growing up, we had a little felt pouch. it was shaped like a tooth and it's purpose was to hold our newly fallen out teeth so we could place them safely under our pillow for the tooth fairy. as soon as margaret's first wee pearly white began wiggling i started to remember that pouch. i wondered what we would use to place her tooth under her pillow when that time eventually came. and i thought i had plenty of that time too. i leisurely sketched a few ideas here and there. i thought about it... some little pouches out of felt, fabric, paper... some shaped like teeth, some like little envelopes, some like pillows... and to my surprise her tooth came out much quicker than i expected! and we were pouchless! so while she got ready for bed that night, admiring the new space in her smile, i quickly stitched up this simple little holder. we considered attaching some really loud bells and zippers so that when the tooth fairy came it would wake margaret up and she would see her, but then decided that simpler/quieter was better. and considering the time restraints, simpler it had to be. so it ended up as a small, flat sewn page with a rounded pocket that held the tooth just as it needed to. and now it is waiting for the next little loose one that seems to be on it's way out too! thankfully, we'll be prepared.