Instagram Advent Calendar

Photo: Bree Johnson

I don't know about you but I love Instagram, and I love prints from Instagram even more. I wanted to display my best photos in a collage countdown of sorts. What better way to countdown the Advent season than with your favorite pictures from the past year?

Learn how to make this Instagram Advent calendar in a few easy steps.

Photo: Bree Johnson

What You'll Need

​Glue gun
Glue sticks
25 Instagram prints (I use Origrami)
Kraft paper cardstock (or any other color you'd like to use for the clipboard-inspired background)
Twine
Clip hardware

Photo: Bree Johnson

Instructions

Clip the hardware to the top of the photo. Hot glue the clip to your clipboard-shaped rectangle of kraft paper. I made mine a tad fancier with a personal cutting machine. You could use simple rectangles or hand cut cute shapes onto your kraft paper.

Photo: Bree Johnson

Place the numbers on the Polaroid-shaped prints. I cut paper numbers using a special machine, but you could also use stickers, vinyl, or hand-cut numbers.​

String twine through the clips and add five pictures to a row. Use straight pins to hold up the twine...and voila! You have a beautiful Instagram Advent calendar.

Photo: Bree Johnson

Tip!
You can use this as a countdown for any activity or vacation. You could also use this at an event, like a wedding, to display table numbers. I love the idea of using each guest's headshot as the photo.