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Countdown To Christmas Wood Advent Calendar

In: Christmas Decorating Ideas & Projects, Christmas DIYs, DECORATING, DIY Decorating Projects

Here is a DIY Countdown to Christmas advent calendar wood sign that you can make in an afternoon. Using wood disc cutouts for each day that you can flip to reveal the number.

How To Make A Countdown To Christmas Wood Advent Calendar

I’ve been playing around with my WORX MakerX wood/metal crafter since I got it. I made this cute Rustic Christmas Tree Sign last week and this week I put together the cutest countdown to Christmas wood advent calendar! Let me show you…

I’m using a wood-burning tool for this project but you could totally do this with a paint pen to handwrite the numbers and get the same look!

I also did the “25” to make the sign rows even…I know most advent calendars go to 24. Looking back at this project I might just make a Christmas tree disc for Christmas Day.

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Sign

I started with a wood board that was 20″ x 21″ I actually already had this piece left over from another project. I had stained it with a Kona/ Classic Gray combo but any stain color would work for this Advent calendar. Painting the wood sign to match your holiday color scheme is another great idea.

Walmart and the big craft stores have a nice selection of unfinished wood signs and pallet boards that would work great for this project.

Stained Wood Board

Making the Advent Calendar Numbers

To make the countdown to Christmas numbers I used 2.5-inch natural wood slices. First, I hand-wrote out the numbers 1-25.

If I was going to use a paint pen to make the numbers I would probably still use a pencil to write the numbers lightly on the wooden discs…but I tend to write crooked being left-handed.

sliced wood discs

Next, I used my wood crafter tool to burn in the numbers on the slices.

wood burning letters

I have to say it’s pretty fun using the MakerX wood crafting tool! I am by no means a professional wood burner but I like trying to learn new DIY skills.

wood burning a number

The Finished Numbers

Burned Numbers on wood ornaments

I gave the sides of the board a quick coat of white paint to break up the stained look and to add a bit of detail.

painting the side of the sign

Adding the Hanger Hooks

For my board, I started the first row of hooks 2 inches from the top.

I measured 4 inches between the rows of hooks. There are 5 rows both down and across

I am using 1-inch right-angle hooks.

measuring the wood sign for a calendar

Drilling pilot holes first made it easier to screw in the hooks.

drilling pilot holes into the board

I wore thin work gloves to save my fingers…the metal was killing my fingers!!

screwing the pegs into the wood board

The finished sign has 25 hooks that are equidistant (OMG, I never thought I would get to use geometry terms in real life!!)

Making the Hanging Wood Number Tags

On the back side of the number ornaments, I added wooden snowflakes.

The unfinished snowflakes come in a bag with lots of shapes.

I gave them a quick coat of white acrylic paint, then hot glued them on the wood slices.

Wood Snowflakes

As I was gluing on the snowflakes I tried to vary the designs along the way.

The bag of wood slices came with cute red & white bakery string that I used for hanging the ornaments onto the metal hooks on the sign. I thought it would add a little pop of festive color to my sign.

Finished Wood Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar

Countdown To Christmas Calendar

I stapled a piece of nautical rope to the back of the sign to make a sturdy hanger. I use Monkey Hooks to hang just about everything in my house…I love those things!!

Wood Advent Calendar

Now we are ready to start the Countdown To Christmas!! I think we all need something to look forward to this year!!!

You can find out more of my holiday festive ideas right HERE.

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By: Jennifer Howard · In: Christmas Decorating Ideas & Projects, Christmas DIYs, DECORATING, DIY Decorating Projects · Tagged: christmas decor, diy wall art

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  1. Paula@SweetPea says

    December 4, 2020 at 3:45 pm

    I love this idea! And it’s great that you can use it every year.

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  2. Danielle says

    November 20, 2020 at 11:37 am

    This is so cute!!! What a great idea! I love the look of it!

    Reply
  3. Cindy@CountyRoad407 says

    November 18, 2020 at 3:56 pm

    This is so cute and you did such a great job on the tutorial. We love it so much that we are featuring it at the Farmhouse Friday link party! Hope you link up again soon. 😉 Pinned

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    • Jennifer Howard says

      November 19, 2020 at 7:56 pm

      Oh, Thanks Cindy! That made my night!

      Reply
  4. Kristin says

    November 16, 2020 at 10:23 pm

    I”m in love with this! Snowflakes + Wood is perfect for my house! So inspired! Thanks for sharing at Charming Homes & Gardens!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      November 17, 2020 at 4:39 am

      Thanks so much Kristin!! It was a fun project to make.

      Reply
  5. Rachel Harper says

    November 16, 2020 at 2:36 pm

    Jennifer,
    These are so cute! Look for your feature on Wednesday’s Charming Homes & Gardens Link Party

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    • Jennifer Howard says

      November 17, 2020 at 4:40 am

      Ooohh, Thanks Rachel!!!

      Reply
  6. Kim | Shiplap and Shells says

    November 16, 2020 at 12:31 pm

    I just love this Jennifer! Pinning so I can make this. I am so glad you shared this at Charming Homes and Gardens! I will be featuring you this week.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      November 17, 2020 at 4:41 am

      Awww, Thanks Kim!!!

      Reply

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