I have a confession to make - I just don't know where November and half of December went! How can we possibly be so close to Christmas?! Even with this cute December calendar I created with the new; Christmas Town collection, it still seem to have snuck up on me. Perhaps I should have outfitted it with a warning siren! Or perhaps I should have spent a bit more time prepping for the season and a little less time crafting for it - ahahahahahahaha!
Well, prepared or not, Christmas will be here in no time, and I sure have been enjoying working with this new collection. This little home decor piece was created with a variety of products from the collection - everything from 12x12 pieces of patterned papers to chunky brads to mini clothespins!
And while it is a cute piece that I can use to decorate my space, complete with a working notification flag/candy cane...
...it is also a little calendar that my daughters can change the date on each day! The Festive Flurry sheet is a perfect fit for creating a calendar without a lot of fuss - just cut and go - and the mini clothespins are a perfect way to keep them attached! A little bit of hot glue attached to a sturdy triangular base did the trick!
And the mailbox itself creates a cute little place to store all of the dates!
Believe it of not, it was actually the Berry Christmas cardstock sheet that actually inspired the project! There was a little strip on the paper that read "Special Delivery from the North Pole" that made me think of all the fun times my girls have writing letters to Santa. A mailbox seemed like a good fit, and so the project was born!
Believe it of not, it was actually the Berry Christmas cardstock sheet that actually inspired the project! There was a little strip on the paper that read "Special Delivery from the North Pole" that made me think of all the fun times my girls have writing letters to Santa. A mailbox seemed like a good fit, and so the project was born!
With pieces like these adorable characters from the Odds and Ends pack...
And adorable Chunky Brads and sentiments from the Chit Chat pack...
...embellishing this little mailbox was a breeze! In fact, once construction was complete, adding all the details that make this mailbox tell a little story took under an hour! And while the mailbox has been filled this year with everything from letters to Santa to an Elf on a Shelf that decided it was a good hiding place, a pretty package of cards and envelopes from the assortment package fits the bill as well! 
...embellishing this little mailbox was a breeze! In fact, once construction was complete, adding all the details that make this mailbox tell a little story took under an hour! And while the mailbox has been filled this year with everything from letters to Santa to an Elf on a Shelf that decided it was a good hiding place, a pretty package of cards and envelopes from the assortment package fits the bill as well!
If you are anything like me and have found that the season has snuck up on you - fear not! With a cute collection like this one on your crafty table, you will either be creating beautiful things for Christmas in no time or, like me, just be pro-craftinating your way right to the last minute! Either way, you'll be having some Doodlebug fun!
Wishing you all the best for a wonderful holiday season! Big hugs to you and yours,
