*Please note: This gift is a MEDIUM TO HARD DIFFICULTY project, requiring some detailed cardboard cutting and the use of an art knife for a polished finish.*
Dimensions:
- Christmas Tree: 12" x 13.5"
- Ornaments: 1" x 1" x 1"
Featuring:
- High quality template
- 24 ornaments
- Christmas tree
- Christmas pickaxe
You'll also need:
- An accessible printer with
- Thick paper (preferably glossy)
- Red, yellow, green cardstock
- 12" x 13.5" Cardboard
- Writing utensil
- Adhesive
- Scissors
- Art knife
Tips & Tricks:
- If You Don't Have All the Materials: I highly recommend using all of the materials listed, because it makes it look significantly nicer. However, you can get by with just white cardstock.
- If You Want to Make This Gift Easier: Take out the pickaxe and instead of making the ornaments "breakable", just use the ornaments as boxes that you can open.
- When gluing the print-outs to the cardstock and box, make sure to apply glue liberally so that all edges and corners are glued properly and wait for it to dry before handling. Gluing the edges and corners will go a long way in making it look professional and waiting for it to dry will ensure that all pieces remain centered (I was impatient and didn't wait, so some of my pieces are crooked).
- The pickaxe, by far, was the most difficult part. I found it easiest to use an art knife for the more intricate parts, but this still took some time and patience. If cardboard is too difficult to work with, you could just substitute it with layering cardstock over and over until you reach the desired thickness OR you can just take out the pickaxe all together.
- I created this just for notes, but if you want to make this into an advent calendar with actual gifts, you can just print out everything extra large!
Happy gifting!
