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DIY Advent Calendar

Time to start blogging again!  Finally after an exhausting pregnancy and chasing around 2 children I am back to crafting and hopefully finding some time to blog.  Pinterest has only fueled my obsession and triggered my latest craft. I found the idea for an advent calendar on Pinterest and modified.  Makoodle even provided print outs for their calendar.  Instead of just doing straight rows I opted to make mine in the form of a Christmas Tree and made my own print outs. What I used: - 2" favor tins - 2" circle punch or scissors - Print outs - Magnets - Hot glue gun - Goodies to stuff in tins I used these 2" Wilton Favor Tins from Michael's.  You will find them in the wedding supplies aisle for $19.99 but Michael's always has coupons in your Sunday paper so be sure to check for those.  I had 50% off for these. I cut out all of the circles using scissors but if you had a 2" circle punch life would be a lot easier! For the magnets I ...