Make your advent calendar

Design an advent calendar according to your own ideas! This variant not only offers you the option of filling the inlay made of cast paper fiber yourself: The door box of the plastic-free product can also be personalized with a motif of your choice - the XL version even on the front and back.

There is an S version with 12 small compartments (each 4 x 7 x 3 cm) for Christmas surprises and an XL version with 12 smaller (9.4 x 5.8 x 7 cm) and 12 larger (15.6 x 5.8 x 7 cm) compartments.

Tip: You can use the sustainable paper fiber insert as a seed pot in spring. As soon as your tomato, bell pepper and lettuce plants are big enough, the small containers can easily be planted in with them. They rot in the soil or can be disposed of as organic waste.

The cute stamp set brings variety to the work of young creatives. The 18 different motif stamps in combination with the three different colored stamp pads conjure up fun creations on paper in no time: A winking caterpillar, a laughing triangle - there are no limits to the imagination.

Practical: With the stamps made of FSC-certified wood, the youngsters learn about different shapes in a playful way.

Washi is an adhesive tape made of rice paper that is easy to tear by hand. It sticks to many different materials and surfaces due to its special adhesive. You can use it just as well on paper, on the wall and even on fabric. It also sticks easily to smooth surfaces like metal or glass. Washi tape is removable, leaves no adhesive residue, and with these properties is even reusable.

"Stamps turn the smallest piece of paper into something special," says graphic designer Katja Kücherer. She's designed the simple and very graphic miniature motifs for every occasion. The stamps are made exclusively in Germany.

To have fun for a long time, you should stamp the rubber on a damp cloth after use until there are no more color residues.

Wooden chest of drawers is a very simple small furniture made of untreated wooden boards (solid wood and plywood). Since there are 24 drawers in different formats, it lends itself as an annually reusable Advent calendar. You can design the untreated wood in many ways. For example, you can glue, varnish or paint it with acrylic paint. The drawers have enough clearance to the drawers and are not particularly deep, so they do not jam.

With these 24 fabric bags to hang on the wall, you not only have the opportunity to create a reusable Advent calendar. You can also use this organizer to keep your desk free at all times and still have everything you need close at hand. The 24 pockets are also great for storing pens, tools, toys, chargers and smartphones. They fit just as well on the wall next to the desk as they do in the workshop, office, children's room or kitchen.

You can decorate the fabric pockets in color with stamps, textile paint or textile markers or stick or iron on stickers (be careful when ironing: the back is plastic-coated). A matching wooden stick is included, which you can insert into the top of the "fabric tunnel" above the pockets, for example to hang the organizer with a cord (not included), which you attach to both ends of the stick. The back of the organizer is reinforced with plastic.

With the Advent calendar set "Village in the Snow", young and old can dream themselves into a ski vacation throughout the entire Advent season. Small kraft paper houses, mini gondolas and snow-covered fir trees not only create the perfect backdrop, but can also be filled with pre-Christmas surprises. Cute animal figures round off the winter wonderland.

In addition to the die-cut sheets for eight little houses, trees and gondolas each, the set also includes eight polar bears, reindeer and winter birds. Also included are 40 hangtags, 24 iridescent number stickers, and 4 yards of baker's twine. A video tutorial on how to assemble the Advent calendar can be accessed via a QR code on the packaging.

"Falala" sounds cheerful this holiday season. These enchanting kraft and cream Advent calendar bags with hotfoil finishing and classic Christmas patterns in subtle colors can be arranged individually. Shiny Hangtags in various shapes & Hotfoil stickers round off the set as glamorous accessories round off the set.

Gingerbread houses are not only a delicious treat for the palate: the fancy Advent calendar for hanging or standing conjures up a wintry landscape with sugary sweet gingerbread houses made of kraft cardboard from any room.

These beautiful little bags can easily be turned into a decorative and hopefully abundantly filled Advent calendar with ADVENT CALENDAR NUMBERS, which can be glued on, sewn on or painted on with FABRIC COLOUR.

Of course they can also be used for other gifts as packaging or for rooms as decoration, depending on what you want to make of them.

The Dymo Omega embossing label maker is solidly made and can be used on a daily basis for any number of useful purposes related to labelling. The tapes stick in place reliably and stay there; i.e. they do not fall off by themselves like a lot of other cheaper versions. The embossed characters are clearly recognizable and those results do not diminish even after much use.

Please note: The way the embossing of the characters into the self-adhesive tape works in the device is that there is a positive stamp on the underside of the tape and a negative stamp on the upperside. These different stamps are arranged on two wheel discs that are turned by hand when you are making your selection of one of the characters. If it should happen that the two wheel discs do not move in sync during this process, the device will no longer emboss correctly because the negative and positive stamps no longer belong to the same character but instead are displaced in relation to one another. The two wheels, however, can indeed be brought back into sync quite easily by hand without damaging your device. The lower disc has different lay-outs for the numbers and letters that are all equidistant from each other. Only one of these many fields is somewhat wider, the one that belongs to the symbol "scissors" which is the cutting-off function. At that position it is easy to see if the two wheel discs are indeed in sync.

Let the party begin! With these colorful paper cups, you can transform any table into a festive table.

Homemade Advent calendars have that certain extra portion of love. With the Advent calendar numbers made of wood, the 24 little joys can be packed especially pretty. Sustainable and with a natural look, the tags can be reused several times. So they give great pleasure not only on a Christmas.

These rectangular containers are handmade out of very sturdy cardboard and are covered inside and out with brown recycled paper (colour may vary). They can be painted on (with watercolours as well), glued or just used as they are - they have a very clean look just with the paper covering.

The rectangular cardboard boxes are handmade from sturdy cardboard and covered inside and out with white paper. They can be painted (including water colours!), glued or just used as they are as their paper covering has a really clean look.

The dimensions of the individual boxes in the sets:

Set of 3 square boxes (h x w x l): 30 x 75 x 75 mm, 40 x 95 x 95 mm, 50 x 115 x 115 mm

Set of 5 square boxes (h x w x l): 60 x 145 x 145 mm, 75 x 165 x 165 mm, 85 x 190 x 190 mm, 100 x 215 x 215 mm, 115 x 240 x 240 mm

Set of 5 rectangular boxes (h x w x l): 45 x 95 x 169 mm, 70 x 125 x 204 mm, 83 x 155 x 228 mm, 95 x 184 x 259 mm, 110 x 213 x 290 mm.

These rectangular containers are handmade out of very sturdy cardboard and are covered inside and out with brown recycled paper (colour may vary). They can be painted on (with watercolours as well), glued or just used as they are - they have a very clean look just with the paper covering.

These white matchboxes can be decorated by means of gluing paper, cloth or film to them. Stamping or drawing on them with felt pens are further possibilities. They are a versatile and cheap handicrafts material for children or can be used by them as a small coffer for storing their “precious” belongings. For adults, they can serve as small, individualized packaging or a simple advertising medium that does not necessarily have to be filled with matches. In the weeks before Christmas, parents can fill them with Smarties, marbles, Lego bricks, stickers or other little interesting things and – voila – you have, even in its unpainted original form (maybe you should check out the first sentence above!) - an Advents Calendar.

The set with 24 boxes offers everything you need for a quickly produced DIY Advent calendar, for example. The practical boxes are already glued together, so you only have to unfold them before they can be filled individually. Measuring 4 x 8 x 10 cm, the boxes are the perfect size for little surprises.

"Made from Tuscan leather by Italian craftsmen" is how Fabriano succinctly describes its picture-perfect, intricately crafted leather keychains. Among the motifs designed with attention to detail, you are sure to find the right one for you or to give as a gift.

Good to know: The airplane and the bicycle are available in several colors, which we can unfortunately not offer you online, but only in our store in Berlin.

From the idea, this limited set of watercolor paints is designed for watercoloring urban motifs and landscapes. You will find here a compilation of colors that are particularly suitable for urban sketching. If you are still missing colors that you like to use on your forays through urban or rural areas, you will find space in the set for up to six additional colors that you can add individually.

Horadam by Schmincke is a solid watercolor paint of the highest artist quality, which is available in many brilliant, harmoniously coordinated shades. The color impresses with its good solubility (even when already dried) and optimal color release even on sensitive watercolor papers. The color is suitable for beginners and advanced artists alike.

The hiding power of the paint depends on the layer thickness and the pigment used. At Horadam, the scale ranges from glazing to opaque. Although the color is relatively light-resistant, you should not expose watercolor paintings to direct sunlight for long periods of time because of the mostly fine color application and, if necessary, apply a UV protection varnish.

The Berlin Edition is the result of a collaboration between Modulor and Schmincke. The concept, the development and the design of the product were a stimulating collaboration. For us, the icing on the cake is the illustrative watercolour by our employee Regula Neeracher on the sleeve.

This game is perfect for all those who take pictures regularly and would love to improve their skills. It displays 30 visual principles and enables you to play with tools that smartphones or digital cameras don’t provide, such as the psychology of forms. Because photography is everywhere, this is a must-have game for its style, easy rules, valuable rewards and ludo-didactic features that allow you to learn while playing in teams or individually.

Select photo(s), print, glue, be happy, repeat! It's that easy with the Polaroid Hi-Print 2x3. The mini photo printer prints your favorite photos wirelessly from your smartphone, thanks to its pocket size, wherever you are. This works via Bluetooth and the Hi-Print app, with which you can edit your pictures as you wish, add filters, frames, or emojis. In 50 seconds your picture becomes powerful, lifelike, and high-quality printed on self-adhesive photo paper. Charging via micro-USB cable is also quick and easy. The photo printer is fully charged in under an hour. One charge is enough for around 12 pictures. Now you can capture anything and everything. Let's go.

Good to know: The photo paper is available separately and is not included in the scope of delivery. The photo printer is compatible with iPhone 6s and newer models with IOS 12.2, as well as Android smartphones with Android 7 or newer.

You may not have heard of the material, but you probably know it at least from its effect: Ferrocerium is used as a spark-generating igniter in mechanical lighters with wheels. As soon as the fluted wheel is turned on the stone - i.e. when it rubs against it - sparks are generated. In the lighter, the sparks are sufficient to ignite gas or gasoline. Using the same principle, you can create sparks manually with this fire iron and use the very hot but briefly existing sparks to ignite easily flammable materials. Rub the fire iron along the enclosed spark striker and try to direct the sparks at or into an easily combustible material. Classically, this material is scale, but alcohols (spirits), gasoline, and other volatile hydrocarbon compounds will certainly catch fire as well.

Here's how you create sparks: Hold the wooden handle firmly with one hand and rub the ignition metal away from the handle briskly and very forcefully with the spark scraper or the back of a sharp-edged knife until the sparks fly.

Giddy-up! The frog's cheerful up and down movements provide action wherever the nostalgic-looking animal is let loose. The movement is wound up uncomplicated with the permanently installed key and off it goes.

The age recommendation for the frog made of sheet metal is 14 years.

The Cavallini notebook set mini consists of three high-quality notebooks, which are ideal for traveling due to their size. The inside pages of the notebooks have a varied design: One notebook has blank pages, one is lined and the third contains squared pages so that the right format is available for every task.

The exterior design of the notebooks is characterized by beautiful, nostalgic motifs from the Cavallini & Co. archives, which make the notebooks look both classic and playful at the same time.

The Kokuyo Kadokeshi eraser is part of the MoMA Design Collection and takes precise erasing to a new level. The eight edges of a standard eraser are the first thing to wear out, making erasing less precise and more laborious. The special thing about the Kadokeshi eraser is that it has more edges than the classic eight, namely a whopping 28(!), and that new edges are always exposed after these edges wear out and due to the design.

This means that you can enjoy the Kadokeshi for much longer than standard erasers. Provided, of course, that sharp edges continue to form, i.e. the material of the Kadokeshi is correspondingly harder than that of conventional erasers. And that is of course the case! The material of the Kadokeshi eraser is not only harder, it is also latex-free and phthalate-free. So if you are looking for an environmentally friendly eraser with a unique shape and well thought-out functionality, then you may have just found it.

The Penco Bullet ballpoint pen is a stylish and practical companion for everyday use. Thanks to its compact design, it fits easily into any pocket and is therefore perfect for on the go. When not in use, the pen is a handy 9.3 cm long. To write comfortably with such a pen, simply place the cap on the end of the pen until it clicks and you're ready to go.

The ballpoint pen is made in Japan from high-quality materials, either solid brass or ABS plastic. The pens are equipped with a long-lasting, oil-based black refill, which can be refilled with standard D1 refills if required.

Thanks to its minimalist design and sturdy construction, the Penco Bullet ballpoint pen is not only a reliable writing instrument, but also a visual highlight on your desk.

About things that you have made yourself, you are often much more pleased - this also applies to jewelry. And it's not hard at all to make your own necklaces, earrings and bracelets. With our sets, it's really easy to create jewelry from scratch - and the finished jewelry makes a great gift to give yourself or a loved one.

The set (50 - 90mm) in a folded sheet metal body with hanger is the ideal companion for on the go.
Setcontent: TX9/TX10/TX15/TX20/TX25/TX27/TX30/TX40

To have fun with it for a long time, you should stamp out the rubber on a damp cloth after use until there are no more ink residues.

These primed small-scale canvases are ready for paint. They accept all types or artist paints like oil, acrylic or gouache.

The Primacryl acrylic paint from Schmincke offers you an extensive color palette consisting of 84 shades. Pure pigments and pure acrylate as a binder combine to produce colors with a good grip and paste-like consistency. Despite their high flow resistance, they are optimally paintable. You can use the colors either directly from the tube or diluted with water.

The high pigmentation ensures high color brilliance and yield. The opacity ranges from transparent to opaque, depending on the shade. The light fastness is consistently high.

Primacryl acrylic paint dries elastically, with stable contours and almost without a color shift from wet to dry. The image is then permanently water-resistant and non-yellowing.

The HONSELL Pocket watercolor box is ideal for on the go. The included 8 watercolor paints and the size 4 pony hair mini brush are well protected in the sturdy metal case.

The Colorsheets from Viviva revolutionize the classic watercolor paints: Pressed onto paper and bundled in book format, the high-quality colorants are always and everywhere with you. You can easily stow them in your pants or jacket pocket and practice urban sketching on the go or spontaneously capture nature scenes.

The colors can be easily dissolved with a brush and a little water. A color index at the bottom clearly shows you which palette is available to you. When your work is finished, you can simply pack the Colorsheets away again. Practical, water-repellent papers separate the individual sheets from each other so that they do not stick together.

The Stabilo Woody is a multi-talent: with its thick soft strokes in brilliant colours, the Woody is a coloured pencil, watercolour and wax crayon all in one. Its highly pigmented, break-proof lead allows it to also draw on dark paper or smooth surfaces like glass, metal or leather. The pencil, which is the ideal size for small (children´s) hands, was selected for a „spiel gut“ seal of approval (German excellent toys award). Woody is not toxic; if the colour happens to get in the mouth you simply have to wash it out.

A lanyard from Sminx in a Modulor edition? Of course, the result is typical Kreuzberg: colorful, lively and practical!

Whether worn decoratively around the neck or casually hanging out of the pocket: The braided rope keeps your keys safely together. With separately available accessories, it alternatively puts your cell phone on the chain, equips your chest bag with a new strap or keeps your pens handy.

Like all Sminx products, the Modulor Edition Smart Strings lanyard is produced fairly in a social institution in Berlin. Since most of the work is implemented manually, there may be variations in details such as small pressure marks caused by pressing connectors tight. They have no influence on the durability of the products.

The Paper Poetry set animates you to decorate, mark and glue what the stuff holds. With the washi tapes you give gifts, cards, photo albums, calendars, notebooks and much more an individual touch. The 15 mm wide strips are self-adhesive and can be removed if necessary. They are suitable for all surfaces. Per roll you have 5 m of tape for your creative ideas.

Thanks to its compact format, the mini spirit level is always with you. No matter whether you want to check whether the picture on the wall or the surface of a model is level: The accessory measuring just 1.5 x 1.5 x 3.6 cm with the fluorescent spirit level filling makes it easy for you. The small accessory is also part of the game when constructing an individual spirit level.

Attention: Keep in mind that the scale is not calibrated.

The mini highlighters from Edding are extremely practical thanks to their handy size. The colors are not only ideal for marking, but also for designing your scrapbook or adding color accents to your bullet journal. With the wedge tip, you can vary the line width between one and three millimetres. Thanks to the ergonomically shaped, non-slip grip zone, the marker sits securely in your hand.