have to do is enter WHIPPER at check out to receive the deal. You need to run and grab one now! They only have a limited number available and the great deal runs through November 11th and you don’t want to miss out!
Soooo, how would you design your advent for this year? Simple and elegant, retro, shabby chic, whimsical… I would love to hear!!
I LOVE IT! Totally classy and perfect 🙂
Great work girly!
~Shelley
Thanks my sweet friend!
kisses
These are calendars are SO pretty!! I wish I had one!! But I can’t afford it! So for now, I will live vicariously through your awesome cameo crafts!!! And if I had a cameo and an advent calendar I would use my Sugarplums Recollections Paperpad and make white tag labels for it. 😀
Oh that would be so fun!
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heather
Oh goodness! I keep seeing these and have loved every single one but think this is my favorite favorite!
Carol, you are too sweet! thanks so much!!
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heather
So classic looking! I really love the simple elegance of your take on the advent calendar (and I especially love the christmas tree stamp you used for the 25th!)
thanks Jen! The whole stamp pack from Martha Stewart was lovely, but you’re right, the tree was lovely!!
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heather
Heather this is gorgeous!
Thanks my dear!
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heather
may i have this one?! LOL i love it!
He, he… $100 and it’s all yours!! I’ll even cover shipping! I’m glad you liked it…
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heather
You make this look so easy! Such a pretty advent calendar!
Thanks Kristen, that really means a lot!
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heather
How classy looking! 🙂
thanks kathy!
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heather
The coolest advent calendar I have ever seen!
Maria, you’re too kind. thanks so much!
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heather
Wow, Heather! I LOVE your version!! I hate to play favorites… 🙂
Great Job!
kami, kami you are too sweet!
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heather
gorgeous Heather! love the simplicity and the craft color just sets off the red/white! in love!! 🙂
rebecca… I’ve learned the rule of simple beauty from you! you are the master!!
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heather
Beautiful! I love the colors.
thank you so much christina!
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heather
Gorgeous! I have seen several of these all around the blogosphere, but I think I like yours the best!!
amy, that totally makes my night!
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heather
I have seen many of these, but yours is truly amazing! I love love your style! Fabulous!
Jo-Anna
Thanks Jo-Anna!
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heather
Heather,
I don’t comment much but I wanted to make it a point to let you know how much I enjoy your blog.I look forward to seeing whipperberry in my subject area every time I see it! Thanks for all your hard work!
Sylvia
oh sylvia! that makes my night. thanks for the love!
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heather
So many Advent calendars are cheesy and boring – this one is absolutely stunning – and FUN! Love it!
Thank you so much Brenda!
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heather
Thanks so much for linking up Heather!!
I featured your post in my wrap up! http://tidymom.net/2011/great-ideas-9/
Have a great weekend!
I am starting a few new traditions with my two young boys this year: The Elf on a Shelf, a thankful tree, and this…I can’t wait to get started making this. I like that it is fun for the kids, and prett for my home.Lovely.
I absolutely love the calendar boxes in the picture but am a little confused how the advent calendar kit will be able to make this one as pictured above? It only comes with a large picture frame and not the wood box with shelves? Does the kit come with templates for the tan boxes and where can I get the wood shelving to fit those boxes?
Thank you! I love it…..Joanie
LOVE this. I too am curious how you did the overall box w/ the Silhouette kit being just a frame? Are you serious about selling for $100? Happily take you up on that offer! SO gorg!!
Wow that looks great!!! It looks like a frame that may be able to hold actual boxes? Am I right? My question is where did you get the white frame part.
I am wondering how to order the Sillhoutte Cameo Advent Calendar? Is this still for sale?
Cori, Silhouette releases a new advent calendar every year. Right now, they don’t have any available but should release a new one soon for the holidays. Sorry!
kisses / heather
How do I order the SILHOUETTE CAMEO ADVENT CALENDAR! I have been looking and is the best one I have seen yet. I can’t seem to find a link or cash out section
Thanks Caitlyn
Love love love!!!! I have many ideas going through my mind for this BUT I need to know, where do you get the wooden box/frame? Seems lame to buy the cutouts if you don’t have the exact frame too.
Heather, any chance i can still purchase asilhoueete cameo advent calendar? I have a new grandbaby and thia is Exactly what I was looking for to begin her Christmas in 2015.
Sandie
I absolutely LOVE this project, but don’t own a Silhouette. I wish there was a way for me to use my Cricut to make something similar. *pondering how difficult it will be to make custom boxes for those different size openings…* 😀
Hi, I want to buy one. How can I?
How can I get one of these? I love it!
Sorry, that was a product from a few years ago. I’m not sure if they still make it.
Hi Heather! I’d like to make this Advent calendar. Would you please specify the frame size please? Thank you 🙂