For the last fifteen years or so, I have had a little tradition of making a set of cards for my mother, one for each of the four Sundays in Advent. Each year the design is different, with a new theme of some kind.
As my transitional ritual from Thanksgiving into Christmas, I always devote a few hours of the long weekend to getting the Advent cards ready and (hopefully) getting the first one in the mail in time for Sunday. Some years I fall a bit behind on that optimistic deadline; but as long as the first one arrives somewhere within the first week of the season, it's not hard to keep mailing the others out in a timely, weekly fashion.
This year, I had the idea to design them as Valentines, using red lace doilies, ribbons, and a handful of fancy little gift tags that I found on amazon, featuring sentiments that lend themselves nicely to the symbolism behind each candle on the Advent Wreath.
Dispelling the Darkness:
We must never be afraid to go too far, for truth lies beyond."
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
~ both passages by Marcel Proust ~
This is the first year I ever thought of scanning the finished results of my little Advent Card Project into the computer -- perfect for saving and sharing. I hope you like!
Now I know what you're going to do with your wonderful little advent cards! Love it.
ReplyDeleteAlso must say I never saw your reference to "A Course in Miracles." We'll need to talk about it sometime. I've been reading it for almost 12 years now...kisses, Cate