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My daughter's favorite movies are The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline. I partook in this exchange mainly for her (but I'm a huge fan too). She is twelve and is also very artistic and crafty. She frequently hand makes felt plushies of her favorite video game and anime characters. But last night, she came looking for buttons to make eyes for Tim Burton inspired characters (she just finished watching both movies...again!) - which I didn't have, so I ended up cutting some off an old shirt!

Imagine today the coincidence when our Secret Santa sent us the most amazing HANDMADE CORALINE plushie pin AND an AWESOME JACK SKELLINGTON necklace cleverly made with BUTTONS!! Truly, the stars must have aligned!

As a fellow artist, my daughter noticed EVERY single detail; right down to Coraline's freckles and pink hair bow! Furthermore, she also makes polymer clay figures! She immediately recognized the Jack Skellington figure was hand crafted from the same medium. Seriously Secret Santa! :D How serendipitous! To top off the grandeur of it all was the kick-ass card made with TWO buttons, clever and hilarious!

Secret Santa, you are the best! Thank you for the time you spent making these WONDERFUL gifts with "love in every stitch!" (Sponge Bob's Grandma reference) . They will be cherished! :)