Our family looks forward to celebrating Advent every year. After all, Jesus’s birth is the entire reason for the season!

Our kids get so excited for all the fun activities, crafts and stories we do during this blessed season. One of the things they look forward to most is our Advent Calendar each year! They love to see what it will be each day!

I’ve done a couple different Advent garlands on our mantle over the years. It givesย a beautiful festive look to our fireplace. But this year I’m doing something different…

Advent Garland

This year I decided to go a different route and createdย a Vintage Advent Calendar Wall Hanging!

Create a Vintage Advent Calendar to celebrate this advent season!

I just love how it turned out!

I got a little crafty and painted the brown frame of my cork board with Old White Annie Sloan Chalk paint. I then distressed it and added a white and red ribbon for a vintage look.

It came out just the way I pictured it would!

Create a Vintage Advent Calendar to celebrate this advent season!

I wanted to give the kids a treat to open each day – so I gathered up my supplies of brown craft treat bags, Marthaย Stewart Advent stamps and inkย andย washi tape to add a little color to the bags.

I thought about hanging the bags from twine (as you’ll see in the picture) but I decidedย to use simple white tacks to hang each bag.

advent-supplies

Aren’t the stampsย adorable?!

stamps

It wasn’t hard and didn’t take long at all to stamp the bags.

I filled each one with 3 pieces of candy (one for each of my children) ranging from gold coins, chocolate bars toย hard candy. Something for each of the candy lovers in my house!

Create a Vintage Advent Calendar to celebrate this advent season!

Classic, beautiful and most of all – simple! I love it! I love that the kids are so excited to open the bags each day to see what’s inside and then run to grab their bibles to read the story of the day.

We are once again using The Jesus Story Book Bible plan that we’ve used in years past. It is written for children (and adults!) of all ages and the photos are beautiful. It’s become a tradition in our house.

You can read more about it on my post where I link up to a printable plan for you to use in your own family!

Create a Vintage Advent Calendar to celebrate this advent season!

Create a Vintage Advent Calendar to celebrate this advent season!

Create a Vintage Advent Calendar to celebrate this advent season!

Advent is a special time of year. Celebrate it. Explain it. Enjoy it with your family this year and always! Creating a Vintage Advent Calendar is the perfect way to celebrate the season!

Create a Vintage Advent Calendar to celebrate this advent season!

I’d love to see your advent calendars! Here’s a few more that you may want to check out!

>> Advent Calendar Inspirationย 

>>Create an Advent Calendar Garland

>>DIY Advent Calendarย 

>>Advent Reading Planย 

 

Share your links to your posts in the commentsย below! If you don’t have a blog – share your photos on my Facebook page!

Happy Advent!

 

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For over 15 years, Kasey Schwartz, the mastermind behind All Things Mamma, has been the ultimate go-to for mouthwatering family recipes. Her work has been featured on Today.com, Buzz Feed, Better Homes and Gardens, and more, making her your go-to mom next door for all things delicious and family-friendly.

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