Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus...

"Yes, Virginia, there is a

Santa Claus. He exists as certainly

as love and generosity and devotion

exist, and you know that they abound

and give to your life its highest

beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary

would be the world if there

were no Santa Claus."

 

~ Francis Pharcellus Church, editor ~

Read the complete question & response
in The Sun, September 21, 1897

Santa, taking a last-minute call
approx. 5" round graphic

Vintage Santa printable
round graphics approx. 3.5"

Both images used to create this artwork
came from The Graphics Fairy... thanks!

Vintage Santa
Round French label

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for stopping by!

Winter is... the time for home

"Winter is the time for comfort,
for good food and warmth, for

the touch of a friendly hand

and for a talk beside the fire:

it is the time for home."

~ Edith Sitwell ~

Winter cottage
approx. 5" round graphic

 
Winter cottage printable
round graphics approx. 3.5"

Here are the sources for
free graphics used in my artwork:

*Wordplay*

Winter cottage

*The Graphics Fairy*
Round French label

"The light is what guides

you home, the warmth is

what keeps you there. "

~ Ellie Rodriguez ~

The Greatest Glow

"When we recall Christmas

past, we usually find that the

simplest things - not the great

occasions give off the greatest

glow of happiness."

~ Bob Hope ~

Gold Merry Christmas

Silver Merry Christmas

Hope you find these silver &

gold glitter images useful.

I've also included the Bob Hope

quote featured at the top of

this post on the printables.

Here are the sources for the free graphics,
photos, and template used in my artwork:

*Aquastock on DeviantART*
Gold glitter paper ~ stock photo

*Bird's Cards*
Label set 4 (broken link 1/2026)

*Tuck DB Postcards*
Holly leaves & berries

*The Vintage Moth*
Victorian ornament

1869 Newspaper Advertisements

*Lilac & Lavender*
Letter and postmark stationery

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

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Welcome Merry Christmas

Be merry all,

be merry all, with holly

dress the festive hall;

prepare the song, the feast,

the ball, to welcome

merry Christmas.

 

~ William Robert Spencer ~

 

 

Victorian ornament

PNG format (transparent background)

 

 

How do you welcome

the Christmas season into

your heart & home? 

Here are the sources for free

graphics used in my artwork:

 *Tuck DB Postcards*
Holly leaves & berries

*The Vintage Moth*
Victorian ornament

*Lilac & Lavender*
Letter and postmark stationery

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

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Christmas Eve was...

"Christmas Eve was a night

of song that wrapped itself about

you like a shawl. But it warmed

more than your body.  It warmed

your heart... filled it, too, with

melody that would last forever."

~ Bess Streeter Aldrich ~

This Merry Christmas graphic

has a white background:
 

 

The graphic below is a PNG file
and has a transparent background:

One of my favorite Christmas traditions

is attending a Christmas Eve service.
I love the songs, the feeling of anticipation,

the soft candlelight. It's beautiful coming

together to slow down and remember

the meaning of the season.

 Here are the free graphics
and sources for my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*
Winter church postcard
Back of an old photograph
French sheet music

*Public Domain Clip Art*
Currier & Ives "Merry Christmas"

*Altered Bits*
Grungy texture


"Christmas is a time

to open our hearts to

God and His gifts. Just

like the rest of the year."

~ Author Unknown ~

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A Wintry Flower

"I wish I might a

rose-bud grow and thou wouldst

cull me from the bower. To place me

on that breast of snow where I

should bloom a wintry flower."

~ Terry Cooke ~

 

"The color of springtime is in

the flowers; the color of winter is

in the imagination."

 

~ Terri Guillemets ~

 

Here are the sources for free

graphics used in my artwork:

*Vintage Images*
Red rose

*Tuck DB Postcards*

Holly branches

Holly berries

*Vintage Images*
White blossoms

*The Graphics Fairy*
Back of an old photograph

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Think on These Things

This verse was on

my heart this evening.
It's a reminder that

our thoughts should be

directed toward the

good things in life... the

things we should be

thankful for every day...

8" x 11.5" full page printable

Here are the free graphics

and sources used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Blossom frame

*Shadowhouse Creations*

Soft aged sepia texture

*Dafont.com*
Janda As Long As You Love Me

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Printable Chalkboard tags, labels, and more!

Found a great chalkboard

texture graphic at Knick of Time,

and used it several ways.

Thank you, Angie!

~ Small tags printable ~

~ Blank oval labels printable ~

~ Rectangular graphic or tag ~

~ 2 French advert labels ~

~ 2 Gift card or money envelopes ~

~ 2 Oval labels in PNG format ~

~ Blank & French lavender tags printable ~

I have one more printable
(and one more Christmas

graphic, with snowflakes) on 

Lilac & Lavender's facebook page


Here are the sources and 

free graphics used in my artwork:

*Knick of Time*
Chalkboard texture graphic

*The Graphics Fairy*

Eau de Lavande label
Round label
French chocolate advert
French fabric advert

*Lilac & Lavender*
Letter & postmark stationery

*Lost and Taken*
Grungy wallpaper texture

*Free Trinkets and Treasures*
Christmas typography

*Ma Maison Landliv*
Border Fresh Tomatoes label

*Old Design Shop*
French postcard back

*The Feathered Nest*
Twilight Dreams

*Vintage Feedsacks*
Ornate oval frame

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Let's all be Jolly!

 Sing hey!  Sing hey!
For Christmas Day;
Twine mistletoe and holly.
For a friendship glows
In winter snows,
And so let's all be jolly!
 

~ Nursery Rhyme ~

   

The above image would

work well on a handmade card

I've also put together a sheet of tags.

Note the green patterned tag is not

on this printable.

 

Finally, here are 2 rather large

round graphics. I printed and

used one on a plain gift bag.

Here are the free sources for
the graphics used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Little girl with topiary

Pine branch

*Vintage Printable*
Floral patterned paper

*Wordplay*

Red & gold star

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

*Free Vintage Digital Scraps*

Polka dot digital scrapbook paper

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Christmas gift card envelopes

 "The best

of all gifts around

any Christmas tree...

the presence of a happy

family all wrapped up

in each other."

~ Burton Hillis ~

The first 5 envelopes are

for your vintage Christmas,

gift-giving pleasure.  The last

envelope is a PNG file... the

center is actually transparent, so

you can drop in other images

behind it, to personalize!

To print, I first open Canva,

create a new image - 8.5" x 11", and

add up to 2 per page. Cut, fold,

and glue - glue stick worked well. 

Place a piece of

cardboard from a cereal box,

about the size of a gift card,

inside the envelope - then glue.

This prevents the inside of the

envelope from sticking together,

and ensures it's not too tight to

fit a gift card in when finished.

Here are the free graphics

used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Back of an old photograph

Round frame

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

*The Graphic Addict*

Little girl with sled

*Wordplay*

Winter cottage

Baby Jesus, Mary and angel

*TuckDB Postcards*

Holly with red tartan bow

Robin with holly

Thank you so much

for stopping by!