Advents 5th Door: Watercolour wreath tutorial & Free Printable

Since stumbling across the beautiful blog The Post Mans Knock I've been itching to share it with you. A gentle blog full of inspiration that will make you want to carve a feather and acquire an ink pot. There are tutorials and step by step guides for both watercolour and calligraphy and this perfect festive gift tag tutorial too. If you have older children this would make a really sweet craft to do together, or perhaps with a brother / sister or your own mama. A wonderful warming around-the-kitchen-table-with-a-pot-of-tea afternoon craft.

If you've not got the time to create your own there's also a free printable version that you can simply cut and address for gift tags or perhaps place settings. 

Both the tutorial and free printable can be found here

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Advents 13th Door

We've fallen so in love with this festive doll we want everyone to have one.  Such a wonderful paper toy to be made into a jumping jack, a puppet, the character for a new story or for a spectacular gift tag. We snuck ours into our advent and it was a huge hit with the kids. Take a look at her shop too Ekaterina Trukhan the prints there are beautiful.

Download your paper doll here

Print it and play

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Advent's 7th Door

If like me you countdown the days to Christmas with a series of treats, ideas and little gifts then this advent printable is for you. If like me you have kids that like to shake and try to guess whats wrapped up for their surprise then these are perfect for them. 

A set of 24 of the prettiest little boxes, pillow boxes and envelopes ready to fill with little chocolates, tokens for adventures and little gifts (lots of ideas here) With these little parcels and packages you can disguise each surprise as the days are counted down.

I love the little slips too with sweet ideas perfect to surprise your partner with..... dinner for two, a bouquet of flowers, tickets for the theatre or a book. There's a whole host of blank ones too so you can write your own personal favourites that you know will be loved.

I'd be so utterly thrilled to receive a little token as would so many of my 'grown-up' friends, and they don't have to be every day. This time of the year gets so busy with so many things to do, to plan and to ready its important to stop and take note of all those around you and an advent gift or two will make that day in the countdown one that will be remembered. Why not pick a number and make that your secret advent day each year. A new tradition.

Discover this pretty printable here.