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I am searching for a beautiful, well made fabric advent calendar

31 replies

huggiemonster · 27/11/2011 20:34

Have you seen anything? Everything I have seen is pretty poor quality. I'd like this to last forever!

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missjulie · 27/11/2011 22:21

Just did an ebay search, not sure if any of these will be to your liking......
www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=11&_nkw=fabric%20advent&_fln=1&_ssov=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m1539

cairnterrier · 27/11/2011 22:23

Try www.notonthehighstreet.com Can be pricey but usually good quality.

Atomant · 27/11/2011 23:01

I actually saw a really nice one in tkmaxx today. Could be worth a look...

BeeBread · 27/11/2011 23:43

I have this Maileg calendar which is just bootiful but pricey (I bought it in the sale last year).

sunnyday123 · 28/11/2011 12:11

i second tkaxx - they have loads of gogeous ones!

ReshapeWhileDamp · 28/11/2011 19:23

Lots here on Etsy. Probably most of them are shipping from the US, so not much use to you this year unless they send it fast and you don't mind missing a couple of days. But have a look - some of them might be based in the UK!

Alternatively, if you can use a sewing machine, there are loads of printed panels (nice ones) in quilting shops at the moment to cut out and make up into calendars. You don't have to have fantastic sewing skills and they're pretty quick makes. Smile

Camerondiazepam · 28/11/2011 20:41

Bought a JL one day which I have high hopes for. Am not planning on putting anything more than a folded bit of paper in each bit though which should help it last.

Tiggles · 28/11/2011 20:50

I think that this www.honeybeetoys.co.uk/fabric-christmas-nativity-scene-fiesta-crafts-p-240.html is the newer version of the one we have - bought nearly 10 years ago and still going very strong :)

storminabuttercup · 28/11/2011 21:01

Came on to say tkmaxx, they had lovely ones in! I've been beaten to it though!

chocolateicecream · 19/11/2012 13:36

I know this is an old post but drooling over the Maileg advent calender. Beebread, can you remember how much you paid for it in the sale, wondering if it will be worth hanging on until after Christmas in the hope that it will go in the sale as ever so pricey.

Clothilde · 19/11/2012 15:53

There are Maileg ones on TKMaxx at the moment, I think.

chocolateicecream · 19/11/2012 16:19

Wow Clothide, are they the garland ones?

DewDr0p · 19/11/2012 16:35

Lots of choice on etsy

Quite a range of prices too Shock

I got mine in a local interiors shop several years ago. Somewhere like that or a Christmas craft fair might be a good place to look?

BarbecuedBillygoats · 19/11/2012 16:37

My first thought would be cold comfort crafts

chocolateicecream · 19/11/2012 16:48

I just can't see past the Maileg one but don't want to pay £75 for it. It was released in 2011 I think?? so I hope that it will be around in the sale. I think that my Dh would not be too impressed if I spent that much one an advent calender.

Clothilde · 19/11/2012 17:00

It was the boy and girl calendars that I saw. I wasn't really paying attention, but if they weren't the Maileg ones the were certainly very similar.

chocolateicecream · 19/11/2012 17:09

Thanks Clothide, sounds like I should check out TKMaxx.

EddieVeddersfoxymop · 19/11/2012 17:10

Make one! There's still time! I bought a quilt panel specifically for making an advent calendar......pieced it, quilted it and made 24 little christmassy hangers to loop onto the 24 buttons I sewed on. (The hangers were included with the quilt panel).

Each day, DD takes a hanger down off the quilt and goes into a giant lucky dip bag that contains sweets, moshis, colouring pencils etc etc etc...

chocolateicecream · 19/11/2012 17:28

Oww Eddie, you should upload a photo of your lovely creation.

EddieVeddersfoxymop · 20/11/2012 16:34

chocolate I will if I can find a picture of it! Think of a small-ish quilt, hung on the wall, with 24 red buttons as baubles on the tree and then little fabric hangy do-dads < technical term> on each button.

DD loves to choose which one to take off and then do her lucky dip. Thinking of which I need to go to Poundland soon and get the bits and pieces!!

EddieVeddersfoxymop · 20/11/2012 16:42

Photo up!

chocolateicecream · 20/11/2012 20:37

Sounds lovely. Children love the excitement of something special that comes out each year. I bet that your children will have very fond memories of your advent calender when they grow up. How do I view the photo? Sorry, not very knowledgeable with mumsnet.

EddieVeddersfoxymop · 21/11/2012 11:52

Errrrr I think you click on my name then look for a link to my photos......Confused

LatersBaby · 21/11/2012 13:37

find your nearest sewing group, go in and ask someone to make you one! thats what i did, my local "creative sewing group" made 2 stockings for my ds's that will last forever and they charged me £15 each but sooooo worth it, they are beautiful!

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