When I first saw the new Rebecca Page Zip Ornament pattern, my first thought went to Fynn, our Ridgeback. We've had a rough year, and he deserves an Advent Calendar.
These Zip Ornaments are the perfect solution!
- Reusable
- Closed (via the Zipper)
- Available in different sizes
- Super quick and fun to make!
- A great scrap buster
I made all 24 of mine with the small pattern, after doing a quick test ornament (which I gifted to my dad already with a gift card inside).
I went through my cotton Christmas scrap fabrics that weren't really large enough for a substantial project, and spent one evening cutting all of the circles and tabs.
I had just enough zippers for all the ornaments (and ordered some back ups on Amazon for a steal - 50-5" zips for $20 for future projects).
And I omitted the key ring option.
I used iron on fabric for the numbers, which I traced from the original Rebecca Page Advent Calendar.
I easily followed the pattern, sewed up every ornament factory style - the same step 24 times in a row, so all ornaments were on the same step at the same time. This method of madness is SO much quicker than following the pattern over and over again for each single ornament.
Next step was to fill up the ornaments with treats. We don't really feed Fynn a lot of treats, so there were plenty of options.
Fynn gets a variety of 4 different treats daily now. And surprisingly enough, after almost 2 weeks, he hasn't taken the Calendar off the wall and chewed through the ornaments to get the treats. So he is definitely a Good Boy.
Side note, I got the Freeze Dried Wild boar treats when we found out Gideon had Osteosarcoma last December. He got those every day - both because they are boar, and secondly because the picture is a Ridgeback! Fynn never had the boar treats before, as I haven't been able to open the bag since Gideon's passing in January.
God, I miss that dog.
For the Advent Calendar, I just cut out lengths and lengths of green felt and fuzzy white fabric based on the pattern pieces (from the Advent Calendar Freebie!), as I knew I needed to fill as much of the rectangle base as possible in order for the ornaments to all hang.
For the rectangle, I used the same base as in the Advent pattern - the tree is just much taller.
I took out my trusty Glue Gun, glued the tree on, and then sewed 24 old white and gold buttons onto the calendar - making sure I had enough room between them so the ornaments wouldn't touch.
I even free cut dog bones and bows to finish off the top of the calendar.
Usually around lunch time, Fynn will come up to my office/craft room, look at me, whine, and it's Calendar Time.
He loves the treats.
I loved that I was able to funk up the ornaments with trim and bling that I already had on hand.
Good puppies get treats.
As you can see, he's so patient for his treats - and I'm glad I was able to find the perfect pattern for a reusable Advent Calendar!
Whether they are for a Calendar, Gift Card, earbuds, or small gifts, you'll love this pattern - get it here!
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