so, i mentioned that around here we have some advent flags going on. (and — i just discovered that our advent flags made an appearance over at whipup amongst some other very sweet and creative takes on the homemade advent calendar. cool!) the mama and the papa have been steadily filling the pockets with simple and small somethings that margaret looks forward to each morning. perhaps it is edible (nuts in the shell that need cracking, honeysticks, chocolate) or perhaps it is something to do (bake cookies, get the tree). with the spirit of holiday crafting saturating the air around here, even the simplest things are bringing out the inspiration and creativity. it's inevitable, it's absolutely enjoyable, and it's how we've ended up with such micro-crafts as tiny knitwear and mini-books...
this miniature sweater was quickly knitted up and turned into an ornament for sunday's pocket "decorate the tree today". i used some leftover yarn from my leg-warmers and the pattern from last minute knitted gifts (i was thrilled to find it not checked out at my local library last week, after all we are approaching "last-minute" so it's good to have on-hand, right?). margaret was pretty charmed by it's smallness. and i was too... some other small items i've been inspired to make are the little books above... i did a simple binding with embroidery floss, and embellished the cardstock cover. their pages are filled with little reveals (heavy on the silly drawings) about what the activity is for that day. i used the embroidered tree book for "get the tree today" and the star book is yet to be used. i'll have to see what's in store for us in the upcoming days of advent... plenty more joyful little things to create i hope. it's a very simple way to turn something ordinary into a splendid new treasure.