Thursday, September 26, 2024

HEY PUMPKIN COUNTDOWN CALENDAR | With Traci

Hi crafty friends! Traci here and today, I'm sharing a fun project that I made for October. I put a holiday spin on a Christmas tradition by making a Halloween advent calendar with the new Hey Pumpkin Collection and the House Advent Calendar. My grandlittles and I love this fall holiday, so I thought it would be fun to count down the days until they can wear their costumes and eat way too many sweets!

Halloween House Shaped Advent Calendar with lots of cute stickers and drawers

This calendar is a great way to celebrate Halloween a little bit each day. With 24 drawers that measure 2 1/4" x 2 1/4", they're a perfect size for small surprises. The house is approx. 15" x 16" and made of heavy white chipboard so, it's a colorful holiday decor piece that can be used year after year.

Halloween House Shaped Advent Calendar with lots of cute stickers and drawers

To decorate it, I started by covering the sides in 12x12 pattern papers. I used the Halloween Haul print on the roof and down the sides. Then, I covered the chimney in the pretty pink Boo-Tiful Bouquet.

Next, was the triangular space at the top. I filled it with stickers from the Hey Pumpkin Shadowbox Insert Kit. I love these. This one has witches, pumpkins, candies, spiders, and all sorts of cuteness! Plus they have enamel shape sprinkles that add shine and dimension.

Halloween House Shaped Advent Calendar with lots of cute stickers and drawers

In the center, I added the adorable Pumpkin Patch Doodle-pops. This little black cat and pumpkin are just too cute. And for sparkle, I threw in some mini jewels from the Halloween Assortment. I love this fun collage!

Halloween House Shaped Advent Calendar with lots of cute stickers and drawers

For the drawers, I covered each one in a fab-boo-lous print from the 6x6 paper pad. I used
a 1 1/2" scallop circle punch, a 1 1/4" circle punch, and black and white card stock to create the circular shapes. Next, I added lots of cute mini icon stickers and dates with numbers from the Alphabet Soup puffy stickers. 

Halloween House Shaped Advent Calendar with lots of cute stickers and drawers

Since there are only 24 drawers and there are 30 days leading up to Halloween, I added 2 dates to each of the drawers in the last row. I mean ... there must be a surprise for every day! ๐Ÿ˜‰

Halloween House Shaped Advent Calendar with lots of cute stickers and drawers

As the final touch, I trimmed out the front and the chimney with some Chunky Doodle Twine in beetle black. 

For another idea, check out my Christmas version of this advent calendar where I used the wonderful Gingerbread Kisses Collection.

This was such a fun project. It's a great activity to do with your family and it looks amazing sitting out for Halloween. The new Hey Pumpkin Collection and the House Advent Calendar are just spook-tacular! ๐Ÿงก

 
DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hey Pumpkin Collection
 House Advent Calendar 
Chunky Twine in Beetle Black
Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers 

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