Running out of time for the first of December, my Artsy Artist CTMember Gabs had a brilliant idea for an easy and fast to do Advent Calendar.

She used
Karl and Karla – The Kit
Eco-friendly organic waste paper bags or similar
hole punch
scissors
glue
masking tape
printer and paper

Eine deutschsprachige Version findet ihr auf Gabs Blog
For a German version refer to Gabs’ Blog Post

How to:
1.  Take your waste bags and fold and cut them lengthwise.

 2.  Then cut the long pieces to size. I have used sandwich paper bags here to measure the size of the final bags. Tape along the long sides using masking tape, then fold over the upper, open side of the bag and punch 2 holes with a hole punch.

3.  Print the pages you have been creating with your graphics software and Karl and Karla. I created them 4″ x 6″ but you should first check the sizes of your bag. Then cut them to size and glue them on front and backside of your bag. (I used the light version for my DD and the greenish version for DS)

4.  Now you can start filling the bags with little treats. When you are done, use wooden skewers to close the bags by poking them through the punched holes. If the skewers are too long, like mine have been, cut them to size. Of course you will have to do this to all your bags

5. Now you are almost done! See how fast this was ?! Now we want to hang the bags.  You can use whatever fits your taste and colors of your bags. I used some ribbons and  fastened them to the skewer from the back of the bag. When you are done, you might want to hang them from somewhere..maybe a thick wooden branch you found on one of your walks in the woods? Be creative! Now tons of fun when creating this fast hybrid Advent Calendar!

Take care and have a wonderful weekend, wherever you are!

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