Advent Calendar

So hard to believe its only two weeks until Christmas.  This week at Sweet Sassy Diva we were asked to make a Christmas decor project.  I decided to make an advent calendar with a muffin tin.   I saw one at the Scrapbook Expo  and really liked this idea but thought heck I will make my own.  

Well for once I actually did.  

Here is the completed Advent Calendar made using a 24 hole muffin tin.  I changed the direction of my project several times so I will let you know that as I go along.  

To start you need the 24 hole mini muffin pan.  I got mine at the local grocery for $10.  They have also had them at M's and J's (Wilton).  

Next I cut 24 circles using George at 2 1/4 inch out of thin magnet sheets I got at local stationary store in a package.  I then covered each with a 2 1/4 inch paper circle. I used scraps and glued with Tacky Glue.  I then put books on top of them to make sure they stayed flat.   

Now you can decorate the magnetic circles how you wish.  I was going to make diecuts but decided to make Rosettes using my Tim Holtz Die maker to give added dimension.  ( 1st idea change)

I was going to cut out numbers but found this sheet in a stack of Christmas paper I had.  (2nd change)

There was all these cute little holiday pics left on the paper so I decided to cut them out with a circle punch and glue them to bottom of pan.  (Change 3)

Closeup

The last one has Merry Christmas glued to side and underneath says Night before Christmas.  

So I made a lot of changes but am happy with my finished project.  

With the muffin tin you can place a candy, gum or tiny toy underneath the magnet.

Last year I made Advent Calendars using cookies sheets which were $1 at the Dollar Store.  

Here is the finished product with a variety of Cricut cuts.  For this one we kept candy in a jar and they selected piece they wanted each day.  

Here is what they looked like underneath.  

\Suzanne