Calendar Blog Hop

Good morning fellow crafters! I hope everyone had a great (and restful) Thanksgiving break! I must say mine went by way too fast, and I had way too much to do for someone on vacation :)With that said, welcome to the Calendar Blog Hop hosted by Zeni @ Scrappy Zeni. If you just hopped over from Amanda's @ Amanda's Crafts and More, you're in the right place. If you're just stopping by for a visit, then go to Zeni's to start at the beginning.

For today's project, I decided to make an advent calendar. I've never made one before, and I don't think I realized how much time it would take for all the little details (because I'm a bit of a perfectionist) - so needless to say, you only see the first 12 days of the countdown here. Anyways, I love the idea of using a mini-cupcake pan for the calendar, because it's the perfect place to put a little surprise. The back of the numbers are magnetic sheets that I cut using the cricut (really easy).

Here are some close-ups...
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A Toy Story Christmas

I am SO behind on Christmas cards...and I will admitt there's a part of me wanting to buy a cheap box at the store and giving it to everyone with their gifts...but I won't! Promise! I did have to finish at least one to give to my assistant at work before we left for the Christmas break. She LOVES the little aliens from Toy Story, so I made them "holidayish" (is that a word?! lol).