Beautiful DIY Rustic Advent Calendar! You’ll love this Christmas calendar, especially the chalkboard ornaments!

Alright… I recognize that this may be a bit late… considering that we only have a few days until December 1st, but if there are any advent calendar’s that you can make in only 1 night, this is the one! I really wanted an advent calendar that my daughter could enjoy, so I came up with this rustic advent calendar idea, and I LOVE it! You won’t believe how easy it is to make :)

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How to Make Your Rustic Advent Calendar

Materials

Four 30″ long 1×6″ boards
Dark Walnut stain by Minwax
Kreg Pocket Jig
Jute String
Tacks
Clothespins
Chalkboard Tape
Ornaments (Chalkboard)

Step-By-Step Tutorial for Your Rustic Advent Calendar

Start by staining those four 30″ boards with dark walnut stain. This dark walnut is the most perfect rustic stain.

I wanted my rustic advent calendar to sit flat on the wall, so I used my Kreg Pocket Jig. It’s the BEST way to attach boards – just drill into the holes on the jig and screw the boards together.

ornaments attached to the Rustic Advent Calendar

Once I had my boards attached, I stuck tacks into the edges to hold the jute string in place so that I could hang all of my beautiful chalkboard ornaments.

The chalkboard tape at the top is the perfect addition to let you get creative! Draw a picture, post a Merry Christmas message, or show off a simple Christmas count down like I did.

As we take the ornaments down, we can take turns writing on them or drawing pictures. I helped my daughter put a couple pictures on these ornaments already :) Then you can use them as decor, or hang them all over your rustic Christmas tree!

I plan to replace all of these empty clothespins with Christmas cards as they start rolling in! Maybe I’ll share that on my Instagram page later in the year. I hope you enjoyed seeing how we made our rustic advent calendar!