http://www.cantstopmakingthings.com/2012/11/pill-box-advent-calendar.html Posted: 04 Nov 2012 05:00 PM PST Here is a compact little calendar to make. Materials: 5 jumbo weekly pill boxes white spray paint for plastic small wooden beads small screws various colored tissue papers masonite ( foam core, heavy chipboard) white glue black permanent marker 1" wide ribbon rub-on letters wood putty or caulk sand paper acetone tools: utility knife screw driver Use the utility knife to cut off two boxes of each pill container, leaving 5 per. Use the acetone to remove the lettering and the sand paper to sand off the braille bumps (if any). Glue the boxes to the masonite backing. Screw the beads onto each box as knobs, screwing from the inside of each opening. Using caulk or wood putty, fill in each outside bead hole. Spray the entire thing white. Glue tissue paper to the inside of each opening. Use a permanent marker to follow the indentation around each opening. Glue the ribbon around the entire calendar to hide the seams. Using rub-on lettering or rubber stamps (use StazOn ink), place a number in the lower right hand side of each little box. Place small goodies in each opening. |
Billie C.
Celebrate the happiness that friends are
always giving, make every day a holiday
and celebrate just living!
~ Amanda Bradley ~
What a CUTE idea! Love it!
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