When my husband and I planned our latest move we knew we'd be apart for a few months, so make the separation easier, before leaving he gave me an adorable set of cards with photos and little memories written on the backside and on the front occasions on which to look at them like "If You're Feeling Lonely" (this one had a picture of me with our cat Chabi captioned "your one true love") or "On a Sunday Morning" (this one said "Try and fail to replicate my amazing poached eggs"), one card for each day we're apart...

Aside from being literally the sweetest thing in the world, the concept reminded me of an advent calendar. As a kid I always looooved advent calendars when Christmas was around the corner, which is why I'm so excited about the trend in adult advent calendars with things like beauty products or craft beer. It only recently occurred to me that there's no reason advent calendars should only be for Christmas, the idea can be applied to just about any occasion or Holiday... like Valentine's Day for example!

Download my free printable artwork below to make your own Valentine's day advent calendar and read on for full instructions

Material Needed

• Card stock (I used 200g A4 paper)

• X-acto knife

• Glue

• Pencil & Pen

• Printer

• Printable Advent Calendar

Is there any other occasion you'd like to see an advent calendar for? Let me know in the comments section!

Pppsssttt- if you like this DIY, check out our latest printables like the one below!