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How to Make an Illustrated Advent House

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Level
Intermediate
Time
1+ days
Budget
30+
This year, why not decorate your very own illustrated advent house calendar - you could make it look like your own home, or even your dream home! For this design, Ilaria Harris was inspired by British architecture – a little fantasy mix of the Tudor, Regency and Victorian periods. By combining these styles she came up with her dream home – light mint with a blue roof and a red brick chimney. You can see Ilaria coming back after shopping with her dog and woolly hat! Project used with thanks to Ilaria Harris of Zest and Lavender.
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How to make

Step-1
Find inspiration on Pinterest, in magazines, postcards or simply looking around your own town or city – choose your style and colour theme. British architecture inspired my advent house.
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Step-2
Draw the house and details on paper so you have a clear idea about the final look and a guide to refer to.
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Choose the acrylic colours that fit the theme of your house. Mix the acrylics carefully on a palette before applying. You will need a big brush to paint the base with two coats (or you could use spray paint for an even finish). I created a light mint pastel colour by mixing white with a touch of dark green and then adding very small amounts of dark blue and deep yellow to get the mint effect.
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The two coats will create a base for your house. Once dried (approximately 10 minutes) you will be able use the guide that you created earlier to draw the details directly on the house with pencil.
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Following your pencil drawing, paint the details with acrylics using brushes of different sizes depending on your drawing. For the roof, windows and doors I used different mixtures of blue and different sized brushed. For the Christmas tree, I used the no.3 brush and for the woman with the dog, I used the no.1 brush. Let all the acrylic paints dry for about 10 minutes after applying.
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While the paint is drying, you can prepare the 25 mini-gifts by deciding which one will go in each 'window'.
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Step-7
You can write the countdown numbers 1 to 25 on each 'window' with a silver metallic colouring pencil.
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Step-8
Now you are at the final stage – you are ready to position your gifts inside! I decided to swap the traditional chocolate treats for inspiring and creative gifts. I included handmade projects to be discovered – a daily creative treat for the creative mind.
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Step-9
This time, Christmas can be about creative inspiration! Keeping your kids, friends and loved ones inspired during the holidays with an advent calendar filled with surprises and projects to do.
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