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"You’ve Got Junk Mail" Advent Calendar
Celebrate the season with a little love in your mailbox 💌
Join our You’ve Got Junk Mail Advent Calendar swap and receive a 25 day advent calendar made up of unique pieces of ephemera and journaling treasures from fellow creatives in our community.
✨ How it works:
Send 25 of the same item (not necessarily Christmas themed but it can be, just something that reflects your style and creativity).
I’ll collate, wrap, and return everything as a 25 day advent calendar for December.
Each item is individually wrapped (using what I already have here) so you can unwrap one each day.
💌 Examples of items:
25 paper flowers
25 lace squares
25 business cards
25 die cuts
25 stamped images
25 vintage book pages
📦 Post your items to me by 1st November so I can wrap and send them back in time for Christmas.
💲 Cost: $9.70 shipping only (this is a non-profit project).
This isn’t a polished, branded advent calendar it’s a little bit of joy, handmade love, and shared passion from your junk journal friends around Australia.
25 Days "You've Got Junk Mail" Advent Calendar
Rules for the 25 Day “You’ve Got Junk Mail” Advent Calendar
What You’ll Receive
- You will get a large letter in the mail before 1st December, sent via Australia Post.
- Inside will be 25 pieces of ephemera (stickers, die cuts, paper, lace, tags, etc.), each created and contributed by a different member of our group.
How to Take Part
- To participate, each person must send 25 of the same craft item to Junk Journal Australia by 1st November.
- These items do not need to be Christmas themed (though festive touches are welcome).
- Please send something that reflects your style of journaling and that you would be happy to receive yourself.
Contribution Guidelines
- Avoid: politics, religion, heavy themes, or promotional/advertising material. Children are participating in this advent calendar.
- Example contributions:
- 25 squares of lace
- 25 die cuts
- 25 stamped images
- 25 paper flowers
- 25 vintage book pages
- 25 mini tags
Size of Contribution
- Keep each piece under 13 cm x 17 cm.
- Try to keep items as flat as possible, our parcel has a maximum height of 3 cm for all contributions.
- 150g is the maximum weight per piece.
Postage & Costs
- This is a non-profit swap — the only cost is postage to cover shipping to your address.
- Junk Journal Australia do not cover the cost of you making your contribution and posting it to us.
Deadline
- All items must be posted to me by 1st November.
- If you cannot send your pieces by this date, please let me know immediately so we can arrange a refund and keep the swap fair for all participants.
Packaging & Calendar Assembly
- I’ll wrap each contribution using supplies I have here, so you’ll have something special to unwrap each day in December.
- This is not a “fancy” branded advent calendar — it’s a heartfelt community swap filled with creativity and love.
Commitment
- Please only join if you’re confident you can commit.
- If something comes up, contact me as soon as possible so I can arrange a refund and adjust for the group.
- This Advent Calendar is only open to those who contribute by sending in their crafts.
Unsold Calendars & Extra Crafts
- If we don’t sell all 25 calendars, any extra pieces participants send will be used for future giveaways and prizes in the group.
- For example, if only 20 calendars sell, the remaining 5 pieces from each contributor will go towards future group prizes or giveaways.
Shipping of Calendars
- Calendars will be shipped on 15th November from North Queensland in an extra small mailer.
- Delivery is expected within a few business days so that you receive it in time for 1st December.
- Tracking is included only for the 25 day option. Tracking will be sent once your advent calendar has been posted.
Creative Business Involvement
- If you have a junk journaling or craft business and would like to be involved, please get in touch! Contact: Abbe Bryant in the group, or email hello@junkjournalaustralia.com
25 Day Advent Bonus
- Anyone who purchases a 25 day advent calendar will also receive a random gift from a sponsor.
- We can’t guarantee the value or exact item, and not everyone will get the same gift, but every buyer will receive something extra along with their 25 pieces of ephemera.