Thursday, November 13, 2008

Mini Cupcake pan Advent Calendar

Instructions for these have been floating around for a bit, my sister made a cute one last year http://nancydavies.blogspot.com/2007/12/on-sixth-day-of-christmas.html . I have a few tips born from frustration: Don't use the thin printable magnets you find in Office supply places, go to a sign shop that makes magnetic signs for cars and either buy it by the foot or ask if they have any scraps. If all you can find for a pan (I got mine for $4.50 at *blush* Walmart ) is a teflon coated one be sure to use a wire brush on the end of a drill or other heavy duty tool to strip it before you paint (or leave it grey) PAINT WILL NOT STICK TO TEFLON...at all. Not even a little. You can wash it right off with a cloth even after it has dried overnight. Sanding is not enough.
Besides that it was fun and easy to make. The stamps that I used for the numbers are Melissa Francis and the papers are Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye and Cosmo Cricket. Ribbon is May Arts.

thanks for looking,
Nicole



5 comments:

Laurie and Chris said...

Oh my! I didn't think to use a mini muffin tin these are so cute!!

nyla said...

Love it!!!!!!

jenn said...

LOVE this!!!!

How have you been?

xo
jenn

Melissa @ Honeybee Vintage said...

I love this!! I know its a while after you posted it, but I googled images of something like this and yours is my favorite:)

Alice said...

Hi Nicole--I work for Significant Living magazine, and we would like to feature this idea in our holiday issue. If it's OK, we'll provide your blog link to give more information to our readers. You can contact me at lead2409@yahoo.com. Thanks!