Create Your Own December Advent Calendar Materials Needed: • One large piece of felt (approximately 3’ x 3’) • Eleven 8 ½” x 11” pieces of felt, all different colors o Note: feel free to use your own colors, but here are the ones I used: white, off white, black, brown, gray, tan, blue, light blue, turquoise, yellow, and red To Create Your Characters: • Cut out the included pattern pieces (labeled A-Z and STAR) • Follow the guide below for each individual character • Hot glue the pieces together, as instructed o Note: Each character is a combination of various pattern pieces. The pieces have been listed in order from bottom to top as you will glue them. Refer to the pictures in the tutorial for assistance. o Note: Again, I have included my color choices merely for your reference. 1. Mary – B (blue body), A (light blue headdress), C (brown hair), D (off white face), E (brown bangs) 2. Joseph – A (blue body), F (brown hair and beard), D (off white face) 3. Wise Men – you will make three in assorted colors, each with a body, face, and crown. I also added optional facial hair to mine. a. A (red body), D (tan face), G (red crown) b. A (turquoise body), D (brown face), G (turquoise crown) c. A (yellow body), D (tan face), G (yellow crown) 4. Presents – you will make three in assorted colors, each with one K and two Ls. a. K (one yellow box, one red, one turquoise), L (two yellow ribbons, two red, two turquoise) b. Glue one L vertically and one L horizontally (crisscrossed to look like ribbon). 5. Baby Jesus – J (white body), H (off white face) 6. Angels (MAKE 5) – I (white body), H (off white face) 7. Stable – M (tan) 8. Buildings – you will make 4 to represent Bethlehem and the Inn. a. N (two gray, one tan, one brown) b. Cut out various arches and rectangles in contrasting colors to act as windows and doors. 9. Cow – O (off white body), P (off white head) 10. Goat – Q (tan) 11. Donkey – R (gray) 12. Shepherds (MAKE 3) – S (brown body), T (off white face), U (tan staff) 13. Sheep (MAKE 4) – V (white body), W (black face), four X (black – these are their legs, glue them however seems most natural) 14. Manger – Y (brown manger), Z (yellow hay) 15. Star – two STAR (one yellow, one white – glue them at an angle to one another to create 8 points) To Create Your Pockets: • Use a large, rectangular piece of fabric (approximately 2’ x 3’) • Cut 25 rectangles in a contrasting fabric (approximately 4” x 6” each) • Lay out your rectangles in a grid on the large fabric • Sew or fabric glue the sides and bottom of each little rectangle (to create a pocket) • If desired (though I did not), paint or write a number on each pocket, 1-25 • Put your finished pieces into each pocket according to the numbers on “The Greatest Story” Inspired by Heart Felt Truths. Find the complete details at www.maisondepax.com/2014/01/advent-calendar-tutorial.html