Friday, December 15, 2017

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Hello and welcome!!

Today's post is a special one because it's a huge blog hop during all December with around 100 participants (yes, that huge!) so if you didn't know about it you can start on day one and enjoy a lot of Christmas projects from amazing crafters :)



Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!!

Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!

I know Christmas is around the corner and everyone is super busy so I made a very simple project to encourage you to take a breath, sit down and enjoy crafting for a bit :)

I made this little ornaments that hide little surprises inside. You can hang them from your Christmas tree or give them as a gift and you can fill them with chocolates, sweet messages, little toys or even a jewel.


To make them you just need some red and green cardstock or patterned paper, red and gold cardstock, some twine and a pair of Lawn Fawn dies sets. I used the Tiny Gift Box die to make the little boxes and Santa's Belly dies to decorate them.

If you prefer, you can add numbers to create an advent calendar or other cute decorations to your ornaments.


I hope you like my project, and now let's talk about giveaways!

Because it’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Lawn Fawn so you’ll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as mine in order to be eligible to win! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 23:59 EST on 31st December 2017 to enter.

Don’t forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time!
Comments will be allowed until 31st December and then Tahherah will announce winners from 1st January onwards on her blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by and Merry Christmas!

Supply list:

185 comments:

  1. Those are darling little gift boxes!

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  2. These are so cute and clever! Love them!

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  3. These are neat gift boxes that look pretty easy to make.

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  4. Those are such cute little boxes! Love them!

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  5. Cute boxes! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Lovely and festive boxes. Thank you for sharing.

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  7. Great use of the tiny box die. These are so cute

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  8. Such adorable boxes; thanks for the inspiration.

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  9. What a great idea for little gift boxes! I am definitely doing these for stocking stuffers! Thanks for the great idea!

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  10. AWWW, these boxes are so cute, hang on tree or I can think of a hundred things to put in them.So unique and clever. Way to go. Thanks. Tracey Magner

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  11. Totally adorable gift boxes! Love the belt and buckle! TFS!

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  12. Such fun, love the cute gift boxes with the great addition of elements!

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  13. These boxes are so much fun; great for little gifts and surprises !
    Thank you for the inspiration.

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  14. Very cute little boxes. By changing the colors up you could use them anytime of the year. I like the advent calendar idea too.

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  15. Oh, my goodness!! I have that die on my wish list. And I have even dropped a hint or twenty that my list at Amazon is public! Love the Santa belt. So much fun in a box....Thank you.

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  16. These are super cute and a great idea for a possible advent calendar... just not this year for me, but something that I hope to remember to do next year!

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  17. Such cute little gift boxes - they would look so cute hanging on the tree.

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  18. Oh my goodness--over the top creative & cute!

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  19. Wonderful boxes - and a great way to make gift/decorations! Love these!

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  20. Fantastic boxes!! They are super cute and handy :) Perfect gifting idea!

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  21. Fantastic boxes.
    I have several small gifts that would
    fit into these boxes. Have to get
    to the craft room and start producing.
    thanks for the idea.

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  22. Good things come in small packages! In this case, the package is super-cute! Love the Santa's belt as a design - adorable!

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  23. What a brilliant way to use that wee little box...love it! Cheers.

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  24. So cute. I like the gold buckle.

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  25. oh my these Santa boxes are too cute:)

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  26. ok, those are the cutest boxes!

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  27. Awww, these sweet littleboxes with their sparkly buckles are just darling!

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  28. How clever! I love that you turned them into Santa Belly boxes!

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  29. Great creation! Thank You for the inspiration.

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  30. Wow, super cute and clever ornament/gift boxes!

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  31. That belt buckle on top is so fun! And, as is so often the case, the paper with the larger pattern inside and smaller outside makes for the perfect little surprise box. Thanks for sharing such a cute idea with us and participating in Taheerah's advent calendar!

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  32. I love your ornaments! They are just adorable :)

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  33. Loving these, absolutely adore the Santa, elf theme, such a brilliant idea I beat the kids adore these, must get this tiny cute box die set as the options are limitless x

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  34. What a lovely idea - these are such cute ornament/gift boxes!

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  35. Such a cute idea. Love it. The kids would love to open each one and find a small treasure. Happy Holidays!

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  36. I love the adoarable little boxes! They could be used for so many different things!

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  37. These boxes are really cute! I can see them used for many, many reasons.

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  38. The boxes are adorable! It would be super cute to have a tree just dedicated to them in different colors!

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  39. Oh my gosh!! These are soooo adorable!!

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  40. Adorable little boxes. Love that you can make them into ornaments!

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  41. Love these little boxes Haines. My daughter is a jewellery designer and these would be perfect for just that sort of gift. Love them.

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  42. These are brilliant and I love how we can use our crafty goodies to make more than just cards! Thank you for sharing!

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  43. Super cute, so happy I found this blog!

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  44. Great little gift boxes: love the Santa belts!

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  45. Such cute little boxes. Thanks for sharing...

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  46. Wonderful tiny gift boxes! Love the Santa belt trim!

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  47. Tiny gift boxes are great idea.

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  48. I made these same boxes however, the candy (Kirkland Hazelnut) I chose to put in the boxes kept popping the lid! Kept wondering what I could use to keep the lids from popping open...alas...here you are with the same box using Sants's belt to secure the box closed. Thanks for the great tip! Great Job!:pve these itty bitty boxes!

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  49. How darling are your little Santa belt boxes! Love these! Thank you for sharing your amazing inspiration at Taheerah's Advent Extravaganza!
    ~carol

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  50. those are the cutest gift boxes ever. those papers are perfect

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  51. How cute! I love little treat boxes.

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  52. How cute! I love little treat boxes.

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  53. These little boxes are just adorable!

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  54. How cute! I like the idea of perhaps using these as place setting favors or even as an advent calendar (see what I did there? lol)

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  55. Darling decorated boxes. Indeed, they could be use for many small gifts. Yummy pieces of chocolate, anyone? tfs

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  56. Great little treat boxes, look simple to make!

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  57. Fabulous gift boxes!
    Love the Santa belt.
    Carla from Utah

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  58. Always looking for a cute box and this one is perfect. Love the belt on the box to make it all come together. Thank you so much for sharing your work.

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  59. The Tiny Gift Box die is so cute, makes the most adorable Santa boxes.

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  60. Darling little gift boxes! Love the Santa belts!

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  61. Those Santa boxes are so cute!!!!

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  62. Oh what a great idea! Your boxes are delightful!

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  63. I didn't buy that die set - so wished I had !

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  64. what a creative way to decorate the tiny box!

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  65. I love your cute and creative boxes!

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  66. Small boxes usually have the best presents!!! How sweet this box would be for a truffle or a piece of jewelry! LF is my favorite company, and I enjoy your designs all year long, Yaniea!

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  67. Yainea, your little boxes are so gorgeous! I can just imagine an advent calendar made with them and my kids would have so much fun!

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  68. This is a really cute idea! I love the little box on the string - -it's perfect!

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  69. I love these little boxes! And Santa’s belt is so cute!

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  70. Those boxes are so amazing! Love this idea!

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  71. These are just adorable and so fun! And I love
    the advent calendar idea very much.

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  72. ACK! These are darling little boxes! ♥♥♥

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  73. What cute little gift boxes! Fun!

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  74. Oh my goodness, what an adorable idea! THese boxes look simply fantastic! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  75. Very cute little gift boxes! Love your idea to number them and use as an Advent calendar!

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  76. Oh these are so cute! Very festive.

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  77. Love the belt buckles on your little boxes.

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  78. These are so cute, love the little boxes.

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  79. These are brilliant. The cute little shape with the fabu patterned paper in just the right scale, make the boxes perfect.

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  80. AWESOME boxes! I love Lawn Fawn products! Great idea!

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  81. These boxes are so cute. The perfect size for a sweet treat

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  82. Super cute.. What a great idea.. Totally awesome

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  83. Wonderful idea - perfect stocking stuffers that can be filled with all sorts of different things!!! Thanks for the idea!!

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  84. Those are so cute...perfect for small gifts like earrings. I need them for one of my daughter's gifts! :) Happy holidays!

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  85. Look at those adorable little gift boxes. SO creative and fun. Thanks for taking part in this special event with Taheera. I love seeing your inspiration.
    Blessings,
    Karen Letchworth

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  86. Such fun Christmas ornaments! Love that you can hide a little surprise in them. Very Clever ornament idea

    Sammibug aka Samantha Houp aka Sammi

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  87. Super adorable! I love the idea of these little boxes (they have been on my wish list forever so I think I have to get them ASAP!). I also especially love how you decorated them for Christmas.

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  88. Cute projects! Love the boxes and ideas. Thanks for participating in this fun event!!

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  89. Great little gift boxes! Love this idea!

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  90. You thought out of the box and you are the first one. Get the pun I just realized I just made? LOL You made the most adorable boxes and I am so wishing I had a die cutter so I could make me some of these. I am so in love with them! Thank you for showing us you're sparkly boxes and for giving us the chance to win something. I wish I could win a die cutter so I could make some of these.

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  91. Ohhhh I love your little Santa boxes!

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  92. these are adorable!! will definitely be using them for advent calendars next year

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  93. What a clever way to package little gifts!

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  94. Brilliant idea to use the boxes as gift ornaments! Love how you made them look like 'santa'!

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  95. This is such a great idea. And adorable too.

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  96. Adorable! I love the Santa belt idea, especially on soft versions of Christmas colors.

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  97. So cute! I love the little box die.

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  98. These are the most adorable little treat boxes ! margessw@icloud.com

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  99. These are adorable decorations! I appreciate seeing them made up, as it's hard to know what size they are when looking at the dies.

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  100. I love these. It's great to be able to hang them on the tree. So Christmassy!

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  101. Adorable! These would be great to make and have on hand for tiny gifts!

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  102. These are adorable little gift boxes/ornaments! There are so many things you can do with these!! Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas!!

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  103. Love these little boxes! So many uses for them. Thanks for the inspiration. :D

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  104. such a cute idea for the tiniest of gifts!

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  105. Those are super cute little boxes!

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  106. Great project, loving those little boxes:-)

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  107. Darling little gift box ornaments.

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  108. Such adorable little ornaments! Love that they are boxes to hide little presents in :)

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  109. Those little boxes are adorable!

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  110. So cute! Great idea to turn them into ornaments!

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  111. These ornament treat boxes are too cute! What an awesome project! Thanks for sharing.

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  112. thanks for the creative idea to add handmade treats for the tree

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  113. Love your Santa boxes. Thank you for sharing.

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  114. Ho ho ho....I think someone is nice. Great gift idea.

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  115. love these cute little santa boxes!

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  116. Well, aren’t those just the sweetest little treat boxes! Love the,!

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  117. Amazing project. Cute boxes! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

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  118. What a cute idea for treat boxes! These are adorable!

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  119. So clever and cute....thanks for the great inspiration!!!

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  120. These are so adorable in Christmas colours. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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  121. These cute Santa boxes are just the cutest things and would make wonderful Christmas place holders and favors.

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  122. Adorable Santa treat boxes make me squeal with childish delight!! Fabulous for any age!! Great for table settings as well!!

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  123. I just love these little boxes!!

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  124. The boxes are adorable. And such a clever idea for hiding small gifts!

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  125. SQUEAL!! How FUN!! I just ADORE these Boxes!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and INSPIRING!! Have a FABULOUS New Year!! =)

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  126. Those little boxes are so cute. I could see them hanging on my tree with little gifts inside.

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  127. These boxes are AWESOME!!! They would be great to put treats in to give guests at a holiday open house party.

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  128. The boxes are awesome! I envision them hanging on a small christmas tree at work with gifts for co-workers! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  129. I really like the little gift boxes and your cleaver idea of using Santa's belt to keep the boxes closed. I love your idea to use the die to make an Advent calendar.

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  130. These little boxes are just the cutest! What an adorable idea!

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  131. What a cute idea for treat-box -ornaments. I like how you dressed them up like Santa. Terrific idea.

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  132. Cutest little boxes ever! I love them.

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  133. Oh my, those darling little gift boxes are just too cute. Love that Santa's belt tops them off. Great idea that they could be used for Advent also. Very clever!

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