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Instructions:
1. First glue three matchboxes on top of each other. Cut scrapbook paper strips to cover each of the “drawers”. Do the same now for the remaining 21 matchboxes. Afterwards you should have 8 sets of 3 boxes.
2. The chest has 2 layers (each layer has 12 drawers). For each layer you will need to tape 4 sets together as seen in the picture below.
3. Now next to the 3 drawers you have a side wall. This will be covered with a piece of paper.
4. Measure your box and then create 3 floors that will be the top, bottom and the middle level. Cover each of these floors with scrapbook paper and then glue the first floor piece on top of one of the box layers with the scrapbook paper side up. This will be the top layer of the chest. Underneath the top layer a second floor piece gets then glued on. Again with the scrapbook paper side up. Now glue the second box layer (the bottom layer) underneath this middle floor. And finally, glue the bottom floor to the bottom layer.
This is an example of the first layer with the top and bottom floors glued on.
5. Embellish your advent calendar chest as you like.
Examples of gifts you can fill the boxes with:
- miniature wrapped candies
- for the crafter, small helpful items such as beads, embellishments, die cuts, etc...
- for the sewer, small items such as safety pins, needles, measuring tape, etc...
- for the man, small items for the toolbox such as screws, bolts, etc...
- for kids, pieces to a small puzzle (each day a couple of new pieces), small printed paper games, etc...
- a small printed poem or saying for each day
- a note for each day with a promise to do a chore (washing dishes, vacuuming, babysitting, etc...)
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