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Hello, hello! I am excited continue to share this series into 2025. I did this series back in 2020 and revived it in 2023. I have a mystery box of crafting supplies from Simon Says Stamps. As I dive in I never know what I’ll be using to create! New for 2025, join me LIVE on my YouTube channel each time I make.

So, what is Mystery Box Monday? It is just a silly game and creativity stretcher! I have a “grab-bag” style box of supplies that I purchased online as part of a store clearance sale back in Nov ’24. Since the box is a grab-bag, that means all the supplies in the box are a mystery. The box comes at a steep price reduction because the supplies are unknown. Who doesn’t like a good deal and a fun mystery?

I’m going to reach into this box and pull out three items. Much like that cooking show with the mystery basket ingredients, I have to put those items to use on one crafty project. Will these ingredients work together? Or will it be a recipe for disaster? Let’s find out…

This month was only the second time I’ve gone live EVER! I thought I was feeling pretty calm, but my nerves did get to me just a bit as I forgot to add some of the pieces I made to the final project. But, let’s start at the beginning…

Here are the items that were pulled from the box… A set of chipboard alphabet “stencils”, a tri-blend alcohol marker and a snowman zipper top bag. With the final item as a little gift bag, the project sort of decided itself. I would just need to jazz up this little bag with the other items. I started with the idea of giving this snowman a scarf colored with the marker and add some special touches with twine and some bling. As I searched for twine I came across some ribbon that would fill in for the scarf beautifully. I also stenciled some little “tags” with M and C for Merry Christmas. The final touch was to stencil the number 25 on the plastic itself.