…compilation of tutorials
I realized that I’ve published more than 1000(!) entries already and to celebrate this fact you can get an Advent calendar from me ;-)
Every day you will get a couple of rows to knit in a different pattern and on december 25, 2010 you will have a most beautiful lace shawl :))
By the way: The photo is extra small – it gives you just an idea of what you will knit but (hopefully ;-)) not spoil the surprise.
Links:
Here at unikatissima:
unikatissima’s Lace Knitters Advent Calendar 2010
I really like the idea of the Advent wreath which is assembled from tea glasses :)
Links:
Advent Wreath in Glasses (Adventkranz in 10 Gefäßen) (German)
Google translation of the article
If you want to know more about Advent wreaths in Germany and perhaps even want to make one yourself, check out Christmas Craft Projects – Advent Wreath and How to Make Natural Green Wreaths on the same site.
It’s time to think about Advent calendars, therefore I compiled a list:
Older Advent calendars
I presented Advent calendars before.
Origami box Advent calendar
On the picture you can see my Advent calendar that I’m using for a couple of years now. I folded 24 Origami boxes (but I can’t remember where the instruction came from) that I’m filling every year anew.
Addendum: In the comments of the German entry Monika said, that you can get the instruction here.
Boxes ‘Winter Village’ Advent calendar
In the same way as these picture boxes you can easily make a whole winter village with 24 houses ;-)
Octagonal Advent calendar
via: Projects gallery advent calendar
That’s no instruction, but I find it a beautiful inspiration.
Story Advent calendar
I don’t have a picture from this: quite a long time ago I selected a story where I knew that the addressee will like it, bought a pocket book with the story and cut the pages from the book.
I put the pages into 24 little packages, so that the addressee could read a part of the story every day.
Admittedly I found it very hard to destroy the book ;-)
Printable Advent calendar
There seem to be a lot of these, if I can believe the results of the Google search for ‘Printable Advent Calendar’ and the results of the Google image search for it ;-)
Another printable Advent calendar
This one simply looked a bit different ;-)
Initials Advent calendar
via: Creative Advent Calendars
I find the Advent calendar initials simply wonderful :)
Easy graphic Advent calendar
via: Advent Round-up
Envelope Advent calendar
via: Advent Round-up
Paper garland Advent calendar
via: Advent Round-up part deux
Coloured window Advent calendar
via: Creative Advent Calendars
Cookies Advent calendar
Of course you can always make a cookies Advent calendar with your favourite cookies receipe ;-)
Gingerbread Advent calendar
They’re baking here a gingerbread tile and glue on beautifully decorated gingerbread cookies with sugar. Every day you’ll get a gingerbread cookie and on the last day the gingerbread tile.
Knitted Bag Advent calendar
via: Julkalender 2009 Christmas Calendar by Johanna Wallin
Knit every day a little piece and get a cute bag on Christmas :)
Knitted Hats and Mittens Advent calendar
Knitted Little Hats Advent calendar
The last link on the page is the PDF file (~ 370 KB) with the (German!) instruction.
Jeans Pocket Advent calendar
via: fun advent calendars (round up)
The link to the original Advent calendar doesn’t work any more, but the photo is inspiration enough ;-)
Socks Advent calendar
Once I bought 12 pairs of cotton socks that fitted the addressee’s feet ;-), attached them to a cord and filled them.
It looked funny ;-)
I’ll have to keep the photo pranks in mind ;-))
Links:
Use Photo Magic to Trick Your Eyes And Play Pranks With Friends
I presented already the postcard boxes, the baskets here are in principle the same, but it seems to me that they are easier to assemble.
I think that I should give it a try ;-))
Links:
How to Make a Christmas Card Basket from Recycled Christmas Cards
Here at unikatissima: Postcard Boxes
Well, this little‘beads packet’ is a cute pendant, isn’t it?
Links:
Beaded Gift Box
via: Make Beaded Valentine’s day gift – Free tutorials found!
Ok, that’s surely no instruction but a wonderful inspiration: embellish your cupcakes for once with a beautiful border, cut, doodled (like the paper beads), stamped or what ever ;-))
If you want to make such a cupcake wrapper yourself, my online cone calculator could possibly be a help ;-)
Links:
Cupcake Wrappers (Love Story Wedding Cupcake Wrappers)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘paper cut’
Entries with the tag ‘doodle’
Entries with the tag ‘stamping’
Making Paper Beads
Online Cone Calculator
I surely will need the tutorial for lined envelopes one day! ;-)
It must also look great when the envelopes are lined with colourful ads or the like.
Links:
lined envelope tutorial
I find as well fabric inchies as well paper inchies beautiful, but I never quite knew what to do with them.
Now I know it: I have to frame them ;-)
They embellish ready bought frames in the instruction, but you can always make your frames yourself ;-)
Links:
Frame Your Inchies
Here at unikatissima:
Fabric Inchie Collage
Serendipity Collage
Entries with the tag ‘photoholder’
After having published the entry Slippers from Old Textiles, Monika sent me an email with the photo (click to enlarge) and the following text (translation – and translation errors! – by me ;-)):
“I’m making such aprons for years. The ‘edging’ or rather the slings are from ready bought bias tape (the package with 5m lasts conveniently for exactly one apron two aprons, so that also the costs remain reasonable).
The aprons are always a great success. If the pattern makes it possible (e.g. gingham patterns) I sew little pockets from the pieces that I cut away on top.”
Well, isn’t this a great idea?
Thank you, Monika!
And if you have the dish cloth 2x, sew some matching potholders ;-)
Links:
Here at unikatissima:
Slippers from Old Textiles
Sewn Potholders
